LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The Pacific West Conference announced the Teams of the Week in women's soccer, and VU and CUI were selected as the co-winners.  The Lions went 2-1 against the three Hawaii schools to hold the top spot in the league after four games.  The Lions are on nine points, two ahead of CUI and Biola, with VU's Saturday showdown coming against the Golden Eagles.
 
The Lions had a good engagement against the Vulcans of Hawaii Hilo and recovered smartly from the 3-2 defeat that saw Kalena Yamashita and Abby Trujillo score.  The Blue and Gold had a three-point game from Jennifer Alvarez against Chaminade, as she assisted on the opening goal from Kate Burns before scoring the game-winner in the second half for a 2-1 decision.  On senior day, senior Hailey Garvin banked three points, as she poked in the opening goal and assisted on Vanessa Pastrana's tally that made it 3-0.  Alvarez got the middle goal off a pass from Megan Charley to help secure the third conference win in four games for VU.
 
The Lions are fourth in the league in goals scored (15), are second in shots (166), and third in corner kicks (47) in the PacWest.  Alvarez is third in the league in shots (34), shots on goal (18), and goals (five).  Burns is tied for eighth in goals with three, and Trujillo is 10th in shots (21) and sixth in shots on goal (12).