Game Notes
HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team begins league play this weekend at home with a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches. The Rainbow Wahine open against defending regular-season champion Utah State on Friday, Sept. 30 at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is at 7:00 p.m.
The Rainbow Wahine will also host Nevada on Sunday, Oct. 2 at 5:00 p.m. Both matches are free of charge.
This will be UH' first action in nearly two weeks after coming off a pair of losses to San Diego State (3-0) on Sept. 16 and UNLV (3-0) on Sept. 18 in the UNLV Nike Classic. The Rainbow Wahine look to get back on the scoreboard after being shutout in two straight matches. During the layoff, the Rainbow Wahine tuned-up this past Sunday when they picked up a 4-1 win in the annual alumnae match.
For the Rainbow Wahine, this is their 16th and final season in the WAC. The Rainbow Wahine have captured three regular-season titles and one tournament championship during their membership. UH has struggled in conference since winning both the regular season and tournament titles in 2007 having missed qualifying for the WAC Tournament the last two seasons.
UH was selected to finish seventh in the WAC preseason poll as determined by a vote of the league's eight head coaches earlier this summer. San Jose State and Utah State tied for the top spot as the favorite for this year's title. The 2011 WAC Soccer Tournament will be in Fresno, Calif. November 3-4, 6 with the top six teams qualifying.
Following this weekend's action, UH will head to road to play at Idaho (Oct. 7) and Seattle (Oct. 9).
Game 10: Utah State
Date: Friday, Sept. 30
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
Admission: Free
Television: Oceanic Cable will broadcast the match live with Mike Machado, Jessica Domingo and Leila Wai calling the action. Streaming video available on OCSports.tv
Promotion: Pepsi is the match sponsor and will award a sunset dinner cruise for two plus a 6-month supply of Pepsi products during the promotional activity at halftime.
Series History: Utah State leads, 5-2.
About Utah State: Utah State heads into WAC play with a league high eight wins non-conference wins... in the last six years, the Aggies have been undefeated in the opening of WAC play...senior forward Shantel Flanary is first in the WAC in points (14), goals (8), and game-winning goals (4)....USU was picked to win the WAC in the preseason, along with San Jose State, after capturing a share of the 2010 regular-season title.
Game 11: Nevada
Date: Sunday, Oct. 2
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium
Admission: Free
Television: Oceanic Cable will broadcast the match live with Mike Machado, Jessica Domingo and Leila Wai calling the action. Streaming video available on OCSports.tv
Promotion: Oceanic Time Warner Cable is the match sponsor and $150 worth of gas gift cards will be awarded during the promotional activity at halftime.
Series History: Hawai`i leads, 7-6.
About Nevada: Nevada is 2-9-0 in its first 11 games this season...Nevada went 1-1 last weekend ... the Wolf Pack defeated Sacramento State 2-1 in overtime on Friday before falling 1-0 to UC Davis on Sunday ... sophomore forwards Kori Disarufino scored the game-winning overtime goal to beat Sacramento State ... Nevada has its final non-conference match on Thursday, playing at Santa Clara before opening WAC play at Hawai'i on Sunday.
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