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WAIPAHU, O`ahu – The University of Hawai`i women's soccer team dropped their second game of the OHANA Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi on Monday afternoon, falling to No. 23 Denver 2-1 at the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium in front of 1,183 fans.

 

After battling to a scoreless tie in the first half, the Rainbow Wahine struck first in the second half, scoring 17 seconds in. Denver answered with the final two goals, dropping UH to 0-2 on the season.

 

Denver and Long Beach State both finished the OHANA Hotels & Resorts No Ka Oi with a 1-0-1 record. The two teams played to a 0-0 tie on Saturday night.

 

On Monday afternoon, UH opened the second half by stealing the kick off and Mari Punzal took a shot on the right side that slipped past the goalkeeper and Ambree Ako finished off the play on the other side.

 

The goal is the quickest goal to start the second half in UH history, passing Natasha Kai's goal 29 seconds into the second half against Boise State in 2002.

 

After the quick striking goal, the Pioneers rallied back, scoring their first goal of the game in the 56^th minute of play. Denver took the lead in the 76^th minute, improving to 3-0-1 on the season.

 

Offensively, Ako had two shots, and Taryn Fukuroku, Kelli-Anne Chang, Tehane Higa and Kristen Oshiro each had shots in the game. Overall, UH committed 16 fouls to Denver's 5. Kori Lu played the entire 90 minutes in net, coming up with two saves.

 

The Rainbow Wahine return to action Sept. 7, when they face Drake in the first game of the New Mexico Classic in Albuquerque, N.M. UH will face host New Mexico on Sept. 9.

 

Kim Silos, Long Beach State

Mariko Strickland, Long Beach State

Sahar Haghdan, Long Beach State

Lindsay Bullock, Long Beach State

Taryn Hemmings, Denver

Lizzy Carlson, Denver

Mackenzie Snyder, Denver

Jessie Rogers, Denver

Ambree Ako, Hawai`i

Kristen Oshiro, Hawai`i

Taryn Fukuroku, Hawai`i