Hilo, HI- Chaminade took on the Vulcans of Hawaii-Hilo this afternoon and fell by a score of 6-2.
The Swords got off to a great start, with sophomore Dylan Taschner (Honolulu, HI/Kalani) scoring in the opening minute of action for an early 1-0 Chaminade lead.
UH-Hilo responded with two goals by Omar Garcia in the 10th and 24th minute to put the Vulcans up for good. UHH added a third goal in the first half for a 3-1 lead going into the break.
UH-Hilo added goals in the 46th and 83rd minutes to make it 5-1. The Swords did not quit, as senior Chad Thompson (Waimea, HI/Waimea) who took 5 shots, tallied a late goal (87th minute) for CUH to make it 5-2. The Vulcans added another goal in the closing minutes for the 6-2 final.
Daniel Dartt (Leilehua, HI/Leilehua) stopped five shots for the Swords. Chaminade narrowly lost the shot total 20-19. It was a very physical match as eight yellow cards were given out, five on the Vulcans of UH-Hilo.
With the loss, Chaminade moves to 3-14. Hawaii-Hilo improves to 10-10. The match concludes the season for the Silverswords.