Hawaii Pacific beats Dominican, reaches PacWest final

Hawaiʻi Pacific advanced to the PacWest men’s soccer championship with a 2-0 semifinal win over Dominican, scoring through Kelly Takara and Paul Norberg. The top-seeded Sharks will face Westmont for the title, with an NCAA Division II tournament berth and the program’s first conference championship in 15 years at stake. HPU also collected major PacWest honors: Alexander Arguijo was named Defender of the Year, goalkeeper Eduardo Marin Goalkeeper of the Year, and coach Chris Fisher Coach of the Year; Takara and midfielder Olle Ridelius joined them on the first team. In the women’s semifinals, Concordia Irvine edged Hawaiʻi Hilo 1-0 and will meet Biola for the championship.