HONOLULU, HI- Chaminade took on the Vulcans of UH-Hilo this morning at St. Louis Field and won a back and forth game 2-1 in the conference opener.
Chaminade got on the board first with an excellent finish by freshman
Lisa Tangalin (Lihue, HI/Kauai) after a nice cross by fellow freshman
Shannon Wright (Huntington, CA/Edison). The Swords held the lead for the rest of the half and took a 1-0 advantage to the break.
UH-Hilo responded and tied the game in the 61
st minute with a goal from Brianna Lopiccolo. The Swords were not done, and answered with a game-winner off the foot of sophomore
Kristy Iwahashi (Pearl City, HI/Pearl City). The goal, off a free kick made the score 2-1 Chaminade with 19 minutes left.
Freshman
Kainoa Makua (Kailua, HI/Kalaheo) preserved the lead and ended the day with four saves.
The Swords were out-shot 17-5 on the match.
With the win, the Swords move to 1-3. UH-Hilo falls to 1-3. Chaminade is back in action on September 22
nd . The Swords face UH-Hilo at 12:30 PM HT.
