HONOLULU – The current Big West leaders and one of the hottest teams in the country, Hawai'i heads into a crucial road trip to Central California when it takes on Cal Poly on Thursday and UC Santa Barbara Sunday.
 
The Rainbow Wahine lead the second-place Gauchos by three points and have already clinched a top-four seed in the Big West postseason with their 19 points. UH is 1-11-3 all-time against the Mustangs and 6-8-2 in the series against the Gauchos.
 

HAWAI'I (10-6-1, 6-0-1 Big West) at Cal Poly (4-9-3, 2-4-1 Big West) // UC Santa Barbara (6-3-8, 4-0-4 Big West)
Date / Time				Thursday, Oct. 24 Hawai'i at Cal Poly -- 4:00 p.m. HT Sunday, Oct. 27 Hawai'i at UC Santa Barbara -- 2:00 p.m. HT
Location				San Luis Obispo, Calif. | Santa Barbara, Calif.
Live Stream				Thursday | Sunday
Live Stats				Thursday | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | Cal Poly | UC Santa Barbara
Social Media				@HawaiiWSoccer  | #HawaiiWSoccer | @HawaiiWSoccer

 
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 84-113-25, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 108-143-26 (16th year)

SERIES VS. CAL POLY
Overall: Cal Poly leads, 11-1-3
Last Meeting: Oct. 29, 2023 (CP won, 2-1)
Streak: L2

SERIES VS. UC SANTA BARBARA
Overall: UCSB leads, 7-6-2
Last meeting: Oct. 19, 2023 (UH won, 1-0)
Streak: W1
 
ON THE PITCH  
DID YOU KNOW?
Four-time Big West Freshman of the Week Nalani Damacion leads all freshmen nationally and is tied for second overall with six game-winning goals. No other freshman in the country has more than four.
 
MAKING HISTORY
The first-place Rainbow Wahine have already made history over the first 17 matches. Currently on a program-record nine-match unbeaten streak that dates back to Sept. 12, UH has accomplished a number of feats not seen by the program in over a decade.
 
» First 10-win season since 2007.
» Most conference wins since 2007.
» Matched a program record with five straight shutouts, tying streaks from 2004 and 2007.
» Seven-match win streak was the longest in a single-season in school history.
» First Big West team to start 5-0 since 2010.
 
POSTSEASON PUSH
With a Big West postseason spot in hand following Sunday's win over UC Riverside, Hawai'i has a chance to better its postseason positioning this week.
 
» Clinch the 1-seed with a win Thursday at Cal Poly and UCSB tie or loss.
» Clinch a top-two seed with a tie.
 
ON A ROLL
The Rainbow Wahine enter Thursday's match at Cal Poly on a program-record nine-match unbeaten streak. UH is out-scoring its opponents 14-4 and are 8-0-1 over that span. The streak is the 12th-longest active unbeaten streak nationally, as the 'Bows have not dropped a match since Sept. 8. During the unbeaten streak, UH has dominated in a number of statistical categories.
 
Win Streak Stats
Score – 14-4
Shot Comparison – 150-80
Shots on Goal Comparison – 61-33
Corner Kicks – 39-25
 
AT THE TOP OF THE TABLE
At 6-0-1 in Big West play, Hawai'i sits in the driver's seat in the conference with three matches to play. The Rainbow Wahine became the first Big West team to win its first five conference games since 2010 (UC Irvine) and now hold a three-point lead over UC Santa Barbara with 19 points. UH can clinch the No. 1 seed in the Big West postseason with a win Thursday at Cal Poly coupled with a UCSB loss or tie.
 
Notable Stats in Big West Play
Score – 8-2
Shots/Gm – 13.0
Shots Allowed/Gm – 10.0
SOG Allowed/Gm – 3.71
 
LOCK DOWN D
The Rainbow Wahine have been playing some lock down defense since the start of conference play. UH went on a program-record five-match shutout streak from Sept. 26-Oct. 13 and have given up just four goals during the current nine-match unbeaten streak. Additionally, the 'Bows have held opponents to fewer than 10 shots in six of the last seven matches.
 
» Kennedy Justin became 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 0.29.
» The 'Bows have allowed just 8.9 shots per match over the last nine matches.