Match Notes

The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team will play its first Big West home matches of the year when it hosts a pair of contests against UC Santa Barbara (Thursday, Oct. 10, 7:00 p.m.) and Cal Poly (Sunday,  Oct. 13, 5:00 p.m.). Both matches will be at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium and admission is free.
 
The Rainbow Wahine opened league play on the road last weekend with a pair of tough losses. UH held a 1-0 second-half lead against the defending regular-season champs Cal State Fullerton in the league opener, before falling 2-1 in overtime. Two days later the Rainbow Wahine suffered a 2-0 shutout loss at UC Riverside.
 
It's a crucial weekend for the 'Bows as they look to keep pace in the league race as just the top four teams advance to next month's Big West Tournament.
 
UH will look to do that against two distinct squads. Cal Poly is the top offensive squad in the Big West, fueled by super sophomore Elise Kreighoff, the nation's leading scorer (15 goals). UCSB, meanwhile, is among the league's top defensive squads, posting a league-best seven shutouts and 0.92 goals against average.
 
The Rainbow Wahine lead the league at 16.5 shots per match, but have had difficulty converting those shots, ranking eighth at 0.91 goals per match. 
 
Game 12 Notes
Opponent: UCSB (7-5-1, 1-1 BWC)
Date: Thursday, Oct. 10
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (4,500)
Admission: Free
Television: OCSports. Scott Robbs (pxp), Jessica Domingo (analyst) and Leila Wai (analyst).
Streaming Video: Big West.tv
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Promotions: Pepsi is the sponsor on Thursday and will award a "Rockstar" backpack and eight tickets to the "Modern American Circus" during the on-field promotion at halftime. Register to participate at the sports marketing table next to the concessions stand. Also, t-shirts will be tossed into the crowd after every UH goal.
Series History: UCSB leads, 4-3
About UCSB: The Gauchos started Big West at home with a win over UC Irvine (1-0) and loss to Long Beach State (2-1)...UCSB leads the league in shutouts (7) with Beth Ritter tallying six.... junior MF Madison Beckley leads the tam with five goals...UCSB is 2-2-1 on the road this year.
 
Game 13 Notes
Opponent: Cal Poly (5-7, 1-1 BWC)
Date: Sunday, Oct. 13
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium (4,500)
Admission: Free
Television: OCSports. Scott Robbs (pxp), Jessica Domingo (analyst) and Leila Wai (analyst).
Streaming Video: Big West.tv
Live Stats: HawaiiAthletics.com
Promotions:  Oceanic Time Warner Cable is the sponsor on Sunday and will award Marley headphones during the kids' on-field promotion at halftime. Register to participate at the sports marketing table next to the concessions stand. Also, t-shirts will be tossed into the crowd after every UH goal.
Series History: Cal Poly leads, 3-0
About Cal Poly: The Mustangs are led by the nation's leading scorer, sophomore Elise Kreighoff, who has netted 15 goals, including four goals in home BWC games vs. Long Beach St (W, 2-0) and UC Irvine (L, 4-3) this past weekend...she has scored all but six of the team's 21 goals. 
 
'Bow Bits: UH has started 0-2 in league play for the third time in the last five years and fifth time overall (four in WAC, one in Big West)....UH went 3-1 at home in the Big West last year and are 6-1-1 in home conference matches under Michele Nagamine...UH is 32-14-4 (.680) all-time in conference matches at Waipi'o Stadium...following its losses at Cal State Fullerton and UC Riverside, UH remains winless in seven Big West road matches (0-6-1)...UH played its third overtime match this year in its Big West opener at Cal State Fullerton...UH is 1-2 in OT this year with losses to the Titans (1-2) and UNC Greensboro (1-0) and a win at Northern Arizona (1-0)...UCSB leads the series versus UH, 4-3, including a 1-0 win in Santa Barbara in the team's first-ever Big West meeting last year...UH is winless in three all-time meetings against Cal Poly, including a 5-2 loss in San Luis Obispo in the team's first Big West meeting last year....UH is a 3-3 in road matches this year and has equaled its road wins from the three previous seasons combined (3-21-3)...Tiana Fujimoto has a team-leading six goals this season, three of which are game-winners...the junior ranks seventh all-time in career goals (17) at UH and is just two goals away from sole possession of No. 5...Fujimoto also ranks tied for sixth all-time in game-winning goals (5) and seventh in points (37)…Fujimoto became the sixth player in program history and first since 2009 to record a hat trick when she registered three goals in UH's 4-1 win over Idaho State (Sept. 13)...freshman Monk Berger recorded her second straight shutout in UH's 1-0 win over HPU (Sept. 25)…Berger has four on the season, ranking second in the Big West and setting a new UH single-season mark for freshman…due to UH moving its HPU home game to campus, the team's average attendance dropped by 224 fans…UH, however, still leads the Big West and ranks 17th in the nation in home attendance at 1,126 fans per match.