University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo women’s basketball player Mandi Kawaha became the program’s new all-time leading scorer when she dropped 30 points to power her team past Holy Names University, 83-62 on February 8.
After racking up 13 first-quarter points, Kawaha surpassed Allie Navarette’s (2017–20) 1,398 career-points total in the fourth quarter.
Kawaha finished the night shooting 12-of-19 with three 3-pointers, three assists and two rebounds. It was her second 12-basket game of the season, matching the program’s single-game best.
Earlier this season, Kawaha also set a new single-game scoring record with 36 points against Hawaiʻi Pacific University (HPU). She also became the program’s all-time assists leader (356+) that same evening against HPU in December. Kawaha currently ranks No. 2 in steals (169), No. 3 in 3-pointers (135) No. 3 in free throws (235), No. 3 in rebounds (451) and No. 5 in points per game (12.9).
For more on Kawaha and the Holy Names game go to hiloathletics.com.
