HPU men’s soccer reaches PacWest final

Kelly Takara and Paul Norberg scored goals as the top-seeded Hawaii Pacific men’s soccer team beat No. 4 Dominican 2-0 in the semifinals of the PacWest Tournament on Thursday in San Rafael, Calif.

Takara scored at 24:24 off an assist from Jackson Palladino and Norberg scored at 59:15 off Felix Leins’ assist. Eduardo Marin made a season-high 11 saves for the Sharks.

Hawaii Pacific (9-5-3) will face No. 3 Westmont in Saturday’s final at 10 a.m. Westmont (9-7-5) beat No. 3 Vanguard 4-2 in the second semifinal.

Hawaii Hilo women fall short in semifinal

Sarah Venegas scored a late goal as the No. 2 seeded Concordia Irvine women’s soccer team beat No. 3 Hawaii Hilo 1-0 in the semifinals of the…