HONOLULU – Winners of four straight, the Hawai'i soccer team will look to continue its winning ways when it travels to play at CSUN Thursday before returning home to host Cal State Fullerton Sunday. The Rainbow Wahine will also look to get off to just their second 3-0 start to conference play since joining the Big West and remain among the conference leaders.
 
UH trails the all-time series against both schools, with CSUN holding a 12-6 advantage and Fullerton leading the series, 14-2-2.
 

HAWAI'I (6-6, 2-0 Big West) at CSUN (3-8-1, 1-1-1 Big West) // vs. Cal State Fullerton (3-7-2, 1-1-1 Big West)
Date / Time				Thursday, Oct. 3 Hawai'i at CSUN -- 4:00 p.m. HT Sunday, Oct. 6 Hawai'i vs. Cal State Fullerton -- 4:00 p.m. HT
Location				Northridge, Calif. | Waipahu, O'ahu — Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium
TV				None
Live Stream				ESPN+ (Thursday only)
Live Stats				Here
PDF Notes				Hawai'i | CSUN | Cal State Fullerton
Social Media				@HawaiiWSoccer  | #HawaiiWSoccer | @HawaiiWSoccer
Gameday Promotions				(Pink Night/Leahi Night): The Leahi youth team will have a chance to play a halftime mini soccer game. 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: 80-113-24, 13th season
Collegiate Record: 104-143-25 (16th year)

SERIES VS. CSUN
Overall: CSUN leads, 12-6
Last Meeting: Sept. 14, 2023 (UH won, 2-1)
Streak: W2

SERIES VS. CAL STATE FULLERTON
Overall: CSF leads, 14-2-2
Last meeting: Sept. 21, 2023 (Tied, 1-1)
Streak: T1
 
ON THE PITCH  
DID YOU KNOW?
Three-time Big West Freshman of the Week Nalani Damacion is tied for the lead among freshmen nationally and first in the Big West with four game-winning goals.
 
TURNING UP THE PRESSURE
The Rainbow Wahine have turned up the offensive pressure all season long, and currently lead the Big West averaging 16.3 shots per game. UH has fired off double-digit shots in each of the last eight matches, averaging 18.9 attempts per contest over that stretch. UH has attempted double-digit shots in 10 of its 12 matches this year and has out-shot their opponent eight times. Cate Sheahan leads the Big West averaging 2.83 per match while Brynn Mitchell is fourth at 25855 shots per contest and Nalani Damacion is sixth, attempting 2.36 shots per match.
 
ON A ROLL
Hawai'i heads into Thursday's match at CSUN on a four-match winning streak - its longest since 2016. The Rainbow Wahine have outscored their opponents 9-3 during that stretch and have not allowed multiple goals in all four of those matches. UH is out-shooting teams 83-34 during the winning streak while Cate Sheahan, Nalani Damacion and Fabiola Zamora have all scored two goals each during the streak.
 
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 the game-winning goal in four of UH's six victories and is tied for the lead among 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 four goals and 26 shot attempts and has started 10 matches. 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.
 
TALE OF TWO HALVES
It's been a tale of two halves for the Rainbow Wahine so far in 2024, as UH has been outscored 14-5 in the first half of matches while outscoring teams, 12-5, in the second half. Hawai'i has trailed at the half in seven of the 12 matches this year and has led at the half only once. On the other hand, the Rainbow Wahine have held opponents scoreless after halftime in seven of the 12 matches and have not allowed multiple goals in the second half all season. UH has come back to win three matches in which it has trailed at any point and have scored multiple second-half goals in four out of the six wins.