FRESNO, California – The Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer team is leaving California with a victory after blanking Fresno Pacific, 2-0, Saturday afternoon in Pacific West Conference play at Ramirez Field.
Vulcans got on the scoreboard in the 26th minute on a counter-attack with Gabriel Gallardo weaving through three FPU defenders before slipping a through ball forward to Andrew Rehedul for the finish.
Later in the second half, the Vulcans were charging again with Aidan Santos racing down the left side and trying to connect on a last-second cross with Rehedul, but a FPU defender over slid the pursuit and ended up trapping the ball with his arm for a handball violation inside the penalty area.
Colby Lee put through his second score in consecutive games.
Hawai'i Hilo keeper Christian Souza was busy in both halves, facing 11 total shots and coming away with seven saves for his fourth-career shutout and the Vulcans' fourth clean sheet of the season.
The Vulcans went 2-1 through their Northern California slate of games to open the conference season.
UP NEXT
Hawai'i Hilo moved to 5-3-0 (2-1-0 PacWest) while Fresno Pacific moved to a 5-4-0 (2-1-0 PacWest) record.
The Vulcans 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.
