HILO, Hawai'i– The UH Hilo basketball teams have some critical games coming up as the PacWest Conference's March Madness approaches. The PacWest Championships have been extended to an eight-team field (previously only six) due to a large number of postponements and rescheduled games throughout the league. 
 
Qualification and seeding for the tournament will be determined by each program's conference winning percentage and the Vulcans are looking to cement their ticket on the road in Northern California.
 
Women's Basketball
The Vulcans have a challenging schedule ahead, playing five games in eight days while on the road. 
 
First, UHH will battle it out against Academy of Art on Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 13). The Vulcans then have Monday off, which will be spent gearing up for two-consecutive game days against Holy Names (Tuesday, Feb. 15 and Wednesday, Feb. 16). The Vulcans wrap up their trip playing Fresno Pacific for the first time (Feb. 18) and end with Dominican (Feb. 20).  
 
UH Hilo is currently seventh in the race to Fresno with Fresno Pacific rounding up the eighth spot. 
 
Every game is crucial as the Vulcans look to remain in the Top eight and finish in the highest seeding as possible. 
 
NorCal Schedule 
DATES, TIMES, AND SPECTATOR POLICIES SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Academy of Art (No General Admission)- Sunday, Feb. 13 - 11am HT/ 1pm PT 
Holy Names (No Visiting Spectators)- Tuesday, Feb. 15 - 3:30pm HT/ 5:30pm PT
Holy Names (No Visiting Spectators)- Wednesday, Feb. 15 - 3:30pm HT/ 5:30pm PT
Fresno Pacific- Friday, Feb. 18 - 3pm HT/ 5pm PT
Dominican- Sunday, Feb. 20 - 11am HT/1pm PT
 

PacWest Standings (as of 2/11)

SCHOOL	CONF.	PCT.	OVERALL	PCT.	STREAK
Azusa Pacific *	14-0	1.000	18-1	0.947	W15
Concordia *	11-4	0.733	14-7	0.667	W3
Biola	9-4	0.692	13-7	0.650	W2
Dominican *	10-5	0.667	13-9	0.591	W2
Academy of Art	8-5	0.615	11-9	0.550	L2
Point Loma	8-6	0.571	13-8	0.619	L1
Hawai'i Hilo	7-6	0.538	10-7	0.588	W2
Fresno Pacific	2-8	0.200	5-10	0.333	L4
Hawai'i Pacific	1-10	0.091	4-14	0.222	L12
Holy Names	0-10	0.000	0-18	0.000	L18
Chaminade	0-12	0.000	1-15	0.063	L15

Top 25 PacWest Stat Leaders…POINTS: Mandi Kawaha 16.6 avg. (6), Sara Shimizu 9.6 avg. (20); REBOUNDS: Nikki Miller 9.9 avg. (3); FREE THROW PCT: Mandi Kawaha .870 (1); ASSISTS: Mandi Kawaha 3.8 avg/g (4); BLOCKS: Mandi Kawaha .4 avg/g (23); STEALS: Mandi Kawaha 1.5 avg/g (18), Shimizu 1.3 avg/g (23).