Soccer Opens Dwelling Schedule with OUTRIGGER Soccer Kickoff

HONOLULU – After kicking off the 2025 season on the highway, Hawai’i opens its house slate with the OUTRIGGER Soccer Kickoff Thursday and Sunday at Waipi’o Soccer Stadium.
 
The Rainbow Wahine host Central Arkansas on Thursday at 7 p.m. earlier than closing out the weekend with a matchup towards Oregon on Sunday at 4 p.m. UH and Central Arkansas shall be assembly for the primary time ever whereas the ‘Bows lead the all-time collection with the Ducks, 2-0-1.
 

 
HEAD COACH MICHELE NAGAMINE

At Hawai’i: 86-116-26 (14th season)

Collegiate Record: 110-146-27 (seventeenth yr)

SERIES VS. CENTRAL ARKANSAS

First Meeting

SERIES VS. OREGON

Overall: UH leads, 2-0-1

Last assembly: Aug. 19, 2016 (Tied, 1-1)

Streak: T1

 

ON THE PITCH  

DID YOU KNOW?

Goalkeeper Kennedy Justin was named to the Hermann Trophy preseason watch record, which honors the collegiate soccer participant of the yr. Justin is considered one of solely three keepers on the record and was additionally named a goalkeeper to observe by the United Soccer Coaches.

 

KICKING OFF 2025

The Rainbow Wahine started the 2025 season on the highway, dropping Thursday’s opener at Long Beach State earlier than battling again for a 2-2 draw at Pepperdine on Sunday. UH fell into an early 2-0 gap towards the Waves however battled again with a pair of targets within the closing 20 minutes. Cate Sheahan and Amber Gilbert every cashed in off of nook kicks, with Sheahan changing within the 71st minute and Gilbert coming by means of on the 77:41 mark. Leila Kahoano led the way in which offensively for the Rainbow Wahine by means of the primary two matches, scoring a objective in Thursday’s match at The Beach and offering the help on the primary objective of Sunday’s draw at Pepperdine.

 

BATTLED BACK IN MALIBU

Hawai’i closed out its season opening highway journey by preventing again to earn a 2-2 draw at Pepperdine on Sunday. The ‘Bows fell behind 2-0 within the first 20 minutes of the match however got here roaring again late, scoring a pair of targets within the closing 20 minutes to safe the tie. Cate Sheahan offered the primary rating, heading in a Leila Kahoano nook kick within the 71st minute to make it 2-1. Seven minutes later Amber Gilbert equalized, cashing in on one other nook kick putting on an Alice Davidson cross on the high of the field to make it 2-2 on the 77:41 mark. Kennedy Justin entered at goalkeeper to begin the second half and recorded 4 saves, together with a leaping cease within the closing minute to protect the draw.

 

» The Rainbow Wahine earned the outcome towards the defending West Coast Conference champions.

» Marked the primary time since Aug. 31, 2012 that UH erased a multi-goal deficit to tie or win a match.

 

INSTANT IMPACT

In her first weekend in a Rainbow Wahine uniform, midfielder Leila Kahoano made a right away impression scoring a objective whereas meting out an help for a team-leading three factors. After becoming a member of the UH program and sitting out your entire 2024 season, Kahoano did not waste any time making her presence identified scoring a game-tying objective within the twenty first minute of Thursday’s season opener at Long Beach State. In Sunday’s 2-2 tie at Pepperdine Kahoano assisted on UH’s first objective of the match, delivering an ideal in-swinging nook kick within the 71st minute to chop the deficit in half.

 

» Started each matches at midfielder and totaled 77 minutes over the primary two matches.

» One of 5 Big West gamers with each a objective and an help on opening weekend.

» Began collegiate profession at San Diego, taking part in one season for the Toreros in 2022.

 

NOT PAU YET…

Hawai’i has the posh of leaning on quite a lot of returnees from its 2024 Big West common season title profitable workforce. The Rainbow Wahine will welcome again 20 gamers from final yr’s squad, together with eight who began 15 or extra matches. Additionally, 12 of these gamers performed 500 or extra minutes whereas 11 registered some extent. UH additionally brings again over 60 % of its manufacturing in many of the main statistical classes.