SAN RAFAEL, California – It was a tough go for the Vulcans Thursday morning as the Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer team fell to defending PacWest Conference Co-Champion Dominican, 4-1, at Kennelly Field.
Colby Lee scored his first goal of the season with an equalizing header on a long ball from Alex Carmona in the 22nd minute.
Dominican retook the lead about 10 minutes later as Diego Grande connected for his second goal of the match.
The Penguins padded their lead in the 68th minute with a penalty kick score after a Vulcans handball violation inside the penalty box. Lex Bernier slipped it through before Cole Porter headed in another goal in the final minutes of the match.
The preseason No. 1 team held a slight 21-15 advantage in shots with 12-5 for shots on goal.
Hawai'i Hilo keeper Christian Souza came up with eight saves.
UP NEXT
Hawai'i Hilo moved to 4-3-0 (1-1-0 PacWest) while Dominican moved to a 4-3-1 (2-0-0 PacWest) record.
The Vulcans will finish their Northern California road trip this Saturday against Fresno Pacific.
Hawai'i Hilo will return home and island hop to O'ahu to close out the non-conference slate against HPU on Oct. 4 before hosting the Sharks Oct. 7 in PacWest Conference play.
ONLINE TICKETS
Single-game and season tickets are now available to be purchased online through Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics' recently launched online ticket platform in partnership with AudienceView Campus.
The 2023 slate will feature 15 total home matches at the Vulcan Soccer Field with a package price of $30 for adults and $25 for seniors (ages 65-plus) and middle/high school students.
Both can be accessed at HiloAthletics.com/tickets.
