The University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Hilo earned a 2021–22 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. The Vulcans posted a 3.40 team GPA to rank 373 of the 502 women¡¯s teams awarded.
Eight hundred and one soccer teams (299 men¡¯s, 502 women¡¯s) earned the award for the 2021–22 academic year by achieving a team GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The Vulcans last won the award for the 2018–19 academic year when they racked up a 3.37 team GPA.
In December 2021, Vulcan forward Daelenn Tokunaga, with a 3.75 GPA, was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Women¡¯s Scholar All-America First Team. The 2021 PacWest Conference Player of the Year was also later named PacWest Conference Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and PacWest Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Twenty Vulcans were also named to the 2021–22 PacWest All-Academic Team in June for reaching a minimum 3.0 cumulative team GPA with at least two semesters at UH Hilo and having played in at least one game.
The Vulcans will begin their season on September 1 as they look to defend their PacWest Conference Championship with home matches taking place on their new on-campus field.
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