Historic University of Hawai‘i at Hilo men’s soccer season to continue

A historic University of Hawai‘i at Hilo men’s soccer season continues later this week as the Vulcans enter the NCAA postseason for the first time in program history.

The Vulcans were seeded No. 9 in the NCAA Super 4 Region and will face off against eighth-seeded Western Oregon University at 11 a.m. Friday (Nov. 21) at Stanislaus State’s Warrior Stadium in Turlock, Calif.

Pacific West Conference tournament runner-up University of Hawai‘i at Hilo was one of five teams to land an at-large bid for the NCAA postseason, following the five conference champions from the PacWest, California Collegiate Athletic Association, Great Northeast Athletic Conference, Lone Star Conference and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference that make up the Super 4 Region.

The winner of Friday’s matchup will take on regional bracket host Stanislaus State at 1 p.m. Nov. 23.

The Vulcans and Western Oregon met earlier this fall at the beginning of September, with the Wolves managing a 3-1 victory at the tail end of University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s season-opening road trip.

Western Oregon — in just its fourth season of having a men’s soccer program — claimed back-to-back conference titles after defeating Seattle Pacific in double overtime of this past weekend’s inaugural Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championships postseason tournament.

The Wolves earned seven All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference Team selections along with Player of the Year (Yahir Ocampo Navarro) and Co-Defensive Player of the Year (Harper Neubeck) honors.

The Vulcans qualified for the PacWest Championships postseason tournament for the second consecutive season under third-year head coach Diego Marroquin, falling to Point Loma Nazarene University in the title match Nov. 15.

Senior goalkeeper Paul Waschkau was assessed a red card early in the match against Point Loma and will have to sit out the upcoming Super 4 Regional first round tilt.

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo earned seven All-PacWest Team spots with major awards going to Koki Hamada (Defender of the Year), Iago Perez Ferreiro (Newcomer of the Year) and Jakob Santiago (Freshman of the Year).

The Vulcans head into Friday’s game with a 11-5-2 overall record for the 2025 season and 7-2-1 PacWest Conference record.

NCAA SUPER 4 REGION TEAMS

1. Stanislaus State (California Collegiate Athletic Association Champion) *
2. Cal State Dominguez Hills (California Collegiate Athletic Association) *
3. Point Loma (PacWest Champion) *
4. Midwestern State (Lone Star Conference Champion) *
5. Seattle Pacific (Great Northeast Athletic Conference)
6. Cal State San Bernardino (California Collegiate Athletic Association)
7. Cal State LA (California Collegiate Athletic Association)
8. Western Oregon (Great Northeast Athletic Conference Champion)
9. University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (PacWest)
10. Colorado Colorado Springs (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Champion)

* First/second round site host

NCAA SUPER 4 REGION FIRST/SECOND ROUNDS

TURLOCK, CALIF.

• Nov. 21: #8 Western Oregon vs #9 University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
• Nov. 23: #1 Stanislaus State vs winner of Western Oregon/University of Hawai‘i at Hilo game

CARSON, CALIF.

• Nov. 21: #7 Cal State LA vs #10 Colorado Colorado Springs
• Nov. 23: #2 Cal State Dominguez Hills vs Cal State LA vs. Colorado Colorado Springs winner

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS

• Nov. 22: #4 Midwestern State vs #5 Seattle Pacific

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

• Nov. 22: #3 Point Loma vs #6 Cal State San Bernardino

Find more about the upcoming NCAA Super 4 Region competition online.