{"id":171838,"date":"2023-01-24T14:05:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T00:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=171838"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T00:05:48","slug":"vulcan-basketball-road-wins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/24\/vulcan-basketball-road-wins\/","title":{"rendered":"Vulcan basketball programs pick up crucial road wins in PacWest<\/abbr> play"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Â鶹´«Ã½Hilo<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo women\u2019s<\/a> and men\u2019s<\/a> basketball teams defeated Holy Names University on the road in Oakland, California in Pacific West Conference play on January 22.<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s basketball<\/h2>\n

Strong finishes to both halves, including giving up just one basket in the fourth quarter, helped the women’s basketball team shut down Holy Names, 65-34. Kamalu Kamakawiwoʻole<\/span><\/strong> led the team with 19 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.<\/p>\n

With this win, the Vulcans moved to 7-10 overall, 4-7 PacWest<\/abbr> play. They also improved to No. 7 in the PacWest<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

For a full game recap, visit hiloathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Men\u2019s basketball<\/h2>\n

The men’s basketball team started its first out-of-state road trip with a tight 66-65 win as Holy Names’ final shot came up empty at the final buzzer. Carlos Ramsey Jr.<\/strong> led the Vuclans with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field and 6-of-7 at the free throw line.<\/p>\n

With this game, the team moved to 12-4 overall, 8-3 PacWest<\/abbr> play. They remain at No. 2 in the PacWest<\/abbr> standings.<\/p>\n

For more, visit hiloathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The UH<\/abbr> Hilo women\u2019s and men\u2019s basketball teams both secured wins against Holy Names University on January 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1362],"tags":[58,82,714,14,151],"class_list":["post-171838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-athletics","tag-athletics","tag-basketball","tag-student-athlete","tag-uh-hilo","tag-hilo-athletics","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t