HONOLULU —  The University of Hawai’i women’s soccer team embarks on its first Big West road trip of the season to face Cal State Fullerton on Thursday and UC Riverside on Sunday. Both matches are set for 4 p.m. Hawaii time (7 p.m. Pacific).
 
The Rainbow Wahine evened their record at 2-2-2 with a 2-1 win over CSUN on Sept. 14 at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium and won their conference opener for the third time in the last four years.
 











HAWAI’I RAINBOW WAHINE (2-2-2, 1-0 BIG WEST)  AT  CAL STATE FULLERTON TITANS (2-4-4, 0-1)  |  AT UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS (1-5-4, 1-0)
Date / Time Thursday, Sept. 21, 7 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. HT  |  Sunday, Sept. 24, 7 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. HT
Location Fullerton, Calif. — Titan Stadium  |   Riverside, Calif. — UCR Soccer Stadium
Live Stream Thursday: ESPN+  |  Sunday: ESPN+
Radio None
Live Stats Thursday: fullertontitans.com | Sunday: gohighlanders.com
PDF Notes Hawai’i | Cal State Fullerton | UC Riverside
Social Media @HawaiiWSoccer Twitter | #HawaiiWSoccer | @HawaiiWSoccer Instagram 

  
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE

At Hawai’i: 71-101-23, 13th season

Collegiate Record: 95-131-24 (16th year)

SERIES VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON

Overall: Cal State Fullerton leads 15-2-1

Last meeting: Oct. 23, 2022 (CSF won, 2-0)

Streak: L3

SERIES VS. UC RIVERSIDE

Overall: Hawaii leads 6-4-2

Last meeting: Oct. 20, 2022 (UH won, 2-1

Streak: W1

 

ON THE PITCH

• UH enters the week leading the Big West with 2.167 goals per match, just ahead of Long Beach State’s average of 2.100. The Rainbow Wahine also lead the Big West with 17.0 shots per game (102 in six games), and 8.33 shots on goal per game (50 total). UH’s 13 goals so far this season is the team’s highest total through six matches since 2012 when the ‘Bows scored 15.

 

• Six UH players have scored at least one goal this season, matching last year’s total. Freshman Izzy Ayala and senior Nohara Takayama joined the club by scoring the first goals of their UH careers in the win against CSUN on Sept. 14. Sophomore Amber Gilbert continues to lead the team with four goals followed by junior Mia Foster with three.

 

• Cal State Fullerton has been a nemesis for UH, holding a 15-2-1 advantage in the all-time series and winning 11 of the last 12 meetings. The exception was a 1-1 tie in their regular-season meeting in  2019. UH posted its last win in the series on Sept. 30, 2008. Cal State Fullerton won last year’s meeting 2-0 in UH’s home finale at WPSS.

 

• UH owns a 6-4-2 edge in the series with UC Riverside and is 3-0-1 against the Highlanders since 2018. The Rainbow Wahine pulled out a 2-1 comeback victory in last year’s meeting at WPSS. Trailing 1-0 in the second half, Bailey Faulkner scored the equalizer in the 72nd minute and Amber Gilbert fired the game-winner less than eight minutes later.

 

• UC Riverside opened the Big West season with a 3-1 win over Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at UC Riverside Soccer Stadium. UCR forward Daphane Mendez had a goal and two assists and was named the Big West Offensive Player of the Week.

 

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