JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
Hawaii coach Laura Beeman has seen her team lose four games in a row over the last seven days.
UC Davis scored the final 18 points in the fourth quarter to storm back and defeat Hawaii 68-63 tonight in the Big West women’s basketball opener for both teams at University Credit Union Center in Davis, Calif.
Nya Epps made consecutive 3-pointers and gave the Aggies the lead with 1:16 remaining, and the Aggies (7-2, 1-0) made their final four shots from the field to stun the Rainbow Wahine (4-4, 0-1).
Bailey Flavell scored 12 of her team-high 22 points in the fourth quarter for UH and Saniyah Neverson added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Rainbow Wahine, who were held scoreless over the final 4:41.
Hawaii turned the ball over 25 times, five of them during UCD’s game-deciding run.
Megan Norris led the Aggies with 26 points and 11 rebounds and played 39 minutes.
UH, which has lost four straight, will play at Cal State Fullerton on Saturday.
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