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HAWAI'I HILO VULCANS ATHLETICS
63
Winner Hawaii Hilo Hilo 7-19,5-16 PacWest
59
Chaminade Cham 0-23,0-19 PacWest
Winner
Hawaii Hilo Hilo
7-19,5-16 PacWest
63
Final
59
Chaminade Cham
0-23,0-19 PacWest
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Hawaii Hilo Hilo 13 14 20 16 63
Chaminade Cham 17 13 11 18 59
Kacie Febo-Santiago
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Kacie Febo-Santiago (25)

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Vulcans Fend Off Silverswords

HONOLULU, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Basketball held off Chaminade, 63-59, in the penultimate contest of the season on Thursday night in Pacific West Conference play at the McCabe Gymnasium.

Chaminade managed to hold a three-point lead at halftime, but the Vulcans swung momentum in the third quarter highlighted by three 3-pointers splashed by Kacie Febo-Santiago — the last of which came on a second-chance opportunity to put Hawai'i Hilo ahead by its largest lead of eight points with just seconds remaining on the clock.

However, the home team snuck its way back into the ballgame to make it a one-point affair at 60-59 with 46 seconds to go, but the Vulcans closed the game out hitting their free throws (24-29 FT overall) to spoil Senior Night for the win-less Silverswords.

Kaile Cruz led with a team-high 16 points (9-11 FT) followed by 14 points from Keirstyn Agonias (8-8 FT), 11 points from Febo-Santiago (4-5 FG) and 10 points from Kimberly Macias (9 rebounds).

GAME NOTES

  • Chaminade went 5 of 13 (.385) at the free throw line.
  • Agonias brought her career points total to 986 to move past Sheila Azevedo (2007-2009) to No. 4 all-time in the program record book.
  • Agonias' eight free throws moved her to No. 7 in the program record book with 157 — surpassing Kim Schmelz (2015-2021).
  • Cruz moved into a tie at No. 9 for career free throws (146 total) with Hotia Vaaimamao (2010-2012).
  • Entering Thursday, Cruz was ranked No. 11 in the entire NCAA Division II for free throw percentage (.889) and was tops in the PacWest Conference.
  • Hawai'i Hilo: 7-19 Overall (5-16 PacWest)
    • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 11
    • Current Standing: No. 12
  • Chaminade: 0-23 Overall (0-19 PacWest)
    • Honolulu, Hawai'i
    • Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 13
    • Current Standing: No. 13
  • Previous Matchup: CUH 61, UHH 75 (Dec. 6, 2025 in Hilo)
  • With the win, the Vulcans earned the maximum of three points for the women's basketball competition under the PacWest Hawai'i Challenge — a friendly points-based tally of head-to-head competition and conference championships placement between the three Division II schools in Hawai'i. Hawai'i Hilo Women's Basketball finish tied with HPU for more wins to both earn the max points. The Vulcans continued their early lead from the conclusion of the fall season and now hold a five-point edge (16 points) over both Chaminade and HPU (11 points each) heading into spring competition.
  • PacWest Championships
    • Six-team Postseason Tournament
    • Host: Point Loma Nazarene University (San Diego, California)
    • Qualified: Vanguard (15-3), Point Loma (15-4), Westmont (15-4), Azusa Pacific (14-5), Dominican (13-6)
    • Eliminated: Chaminade (0-19), Hawai'i Hilo (5-16), Jessup (6-14) , Fresno Pacific (6-13), HPU (8-12)

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