HILO, Hawai'i – Near back-to-back first-half scores was all that was needed as the Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer team leapt past Azusa Pacific, 3-1, Saturday afternoon in Pacific West Conference action at the Vulcan Soccer Field where it was also Senior Day to celebrate the team's seven departing seniors.
Colby Lee continued to bring in the scoring as he flushed through Andrew Rehedul's deflected shot for the first score of the game in the 18th minute. It was the junior's fifth goal of the season and second consecutive game finding the back of the net.
Three minutes later, senior Alex Carmona netted his first career goal after first stealing away an APU pass then ping-ponging the ball off Lee to find the back of the net.
The score remained until just a few minutes after halftime when the Cougars got on the scoreboard on a last-ditch long-distance shot that spluttered through under Vulcans' goalkeeper Christian Souza.
Rehedul later added his fifth goal of the season in the 65th minute off an assist from Tom Vorkastner to add an insurance score for the Vulcans.
Following the match, the Vulcans celebrated seven senior players: Andrew Rehedul, MarcAnthony Cabrera, David Mayser, Alex Carmona, Christian Souza, Tom Vorkastner and Joseph Torres.
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Hawai'i Hilo moved to 9-6-0 (6-3-0 PacWest) while Azusa Pacific moved to a 5-4-0 conference record (6-8-2 overall).
The Vulcans will conclude the regular season on O'ahu against Chaminade (Nov. 12).
With the conclusion of the weekend's matches, Hawai'i Hilo sits at a tie for No. 3 with Westmont in the league standings. Point Loma is still atop at 7-1.
