CALIFORNIA – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer goalkeeper Paul Waschkau was named Pacific West Conference Defender of the Week as announced Monday afternoon. Additionally, the Vulcans earned Team of the Week honors after going 2-0-1 in Southern California.
Making his fourth start of the season, Waschkau began the week with a six-save outing in a 2-1 win over Azusa Pacific. The junior transfer posted a 2-0-1 record with a shutout and 10 total saves during the week.
From PacWest Release:
DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Paul Waschkau, GK, Jr., 6-1, 180, Dusseldorf, Germany
Hawai'i Hilo's Paul Waschkau had a big week on the road for the Vulcans. The German allowed just two goals in three matches and totaled 10 saves to help his team go 2-0-1 on their SoCal trip. Waschkau began the trip with six saves during a 2-1 win at Azusa Pacific, just his fourth start of the season but also his third win in the net. On Thursday at Biola, he added two more saves in a 2-0 shutout of the Eagles, and he capped the week with a pair of stops in a 1-1 standoff with Westmont. The first-year Vulcan and former two-year starter at Eastern New Mexico is now 4-0-1 in the goal, with a 1.25 GAA and 20 saves in six matches.
TEAM OF THE WEEK: Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans
Hawai'i Hilo is the Team of the Week after a stellar road trip to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Vulcans kicked off the trip with a thrilling 2-1 win over Azusa Pacific, scoring the game winner on Brian Trujillo's shot in the 83rd minute. Trujillo had an assist on the other UHH goal. That snapped a two-match skid for the Vulcans. Against Biola on Thursday, Palli Ingvason scored just eight minutes into the match and Gen Takahashi added the clincher in the 63rd minute in the 2-0 win. At Westmont, the Vulcans turned a potential loss into a tie on Mirai Sato's score at 85:44 to account for the 1-1 final. That kept the Vulcans tied with the Warriors in the conference standings, both with 13 points. UH Hilo, with two conference matches left to play, is 9-5-1 overall and 4-4-1 in PacWest action, tied for fourth place.
