MAKAWAO, Hawaii (Interstat) — The Hawaii women’s basketball team built a commanding lead and withstood a late surge to defeat Liberty 67-58 on Friday night at Seabury Hall.

The Warriors led 33-22 at halftime and extended their advantage to 52-32 after three quarters. The Lady Flames mounted a frantic fourth-quarter rally, outscoring Hawaii 26-15 in the period, but the early deficit proved too large to overcome.

Hawaii improved to 6-5 with the non-conference victory. Liberty, which had an 85.6% win probability according to Interstat’s ELO system, fell to 6-4. An announced crowd of 1,357 attended the game.