Box Score HONOLULU – If the Chaminade University women's basketball team could put together a solid first half, they could make things interesting against opponents in the 2013-14 season.
Despite a well-played second half, a slow first half start by the Silverswords put them in a hole they couldn't dig from, resulting in a 93-57 loss to Alaska-Anchorage Thursday at McCabe Gym.
After being outscored 53-22 in the first stanza, the Swords (0-2) went nearly point-for-point with their northern counterparts, being outscored only 40-35 in the second. A slow first half on Sunday against Alaska on Sunday, despite outscoring the Nanooks in the second half, also contributed to their season-opening loss.
Hanna Curtius scored a team-high 12 points for CUH, but the Seawolves (4-0) countered with Kiki Robertson. The Honolulu native from Mid-Pacific Institute returned home with a game-high 23 points with 10 rebounds, six assists and four steals. Robertson was one of four double-digit scorers on the night for Alaska-Anchorage.
The Swords' 57 points was actually the most ever scored against the Seawolves in nine meetings. Also the 36-point margin of defeat was the best ever against UAA, whose margin of victory against Chaminade coming into the night was 55.6 points per game.
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Angela Rigo, making her season debut, added nine points and four steals for the Silverswords while
Kennedi Akana had eight. Akana also had three blocked shots, becoming the school's all-time leader in blocks with 23, surpassing
Rhani Kaneaiakala's previous record of 22.
Glacen Florita had nine rebounds for the Swords. Alli Madison had 21 points for the Seawolves while Kylie Burns ripped down 16 rebounds.
Chaminade was outrebounded by UAA, 66-47, and committed 32 turnovers. But the Swords also forced 22 Seawolf turnovers and held them to 38.5 percent shooting for the night, their lowest of the season.
The Silverswords return to action on Thanksgiving Day at 1 p.m. in the O'ahu Classic at McKinley High School Student Council Gym. The Swords face Gannon University, ranked second in the nation in the latest USA Today Division II Top 25 Poll. Chaminade will also face Oklahoma Christian on Friday, Nov. 29.
Streaming audio for both CUH games in the O'ahu Classsic will be streamed live on goswords.com.
