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SAN DIEGO - San Diego scored three second-half goals to notch a 4-2 win over Hawai`i Sunday night at Torero Stadium. It was an inauspicious start of four-match road swing for the Rainbow Wahine (6-4-2) who dropped its second straight match.
The Rainbow Wahine overcame an early deficit to take halftime lead, however, surrendered three goals and were out-shot, 8-1, by the Toreros in the second half. Two of the goals, including the game-winner, came off corner kicks as USD (8-4) generated six of its 11 corners in the half.
Ashley Kirk scored two of USD's second-half goals, while Leigh Ann Robinson scored another pair of goals for the Toreros. The match spoiled a two-goal performance by Taryn Fukuroku who helped give UH a 2-1 halftime lead. Fukuroku become the second-player this season and just the 14th player in school history to post a multiple-goal match, joining Kelli-Anne Chang, who scored twice versus Winthrop.
The Toreros wasted no time getting on the board as Robinson scored just 2:15 into the match. Tara Hodgson sent a through ball to Robinson, who dashed from nearly 50 yards out toward the UH goal and a one-on-one with goalkeeper Kori Lu before sending the ball into the right corner of the goal for an early 1-0 USD lead.
UH got the equalizer in the 36th minutes off of a beautiful combination. The play started in the middle of the field where Koren Takeyama sent a ball to a streaking Alexis Choi on the left flank. Choi then sent a cross to Fukuroku, who nailed a header over USD goalkeeper Karen Cook.
Fukuroku scored again with just 28 seconds left in the half off a set piece. Julia Siljestrom took a free kick just outside the box on the right flank that sailed over the USD defense and an out-coming goalkeeper. Fukuroku settled the ball 10 yards out and sent a low-liner to the near post for her team-leading sixth goal of the season.
The Toreros stormed back in the second half with Kirk scoring both of her goals with headers off corner kicks, one from each side. The tying goal came just six minutes into the second half, while the eventual game-winner came in the 67th minute. Robinson sealed the win with a goal in the 83rd minute, off a rocket from the left side of the penalty box.
The four goals were the most UH has surrendered all year. Coupled with its home loss to Cal State Northridge last Monday, the Rainbow Wahine also dropped back-to-back matches for the first time this season. Hawai`i looks to recover with its final regular-season non-conference match of the year as it faces Loyola Marymount on Tuesday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is at 4:00 p.m. PST.
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