HONOLULU – One of the hottest teams in the country and the current Big West leaders, Hawai'i returns home to host UC Riverside Sunday at 4 p.m.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will look to remain in the driver's seat in the conference race, having totaled 16 points through the first six matches of the season. UH owns a 6-5-2 lead in the all-time series vs. the Highlanders, including a 5-0 record in matches at Waipi'o.
 

HAWAI'I (9-6-1, 5-0-1 Big West) vs. UC RIVERSIDE (2-11-3, 0-4-3 Big West)
Date / Time				Sunday, Oct. 20 Hawai'i vs. UC Riverside -- 4 p.m.
Location				Waipi'o Soccer Stadium
Live Stream				None
Live Stats				Here
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | UC Riverside
Gameday Promotions				YOUTH NIGHT: Calling all of our soccer-loving keiki!  We invite all of our youth soccer players on the island to come out and cheer on the Rainbow Wahine. All keiki in attendance will get free ice cream. AYSO youth players will have a chance to play a halftime mini soccer game. Fans are also encouraged to wear pink for Breast Cancer Awareness month. T-shirts will be tossed into the crowd every time UH scores a goal.
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HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 83-113-25, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 107-143-26 (16th year)

SERIES VS. UC RIVERSIDE
Overall: UH leads, 6-5-2
Last Meeting: Sept. 24, 2023 (UCR won, 1-0)
Streak: L1

ON THE PITCH  
DID YOU KNOW?
Two-time reigning Big West Defensive Player of the Week Kennedy Justin is the first UH goalkeeper ever to post five consecutive shutouts, and has kept opponents out of the net for 464 consecutive minutes.
 
ON A ROLL
Hawai'i heads into Sunday's match on a program-record eight-match unbeaten streak. The 'Bows have the ninth-longest active unbeaten streak in the country and have not lost since a Sept. 8 match at Eastern Washington. The Rainbow Wahine are also off to their best-ever start to conference play at 5-0-1, having won their first five Big West matches to become the first team in the league to start 5-0 since 2010. During the unbeaten streak, UH is out-scoring opponents 12-3.
 
Longest Active Unbeaten Streaks
Duke – 11
Notre Dame – 11
South Dakota State – 11
Western Carolina – 11
Mississippi State – 9
Montana – 9
Quinnipiac – 9
Western Michigan – 9
Hawai'i - 8
 
BIG START IN THE BIG WEST
At 5-0-1 in Big West play, Hawai'i is off to its best conference start in program history. The Rainbow Wahine became the first Big West team to win its first five conference games since 2010 (UC Irvine) and currently sit atop the standings with 16 points. UH is two points ahead of UC Santa Barbara and six points up on Cal State Bakersfield.
 
Notable Stats in Big West Play
Score – 6-1
Shots/Gm – 11.8
Shots Allowed/Gm – 10.2
SOG Allowed/Gm – 3.5
 
ON THE ATTACK
Hawai'i has done a good job of creating goal-scoring opportunities all season long. UH leads the Big West with an average of 15.1 shot attempts per match, and have fired off double-digit shots in 13 of the 16 matches this year. Hawai'i has out-shot its opponent in 11 of the 6 matches while three of the top nine players in the Big West in shots per match are Rainbow Wahine. Cate Sheahan is second in the conference with 2.56 per match while Brynn Mitchell is third firing off 2.44 per contest and Nalani Damacion is sixth, attempting 2.13 shots per game.
 
» UH's 34 shots in Sept. 22's win over HPU marked the most in a single-match since attempting a school-record 54 shots on Sept. 30, 2007 against the Sharks.
» Sheahan led the team with 11 shots against HPU - the most in a match by a Hawai'i player since Sept. 24, 2009 (Britta Bourne - 15).
» The Rainbow Wahine out-shot Portland State, 25-3, on Sept. 12 and have tallied 17 or more shots in four of the last six matches.
 
LOCK DOWN D
The Rainbow Wahine have been playing some lock down defense in recent matches. UH has tied a program record with five consecutive shutouts heading into Sunday's match, and have allowed no more than one goal in each of the last eight matches. Additionally, the 'Bows have held opponents to fewer than 10 shots in five of the last six matches.
 
» Kennedy Justin the first keeper in UH history to record five straight shutouts.
» UH leads the Big West in conference play in goals allowed per match at 0.17.
» The 'Bows have gone 464 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal coming into Sunday.
 
THIS FRESHMAN IS FOR REAL
True freshman Nalani Damacion has gotten her collegiate career off to an impactful start, earning BIg West Freshman of the Week honors three times so far this season, including back-to-back weeks on Sept. 16 and 23. Damacion has delivered five game-winning goals to lead all freshmen nationally while sitting in a tie for second overall. Damacion also leads the Big West in game-winning goals, with two of her go-ahead scores coming in the final 10 minutes of matches. On the year, the Rocklin, Calif. native has five goals and 31 shot attempts and has started 13 matches. She is already tied for fourth in UH single-season history with her five game-winners and joins only Natasha Kai (2002, 2003, 2004) and Tiana Fujimoto (2007) as Rainbow Wahine players with at least five game-winners in a season.
 
NOTHING GETS BY
After being thrown into the starting goalkeeper role in the second match of the season, redshirt freshman Kennedy Justin has put together one of the best seasons ever by a UH keeper. Justin comes into Sunday's match with a school record five consecutive shutouts having not allowed a goal in 453 consecutive minutes.  The Long Beach, Calif. is the two-time defending Big West Defensive Player of the Week and is already tied for fourth in school history with five solo shutouts.