FRESNO, California – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer closed a four-game Northern California road trip with a 2-0 defeat to Fresno Pacific Thursday evening in Pacific West Conference play at Ramirez Field.
Zion Vaughn netted goals in the 27th and 43rd minutes for the Sunbirds.
Offensively, the Vulcans dominated the numbers in the stats sheet with a 19-8 shot advantage (7-4 on goal) and 10 corner-kick attempts to just one from FPU. Iago Perez Ferreiro was credited with seven shots.
With the win, Fresno Pacific takes the top spot through the early PacWest Conference season with nine points. Hawai'i Hilo sits one behind (seven points).
OTHER NOTES
- Vulcans will remain instate for their eight remaining regular season games, taking two trips to O'ahu.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 3-3-2 Overall (2-1-1 PacWest)
- Fresno Pacific: 4-3-0 Overall (3-0-0 PacWest)
UP NEXT
- Thursday, Oct. 9 (3 PM) vs Biola (Vulcan Soccer Field)
- Saturday, Oct. 11 (3 PM) vs Vanguard (Vulcan Soccer Field)
- Thursday, Oct. 16 (3 PM) vs HPU (Vulcan Soccer Field)
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Support Hawai'i Hilo Athletics and its student-athletes across 12 sports teams by considering a donation toward our Vulcan Challenge annual fundraiser, running Sept. 16 - Oct. 16. Your generous gift directly supports scholarships, nutritional needs, performance improvement, team apparel, equipment and much more. Support at HiloAthletics.com/VC.
PACWEST PRESEASON POLL
Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 2 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, tying with defending tournament champ Westmont in the second spot. The Vulcans finished the 2024 regular season at No. 5 in the conference standings and was one of four teams to qualify for the inaugural PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament, falling to the Warriors in double overtime of the semifinal round. The 2025 PacWest Championships will be hosted by Westmont on Nov. 13-15 in Santa Barbara.
PURCHASE TICKETS
Season and individual tickets for the Vulcans' seven home matches at the on-campus Vulcan Soccer Field are available for purchase at HiloAthletics.com/tickets. Season tickets are $75 ($40 for seniors (65+) and middle/high school students) and include admission to all 15 Vulcans Soccer home events (men's and women's).
BUY LIVESTREAM PACKAGE
Video livestreaming will be available for all home events this season through the PacWest Network, powered by Hudl TV. More information is available at HiloAthletics.com/livestream. Single-game passes are offered at $15 with a season-package price of $78.75.
