HONOLULU – The Chaminade University women's basketball bid 'aloha' to seven seniors in the team's season finale Saturday at McCabe Gym.
Although history will show that Hawai'i Pacific University defeated the Silverswords, 52-37, most of the memories by Chaminade faithful will be the impact the seniors had.
Lilia Maio led Chaminade with nine points and five rebounds while
Kristle Henry had six points, four boards, three assists and two steals.
Carissa Webb contributed with four points and five boards while
Taylor Babbitt had five rebounds and
Courtney Kaupu dished out four assists.
The graduating class is the winningest senior class in program history, tallying 18 wins in their four years. In the four years prior to their arrival, the program had won a total of four games.
Maio ended her college career as one of the best to ever don a Chaminade uniform and departs holding 14 career, single-season and single-game records, the most of any single player in program history. Her career accomplishments includes being the all-time career leader in scoring (1,266 points), scoring average (13.5 ppg), rebounding (695), rebound average (7.4), blocks (73) and double-doubles (19). Her single-season marks include field goals made (145 in 2015-16), field goal percentage (45.5) which she set this season while her single-game records includes most rebounds (18 vs. Dominican in Feb. 2015) and minutes played (49 vs. BYU-Hawai'i, also in Feb. 2015).
Henry's two steals against HPU allowed her to become the program's all-time steals leader with 168, passing Samantha Saito with whom she shared the record with going into the game. Henry ends her career as the program's third-leading scorer with 908 points and is second in rebounds (377), assists (248), and free throws made and attempted (266-368). She also owns the single-season record for steals (57 in 2014-15). She is one of five players with a six-steal game which is a single-game record which she has done twice.
Webb concludes her career eighth in the scoring ledger (491 career points), fourth in rebounds (307) and third in blocks (37) and games played (95). She also owns the single-game record for blocks (5 vs. BYU-Hawai'i in Feb. 2016).
Kaupu, who prepped at high school power Konawaena then attended Centralia Community College in Washington state, ends her career with 453 points which is 12
th-best in program history. She and Henry are also tied with each other with 47 made 3-pointers which is tied for No.8 in program history.
Meanwhile Babbitt scored 188 points and 161 rebounds in her two-year Chaminade career while
Chantal Yadao has 81 total points, 70 rebounds and 22 career assists.
Brooke Rickard, who was granted a fifth year of athletic eligibility after completing her degree in four years at Saint Martin's University, had two points against the Sharks.
Meanwhile,
Destiny Castro completed her standout freshman season with eight points and two steals against HPU.
Brianne Yasukochi and Danielle Iwami led the Sharks (20-5, 17-3 PacWest) with nine points each. It was one of the lowest combined scoring game in school history (89 points) and was also the first-ever occurrence in Chaminade women's hoops history where neither team had a double-digit scorer.
The Silverswords ended the season at 3-21 overall and 3-17 in the Pacific West Conference.
