An injury has kept Dalayna Sampton off the court to start the Rainbow Wahine basketball season. But UH coach Laura Beeman credited the sophomore forward with an assist while discussing the program’s latest recruiting class. The Wahine announced on Saturday the signing of six incoming freshmen for the 2016-17 season, three from Australia and three from the west coast, and Beeman praised the current players for their role in the process, adding that Sampton was “the person who has been […]
The University of Hawaii women’s basketball team was scheduled to get an early start to opening day. The Rainbow Wahine are set to open coach Laura Beeman’s fourth season today at Grand Canyon with tip off set for 11 a.m. Hawaii time (2 p.m. in Arizona) at GCU Arena in Phoenix. They were scheduled to start the day with an hour-long pregame shoot around at 5 a.m. Hawaii time and the early start was part of the reason Beeman booked […]
Laura Beeman spent most of the Rainbow Wahine basketball team’s Green vs. White scrimmage on Friday in the stands passing out schedule cards while her assistants controlled the sidelines. In the moments UH’s fourth-year head coach did focus on the floor, she saw some areas to address in practice on Monday, most notably on defense, as well as encouraging signs she hopes will draw the fans back to the Stan Sheriff Center this season. “What I did really enjoy was […]
Asked about players who have taken leadership for the Rainbow Wahine basketball team over the first two weeks of practice, head coach Laura Beeman rattled off a list of familiar names. “Destiny King is doing a great job stepping up,” Beeman said. “Bri Harris is having great moments of stepping up. Ashleigh Karatiiana, doing a good job.” Along with the returnees from last year’s 23-9 team, Beeman also noted the progress of center Kalei Adolpho in her comeback from a […]
After the Rainbow Wahine basketball team’s first official practice of the season, head coach Laura Beeman came away pleased with the effort over the 2 1/2 hour workout in Gym 1. “Overall, pleased,” Beeman said, “but not satisfied.” The Wahine began preparations for the coming season in full on Monday night coming off a 23-9 season and as the defending Big West regular-season champions. A loss to CSUN in the Big West tournament title game separated them from an NCAA […]