DENVER, Colorado – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Soccer fell to Metro State Denver, 1-0, in non-conference play Monday evening at The Assembly Athletic Complex.
With the sun setting behind the Denver skyline, the Roadrunners managed to net the lone score of the game shortly after halftime. MSU Denver was able to reverse the Vulcans attack with a connecting through ball down field as Ismael Reyes snuck a shot inside the right post for the goal in the 50th minute.
Hawai'i Hilo had a number of scoring opportunities down the stretch of the contest but just wasn't able to land one through the posts. Vulcans had one final opportunity with the clock winding down on a throw-in from the right side of the MSU Denver goal, but the header attempt went high over the crossbar.
Vulcans goalkeeper Tim Teicher made four saves in the loss.
Monday's match concluded a three-game trip through Colorado – the first ever for the Vulcans program – as well as the non-conference slate of the schedule. Hawai'i Hilo will return home to the Big Island and collect their travel miles as they gear up for a four-game swing through Southern California starting next week (Sept. 26-Oct. 3) to open Pacific West Conference play.
GAME NOTES
- Total Shots: Hawai'i Hilo 9, MSU Denver 11
- Shots on Goal: Hawai'i Hilo 3, MSU Denver 5
- Freshman Elijah Torres made his first career start.
- Junior Diego Ruiz made his first start of the season.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 3-3-0 Overall (0-0-0 PacWest)
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 3
- MSU Denver: 2-1-2 Overall (0-0-0 RMAC)
- Denver, Colorado
- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 4
- 2025 RMAC Championships Runner-Up
- Monday's match was the third of seven consecutive road games that run through early October. The Vulcans are the only team in the country across all three NCAA divisions to play seven consecutive road contests this season.
UP NEXT
- Saturday, Sept. 26 (3:30 PM HT / 6:30 PM PT) at Concordia (Irvine, California)
- Monday, Sept. 28 (1 PM HT / 4 PM PT) at Vanguard (Costa Mesa, California)
- Thursday, Oct. 1 (4 PM HT / 7 PM PT) at Biola (La Mirada, California)
- Saturday, Oct. 3 (11:15 AM HT / 2:15 PM PT) at Point Loma (San Diego, California)
BEST IN THE PACWEST
Teicher was named PacWest Defender of the Week (Sept. 8-13) after making a combined 11 saves against 37 total shots faced across two matches against nationally-ranked opponents No. 4 UCCS and No. 22 CSU Pueblo. This was the second consecutive week the Vulcans landed the honor after Keita Goto was named Defender of the Week for Sept. 1-7.
PACWEST CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Hawai'i Hilo was voted No. 3 in the PacWest Preseason Coaches Poll. The Vulcans went 12-6-2 overall last fall with a runner-up finish at the PacWest Championships and its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance and victory in the NCAA Super 4 Region First Round. The 2026 PacWest Championships will be hosted by Dominican on Nov. 5-7 in San Rafael, California.
PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS
Tickets for the Vulcans' six 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 $60 for six games (now $40).
