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WAIPAHU, Oahu – The Idaho State soccer team readies for the second of two games in the Aloha State as the Bengals face Hawai'i Saturday, Aug. 27 at 11 p.m. MST at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium in Waipahu, Oahu. This is the fifth time in program history that the Bengals have played the Rainbow Wahine and the second time in four seasons. Idaho State bested Hawai'i 5-4 in the last meeting on Sept. 14, 2014 in Pocatello.
ABOUT HAWAI'I
The Rainbow Wahine return nine starters and 17 letter winners from last season's squad that finished 3-14-1 overall with a 0-8-0 finish in the Big West, good for ninth. Hawai'i welcomes 10 new players to the roster for the 2016 season.
In 2015, the Rainbow Wahine averaged 0.94 goals per game with a 0.77 shot percentage including a .466 shot on goal percentage. Hawai'i struggled defensively in 2015, giving up 45 goals in just 18 games played.
Hawai'i is led by Head Coach Michele Nagamine who is in her sixth season with the Rainbow Wahine and carries a 31-53-7 record.
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LAST MATCH: BENGALS BEST BYU-HAWAI'I IN OT
It was only fitting that
Nikolina Musto scored the game-winning goal in her home state. The Bengal sophomore nailed a penalty kick in the 96
th minute to lead the Bengals to a 1-0 win over BYU Hawaii in the first game of the Outrigger Classic on Thursday evening.
The Bengals dominated possession, out shooting BYU Hawaii 22-3. Shawna Hennigns played the entire game in goal and came up with two saves.
"It was amazing and it was nice to see how proud they are," Musto said on scoring game-winning goal in front of her family and friends. "It was nice for our team to win and it just feels good."
With the score tied at zero after 45 minutes of play, the Bengals went into the locker room knowing the effort had to be better. After a coach
Allison Gibson pep talk at the break about executing the game-plan, the Bengals followed through with the plan to earn the win.
"We had more energy in the second half and everybody knew that if they didn't do their job they were going to get pulled off," Musto said. "Everybody did their job real well and the energy was great."
Gibson added that after halftime she was pleased with how the team played.
"They came out and stuck to the game plan," Gibson said. "That was the biggest takeaway. When we hit the lull we were able to come back out of it which we weren't able to do against Wyoming."
Gibson singled out the midfield and defense for holding BYU Hawaii to only three shots and the play of freshman forward
Brooke Kortekaas.
"Brook was unbelievable," Gibson said. "Her effort was tremendous. I thought Kat Roberts did a great job in the midfield. Nikki did a great job in the midfield and then our backline was solid. Three shots was all we gave up in 95 minutes so I am impressed with that."
