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HONOLULU--The University of Hawaii Rainbow Wahine soccer team picked up its school-record 13th win of the season with an easy 5-0 win over San Jose State Sunday evening at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium. The Rainbow Wahine (13-4-1) eclipsed the old record of 12 wins set by the 1999 squad.

UH, which has won six straight matches, finished the WAC regular season with a 7-1 mark, its most wins since joining the league in 1996. The Rainbow Wahine will finish no lower than second place and could share of piece of the WAC title should conference-leader SMU (13-2, 6-0 WAC) stumble once in its remaining two matches.

Hawaii jumped out on the Spartans (2-13, 1-5 WAC) with four first-half goals. The first goal came in the 12th minute on a penalty kick after UH forward Natasha Kai was tripped by Spartan goalie Adrienne Herbst during a one-on-one breakaway. Kalena Eaton's penalty attempt was saved by Herbst, but Eaton put back the rebound for the match's first score. UH's next goal came just two minutes later when Natalie Groenewoud hammered home her first goal of the season off a Robyn deHay free kick from the right flank.

Pam Fong made it 3-0 when she launched a 25-yard shot that glided over Herbst into the upper right corner of the goal. Kai finished up the scoring for UH with a pair of goals. Kai scored in the 34th minute after stealing a Spartan pass in the box and easily beating the goalie for an open-net goal. Kai's second goal came just 32 seconds into the second half when she headed a pass from Sasha Araya-Schraner for her 27th goal of the season. Kai has now scored a goal in eight straight matches she has appeared.

Hawaii plays its final home match of the season Monday, October 27 versus Brigham Young at 7 p.m. The match will include a tribute to seniors Arlene Devitt and Mia Moe following the match, as well as a halftime ceremony celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Rainbow Wahine soccer.

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