IRVINE, California – Hawai'i Hilo Women's Soccer played to a scoreless draw against Concordia on Saturday afternoon at Golden Eagles Field to open Pacific West Conference play and a four-game road trip through Southern California.
Vulcans goalkeeper Lydia Keller recorded four saves – all in the second half (47', 86', 90', 90') – for a fifth consecutive clean sheet, bringing her career numbers to 13 shutouts to rank second all-time in the program record books. Keller's career saves total (with UHH) moved to 90 (114 overall) and now ranks No. 4 for the Vulcans.
Hawai'i Hilo was credited with just three shots-on-goal for the contest.
Saturday's game was the first of four as part of the opening slate of PacWest play.
GAME NOTES
- Total Corner Kicks: Hawai'i Hilo 0, Concordia 7
- Keller: Program Career Rank No. 2 – 13 Shutouts
- Surpassed Phoebe Barnes (2023-2024)
- Keller: Program Career Rank No. 4 – 90 Saves
- Surpassed Phoebe Barnes (2023-2024) and Alysia Ann Barone (2010-2011)
- Keller: Program Single-Season Rank No. T7 – 5 Shutouts
- Tied with Rebecca Delaney (2007) and Viviana Poli (2021)
- Hawai'i Hilo: 3-2-2 Overall (0-0-1 PacWest)
- Nickname: Vulcans
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 3
- Current Conference Standing: No. T5
- Concordia: 3-1-4 Overall (0-0-1 PacWest)
- Nickname: Golden Eagles
- Irvine, California
- Conference Preseason Poll: No. 2
- Current Conference Standing: No. T5
- United Soccer Coaches West Regional Poll #4: No. 5
- Saturday marked a consecutive draw in meetings between the two teams, moving the Vulcans record to 2-0-2 through the last four contests with the Golden Eagles.
UP NEXT
- Monday, Sept. 28 (10:30 AM HT / 1:30 PM PT) at Vanguard (Costa Mesa, California)
- Thursday, Oct. 1 (1 PM HT / 4 PM PT) at Biola (La Mirada, California)
- Saturday, Oct. 3 (8:30 AM HT / 11:30 AM PT) at Point Loma (San Diego, California)
VULCAN CHALLENGE
Hawai'i Hilo Athletics has launched its annual Vulcan Challenge, a month-long fundraising campaign running from Sept. 21 through Oct. 23 to support scholarships, travel, training and other essential resources for the Vulcans' 12 NCAA Division II teams. To support, visit HiloAthletics.com/VC.
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).
