The team knows its path for its inaugural season in the Mountain West as the conference released the 2026 league schedule May 20.

The Rainbow Wahine will open their first Mountain West campaign with a challenging two-game road trip in Colorado. UH Mānoa kicks off conference play on September 24, taking on Colorado College. The team will then travel to face Air Force on September 27, wrapping up the opening week of Mountain West action.

Following a bye during the second week of conference play, the Rainbow Wahine will treat fans to their first-ever Mountain West home matches in early October. The historic home opener is set for October 7 against Nevada. The inaugural homestand continues later that week as the Rainbow Wahine welcome UTEP to the islands on October 11.

Mid-October will see the team embark on another road trip, this time heading to California. UH Mānoa is scheduled to play at San José State on October 15, before visiting former Big West foe UC Davis on October 18. Returning home, the Rainbow Wahine will face off against Grand Canyon on October 24.

The regular season will conclude with a crucial stretch of matches, beginning with back-to-back home games. UH Mānoa will host UNLV on October 28, followed by its home finale against New Mexico on November 1. The Rainbow Wahine will travel for their final regular-season contest, taking on Wyoming on November 7.

The Mountain West Women’s Soccer Championship scheduled for the week of November 8. All of UH Mānoa’s women’s soccer conference matches will be available live on the new Mountain West subscription streaming platform.

UH Mānoa’s non-conference matchups will be released at a later date.

University of �鶹��ý at Hilo Athletics took second place in the Pacific West Conference 2025–26 Bob Hogue Commissioner’s Cup with 43.5 total points for a 10.88 average.

Fall sports finishes:

• Women’s Soccer (No. 2)
• Men’s Soccer (No. 3)
• Women’s Volleyball (No. T3)
• Women’s Cross Country (No. 7)

The PacWest Commissioner’s Cup honors the athletic program with the strongest overall performance each academic year. Points are awarded based on regular-season conference standings for baseball, basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball with championship results counting for cross country, golf and tennis.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo players earned several postseason awards after finishing with a 12–6–2 overall record, and a 7–2–1 conference record.

Vulcans senior Koki Hamada was named to both the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team and the D2 Conference Commissioners Association (CCA) All-West Region First Team.

Hamada was also named Pacific West Conference Defender of the Year, highlighting seven total All-PacWest Team selections that included PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year Iago Perez Ferreiro and PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year Jakob Santiago.

Vulcans men’s soccer postseason awardees

Koki Hamada

• United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team
• D2 CCA All-West Region First Team
• PacWest Conference Defender of the Year
• All-PacWest First Team

Iago Perez Ferreiro

• PacWest Conference Newcomer of the Year
• All-PacWest First Team

Jakob Santiago

• PacWest Conference Freshman of the Year
• All-PacWest Second Team

Mirai Sato

• All-PacWest Second Team

Gen Takahashi

• All-PacWest Third Team

Felix Drizinsky

• All-PacWest Third Team

Paul Waschkau

• All-PacWest Third Team

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo secured a spot in the NCAA postseason for the first time in program history. The Vulcans received the No. 9 seed in the NCAA Super 4 Region, and will take on No. 8 seed Western Oregon on November 21 at Stanislaus State’s Warrior Stadium. The winner will take on regional bracket host Stanislaus State on November 23.

The Vulcans qualified for the PacWest Championships postseason tournament for the second consecutive season under third-year head coach Diego Marroquin. After coming in second behind Point Loma, the Vulcans were one of five teams to land an at-large bid for the NCAA postseason.

UH Hilo earned seven All-PacWest Team spots with major awards going to Koki Hamada (Defender of the Year), Iago Perez Ferreiro (Newcomer of the Year) and Jakob Santiago (Freshman of the Year).

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo earned a postseason berth after defeating �鶹��ý Pacific University, 3–0, on November 8, at the Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

Entering the regular season finale, the Vulcans needed either a tie or a win in Pacific West Conference play to secure one of four spots in the conference tournament.

Scores by Annette Sotelo, Tatianna Chavez, and Elise Flores helped solidify the Vulcans’ victory. Lydia Keller recorded her eighth shutout of the season.

UH Hilo will join Azusa Pacific, Point Loma and Dominican in the PacWest Championships. The Vulcans take on Point Loma on November 13, and the winner will advance to the title match on November 15.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo senior Koki Hamada was named the Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week for October 13–19.

The Vulcans claimed two victories during the week, getting a 3-0 win over �鶹��ý Pacific University, followed by a 4-0 victory on Oʻahu at Chaminade.

