HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team closes out a three-match season-opening homestand by taking on Sacramento State on Thursday at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Rainbow Wahine opened the season with a 1-1 tie with Utah Valley and a 7-5 loss to Gonzaga in the OUTRIGGER Soccer Kickoff. Sacramento State also went 0-1-1 last weekend and Thursday's match will be the 11
th meeting between the programs. Hawaii and Sacramento State last met in 2019 with the teams settling for a scoreless tie in a match played on the UH Lower Campus field.
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 69-100-22, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 93-130-23 (16th year)
SERIES VS. SACRAMENTO STATE
Overall: UH leads 6-3-1
Last meeting: Aug. 31, 2019 (Tie, 0-0)
Streak: T1
ON THE PITCH
• UH forward Amber Gilbert raced out to a fast start to her sophomore season with three goals in two matches in the OUTRIGGER Soccer Kickoff. The sophomore scored UH's first goal of the 2023 season in the 84th minute of the season-opener against Utah Valley in the 1-1 draw. The sophomore tracked down a lead pass from Kelci Sumida, raced past the Wolverines back line and drilled a shot into the lower right corner of the net. Goalkeeper Sophie Augustin withstood a barrage from the Wolverines in the final minute to preserve the draw against the defending Western Athletic Conference regular-season champions. Gilbert added two more goals in the tournament finale against Gonzaga to raise her career total to seven in 17 matches.
• The Rainbow Wahine posted the program's highest goal total since 2018 in a 7-5 loss to Gonzaga in the tournament finale on Sunday. The Bulldogs claimed the tournament title with a 2-0-0 mark, followed by Utah Valley (1-0-1), Hawai'i (0-1-1) and Houston Christian (0-2-0).
• The opening weekend included breakthroughs for junior midfielder Mia Foster and sophomore forward Cate Sheahan. Foster scored the first two goals of her UH career in the final 10 minutes of the match with Gonzaga, the first on a long-range strike and the second on a penalty kick. Sheahan also scored her first career goal on a header in the 75th minute off of Fabiola Zamora's first career assist.
• Sacramento State's roster includes six players from Hawaii. UH's Nicole Ando, Amber Gilbert and Jacey Jicha and Sacramento State's Ali Fuamatu-Ma'afala and Shaunee Egloria were teammates at Mililani High School.
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