HONOLULU – Four Hawai'i women's soccer players received postseason recognition from The Big West Saturday, led by
Eliza Ammendolia who earned first-team all-conference honors.
Ammedolia earned All-Big West recognition for the third time in her career, while earning first-team all-league honors for the second time after receiving the honor as a freshman.
Jacey Jicha was named second-team All-Big West while
Amber Gilbert earned all-freshman honors and
Krista Peterson received all-conference honorable mention recognition.
It's the sixth straight year that the Rainbow Wahine have had multiple players make either first or second-team all-conference, while Ammendolia is the 11th first-team honoree for UH since joining The Big West. Additionally, Gilbert is the 10th different Rainbow Wahine to earn Big West All-Freshman recognition while Jicha is the fourth UH defender to make first or second-team all-conference.
Eliza Ammendolia – First-Team All-Big West
- Three-time All-Big West selection (First Team – 2019, 2022; Second Team – 2021).
- Finished with two goals and an assist while playing in all 15 matches with 13 starts.
- Third on the team in both shots (28) and shots on goal (14).
- Has six goals and seven assists in her career with 74 shot attempts.
Jacey Jicha – Second-Team All-Big West
- Second on the team with 1,218 minutes played.
- Anchored a Rainbow Wahine back line that recorded four shutouts and gave up just 21 goals all year.
- Played all 90 minutes in eight of the last nine matches, missing just two minutes in the season finale at UC Irvine.
- Appeared in all 15 matches, making 14 starts – the most of any UH defender this year.
Amber Gilbert – Big West All-Freshman Team
- Tied for second among freshmen in the conference in both goals (4) and points (10).
- One of two freshmen to win Big West Freshman of the Week twice this year, earning the honor on Sept. 12 and 26.
- Scored a pair of game-winning goals, the first against Seattle U on Aug. 25 and the second against UC Riverside on Oct. 20.
- One of two players on the team to start all 15 matches.
Krista Peterson – Honorable Mention All-Big West
- Led the team and finished tied for sixth in the conference in both goals (5) and points (14).
- Ended the regular season tied for the lead in The Big West with three game-winning goals.
- Registered a point in eight of her 14 matches played.
- Also second on the team in shots (29) and shots on goal (15).