HILO, Hawai'i – Awards season continues with Hawai'i Hilo women's soccer's Daelenn Tokunaga and Lolo Retsky receiving national recognition and earning All-American status.

Tokunaga and Retsky were both named to the Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) All-America Third Team as released Wednesday morning.

Additionally, Tokunaga was announced as a United Soccer Coaches Division II All-America First Team selection on Thursday.

Hawai'i Hilo went unbeaten in the regular season on the way to a Pacific West Conference Championship and hosting bid for the NCAA Division II West Regional. The Vulcans finished at 13-1-3 with an exit in the West Region Second Round.

DAELENN TOKUNAGA

FIFTH YEAR  /  MIDFIELDER  /  WAIPAHU, HAWAI'I - PEARL CITY HS

• Started 14 of matches played in, totaling six goals and seven assists for 19 points.
• Netted two game-winning goals, the first in a 2-0 win over Chaminade on Sept. 23 and later in a 3-0 victory over Biola on Oct. 22.
• Season-high four points on two goals in a 4-0 win over Holy Names on Oct. 18.

End-of-Regular-Season NCAA DII Rankings (as of Nov. 9):

• No. 17 Assists Per Game - 0.50
• No. 34 Total Assists - 7
• No. 79 Points Per Game - 1.21

LOLO RETSKY

FRESHMAN  /  GOALKEEPER  /  CALABASAS, CALIFORNIA - SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL

• Started 14 matches, finishing with a 10-0-3 record in goal after allowing just five goals.
• Posted six individual shutouts with three additional combined team shutouts.
• Season-high five saves in a 1-0 win against Stanislaus State on Sept. 10.
• Two-time Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week for Sept. 5-11 and Sept. 12-18.

End-of-Regular-Season NCAA DII Rankings (as of Nov. 9):

• No. 4 Goals-Against Average - 0.407
• No. 28 Save Percentage - 0.853

DAELENN TOKUNAGA AND LOLO RETSKY NAMED TO THE 2022 D2 CCA ALL-AMERICA THIRD TEAM #ImuaVulcans 🌋 #D2WSOC pic.twitter.com/voV7tGn0P0

— Hawaii Hilo Vulcans Athletics (@HiloVulcans) December 2, 2022

Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association

The Division 2 Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. 

Communication professionals from NCAA Division II schools and conferences selected the three D2 CCA All-America Teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first-team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot.

DAELENN TOKUNAGA NAMED TO THE 2022 UNITED SOCCER COACHES DIVISION II ALL-AMERICA FIRST TEAM #ImuaVulcans 🌋 #D2WSOC pic.twitter.com/IbgAzQhfZR

— Hawaii Hilo Vulcans Athletics (@HiloVulcans) December 2, 2022

United Soccer Coaches

Founded in 1941 and based in Kansas City, Missouri, United Soccer Coaches has grown into the world's largest soccer coaches' organization that serves members at every level of the game.

United Soccer Coaches serves as the recognized leader in naming All-Region and All-America soccer players.

The NCAA Division II All-Region and All-America selection process begins with coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches College Services program being eligible to nominate up to four of their field players and a goalkeeper for postseason recognition. Coaches rank their players in order. After the nomination period closes, coaches begin an all-opponent voting period where they see only those players nominated from teams they played during the regular season and select up to 22 players (First and Second Team). An All-America formula is then applied to the voting which includes factors such as the player ranking, success of the team and total votes received from eligible voters. 

This year's All-Americans will be recognized for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention.