HONOLULU – One of the hottest teams in the country as winners of six straight, Hawai'i heads back on the road to for matches at UC San Diego and UC Irvine.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will look to remain firmly in the Big West title race when it takes on Tritons Thursday at 4 p.m. HT and the Anteaters on Sunday at 3 p.m. HT. UH trails the all-time series against both teams, with UCSD leading 3-1 and UCI leading the series with UH, 11-2-1.
 

HAWAI'I (8-6, 4-0 Big West) at UC San Diego (2-10-2, 0-4-1 Big West) // UC Irvine (4-5-3, 2-1-1 Big West)
Date / Time				Thursday, Oct. 10 Hawai'i at UC San Diego -- 4:00 p.m. HT Sunday, Oct. 13 Hawai'i at UC Irvine -- 3:00 p.m. HT
Location				La Jolla, Calif. | Irvine, Calif.
Live Stream				Thursday | Sunday
Live Stats				Thursday | Sunday
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | UC San Diego | UC Irvine
Social Media				@HawaiiWSoccer  | #HawaiiWSoccer | @HawaiiWSoccer

 
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 82-113-24, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 106-143-25 (16th year)

SERIES VS. UC SAN DIEGO
Overall: UCSD leads, 3-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 28, 2023 (UH won, 4-2)
Streak: W1

SERIES VS. UC IRVINE
Overall: UCI leads, 11-2-1
Last meeting: Oct. 1, 2023 (UCI won, 1-0)
Streak: L3
 
ON THE PITCH  
DID YOU KNOW?
Reigning Big West Defensive Player of the Week Kennedy Justin is the first UH goalkeeper to post three consecutive shutouts since 2019 (Alexis Mata). She has faced just 25 shots over that span.
 
ON A ROLL
Hawai'i heads into Thursday's match on a program record-tying six-match winning streak. The 'Bows have the fifth-longest active win streak nationally and are one of 10 teams that have an active streak of six or more matches. The Rainbow Wahine are on the longest win streak of the Michele Nagamine era and the longest since the 2003 season. During the winning streak, UH is out-scoring opponents 11-3 and have not allowed more than one goal in any of the six matches.
 
Longest Active Win Streaks
1. Duke – 9
2. Canisius – 8
T3. Mississippi State – 7
T3. Quinnipiac – 7
T5. Hawai'I – 6
T5. North Carolina – 6
T5. 4 others tied – 6
 
BIG START IN THE BIG WEST
At 4-0 in Big West play, Hawai'i is off to its best conference start in program history. The Rainbow Wahine are the first Big West team to win its first four conference games since 2016 (Cal State Fullerton) and currently sit in second place in the standings with 12 points. UH trails only UC Santa Barbara, which has 13 points and has played one more match than UH, sitting a 4-0-1 in league play.
 
Notable Stats in Big West Play
Score – 5-1
Shots/Gm – 13.0
Shots Allowed/Gm – 10.3
SOG Allowed/Gm – 2.2
 
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 15.9 shot attempts per match, and have fired off double-digit shots in 12 of the 14 matches this year. The Rainbow Wahine have fired off double-digit shot attempts in each of the last 10 matches, averaging 17.9 shots per game over that stretch. Hawai'i has out-shot its opponent in 10 of the 14 matches while three of the top six players in the Big West in shots per match are Rainbow Wahine. Cate Sheahan is second in the conference with 2.71 per match while Brynn Mitchell is third firing off 2.57 per contest and Nalani Damacion is sixth, attempting 2.31 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 recorded three consecutive shutouts for the first time since 2019 and has not given up more than one goal in a match in any of the last six games. Additionally, the 'Bows have held opponents to fewer than 10 shots in each of the last four matches, giving up just seven shots on goal during that span.
 
» Kennedy Justin is the first UH keeper to record three straight shutouts since 2019 (Alexis Mata).
» UH leads the Big West in conference play in goals allowed per match at 0.25.
» The 'Bows have gone 284 consecutive mintues without allowing a goal coming into Thursday.