HONOLULU – The Hawai'i soccer team returns home looking to extend its five-match winning streak when it hosts Grand Canyon on Saturday at 3 p.m. on the UH Lower Campus Field.
The Rainbow Wahine are currently second in the Mountain West standings with 15 points, one behind conference-leader Colorado College with four matches to play. The top four teams in the league standings at the end of the regular season qualify for the Mountain West postseason tournament. UH has won two of the three all-time meetings against the Lopes, but dropped the last matchup vs. GCU, 3-1, in 2022.
| HAWAI'I (8-4-1, 5-1-0 MW) vs. GRAND CANYON (7-4-4, 3-2-1 MW) |
| Dates / Times |
Sat., Oct. 24
vs. Grand Canyon -- 3:00 p.m. |
| Location |
UH Lower Campus Field |
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HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE
At Hawai'i: 98-127-34 (15th season)
Collegiate Record: 122-157-35 (18th year)
SERIES VS. GRAND CANYON
UH leads, 2-1
Last Meeting: Aug. 18, 2022 in Phoenix (GCU won, 3-1)
ON THE PITCH
DID YOU KNOW?
Ten of
Nalani Damacion's 13 career goals have been game-winners. Damacion is currently second in UH history in career game-winners, trailing only Natasha Kai's astounding program record of 23.
ON A ROLL
The Rainbow Wahine head into Saturday's match on a five-match winning streak. Hawai'i owns the seventh-longest active winning streak in the nation and the longest in the Mountain West. UH has out-scored its opponents, 10-1, during the streak, scoring multiple goals in four of the five matches. The 'Bows began the streak by winning 2-0 at preseason conference favorite Air Force on Sept. 27 before returning home and knocking off Nevada, 3-0, and UTEP, 2-1. UH then swept its Northern California road trip by shutting out both San Jose State (2-0) and UC Davis (1-0). The winning streak is the second-longest overall under head coach
Michele Nagamine and tied for the longest conference winning streak under Nagamine.
Longest Active DI Winning Streaks
1. Southern Illinois – 11
2. Liberty – 10
3. Milwaukee – 8
4. Vanderbilt – 7
T5. Ohio State – 6
T5. Jackson State – 6
7. Hawai'i – 5
NO GOAL PATROL
The Hawai'i defense has been the catalyst for the team's recent success, allowing just three goals in the last 10 matches. The Rainbow Wahine have shut out eight of their last 10 opponents, limiting teams to just 9.0 shots per match. UH leads the Mountain West with a goals against average of .769 while the team's .615 shutout percentage leads the conference and ranks 13th nationally. The defensive success has been led by goalkeeper KENNEDY JUSTIN, who ranks 20th in the nation and second in the Mountain West with seven shutouts. The team's eight shutouts are also the most by a UH team since 2013.
PROTECTOR OF THE NET
The Rainbow Wahine have the luxury of leaning on a veteran presence in the net in junior keeper
Kennedy Justin. She heads into Saturday's match as the reigning Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after posting back-to-back clean sheets at San Jose State and at UC Davis. Justin also continues to climb the UH career goalkeeping charts, ranking second in goalkeeper shutouts (14), third in wins (22), fifth in matches started in goal (46) and eighth in saves (155).
ON THE ATTACK
UH has put on display one of the program's more potent offensive attacks in recent years. The team's 24 goals scored already surpasses last year's season total, and is just two shy of the 2024 Big West title winning team's total of 26 scores on the season. Six of the Rainbow Wahine's eight wins have come by multiple goals, more than the previous two seasons combined in which UH won just three matches by more than one goal. Additionally, Hawai'i is averaging 1.85 goals per match, on pace for the team's highest total since 2008 (1.89).
» Won 7-0 vs. HPU on Aug. 29, scoring the third-most goals in a match in school history.
» Scored multiple goals in four straight matches from Sept. 27-Oct. 15 - longest streak by a UH team since 2018.
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