HILO, Hawaii-- The women's soccer team continues to receive awards for their epic season. Daelenn Tokunaga, Viviana Poli, Jodi Lillie, and Filippa Graneld will all add D2CCA All-West Region selections to their profiles.

All four were key pieces in a season of historic milestones. They were the first UH Hilo squad to become champions (co-champions) of the PacWest Conference and the first group to advance into regionals. Their team ended the year with a 12-3 record, going 9-1 in conference. They went into postseason on a nine-game winning streak where they ended up losing to Sonoma State in the first round. 

Daelenn Tokunaga - First Team D2CCA All-West Region
Tokunaga was selected as a forward for First Team D2CCA All-West Region. The University of Hawai'i transfer led the PacWest in goals and scoring, totaling 13 goals and four assists (30 points). She also led the NCAA West Region in goals scored and goals scored per match (0.92). Her 13 goals were just one more score than Seattle Pacific's Makena Rietz and Western Washington's Jenna Kilman tallied (12), but her goals per match are significantly higher than both. The Waipahu native (Pearl City HS) and University of Hawai`i transfer had seven game-winning goals in 2021, and more than half of her shots on goal (21) landed in the net. Tokunaga was also the PacWest Player of the Year, securing her spot as a First Team All-Conference member.

Viviana Poli - Second Team D2CCA All-West Region
Poli, a transfer from Biola, was the last stop for that Vulcan wall of a defense. She had 42 saves on the season and has a 0.53 Goals Against Average heading into the NCAA playoffs. Her save percentage of .857 was first in the conference and the Covina, Calif. (South Hills HS) native's GAA lists second in the PacWest. She is the first-ever Vulcan to be named the PacWest Goalkeeper of the Year. 

Jodi Lillie - Second Team D2CCA All-West Region
Lillie was selected as a defender for Second Team D2CCA All-West Region. She recently received Second Team All-PacWest honors for her solid performances throughout the 2021 season. The Junior defender was a First Team All-PacWest pick as a freshman in 2018, she earned Second Team honors as a sophomore (2019) and was an All-Hawaii Pod pick this past spring. She helped lead a stout Vulcan defense this year that gave up just seven goals in 14 matches (0.50 per match). She led UH Hilo in minutes played with 1,230. The Mililani native has started every match in her Vulcan career.

Filippa Graneld - Second Team D2CCA All-West Region
Graneld was placed as a second team forward. Graneld, a transfer from Pac-12 Colorado, was second on the Vulcans in scoring with five goals and five assists (15 points). She worked her way into scoring position often, firing 55 shots and 25 lasers on goal, both listing second in the Pacific West Conference. She had two assists in a match earlier this season against Hawaii Pacific, and had game winning scores against San Francisco State and HPU. Graneld was recently named the PacWest Newcomer of the Year and respectively First Team All-PacWest. 

All four soccer standouts will return next year, led by this year's PacWest Coach of the Year Gene Okamura.