WAIPAHU, Hawai'i – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer closed out regular-season play with a 3-0 win over HPU on Saturday afternoon in Pacific West Conference play at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.
Due to results around the league earlier in the day, the Vulcans had already clinched one of four spots in next week's PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament entering Saturday's match.
Goal scorers: Kanata Taira (35'), Jakob Santiago (37'), Koki Hamada (56').
Paul Waschkau and Adam Frank again combined for a consecutive team shutout in goal.
Hawai'i Hilo joins Vanguard, Fresno Pacific and Point Loma in the conference postseason tournament set for Nov. 13 and 15 at Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California.
OTHER NOTES
- Hawai'i Hilo: 10-4-2 Overall (7-2-1 PacWest)
- HPU: 6-8-2 Overall (3-7-0 PacWest)
PACWEST CHAMPIONSHIPS
- Santa Barbara, California at Westmont College
- Thursday, Nov. 13: Semifinal Round
- 9 AM: #1 Point Loma vs #4 Fresno Pacific
- NOON: #2 Vanguard vs #3 Hawai'i Hilo
- Saturday, Nov. 15: Championship Match
BEST AMONG THE WEST (AND SOUTH CENTRAL)
Hawai'i Hilo came in ranked at No. 8 in the official NCAA Super 4 Region Rankings. PacWest, GNAC and CCAA, Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference champions receive automatic bids with five more teams selected from the final region rankings.
