HILO, Hawai'i – Maia Hales netted her first career goal as Hawai'i Hilo Women's Soccer took a 2-0 victory over HPU in non-conference play on Sunday afternoon at the Vulcan Soccer Field.
Hales connected on a long assist from Brooke Peiler to head the ball in from 30 yards out and put the Vulcans on the scoreboard in the 10th minute.
Later in the half, Shae Dougherty drew a foul inside the penalty area to set up a successful penalty-kick score by Elise Flores — her first goal of the season.
The Vulcans out-shot the Sharks, 18-7, with a 12-2 advantage through the opening half of play.
Lydia Keller made four saves for her third consecutive shutout to reach 11 in her career and now moves to No. 3 in the Vulcans all-time record book.
GAME NOTES
- Total Shots: Hawai'i Hilo 18, HPU 7
- Keller's 11th career shutout moved her into sole possession of third place on the Vulcans' all-time shutouts list, passing Bailey Cahill (2018-19).
- First career assist for Peiler.
- First career goal for Hales.
- The Vulcans have now won the last seven consecutive contests against the Sharks and have posted a 9-0-3 record since the turn of the decade — the last defeat to HPU was Oct. 2019.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 2-2-1 Overall (0-0-0 PacWest)
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 3
- HPU: 0-7-0 Overall (0-0-0 PacWest)
- Honolulu, Hawai'i (O'ahu)
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 9
- The two teams will meet again Oct. 17 on O'ahu for PacWest Conference play.
UP NEXT
- Sunday, Sept. 20 (NOON) at Chaminade (Honolulu, Hawai'i)
- Saturday, Sept. 26 (12:30 PM HT / 3:30 PM PT) at No. 13 Concordia (Irvine, California)
- Monday, Sept. 28 (10:30 AM HT / 1:30 PM PT) at Vanguard (Costa Mesa, California)
PACWEST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 3 in the Pacific West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans posted an 8-3-6 record last fall and made an appearance in the PacWest Championships semifinal round. The 2026 PacWest Championships will be hosted by Hawai'i Hilo on Nov. 5-7 at Vulcan Soccer Field.
PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS
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 $70 ($35 for seniors aged 65-plus and middle/high school students) and include admission to all 13 total Vulcans Soccer (both Men's and Women's) home contests this fall.
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 $70 for seven games (now $40).