The three-time All-PacWest Team selection has commanded the Vulcans defensive backline since starting the very first match of his collegiate career.

With the pair of wins, UH Hilo improved to 6-4-2 overall and 3-2-1 in the PacWest. The Vulcans return home for a pair of matches against the Point Loma Sea Lions (October 23) and Concordia Golden Eagles (October 25).

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo forward Delaney Barbee was named the Pacific West Conference Player of the Week for October 13–19.

Barbee netted both of UH Hilo’s goals in its lone match of the week for a 2-0 non-conference win over �鶹��ý Pacific University at home.

The sophomore is in her first season with the Vulcans after transferring from the University of Idaho.

UH Hilo improved to 6-2-4 overall and 4-1-1 in the PacWest. The Vulcans remain home for a pair of matches against the Point Loma Sea Lions (October 23) and Concordia Golden Eagles (October 25).

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo goalkeeper Lydia Keller was named the Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week for September 8–14.

The redshirt-sophomore recorded 16 saves through three games this past week, going 0-1-2 with two shutouts on the road.

Keller is in her first season with the Vulcans after previously spending two seasons at Idaho State.

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University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa goalkeeper Kennedy Justin earned a spot on the Hermann Trophy Preseason Watch List, awarded annually to the top collegiate women’s soccer players in the country by the United Soccer Coaches.

The player is one of just three goalkeepers to be named to the watch list and the only player overall from the Big West. Earlier in the preseason, she was named one of 13 goalkeepers to watch nationally.

Justin, the 2024 Big West Goalkeeper of the Year, was the first ever freshman to earn this award in its 22-year history and just the second UH Mānoa player to take home the honor. She is coming off of a redshirt freshman season in which she was named first-team All-West Region by the United Soccer Coaches while earning first-team All-Big West and All-Freshman honors.

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University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa midfielder Nalani Damacion was named to the United Soccer Coaches National Midfielders to Watch list after a record-setting freshman season in 2024.

Damacion, the 2024 Big West Midfielder of the Year, led the Rainbow Wahine with seven game-winning goals last season, the most by any NCAA freshman since 2015. Damacion tied for third nationally and first among freshmen in game-winning goals.

Her seven game-winners also matched the UH single-season record, tying Natasha Kai (2004) and Tiana Fujimoto (2013).

Damacion became the first player in conference history to earn Big West Freshman of the Week honors five times in one season, and also earned first-team All-Big West, Big West All-Freshman and United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors.

The Rainbow Wahine will start the season on August 14 at Long Beach State. The home opener at Waipiʻo Peninsula Soccer Stadium is set for August 21 against Central Arkansas.

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Coming off its first Big West regular season title, the University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa team was picked first in the 2025 Big West Preseason Coaches Poll. It marks the program’s first preseason No. 1 ranking since 2008.

The Rainbow Wahine also landed two players on the preseason all-conference team: midfielder Nalani Damacion and forward Amber Gilbert.

The team went 8-1-1 in Big West play, setting a school record for conference wins and posting the Big West’s best point total since 2016. The team also set program marks with a nine-match unbeaten streak and seven-match win streak.

Damacion, the 2024 Big West Midfielder of the Year, led all NCAA freshmen with seven game-winning goals. Goalkeeper Kennedy Justin earned Big West Goalkeeper of the Year honors and set a school record with 11 wins.

Head coach Michele Nagamine enters her 14th season after being named Big West Coach of the Year for the second time.

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The University of �鶹��ý at Hilo received a College Team Academic Award from United Soccer Coaches for their exemplary performance in the classroom with a grade point average (GPA) above 3.00 during the 2024–25 academic year.

The Vulcans combined to finish with a 3.54 team GPA and were just one of two teams listed from the Pacific West Conference.

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University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa goalkeeper Kennedy Justin was named one of just 13 players nationwide to the United Soccer Coaches Goalkeepers to Watch list. She is the only Big West Conference player to make the list.

Justin, the 2024 Big West Goalkeeper of the Year, had a historic freshman season, becoming the first freshman and second Rainbow Wahine to claim the conference’s top goalkeeping honor.

In her first season, Justin earned numerous awards, including first-team All-Big West, All-Freshman Team and first-team All-West Region honors from the United Soccer Coaches.

In Big West play, she allowed just one goal in 10 matches, posting a 0.62 goals-against average. She finished the season with 70 saves and earned Big West Defensive Player of the Week honors in back-to-back weeks.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo standout Teani Arakawa has been selected for the 2025–26 NCAA Division II Degree Completion Award, which supports student-athletes who have exhausted their eligibility but need additional aid to finish their undergraduate degrees.

