Hawaii’s Phillips honored by Big West

Hawaii junior Daejah Phillips was named the Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday.

The 5-foot-10 guard helped the Rainbow Wahine (12-8, 9-2) take over sole possession of first place with key home wins over Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine last week.

Phillips, who is the first Rainbow Wahine to earn the honor since Amy Atwell two seasons ago, carried UH to a 66-61 win over the Titans on Thursday with a season-high 22 points and three steals.

Phillips scored 11 of her points in the fourth quarter and had the highest scoring game of any Rainbow Wahine player this season.

UH broke out of a first-place tie against UC Irvine with a 55-43 win on Saturday. Phillips had nine points,…