HONOLULU – Riding the program's longest winning streak in five years, Hawai'i will look to continue its winning ways when it hosts Cal State Bakersfield Thursday at 7 p.m. at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
 
The Rainbow Wahine have won three straight matches, good for the longest winning streak since 2019, and will look to go 2-0 to start conference play for only the second time since joining the Big West. UH leads the all-time series against the Roadrunners, 3-2-1, winning last year's matchup 2-0 in Bakersfield.
 

HAWAI'I (5-6, 1-0 Big West) vs. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD (2-7-1, 0-0 Big West)
Date / Time				Thursday, Sept. 26 Hawai'i vs. Cal State Bakersfield -- 7:00 p.m.
Location				Waipahu, O'ahu — Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium
TV				Spectrum Sports
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Thursday only, blacked out in Hawai'i)
Live Stats				Here
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | Cal State Bakersfield
Social Media				@HawaiiWSoccer  | #HawaiiWSoccer | @HawaiiWSoccer
Gameday Promotions				Fans are encouraged to wear dark apparel and cheer for your Rainbow Wahine soccer team!  The winner of the halftime promotional contest will receive an UH Prize pack. Fans can download a game day roster by scanning a QR Code. T-shirts will be tossed into the crowd every time UH scores a goal.
Admission				FREE
Gameday Rosters				Gameday Rosters

 
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 79-113-24, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 103-143-25 (16th year)

SERIES VS. CAL STATE BAKERSFIELD
Overall: UH leads, 3-2-1
Last Meeting: Oct, 5, 2023 (UH won, 2-0)
Streak: W1
 
ON THE PITCH  
DID YOU KNOW?
Three-time Big West Freshman of the Week Nalani Damacion leads all freshmen nationally and is first in the Big West with four game-winning goals. She has delivered the game-winner in four of UH's five wins.
 
TURNING UP THE PRESSURE
The Rainbow Wahine have turned up the offensive pressure all season long, and currently lead the Big West averaging 16.5 shots per game. UH has fired off double-digit shots in each of the last seven matches, averaging 19.7 attempts per contest over that stretch. UH has attempted double-digit shots in nine of its 11 matches this year and has out-shot their opponent seven times. Cate Sheahan leads the Big West averaging 3.09 per match while Brynn Mitchell is fourth at 2.55 shots per contest and Nalani Damacion is tied for sixth, attempting 2.30 shots per match.
 
» UH's 34 shots in Sunday'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 five matches.
 
ON A ROLL
The Rainbow Wahine enter Thursday's match against Cal State Bakersfield on a three-match winning streak, their longest since Oct. 3-18, 2019. UH is out-scoring its opponents 8-3 over that span and has scored multiple goals in three straight matches since that same span in 2019. Hawai'i began its winning streak with a 2-1 comeback victory at Portland State, scoring a pair of late goals to win a match that it dominated in the shot count, out-shooting the Vikings 25-3. The 'Bows then returned home and opened Big West play with a key 2-1 win over UC Davis, again erasing an early deficit to secure three big points in the conference standings. The Rainbow Wahine then knocked off Hawai'i Pacific on Sunday, 4-1, to win their third straight. During the three-match winning streak, UH has dominated in a number of statistical categories.
 
Win Streak Stats
Score – 8-3
Shot Comparison – 70-26
Shots on Goal Comparison – 35-15
Corner Kicks – 12-5
 
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 each of the last two weeks. Damacion has delivered the game-winning goal in four of UH's five victories and leads all freshmen nationally with her four game-winners. 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 a pair of goals and 10 shot attempts and has started each of the last five matches while seeing action in all six. She is the first Big West player since 2021 to earn freshman of the week three times and the first Rainbow Wahine player since 2017 to win a conference weekly award back-to-back weeks.