HILO, Hawaii – Hawaii Hilo scored three times in the first 18 minutes, and Jessup women's soccer fell 3-1 at Vulcan Soccer Field on Wednesday.
The Warriors (1-10-2, 1-5-0 PacWest) trailed after 8:11, when Sydney Harpster scored off an assist from Ella Smith. Diana Garcia made it 2-0 at 15:45 with an assist from Tatianna Chavez, and Brooke Peiler's unassisted goal at 17:25 made it 3-0. Hilo (8-2-4, 5-0-3) took 10 of its 18 shots in the first half and led the first-half possession split 57-43.
After the early goals, Jessup settled in and shut out the Vulcans for the rest of the match. Goalkeeper
Tyler Boren finished with seven saves in 90 minutes, three in the first half and four in the second. The back line of
Angelina Mitchell,
Piper Hansen and
Kylie Gutierrez played all 90 minutes.
Steele, a midfielder, scored her first goal of the season, unassisted, at 89:42. It was one of Jessup's two shots on target, and she added a blocked attempt at 87:06 in 66 minutes of action.
Gracyn Wilkinson put Jessup's first shot on target, a save by Hilo goalkeeper Lydia Keller early in the first half, and
Karlee Lywandowsky played all 90 minutes and took a shot.
Hilo outshot Jessup 18-8 and had a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. Jessup was called for 11 fouls to Hilo's nine. Hilo's Olivia Hays received a yellow card at 89:34, seconds before Steele's goal.
Jessup stays in Hawaii for the next two matches, visiting Chaminade at Saint Louis Field in Honolulu on Saturday, Oct. 24, at noon, then Hawaii Pacific at Waipi'o Soccer Complex in Honolulu on Monday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m. The Warriors then head to San Rafael to face Dominican (CA) at Kennelly Field on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 12:30 p.m.
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