HILO, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer remained unbeaten on its home field with a 2-1 victory over Academy of Art in Pacific West Conference action Tuesday afternoon at the Vulcan Soccer Field.
Kanata Taira and Gabriel Gallardo netted goals for the Vulcans with assists from Brian Trujillo and Felix Drizinsky, respectively. In the 37th minute, Trujillo intercepted an ART U pass at midfield and immediately sent it back down to find an open Taira for the first score from the top of the penalty box. Later, just a few minutes into the second half, Drizinsky sent a long cross in from the right side of the box and Gallardo made a spectacular leaping header through the top-right pocket of the goal.
Academy of Art's Tommy Huang was issued a red card in the 73rd minute, but the Urban Knights still managed a man-down score just five minutes later to erase the shutout.
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Hawai'i Hilo moved to 1-1-0 in the PacWest (6-2-0 overall) while Academy of Art moved to an 0-1-0 conference record (1-4-1 overall).
The Vulcans continue their homestand hosting Dominican (Oct. 6), Jessup (Oct. 12) and Menlo (Oct. 15) at the Vulcan Soccer Field. Hawai'i Hilo will host an autograph signing session following this Sunday's matchup with the Penguins.
Top four teams in the regular season standings will qualify for the first PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament set for Nov. 14-16 at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California.
