For a while there, the improbable task seemed possible once again for the Hawaii Hilo women’s team, but unlike the three previous games, all victories secured in the final seconds, the hill was too high to climb Saturday afternoon at Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium.
Hawaii Pacific (12-3, 9-1 in the Pacific West Conference), won its sixth consecutive game and the 12th of its last 13 when it overcame a shaky second quarter and a brief deficit in the third quarter to turn away the Vulcans (4-9, 4-6) 56-47.
“They kept coming at us,” said Hawaii pacific coach Reid Takatsuka, “they’re fighters, man, I give them a lot of credit.