IRVINE, Calif. - Kelly Mason scored five times and goalie Meike De Nooy made 13 saves to lead No. 4 Hawai`i past No. 12 UC Santa Barbara, 9-7, this afternoon in the opening round match of the UC Irvine Invitational.

The Gauchos jumped out in the first minute of play converting a 6-on-5 advantage on Aimee Stachowski's goal. Lisa van Raalte tied it with her first of three goals at the 3:47 mark.

In the second quarter, UCSB retook the lead on Zizi Clark's goal in their opening possession. Mason then pumped in two goals to give UH a 3-2 halftime lead.

In a high paced third quarter, UH outscored UCSB 4-2 with Mason adding two more goals while van Raalte and Kristin Swanson each adding a netter.

The Rainbow Wahine held on in the fourth quarter being outscored 3-2 to win the opening round match, 9-7.

De Nooy made 13 saves for UH and backup goalie Danielle Ingram saw action in the fourth quarter, making one stop.

Hawai`i improves to 8-4 on the season while UCSB falls to 5-4. UH takes on California, who won 14-5 in their opening round match against UC San Diego, at 4:30 p.m. PST.

	

Game 12 - 12:45 p.m. PST

Scoring by Quarters	1	2	3	4		Final

Hawai`i		1	2	4	2	-	9

UC Santa Barbara	1	1	2	3	-	7



UCSB Goals:  Zizi Clark (3), Aimee Stachowski (2), Christie Clark, Gillian Morgan..

UCSB Goalie Saves:  Jenny Gonzales (11).

UH Goals:   Kelly Mason (5), Lisa van Raalte (3), Kristin Swanson.

UH Goalie Saves:   Meike De Nooy (13), Danielle Ingram (1).

Records:  Hawai`i (8-4), UC Santa Barbara (5-4)

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