FRESNO, California – Briana Kubli banged in the game-winner in the 90th minute to send Hawai'i Hilo Women's Soccer back home with a 1-0 victory over Fresno Pacific in Pacific West Conference action Thursday afternoon at Ramirez Field.

With time ticking away, Kalaya Havellana sent a cross in from the right corner with Delaney Barbee between two defenders in front of the goal. Barbee tapped the ball over to Kubli to flush in her third score of the season and the Vulcans' four-game road trip through Northern California.

A total of 35 shots were taken between the two teams as Hawai'i Hilo took seven corner-kick opportunities to none from FPU.

Vulcans goalkeeper Lydia Keller recorded three saves for the sixth shutout of the season and her career.

OTHER NOTES

• Keller moves into a tie at No. 5 in the program record books with six career shutouts — tied with Randi Walters (2007-2008), Viviana Poli (2020-2022) and Lolo Retsky (2022).
• Keller also moved into a tie at No. 4 for single-season shutouts, tying Shanna Brown (2009) and Retsky (2022).
• Through the young conference slate of the season, Kubli leads all scorers in conference-only contests.
• Hawai'i Hilo currently claims first place in the PacWest Conference standings with nine points (3-1-0 record). The Vulcans went 0-3-1 in their four-game road trip through Northern California to start the conference season.
• Six of the Vulcans' final seven contests of the regular season will be played at home in Hilo. The other contest (season finale) will be on O'ahu.
• Hawai'i Hilo: 4-2-3 Overall (3-1-0 PacWest)
• Fresno Pacific: 0-5-2 Overall (0-1-2 PacWest)

UP NEXT

• Thursday, Oct. 9 (12:30 PM) vs Biola (Vulcan Soccer Field)
• Saturday, Oct. 11 (12:30 PM) vs Vanguard (Vulcan Soccer Field)
• Friday, Oct. 17 (12:30 PM) vs HPU (Vulcan Soccer Field)
• Thursday, Oct. 23 (12:30 PM) vs Point Loma (Vulcan Soccer Field)
• Saturday, Oct. 25 (12:30 PM) vs Concordia
• Thursday, Nov. 6 (12:30 PM) vs Chaminade (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. 3 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans finished the 2024 regular season at No. 2 in the conference standings and was one of four teams to qualify for the inaugural PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament, falling to Point Loma in double overtime of the title game. The 2025 PacWest Championships will be hosted by defending champ Point Loma on Nov. 13-15 in San Diego.

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 $90.