Arakawa finished her career with the Vulcans after transferring from South Dakota State University. She leaves UH Hilo as the all-time leader in points (81), goals (30), and assists (21), and is a two-time All-American, Academic All-American, and two-time PacWest Player of the Year.

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Former University of �鶹��ý at Hilo head coach Garrett Estrin, 48, died on April 17, in California after a two-year battle with esophageal cancer.

Estrin was named the program’s eighth head coach in May 2022 and helped the Vulcans soccer programs begin a new era by leading the men’s team to a season-opening 2-1 victory over Cal Poly Humboldt on the brand-new turf Vulcan Soccer Field.

Estrin coached soccer at various levels for nearly 20 years. He spent his collegiate playing days at Cal State Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) where he was a three-time team captain as goalkeeper, helping the Toros claim the 2000 NCAA Division II National Championship with five saves in a four-overtime victory. He received the 2000–01 Dr. Richard Butwell Senior Award, given in recognition for dedication to CSUDH, community service and academic commitment.

“I am deeply saddened by the passing of Garrett, who I have known for more than 25 years,” said UH Hilo Director of Athletics Patrick Guillen, who served as CSUDH director of sports information during the Toros’ national championship run. “My heart goes out to his beautiful wife Helen and his two children. G was truly an amazing person, first and foremost, a great husband and a wonderful father. He lived and loved life and was admired by all those who came in contact with him. While only here at �鶹��ý Hilo for one year, he made a tremendous impact on the lives of his players and is greatly missed. May he rest in love and aloha.”

Funeral services are scheduled for April 17, at the Forest Lawn Memorial in Glendale, California.

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Twenty-five University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa student-athletes from women’s , and have earned Academic All-Big West honors for their performance during the 2024 fall sports season.

The soccer team led the way with 13 honorees, followed by volleyball with seven and cross country with five.

To be eligible for the All-Academic team, student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average, have completed one full year at the member institution prior to the season for which the award is being received (at least a sophomore academically) and competed in at least 50%of their team’s contests.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo senior Teani Arakawa collected four All-America honors as voted and selected by members of the United Soccer Coaches, D2 Conference Commissioners Association (CCA) and College Sports Communicators programs.

Arakawa was selected to:

• United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team
• United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team
• CSC Academic All-America Second Team
• D2 CCA All-America Third Team

(Repeat awards in bold)

Arakawa led the Vulcans to their first NCAA West Regional First Round win, finishing the season ranked No. 24 nationally with a 14-3-3 record. She ranked first in Division II for shot accuracy at 78.6 percent and set program records with 81 career points, 30 career goals, 21 career assists, and 34 single-season points.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo players Alyssa Padron and Teani Arakawa earned spots on the United Soccer Coaches Division II All-West Region First Team and the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team.

Of the Vulcans’ eight All-PacWest Team selections, Arakawa and Padron were the only two named to the First Team. Padron finished No. 11 in the West Region with 21 points, while Arakawa finished as the region’s leader.

Arakawa achieved her third career selection to the All-West Region Team, and her second consecutive year being named to the First Team. Arakawa was also previously selected as both back-to-back D2 Conference Commissioners Association All-West Region Player of the Year and Pacific West Conference Player of the Year.

Both athletes demonstrated excellence in the classroom and on the field, exceeding the minimum 3.40 GPA requirement for the Scholar All-Region Teams.

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University of �鶹��ý at Hilo senior forward Teani Arakawa has been named the 2024 Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association Women’s Soccer West Region Player of the Year for the second season in a row.

Arakawa was also voted to the D2 CCA All-West Region First Team as a forward and was earlier selected as back-to-back Pacific West Conference Player of the Year.

The 13 members of the All-West Region First Team will now be placed on the national ballot for All-America consideration, which will be announced on December 10.

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A record five members of the Big West regular season champion University of �鶹��ý at Mānoa earned United Soccer Coaches All-West Region honors, including three first-team honorees.

Nalani Damacion, Jacey Jicha and Kennedy Justin each earned first-team recognition, while Alice Davidson and Brynn Mitchell claimed second-team honors.

It’s the first time that at least five Rainbow Wahine have earned all-region honors, with the previous high being three (2019). UH has had just five players previously earn first-team all-region honors while the five honorees this year gives the ‘Bows 25 all-time all-region selections.