Riverside–After two straight losses on the road, the UC Riverside Women's Basketball returns to the friendly confines of the SRC Arena Thursday, when they host Hawai'i in a 5 pm PT tip on ESPN3.

The last time the Highlanders were on the court, they staged a second half comeback at Long Beach State, but were unable to prevent the 49ers from claiming the 55-51 victory.

UCR shot 35.2 percent from the field, 1-16 from long distance, and had 10 assists compared to 15 turnovers, Saturday's loss was the second game in a row that the Highlanders had more turnovers than assists–the team is 1-3 in those games.

Réjane Vérin continues to lead the team averaging a Big West leading 17.9 points a game in league play, while her 8.3 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per conference game rank third and fifth respectively.

Michelle Curry notched double-digits for the second time in three games with 10 points at LBSU in 22 minutes before fouling out. UCR is 0-5 in the games she has played 10 or fewer minutes, 10-3 in the other 13 games, which she has played an average of 22 minutes.
 
Simone DeCoud is tied for the league lead with 1.9 steals a game, and also fifth with 4.0 assists, while pulling down 5.1 boards per contest from her point guard position versus Big West competition.

As a team, UCR leads the conference with a plus 3.9 rebounding margin, 18.4 forced turnovers a game, while allowing the second-lowest amount of points with 58.4 per game.

Hawai'i arrives to the Inland Empire having won four out of their last five games, including a 66-57 victory over Cal Poly on the island last Saturday. In the victory, the Rainbow Wahine were led by Sarah Toeaina's 23 points on 7-10 shooting from the field and a 9-9 performance at the line.

Lahni Salanoa had a perfect shooting night in amassing 16 points against the Mustangs, as she went 6-6 from the floor, 4-4 from deep, while grabbing eight boards and blocking five shots.

Toeaina leads Hawai'i with 17.3 points and 5.1 rebounds per league game, while Briana Harris adds 10.9 points, and Salanoa chips in 10.6 points per contest.

The Rainbow Wahine defend the three better than anyone in the league, allowing Big West opponents to make just 26.3 percent of their attempts.

Last time the clubs met, the Highlanders prevailed, 81-77, in the SRC Arena, a victory that secured the 2016 Big West regular season championship.