Hawai`i (11-4-2, 4-2 WAC) rounds out conference play in California with WAC matches this weekend versus Fresno State (4-7-3, 1-2-2 WAC) and San Jose State (4-9-1, 2-2-1 WAC). The Rainbow Wahine look to secure a spot in the WAC Tournament hosted by Hawai`i, Nov. 4-6.
UH will face the Bulldogs on Friday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. PDT and the Spartans on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. PDT. The game time for the San Jose State match was moved back due to the MLS playoffs. The Rainbow Wahine will also play a non-conference match at San Francisco on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. PDT.
News & Notes: The Rainbow Wahine moved up two spots to No. 13 in the latest Soccer Buzz West Region Rankings (Oct. 18)...the Rainbow Wahine have appeared in the rankings for seven straight weeks...UH also received votes in the latest NSCAA/adidas West Region Rankings (Oct. 19)...Hawaii's injury woes continued this weekend...the Rainbow Wahine, already without goalkeeper Mahie Atay and striker Krisha Kai, lost freshman midfielder Gabrielle Bohlman for the season after a collision with Boise State goalkeeper Kim Parker during Sunday's 1-0 UH win...Bohlman is leading conference play in assists (3), including a pair on Friday to spark a 3-2 overtime win over Nevada...she is the team's second leading scorer with three goals and four assists during the season...the win over the Wolf Pack snapped a two-game losing streak for the Rainbow Wahine who have not lost three in a row since the 2002 season...the Rainbow Wahine had a season-high 29 shots vs. Nevada...UH's 1-0 win over Boise State on Senior Night was witnessed by 2,151 fans, the second largest crowd in school history...Hawaii leads conference play in shots (103) and assists (11) and is second in points (31) and goals (10)...Natasha Kai leads WAC play in shots (39) and points (12), co-leads in goals (5) and is in a tie for second in assists (2)...UH posted its seventh shutout of the year with a 1-0 win over Boise State...senior goalkeeper Erin Chow has stepped in for an injured Mahie Atay and has a WAC-leading three shutouts.
Milestones/Streaks to Watch: With its win over Nevada on Oct. 15, the Rainbow Wahine have posted 10 or more wins for four straight seasons...UH has won its last six home matches, tying a school record, and have won seven straight WAC regular season home matches dating back to last year...UH is an outstanding 12-3-2 in its last 17 regular-season matches on the mainland (including neutral sites)...UH played its fifth overtime match of the season versus Nevada (Oct. 15)...the Rainbow Wahine are 3-0-2 in overtime this year...Hawai`i has not lost an overtime match since 2001 (Rice, 3-2) and is undefeated in its last 12 overtime matches (6-0-6)...Natasha Kai finished with 16 shots over the last weekend, giving her a total of 107 on the season, breaking her own single-season markof 105 set in her 2002 freshman campaign..the junior striker also moved into second all-time in the category in the WAC with 305 shots...she is also two shots shy of breaking the WAC single-season record of 108 set by Shauna Rohbock of BYU in 1996...Kai also stands third all-time in the WAC in goals (57) and is fourth in points (127)...senior Robyn deHay has moved into a tie for 8th all-time at UH in points with 25 points and is now in the Top 10 in goals scored (7)...Joelle Sugai has started a school-record 77 straight matches...junior goalkeeper Mahie Atay has nine career solo shutouts, one shy of school-leader Demarre Sanchez...Hawai`i is in its 11th season on the NCAA Division I level.
About Fresno State: Fresno State enters this week with a 1-2-2 WAC mark...the Bulldogs were shutout, 2-0, at San Jose State in its last match on Sunday...sophomore forward Cortney Sobrero tied a career-high with seven shots in the loss...she leads the squad with 10 goals and has two hat tricks, inlcuding one in a 5-1 win over Nevada.
About San Jose State: SJSU started WAC play with two home losses but are undefeated in its last three conference matches (2-0-1)...the Spartans blanked Fresno State, 2-0, in their last match...Nicole Irwin leads the squad with four goals and an assists...the Spartans play at UC Davis on Friday before playing UH on Sunday.
About San Francisco: USF dropped to 7-5-3 and 1-2 in the WCC with a 1-0 loss to #15 Santa Clara on Sunday...the Dons were undefeated in five matches, before losing its last two...USF will play a pair of conference matches at Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine before facing UH next Tuesday.
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