Dec 30, 2024
Hawai‘i Hilo senior forward Teani Arakawa has been named to four All-America teams for her outstanding play in the 2024 season. Courtesy photo
Teani Arakawa, a star senior forward for the Hawai’i Hilo women’s soccer team, collected four All-America honors as voted on and selected by members of the United Soccer Coaches, D2 Conference Commissioners Association and College Sports Communicators programs.
The Maui native was named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team Forward, United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team Forward, CSC Academic All-America Second Team Forward and D2 CCA All-America Third Team Forward.
Arakawa was a repeat selection for the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America First Team and for United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team.
Arakawa helped the Vulcans (14-3-3 overall; 9-1-1 Pacific West Conference) to a runner-up finish in the inaugural PacWest Conference Championships postseason tournament along with the program’s third NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship appearance and first-ever win in the West Regional First Round.
Hawai’i Hilo finished the season ranked No. 24 in the final United Soccer Coaches Top 25 National Poll.
Arakawa also topped Division II in shot accuracy with a .786 clip while also holding national ranks at No. 10 for assists per game (0.50), No. 14 for game-winning goals (5) and No. 15 for points per game (1.70), among others.
She also repeated as both back-to-back D2 CCA All-West Region Player of the Year and PacWest Conference Player of the Year while rewriting the Vulcans’ record books as No. 1 in all-time points (81), all-time goals (30), all-time assists (21), single-season points (34) and single-season assists (10).
Additionally for 2024, Arakawa was selected to the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team, United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-West Region First Team, D2 CCA All-West Region First Team and CSC Academic All-District Team.
At time of nomination submission, Arakawa held a 3.57 cumulative grade-point average. She plans to wrap up academic work toward a bachelor of business administration-finance next semester.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Southern California Trojans ended their season the way they started it. On Sept. 1 at …
Copyright © Maui News | https://www.mauinews.com | 100 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, HI 96793 | 808-242-6363
