The University of Hawaii remained golden in overtime.
The University of Hawaii remained golden in overtime.
Krystal Pascua scored in the second OT on Sunday night to lift the Rainbow Wahine past UC Riverside 2-1 at Waipio Peninsula Soccer Complex on Oahu.
The Rainbow Wahine (6-6, 1-1 Big West) fell behind when Blanca Barrio scored in the 79th minute for the Highlanders (5-4-3, 0-1-1).
But Storm Kenui answered just 25 seconds later, beating a defender to the ball and netting her team-high fifth goal of the season.
UH improved to 3-0 in overtime matches this year when Sonest Furtado took a run down the right flank in the 103rd minute and sent a cross that Riverside couldn’t clear. Pascua ripped a shot from 12 yards out for her fourth goal of the season.
The Wahine put 10 of 15 shots on frame in a matchup of the league’s two highest-scoring teams. They allowed only eight shots.