LAS VEGAS – Hawai'i freshman forward Olivia Dianda has been named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Dianda's first career weekly honor comes after a sensational weekend in which she scored her first two collegiate goals to spark the Rainbow Wahine offense during the OUTRIGGER Invitational.
 
The true freshman made an immediate impact during the tournament's opening match on Thursday against Western Michigan. Dianda broke through in the second half of the match to score her first collegiate goal, tracking down a pass and clinically finding the bottom-left corner. In that contest, she earned the start on the front line and logged 48 minutes on the pitch, scoring on one of her three shot attempts.
 
Dianda followed up that performance with another clutch display on Saturday afternoon, helping seal Hawai'i's first victory of the 2026 season—a 2-0 shutout over Idaho. With the Bows clinging to a narrow 1-0 lead late in the second half, Dianda found space in the 79th minute and unleashed an unassisted strike to double the UH advantage. Starting her second straight match, she played 62 minutes and was perfectly clinical, scoring on her lone shot attempt of the afternoon to put the game out of reach.
 
Across the team's first four matches, Dianda has scored her two goals on just five total shot attempts, with both of her shots on goal finding the back of the net. The true freshman has started on the front line in three of UH's first four contests and compiled 110 total minutes of playing time over the weekend's two games.
 
The weekly accolade marks a historic milestone as Dianda becomes the first Rainbow Wahine player to earn a Mountain West weekly award since the program officially joined the conference.
 
The Rainbow Wahine return to action at the UH Lower Campus Field on Saturday, hosting local rival Hawai'i Pacific at 4:00 p.m.