HONOLULU (Interstat) — The Hawaii women’s basketball team opened its season with a 74-63 victory over Portland State on Tuesday night at Stan Sheriff Center. The Warriors improved to 1-0 while the Vikings fell to 0-1 before a crowd of 2,001.

Hawaii built its lead by consistently outscoring Portland State in each quarter and capitalized on turnovers, scoring 14 points off them compared to just five for the Vikings. Laynee Torres-Kahapea led all scorers with 22 points for Portland State, supported by Sophie Buzzard’s 20. Hawaii’s offense was more balanced, with Bailey Flavell scoring 14 points and three other players adding 11 each.