HONOLULU, Hawaii – A long road trip has to start somewhere.  The Idaho soccer team (1-1-1) kicks off its seven-game stretch away from home with a trip to Hawaii (3-0-1) to take on the Rainbow Wahine.
 
FOLLOW –Live stats are available through the link to the right.  Fans can also follow along live on Twitter, @VandalsSoccer.
 
PREVIEW – Idaho drew with Gonzaga last time out, 2-2.  The Vandals needed to come back from deficit twice to earn the draw, a challenge this year's squad was certainly up for.  Clara Gomez scored the first goal for the Vandals, leveling the score in the 48^th minute.  Kayla Watanabe then showed off some late-game heroics, leveling the score at two apiece in the 88^th minute.  The game was played in front of a record crowd of 1109 fans.
 
MATCHUP – Idaho is 2-6-0 all-time against Hawaii, including a 1-2-0 mark in Hawaii.  The last meeting came in 2011, when both were members of the Western Athletics Conference.  Idaho came out on top that day, 4-2.
 
SISTER-SISTER – Freshman Sophia French will be taking on her twin sister, Lillie, when the Vandals meet the Rainbow Wahine on Thursday evening.
 
ROAD WARRIORS – The Vandals will play seven straight games away from home, missing the majority of the month of September.  The stretch includes the final five games of the non-conference schedule and the first two Big Sky games of the season.
 
THE STREAK IS OVER – Idaho saw its 14-game unbeaten streak snapped on Friday afternoon at South Dakota, falling to the Coyotes 1-0.  The Vandals conceded the lone goal in the 86^th minutes, marking the first time in over 1400 minutes that the Vandals trailed in a game.  The streak ends as the second longest in Big Sky history.
 
RANKINGS – Idaho was picked by the Big Sky coaches to repeat in 2016, after receiving five first place votes and garnering 92 of a possible 100 points.  The Vandals are also ranked 91^st in the nation in RPI.
 
NOTES – For more notes and stats, check the notes package on the right.
 
RECAP – Check back with GoVandals.com following the game for the complete recap and reactions.
 
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