HONOLULU—It'll be uncharted territory for the University of Hawai'i soccer team as they head to North Dakota and South Dakota for the first time in program history in the first road trip of the 2019 season. 
 
The Rainbow Wahine (1-2-1) will take a 200 plus minute scoreless streak with them into the trip, as they held Nevada and Sacramento without a goal in two of three consecutive overtime matches. 
 
Match #5 Information:
TEAMS: Hawai'i (1-2-1), North Dakota State (3-0-1)
WHEN:  Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, 2:00 p.m. HT
WHERE: Fargo, North Dakota- Dacotah Field
TELEVISION: None
VIDEO STREAMING: NDSU All Access 
LIVE STATS: www.hawaiiathletics.com
 
 Match #6 Information:
TEAMS: Hawai'i (1-2-1), North Dakota (2-1-1)
WHEN:  Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019, 11:00 a.m. HT
WHERE: Grand Forks, North Dakota- Bronson Field
TELEVISION: None
VIDEO STREAMING: ND Insider
LIVE STATS: www.hawaiiathletics.com
 
Match #7 Information:
TEAMS: Hawai'i (1-2-1), South Dakota State (2-2-0)
WHEN:  Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, 1:00 p.m. HT
WHERE:  Brookings, South Dakota- Fishback Soccer Park
TELEVISION: None
VIDEO STREAMING: JackRabbits All Access 
LIVE STATS: www.hawaiiathletics.com
 
Quick Hits
 
• UH wrapped up its first two weeks of the season by going a combined 1-2-1 at home, ending the stretch by being crowned co-champions of the Rainbow Wahine Soccer Invitational. 
 
• The first road trip of the season for the Rainbow Wahine will take them to two states the program has never played in before with two stops in North Dakota and one in South Dakota. 
 
• Of the three stops the only program UH has been matched with before is North Dakota State, holding a 1-1 record with the Bisons. The most recent contest between the two squads came last season, in a 2-0 win for the 'Bows. 
 
• The Bison will enter Friday's match with a nearly spotless record at 3-0-1. As a result, they rank at No. 10 in the United Coaches West Regional poll. 

Game Notes
 
ADDING TO THE MANTEL- On Sept. 2, senior goalkeeper Alexis Mata was named Big West Defensive Player of the Week for the fifth time in her career, tying her for fourth all-time in the conference. Leading to the award were her three matches against San Francisco, Nevada, and Sacramento State. Mata recorded a 0.90 goals-against average while collecting 14 saves in 300 plus minutes of action.
 
200 MINUTES AND COUNTING- The win over Nevada and the tie with Sacramento State showcased a critical element for this year's squad, defense. During the stretch UH held their opponents scoreless, totaling 204 minutes and 49 seconds. The main contributors have been goalkeeper senior Alexis Mata along with the backline of junior Cristina Drossos, and a trio of sophomores in Natalie Dixon, Natalie Daub, and Elena Palacios. 
 
FRESHMEN MINUTES- The 2018 season was in many ways the year of the freshmen for UH soccer as eight of 10 freshmen saw significant playing time. In 2019, a new crop of freshmen are getting their chance with five of the nine in the class seeing playing time for the 'Bows. Forward Kelci Sumida and defender Emily Cottrell have received the bulk of the minutes so far, as Sumida has totaled over 300 minutes as Cotrrell is north of 130 minutes.