ATHERTON, California – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Soccer captured victory Friday afternoon with a 2-0 shutout of Menlo in Pacific West Conference play at Wunderlich Field.

It was the Vulcans' fourth shutout of the season as Menlo had just one shot on goal coming off an early corner kick.

Melanie Guerrero gave the Vulcans the lead heading into halftime after launching from 33 yards out to rattle the cross bar and deflect off the goalkeeper's leg and in for the score. Hawai'i Hilo later added on in the 47th minute with Briana Kubli's second score in consecutive games.

Friday's result was the Vulcans' first win of the early PacWest Conference slate.

OTHER NOTES

• With Lydia Keller's fourth shutout of the season (and her career), she moved into a tie at No. 9 with Alysia Ann Barone (2010-2011) in the Vulcans program record books.
• Hawai'i Hilo: 2-2-3 Overall (1-1-0 PacWest)
• Menlo: 2-2-1 Overall (0-1-0 PacWest)

UP NEXT

Pacific West Conference Play

• Monday, Sept. 29 (11 AM / 2 PM PT) vs Jessup (Rocklin, California)
• Thursday, Oct. 2 (12:30 PM / 3:30 PM PT) vs Fresno Pacific (Fresno, California)

UNRANKED

Hawai'i Hilo did not appear on the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Coaches Week 3 Poll nor the West Region Rankings. The Vulcans were last ranked No. 24 in the nation and No. 4 in the West.

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.