A hard-fought game at Nevada’s Mackay Stadium resulted in a 1-1 double-overtime draw between the Hawaii soccer team and the Wolf Pack on Thursday night.
Both teams had their chances to win it in overtime. For UH, Raisa Strom-Okimoto had a couple of breakaway shots go just wide. UH moved to 3-2-1 this season, while Nevada of the Mountain West went to 3-2-2.
Tempers began to flare once UH sophomore center back Cristina Drossos was brought down by Nevada’s Angel Meriwether in the first half, not long after a 16th-minute goal by Leialoha Medeiros on a corner kick from Strom-Okimoto.
Drossos, who was taken down from behind on a slide tackle that earned a yellow card, did not return to the game. Nevada received four yellow cards to one for UH.
Nevada equalized in the 67th on a cross from Hannah Souza to Kathryn Yarbrough for a well-placed header.
Goalkeeper Lex Mata saved six shots for UH, including a couple of stops in the second OT period.
UH continues its road trip at San Francisco at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
UH Hilo, HPU men’s soccer teams lose
Matt Wilkinson scored on a penalty kick at 53:44, but the Hawaii Hilo men’s soccer team lost to Saint Martin’s 4-1 on Thursday in Lacey, Wash.
The Vulcans fell to 1-1, while the Saints improved to 2-4.
>> HPU got a goal by Makana Srivongsana at 53:23, but the Sharks were beaten by Seattle Pacific 2-1 in Seattle.
The Sharks dropped to 1-1, while the Falcons improved to 2-3.
AVP Tour returns to Waikiki
The Association of Volleyball Professionals tour returns to Waikiki with the Hawaii Invitational this weekend at Fort DeRussy Beach.
The double-elimination event is comprised of eight men’s and eight women’s teams. Each gender has four international teams, two AVP duos that earned berths through a qualification process and two invited teams based on points accumulated in the AVP Gold Series events.
Among those competing with Hawaii ties is the team of Tri Bourne (Academy of the Pacific) and Trevor Crabb (Punahou), as well as Taylor Crabb (Punahou), partnered with Jake Gibb.
