HONOLULU, O'ahu | Grambling State University women's basketball leading-scorer, Colbi Maples dazzled fans scoring a game-high 17 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome the University of Hawaii, as the Lady Tigers fell 63-47 on the first day of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown on Friday afternoon.

Maples shot an efficient 7-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range. She added three assists, two steals and one rebound to her total.  As a team, GSU shot 36.7 percent (18-of-49) on field goal attempts  

Grambling State (1-5) and Hawaii (1-4) matched each other shot for shot in the first quarter. GSU jumped out to quick 6-0 lead, but the Rainbow Wahine respond with six points of their to pull back even at the 4:58 mark. Hawaii led 13-11 at the end of one.

UH opened the second quarter with 13-0 run, growing its lead to16 points, 27-11 with 4:08 to go until halftime. Colbi Maples snapped the run with a mid-range jumper. The Lady Tigers shrunk Hawaii's lead to 10, 32-22, heading into the break, scoring on five of their final six field goal attempts.

Trailing 45-32 at the close of the third period, GSU pulled back within single-digits early in the fourth quarter when Maples splashed a 3-pointer to make the score 45-38 with 7:36 to play. After Hawaii pushed its advantage back to double-digits, 49-38, Amanda Blake scored a layup, cutting the lead to 49-40 at the 6:37 mark.

That would be as close at Grambling State could get to Hawaii, as the Rainbow Wahine dominated the rest of the quarter to claim the 63-47 win. 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• GSU shot 36.7 percent (18-of-49) from the field and 20.0 percent (3-of-15) from the three-point line. The Lady Tigers went 8-of-9 (88.9 percent) from the charity stripe.
• Hawaii was 25-of-55 from the floor (45.5 percent), shooting 25.0 percent (5-of-20) from three-point range. The Rainbow Wahine went 8-of-10 (80.0 percent) from the free throw line
• UH held a 34-26 rebounding advantage
• Hawaii dominated the paint, outscoring GSU 40-18
• Grambling State scored 13 points off turnovers. UH scored 12.
• Hawaii's bench added 32 points. GSU's contributed seven.

UP NEXT 
Grambling State continues play in the Rainbow Wahine Showdown with a match versus No. 2 Stanford on Saturday at 3 p.m. 

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