Wednesday, November 4, 1998

A breakthrough season
for Wahine soccer

By Al Chase
Star-Bulletin

To switch from a program that lost more often than it won, the Hawaii Wahine soccer team needed to develop the knack of denting the opposing net more often.

The 1998 team did that by increasing its goal production (32) by 50 percent over 1997 and almost doubling its assist output (31) in compiling an 11-7 record. The number of victories equaled the total registered the previous two seasons.

The Wahine set 10 individual and 10 team records. And four individual and two team marks were tied.

Senior striker Tricia Nishikawa set seven records and tied junior midfielder Wendy Miyashiro for another.

Sophomore striker Dawn Dasher and sophomore midfielder Megan Lytle also made the record book, and senior goalkeeper Amanda Paterson set a record for winning percentage (.667) and extended three of her career marks.

Also, four of the top five single-match attendance records were set this season.

Individual records broken:

Points in a match: Dawn Dasher (5).

Consecutive matches with a point: Tricia Nishikawa (5).

Goals in a season: Nishikawa (9).

Points in a season: Nishikawa (23).

Career goals: Nishikawa (15).

Career points: Nishikawa (36).

Career shots: Nishikawa (98).

Career game-winning goals: Nishikawa (5).

Career game-winning assists: Wendy Miyashiro (3), Nishikawa (3).

Season goalkeeper win percentage: Amanda Paterson (6-3, .667).

Individual records tied:

Goals in a match: Dasher (2).

Assists in a match: Megan Lytle (2).

Assists in a season: Lytle (6).

Solo shutouts in a season: Paterson (3).

Team records broken:

Wins in a season: 11.

Points in a season: 95.

Goals in a season: 32.

Assists in a season: 31.

Shutouts in a season: 7.

Lowest goals against average: 1.53.

Assists in a match: vs. St. Mary's (5).

Fouls in a match: vs. San Diego (27).

Most fouls in a season: 243.

Season home attendance: 5,234.

Single-match attendance: 852 vs. UCLA (10/4/98).

Team records tied:

Points in a match: vs. St. Mary's (13).

Fewest goalkeeper saves: vs. Idaho State (0).

Records extended in 1998:

Career goalie minutes: Paterson (3,737).

Career saves: Paterson (238).

Career solo shutouts: Paterson (7).

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