University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics
Next Game: at UC Irvine 10/27/2022 | 4:00 P.M. HT ESPN + Next Game Full Schedule Oct. 27 (Thu) / 4:00 P.M. HT at UC Irvine HistoryThe Hawai'i women's soccer team dropped its regular-season home finale Sunday to Cal State Fullerton, 2-0, as the Titans scored a goal in each half while UH couldn't find the back of the net despite attempting 19 shots.The loss puts the Rainbow Wahine in sixth place alone with 12 points in The Big West standings heading into the final match of the regular season. The top six teams qualify for the conference tournament, and UH takes on UC Irvine, which sits in a tie for seventh place, on Thursday with a postseason spot up for grabs.Following the match, Hawai'i honored its nine seniors,andCal State Fullerton struck first, scoring a goal on a corner kick in the 25th minute, as Kaylin Raibon found the back of the net off of a kick from Graci Raymond.The Rainbow Wahine had a number of chances to pull even in the first half, but couldn't cash in. UH out-shot the Titans 10-4 in the opening 45 minutes, with Sumida leading the way with five attempts, including two on goal. Sumida and Ammendolia each also had shots go off of the frame of the goal.The Titans added to their lead in the second half, as Kaytlin Brinkman scored unassisted in the 74th minute, making it 2-0.Hawai'i again had its chances to break through after halftime, attempting nine shots, including a flurry of five shots over the final eight minutes.Sumida fired off a career-high six shots, three of which were on goal, in what could potentially have been her final career match at Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium. Fellow senioradded four shots whilealso attempted four shots andfinished with three.The Rainbow Wahine have turned up the pressure on the offensive end over the last three matches, attempting 60 shots over that span after recording 21 against CSU Bakersfield and 20 vs. UC Riverside.Hawai'i will wrap up the regular season on Thursday at UC Irvine at 4 p.m. HT.
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