Down to the Top Five!! Our countdown of the top UH Hilo games of 2019-20 takes us today to No. 5 when the women's basketball team stunned unbeaten PacWest leader Point Loma at the Civic.

On January 4, the Vulcans were playing their second game of the new calendar year, and the task was daunting against the Point Loma Sea Lions, whom they had just lost to by 32 points (78-46) on December 12 in San Diego. The Sea Lions came to Hilo with a 5-0 record in the Pacific West Conference and they were on an eight-game winning streak. They hadn't lost a game since November. But the Vulcans had already shown signs that they were a different team in 2020, having knocked off Fresno Pacific (63-51) just two night earlier to pick up their first PacWest win of the year (1-4). On this night, Mandi Kawaha had 20 points (17 of them in the second half) and Allie Navarette had a double-double with 19 points and 13 rebounds to help pull off the stunner. 

For a recap of the game, click here. https://hiloathletics.com/news/2020/1/4/womens-basketball-2-for-2-in-2020.aspx

Previous 20 for 2020 Stories
No. 20: Vulcan Volleyball Opens Homestand with Sweep of Concordia
T-19: Uchida Fires a 70, is First Round Leader at Rose Intercollegiate
T-19: Jarvis Clocks Top Time in Thrilling XC Finish
No. 18: Women's Tennis Team Ends Season with Big Win over Penguins
No. 17: Second Half Goals and Defense Pace Vulcans to Win over Argo's
No: 16: Men's Tennis Team Knocks Off (Almost) No. 12 Hilltoppers
No. 15: Vulcan Volleyball Team Makes NCAA Tournament
No. 14: Softball Vulcans Mercy Rule Defending Champs
No. 13: Otani's 67 Leads Vulcans at Rose
No. 12: UHH Men's Soccer Team Goes OT with No. 1 Cougs
No. 11: Koop Channels His Inner Kobe with Buzzer-Beater Win
No. 10: Baseball Vulcans Service Notice with Win over Cougars
No. 9: Soccer Vulcans Offense Erupts with 4-2 Win over Wildcats
No. 8: Vulcan Volleyball Finally Gets Over the Hump against Chaminade
No 7: UHH Softball Team Mercy-Rules No. 1 Javelinas
No. 6: Soccer Team Scores Winner with 16 Seconds Left to Top ART