IRVINE, California – Point Loma picked up four points in the PacWest men's soccer race, while Hawai'i Hilo, Hawai'i Pacific and Dominican kept just off that pace with 1-0 records (three points) last week. UH Hilo freshman Koki Hamada scored twice and Dominican's Alejandro Reyes kept a lot of shots out of the goal to highlight action this past week.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK
HAWAI'I HILO'S KOKI HAMADA, D, 6-2, FR., KITA, JAPAN
Hawai'i Hilo hosted Fresno Pacific in a shootout last week, and Vulcan freshman defender Koki Hamada provided a lot of the offense in the 3-3 draw. After the Sunbirds built a 2-0 lead, the Japan native scored the next two UHH scores to draw even at 2-2 — one on a penalty kick and another on a shot just after the second half began.
Hamada and the Vulcans are one of the surprise teams in the PacWest this year with a 2-1-1 league mark and they are 3-4-4 overall under first-year coach Garrett Estrin.
On the season, Hamada has four goals and eight points, third on the UH Hilo squad.
LOOKING AHEAD
Holy Names faces off with Hawai'i Hilo on Tuesday, while southern California squads square off on Wednesday with Point Loma at Concordia and Biola at Azusa Pacific. The Hawai'i teams begin their trek into southern California on Saturday with UH Hilo visiting Biola and Chaminade traveling to Azusa Pacific.
