HAWAII GROWN: D-I soccer players from Hawaii

Washington senior Shaye Villanueva, left, a 2014 'Iolani alumna, slid to tackle a Michigan player during the season opener this season. Photo courtesy UW Athletics.

Wednesday’s Hawaii Grown section in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser will profile Washington senior midfielder Shaye Villanueva, a 2014 ‘Iolani graduate, who didn’t have a college scholarship offer when she finished her senior season with the Raiders.

Despite that, the All-ILH first-team midfielder in 2014 has gone on to start 35 matches and play close to 60 games in four years with the Huskies, who are 6-2 this year and beat then-No. 2 Florida, 1-0, at the beginning of the month.

Villanueva is one of 44 women and nine men currently listed on Division I mainland soccer rosters. The full list is below:


MEN

UNLV REBELS
Tyler Allen (Mid-Pacific ’16) 5-9, So, F
Shota Takada (Kaiser ’14) 5-10, Sr, F

PACIFIC (CALIF.) TIGERS
Peter Hyatt (Kahuku ’15) 6-0, Jr, D

PORTLAND PILOTS
Lionel Mills (King Kekaulike ’15) 5-11, Jr, D

SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS
Laukoa Santos (Kealakehe ’17) 5-10, Fr, MF

SAN JOSE STATE SPARTANS
Kalei Tolentino-Perry (Hilo ’17) 5-8, Fr, MF
Austin Schneider (Hawaii Prep ’17) 5-9, Fr, F

SEATTLE U. REDHAWKS
Josh Adachi (‘Iolani ’14) 6-3, Jr, GK

UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES
Paytin Ayau (KS-Maui ’17) 5-8, Fr, MF

WOMEN

AMERICAN U. EAGLES
Kiara Fairbairn (Punahou ‘17) 5-4, Fr, D

BAYLOR BEARS
Kau’inohea Taylor (Hawaii Prep ‘16) 5-9, So, GK

CLEVELAND STATE VIKINGS
Aliani Lorenzo (Campbell ‘16) 5-3, So, MF

COLORADO STATE RAMS
Alyssa Yoshida (Kapolei ‘17) 5-3, Fr, MF
Janelle Stone (Kamehameha ’14) 5-7, Sr, F

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES
Shay Nakahira (Punahou ‘16) 5-6, So, F

FAIRFIELD (CONN.) STAGS
Katie Brady (Punahou ’14) 5-6, Sr, MF

GEORGIA BULLDOGS
Summer Burnett (Kamehameha ’13), 5-8, Sr, D

GONZAGA BULLDOGS
Hope Tsuneyoshi (Kamehameha ‘15) 5-6, Jr, D

HARVARD CRIMSON
Dani Stollar (Punahou ’14) 5-5, Sr, MF

IDAHO VANDALS
Megan Goo (‘Iolani ’15) 5-4, Jr, MF
Kayla Watanabe (Mid-Pacific ’15) 5-5, Jr, F
Summer Kaneshiro (‘Iolani ’15) 5-3, Jr, F

IDAHO STATE BENGALS
Kenya Sherman (King Kekaulike ‘15) 5-8, Jr, D
Laulea Akana-Phillips (Kamehameha ‘17) 5-9, Fr, GK

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS
Brooke Ramos (Kamehameha ‘17) 5-3, Fr, F


LONG BEACH STATE 49ERS
Madison Moore (Island School ’15) 5-7, So, F

NEVADA WOLF PACK
Nikki Mitsuyasu (‘Iolani ’14) 5-4, Jr, MF
Tiana Ono (Aiea ’17) 5-4, Fr, D

ORAL ROBERTS GOLDEN EAGLES
Shayla Padilla (Leilehua ’17) 5-6, Fr, MF

OREGON DUCKS
Chardonnay Curran (Campbell ’17) 5-4, Fr, MF
True Dydasco (Punahou ’17) 5-2, Fr, MF
Taylor Kuroda (‘Iolani ’15) 5-3, Jr, F

OREGON STATE BEAVERS
Kyllie-Ann Yasutake (Punahou ’16) 5-4, Fr, D

PACIFIC (CALIF.) TIGERS
Lily Higashino (KS-Maui ’14) 5-6, Sr, MF

PEPPERDINE WAVES
Emily Tanaka (‘Iolani ’14) 5-6, Sr, MF

PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS
Tamera Mikamura (Aiea ’16) 5-6, So, MF
Kasey Isobe (Mililani ’16) 5-5, So, MF

PRINCETON TIGERS
Noelani Kong-Johnson (Punahou ’15) 5-8, Jr, GK

RHODE ISLAND RAMS
Alisha Kahele-Manners (Kamehameha ’16) 5-9, So, D

SACRAMENTO STATE HORNETS
Skylar Littlefield (Baldwin ‘17) 5-7, Fr, MF
Kylee Kim-Bustillos (‘Iolani ‘17) 5-2, Fr, F
Aaliyah Fesili (Punahou ‘17) 5-11, Fr, GK

SAINT MARY’S (CALIF.) GAELS
Kailana Kaeo (Mililani ’16) 5-5, So, MF

SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS
Nikolina Musto (King Kekaulike ’15) 5-4, Jr, MF
Eden Kawabe (Mililani ’16) 5-3, So, D

SAN FRANCISCO DONS
Sunny Kane (Punahou ’17) 5-7, Fr, GK

SEATTLE U. REDHAWKS
Rachel Bowler (‘Iolani ’16) 5-5, So, D

SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS
Jahna Tacson (Waipahu ’13) 5-4, Sr, MF

STONY BROOK (N.Y.) SEAWOLVES
Chelsie DePonte (St. Andrew’s Priory ’17) 5-2, Fr, MF

UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES
Sarah Davis (Kamehameha ’14) 5-8, Jr, GK

VANDERBILT COMMODORES
Taiana Tolleson (Konawaena ’16) 6-0, So, GK


WASHINGTON HUSKIES
Shaye Villanueva (‘Iolani ’14) 5-3, Sr, MF

WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS
Makamae Gomera-Stevens (Kamehameha ’17) 5-5, Fr, F

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