“As a Wahine Maori, a Maori woman, my relationship with water is deep. Our creation story pays homage to water. I can trace my lineage back to when I was water. And so we honour that connection and that’s why we often say Ko Wai Mātou. We are water.”

She claimed the MVP award at the Rainbow Wahine Showdown last month and tallied a season-high 20 points during UW’s 60-55 win against then-No.

In their first game back at home after winning the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Honolulu, the Washington women’s basketball team started the game on a 10-0 run and rolled to a 63-39 victory over San Francisco on Saturday to remain unbeaten.

The Washington women’s basketball team improved to 7-0 after they were named the winners of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.

PT Sunday in its final game of the Rainbow Wahine Showdown.