For the second consecutive week and third time this season, University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa midfielder Nalani Damacion has earned Big West Freshman of the Week honors on September 23.
Damacion scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over UC Davis in the Big West opener on September 19, converting a penalty kick in the 51st minute to put UH in front.
The midfielder leads all freshmen nationally with four game-winning goals on the season, delivering the go-ahead score in four of UH‘s five wins. Damacion also leads the Big West and is tied for fourth nationally in game-winners, with three of her four game-winning scores coming in the second half.
Damacion is the first Big West player since 2021 to earn freshman of the week honors three times in a season and the first UH player ever to take home the award in back-to-back weeks.
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