UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 QUICK FACTS Media Relations Contact: Eric Mathews Email: [email protected] | Office: (808) 956-9748 | Cell: (859) 749-4920 SCHOOL INFORMATION Location .....................................................................Honolulu, Hawai‘i TEAM INFORMATION Enrollment ................................................................................. 20,000 2017-18 Overall Record ..............................................................12-18 Founded .........................................................................................1907 2017-18 BWC Record (Finish) ............................................. 5-11 (8th) Conference ............................................................................. Big West Colors ...................................................... Green, Black, Silver & White Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................. 4/1 Nickname................................................................... Rainbow Wahine Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...................................................... 11/1 Chancellor ........................................................David Lassner (Interim) Returning Redshirts .............................................................................0 Athletics Director ...................................................... David A.K. Matlin Newcomers ...........................................................................................3 SWA .................................................................................... Lois Manin Top Returnees .............................................................................................................. Athletic Department Phone ....................................... (808) 956-7301 Ticket Office Phone ....................................................(808) 956-4482 ...................................Makenna Woodfolk (6-2, F, Jr., Tacoma, Wash.) Website ....................................................... www.HawaiiAthletics.com 8.9 ppg / 6.1 rpg / 19 blk / 27 steals .................................................Julissa Tago (5-9, G, Jr., Medford, Ore.) FACILITY 9.4 ppg /3.0rpg / 42 ast / 19 steals Home Arena ........................................................... Stan Sheriff Center ........................................... Lahni Salanoa (5-11, F, Sr., Oxnard, Calif.) Year Opened ..................................................................................1994 8.8 ppg / 4.1 rpg / 11 blk / 47 3FGM Arena Capacity .......................................................................... 10,300 Press Row Phone ....................................................... (808) 956-9408 ...............................................Tia Kanoa (5-8, G, Sr., Honolulu, O’ahu) 6.4 ppg / 2.9 rpg / 154 ast / 47 steals COACHING STAFF Key Losses .................Sarah Toeaina (5-11, G, Sr., Covington, Wash.) Head Coach ................................................................... Laura Beeman 16.5 ppg / 6.0 rpg / 55 ast / 26 steals Alma Mater (Year)................................... CSU San Bernardino (1992) Record at Hawai‘i (Years) ....................................................102-84 (7) Career Record DI (Years) ............................................................. Same Newcomers ...............................................................................Myrrah Joseph Total Career Record (DI & JC) .........................................492-194 (21) ............................................ (5-foot-10, F, Fr. Carson, Calif./Carson HS) Assistant Coach ................................ Courtney Locke (Rutgers, 2006) ...................................................................................... Lamarria Johnson Assistant Coach ............................... Alex Delanian (USC, 2007, 2009) ................................................. (5-foot-6, G, Fr., Chicago, Ill./Bogan HS) Assistant Coach .................Khalilah Mitchell (Louisiana State, 2007) ..........................................................................................Savannah Reier Director of Operations..................Teneshia Ruff (Jacksonville, 2009) Basketball Office Phone............................................. (808) 956-4507 ..............................(5-foot-7, G, Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Shelton State CC) E-Mail ................................................................. [email protected] HISTORY First Year of Basketball ............................................................1974-75 All-Time Record (Years): ...................................................676-517 (45) Best Season Record (Year): ........................................ 