Box Score
LONG BEACH, Calif.-- Hawaii overcame a two-goal deficit but would eventually fall to Long Beach State, 4-2, in the championship match of the 49er Classic Monday night at George Allen Field. The Rainbow dropped to 2-3-1 on the season.
Freshman midfielder Kim Silos was in on all four LBSU goals, tallying a hat trick and assisting on another to help the 49ers improve to 4-1 on the year. Silos' two goals late in the second half helped LBSU secure the win after UH had erased a 2-0 lead.
LBSU seemed to be cruising to a victory with a 2-0 lead with a little more than 20 minutes left in the half. But UH got two goals within a span of 1:26 to tie the score and rattle a 49er squad which up to that point didn't feel threatened. Both goals came off of free kicks.
UH got on the board in the 70th minute on an own goal. Adria Campbell sent a low liner in the middle of the box and 49er defender Amanda Perry's attempt to clear the ball found the back of the net. Less than two minutes later, Campbell sent a free kick from the left corner of the box to the top far post of the goal to knot the score.
The 49ers, however, responded less than two minutes later as Silos scored on a rocket from 30 yards out. The freshman added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute.
Silos helped the 49ers take an early lead when she hammered in a left footer after a cross from Kelli Goes nine minutes into the match. LBSU got its second goal in the 54th minute off a corner kick. Silos served the corner and following a massive scramble in the middle of the box, Rachel Whiteaker poked the ball in for her first career goal.
The 49ers besieged the Rainbow Wahine with 19 shots, while UH got off seven. The Rainbow Wahine recorded 11 saves, with freshman goalkeeper Kori Lu tallying a season-high nine saves.
The Rainbow Wahine next travel to UC Santa Barbara to round out its three-match road swing on Wednesday, Sept. 14. The match begins at 7 p.m. PST.
Match Statistics
All-Tournament Team
Offensive MVP--Kim Silos, LBSU
Defensive MVP--Liz Ramos, LBSU
Hayley Bolt, LBSU
Elizabeth Romo, LBSU
Sara Baca, LBSU
Sahar Haghdan, LBSU
Roachelle Hoover, Weber State
Ashley Word, Weber State
Kelly McCloskey, Hawaii
Tehane Higa, Hawaii
Adria Campbell, Hawaii
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