Box Score HONOLULU, HI- In a match that finished just before dark, CUH earned an impressive and important 1-1 draw with BYU-Hawaii this afternoon in a PacWest Conference matchup this afternoon on St. Louis Field.
Chaminade was tough in the first half, taking a 1-0 lead in the 38
th minute of action on a penalty kick goal by freshman
Twyla Hamasaki (Honolulu, HI/Iolani).
Jill Hara (Kaneohe, HI/Castle) had another Chaminade opportunity just prior to Hamasaki's goal as Hara put a free kick just over the crossbar from 30 yards out. The Swords were out-shot 15-4 in the half, but due to an excellent effort, led 1-0.
Freshman goalkeeper
Lauren Ishii (Mililani, HI/Mililani) stopped 5 shots in the half.
The 'Siders earned a penalty kick early in the second half, but missed the opportunity and Chaminade continued to hold a 1-0 advantage. BYU-Hawaii, who is locked in a race with Grand Canyon for an NCAA Tournament berth, knotted the contest at 1-1 in the 74
th minute with a goal from Sarah Bodily.
A frenetic finish to the second half produced no more goals and the match headed to OT tied at 1 all. Both sides pushed in overtime for a goal, but neither team found the game-winner.
Hamasaki led CUH with four shots.
Freshman goalkeeper
Lauren Ishii (Mililani, HI/Mililani) was stellar for Chaminade making 16 saves on the match for CUH.
The Swords were out-shot 32-9. The Silverswords draw against BYU-Hawaii means that GCU can earn the PacWest NCAA berth with a win or tie tonight. A Grand Canyon loss puts the Seasiders in the NCAA tournament.
With the tie, the Swords conclude the season 0-15-1, 0-13-1 PWC. BYU-Hawaii moves to 10-4-3, 8-3-3 PWC on the year. The match was the final contest of the year for Chaminade.
