HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i women's soccer team embarks on its first road trip of the season this week and will close the non-conference portion of the schedule with matchups against Mountain West Conference members Air Force and UNLV. The Rainbow Wahine face the Falcons on Thursday at noon Hawaii time in Colorado Springs, Colo., and continue on to Las Vegas for a meeting with the Rebels at 9 a.m. HT on Sunday.
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 70-100-22, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 94-130-23 (16th year)
SERIES VS. AIR FORCE
Overall: Tied 1-1
Last meeting: Sept. 13, 2016 (UH won, 2-1)
SERIES VS. UNLV
Overall: Tied 2-2
Last meeting: Sept. 18, 2015 (UNLV won, 3-1)
Streak: L1
ON THE PITCH
• Hawai'i's nine goals so far marks the highest total through three matches in program history. The Rainbow Wahine lead the Big West with 3.00 goals per match, 16 shots per game and 8.00 shots on goal per game.
• The Rainbow Wahine went 1-1-1 on their season-opening homestand and are coming off of a 3-1 win over Sacramento State on Aug. 24. Mia Foster scored her third goal of the season in the first half and Brynn Mitchell sealed the win in the 65th minute with her first collegiate goal.
• Foster scored on her second penalty kick of the season and is tied with Amber Gilbert for the team lead with three goals this season. The junior midfielder is tied for second in the Big West with 10 shots and is tied for third with seven shots on goal.
• UH's first road trip of the season will take five members of the Rainbow Wahine roster back to their home states. UH opens the trip at Air Force in Colorado Springs and the 'Bows have four players from Colorado — sophomore defenders Eve Bleam (Boulder, Boulder High School) and Zoe Park (Aurora, Grandview HS), sophomore forward Cate Sheahan (Highlands Ranch, Rock Canyon HS) and freshman defender Riley Simpson (Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain HS).
• Freshman midfielder Izzy Ayala will be close to her home in Henderson, Nev., when the Rainbow Wahine play at UNLV on Sunday. Ayala was a standout at Green Valley High School and leads the Rainbow Wahine position players with 230 total minutes played, averaging 76.7 per match.
• UH and Air Force have met two previous times, with both games played in Colorado Springs. Thursday's game will be the first meeting between the programs since Sept. 13, 2016 when a pair of goals from Addie Steiner led UH to a 2-1 win.
• UH and UNLV will meet for the first time in nearly eight years and have alternated wins in the four previous matchups with the last three played in Las Vegas. The Rebels pulled out a 3-1 win in the last meeting on Sept. 18, 2015. UH defeated UNLV 3-0 in 1998 in Honolulu and 5-4 in 2012 in Las Vegas.
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