Associated Press
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ashleigh Karaitiana wasn’t worried about Hawaii’s 18-year NCAA tournament drought. It was last season’s failure that irked the senior guard the most, and she was determined not to end her career with another berth in the WNIT.
Karaitiana scored 17 points, making five 3-pointers, and the Rainbow Wahine throttled UC Davis 78-59 in the Big West Conference Tournament championship, securing an automatic bid to their sixth NCAA Tournament and first since 1998.
“I don’t think it was the history of the program, I think it was the history of our season last year,” Karaitiana said.