BYU-Hawaii drops heartbreaker in opening round of NCAAs

BYU-Hawaii falls 1-0 in double-overtime

Seattle, WA - The Brigham Young University Hawaii women's soccer team battled UC San Diego into double overtime tonight before falling just short at the NCAA II West Regional Tournament, losing 1-0 on a goal in the 104th minute of play.

The underdog Seasiders, seeded sixth in the tournament, gave the third-seeded Tritons all they could handle as each team had several scoring opportunities throughout the game.

Shelby Wong scored her first goal of the season on a kick from seven yards out after a through ball from Sarah McTigue to end the long match and send UC San Diego on to a match with host Seattle Pacific on Saturday.

BYU-Hawaii started the match very slowly as UC San Diego got off the first seven shots of the match.  However, the Seasiders warmed up despite the cold Seattle weather and finished the match with 14 shots compared to 18 for the Tritons.

In the first overtime the Seasiders put pressure on UC San Diego with five shots on goal but couldn't get one to find the net.  BYU-Hawaii goalie Becky Ploeger was outstanding in goal for the Seasiders, coming up with six saves today and coming out of the goal on several occasions to beat the Tritons to the ball.

With the loss, the Seasiders close out the season with 14-5 overall.