28-4 (1992-93) NCAA Appearances/Last Appearance .................................. Six/2016 WNIT Appearances/Last Appearance .............................. Eight /2015 Last Postseason Appearance ........................ 2016 NCAA First Round Result .......................................................................L, 50-66 (at UCLA) SPORTS MEDIA RELATIONS Director ........................................................................... Derek Inouchi Main Office Phone ............................................. (808) 956-7523 Fax ..................................................................... (808) 956-4470 Women’s Basketball Contact ......................................... Eric Mathews E-Mail .................................................................ericmath@hawaii.edu Office Phone ....................................................... (808) 956-9748 Cell ...................................................................... (859) 749-4920 Media Relations Mailing Address 1337 Lower Campus Road; Honolulu, HI 96822 2017-18 Rainbow Wahine Basketball Quick Facts 1 2018-19 RAINBOW WAHINE BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown/Previous School 0 Julissa Tago G 5-9 Jr. Medford, Ore./South Medford HS 1 Rachel Odumu G 5-9 R-Sr. Manassas, Va. /Miller School of Albermale/Monmouth 2 Courtney Middap G 5-10 Jr. Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia/Templestowe College 4 Savannah Reier G 5-7 Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala./Shelton State CC 5 Myrrah Joseph F 5-10 Fr. Carson, Calif./Carson HS 11 Tia Kanoa PG 5-8 R-Sr. Honolulu, O‘ahu/Arizona State 12 Leah Salanoa F 5-10 Sr. Oxnard, Calif./Rio Mesa HS 14 Lauren Rewers C 6-4 So. Coeur D’Alene, Idaho/ Lake City HS 15 Jadynn Alexander G 5-10 So. Monroe, Wash./ Monroe HS 21 Lahni Salanoa F 5-11 Sr. Oxnard, Calif./Rio Mesa HS 22 Lamarria Johnson G 5-6 Fr. Chicago, Ill./Bogan HS 25 Amy Atwell F 6-0 R-So. South Perth, Australia/Penrhos College 35 Makenna Woodfolk F 6-2 Jr. Tacoma, Wash./ Todd Beamer HS COACHING STAFF Laura Beeman, Head Coach (Seventh Season) Courtney Locke, Assistant Coach - Recruiting Coordinator (Second Season) Alex Delanian, Assistant Coach - Post Players/Offensive Strategy/International Recruting (First Season) Khalilah Mitchell, Assistant Coach - Player Development (First Season) Teneshia Ruff, Director of Operations (Fourth Season) Jason Hill, Graduate Assistant (First Season) ALPHABETICAL BY HEIGHT BY CLASS BY STATE 15 Alexander, Jadynn 5-6 Lamarria Johnson Fr. Myrrah Johnson HAWAI‘I Tia Kanoa (Honolulu, O‘ahu) 25 Atwell, Amy 5-7 Savannah Reier Lamarria Johnson CALIFORNIA 22 Johnson, Lamarria 5-8 Tia Kanoa So. Lauren Rewers Lahni Salanoa (Oxnard) 5 Joseph, Myrrah 5-9 Rachel Odumu Jadynn Alexander Leah Salanoa (Oxnard) 11 Kanoa, Tia 5-9 Julissa Tago R-So. Amy Atwell Myrrah Joseph (Carson) OREGON 2 Middap, Courtney 5-10 Myrrah Joseph Jr. Courtney Middap Julissa Tago (Medford) 1 Odumu, Rachel 5-10 Courtney Middap Makenna Woodfolk WASHINGTON 4 Reier, Savannah 5-10 Leah Salanoa Julissa Tago Makenna Woodfolk (Tacoma) Jadynn Alexander (Monroe) 14 Rewers, Lauren 5-10 Jadynn Alexander Savannah Reier VIRGINIA 21 Salanoa, Lahni 5-11 Lahni Salanoa Sr. Lahni Salanoa Rachel Odumu (Manassas) 12 Salanoa, Leah 6-0 Amy Atwell Leah Salanoa IDAHO 0 Tago, Julissa 6-2 Makenna Woodfolk R-Sr. Tia Kanoa Lauren Rewers (Couer D’Alene) ILLINOIS 35 Woodfolk, Makenna 6-4 Lauren Rewers Rachel Odumu Lamarria Johnson (Chicago) ALABAMA Savannah Reier (Tuscaloosa) BY COUNTRY AUSTRALIA Courtney Middap (Tasmania) Amy Atwell (South Perth) 2017-18 Rainbow Wahine Basketball Quick Facts 2 UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (HT) Oct. 21 Green & White Scrimmage Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM Nov. 1 UH Hilo (EXH) Stan Sheriff Center 7:00 PM Nov. 6 Pepperdine Stan Sheriff Center 7:00 PM Nov. 9 at San Diego State San Diego, Calif. 9:00 AM Nov. 11 at San Diego San Diego, Calif. 12:00 PM BANK OF HAWAI’I CLASSIC (Honolulu, O’ahu) Nov. 16 Seattle U vs. Arizona Stan Sheriff Center 12:00 PM Nov. 16 Portland Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM Nov. 18 Arizona vs. Portland Stan Sheriff Center 12:00 PM Nov. 18 Seattle U Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM RAINBOW WAHINE SHOWDOWN (Honolulu, O’ahu) Nov. 23 Florida Gulf Coast vs. Stanford Stan Sheriff Center 4:30 PM Nov. 23 American Stan Sheriff Center 7:00 PM Nov. 24 Stanford vs. American Stan Sheriff Center 12:00 PM Nov. 24 Florida Gulf Coast Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM Nov. 25 American vs. Florida Gulf Coast Stan Sheriff Center 12:00 PM Nov. 25 Stanford Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM Dec. 5 Idaho Stan Sheriff Center 7:00 PM Dec. 9 Hawai’i Pacific Stan Sheriff Center 2:30 PM DUEL IN THE DESERT (Las Vegas, Nev.) Dec. 19 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. 10:00 AM Dec. 21 at TBD Las Vegas, Nev. TBD Dec. 29 at Nevada Reno, Nev. 12:00 PM Jan. 5 at Cal State