Every Monday, GoSwords.com will publish "This Week in 'Swords History presented by Big City Diner" which looks back at significant events and some of the memorable games that helped shape Chaminade University Athletics into what it is today.
Dec. 10, 2015: Women's Basketball Starts 3-0 in PacWest
Sabrina Angle
For a seven-day span, the Chaminade University women's basketball team held the claim as the leaders of the Pacific West Conference.
The Silverswords began the 2015-16 conference slate with a 62-53 home win over Concordia Irvine on Dec. 3 followed by a 63-60 victory against Holy Names two days later.
On Dec. 10, the 'Swords faced Hawai'i Hilo, looking to maintain their first-place standing in the PacWest. Chaminade trailed the entire first quarter but took their first lead on a
Sabrina Angle 3-pointer 40 seconds into the second. Angle buried two more triples in the quarter,
Carissa Webb added another while the 'Swords held the Vulcans scoreless for an eight-minute span to give them a 28-18 halftime edge.
UH Hilo managed to close to within 47-42 with 1:27 left in the fourth quarter but
Lilia Maio and
Shana Kawakami combined for Chaminade's final six points to secure the 53-44 win which improved them to 3-0 in the conference for the first time in program history.
Maio, who had a game-high 14 points against the Vulcans, averaged 18.3 points and 8.7 rebounds during the winning streak while
Kristle Henry totaled 13 assists, six against UH Hilo.
