HILO, Hawai'i – The women's basketball team is set to play Academy of Art tomorrow, Jan. 12 at 5pm HST in the Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium. 
 
The Vulcans head into their game against ART U on a three-game winning streak (5-2, 2-1 PacWest). Thursday is the Vulcans first game since their epic 76-73 upset-win against, at the time, Women's Basketball Coaches Association's nationally ranked No. 5 Alaska Anchorage in overtime. 
 
UH Hilo's win over Alaska Anchorage earned them a slot in the D2SIDA Media Poll for the next week. The Vulcans slid into No. 8 in the West Region and climbed to No. 7 the following week where they remain currently.  
 
Vulcan Stats
Mandi Kawaha is third in scoring in the Pacific West Conference with 132 points, averaging 18.9 points a game. Kawaha is also third in the conference for most assists totalling 35, averaging five a game.

Nikki Miller leads the PacWest Conference in rebounding with 81 total rebounds, averaging 11.6 rebounds a game.

Sara Shimizu currently leads the conference with a 3-pt field goal percentage of .439. 
 
PacWest Standings 
The Red and Black are currently fourth in the conference, while Academy of Art sits in second. 
 

SCHOOL	CONF.	PCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Azusa Pacific	5-0	1.000	9-1	0.900	W6
Academy of Art	4-1	0.800	7-5	0.583	W2
Biola	4-2	0.667	8-4	0.667	W2
Hawai'i Hilo	2-1	0.667	5-2	0.714	W3
Concordia	3-2	0.600	6-5	0.545	W1
Dominican	4-3	0.571	7-7	0.500	L3
Point Loma	3-4	0.429	8-6	0.571	W1
Hawai'i Pacific	1-3	0.250	4-7	0.364	L5
Fresno Pacific	0-3	0.000	3-5	0.375	L4
Holy Names	0-3	0.000	0-11	0.000	L11
Chaminade	0-4	0.000	1-7	0.125	L7

 
Support Online 
Vulcan Athletics is not allowing general admission spectators for basketball games in the month of January, but you can still support online through live stats, radio, and livestream.
 
Radio is available on KPUA 670AM & 98.5FM with Hilo native Josh Pacheco on the call and the game will be livestreamed courtesy of Out of Seas Media Inc. 
 
On Game Day, head over to the women's basketball schedule to view Game Day links for live stats, radio and livestream.