Who said there was a pot of gold at the end of every rainbow?

Whoever did sure fooled Sacramento State?s women?s soccer team.

Making the trek across the Pacific Ocean into the Waipio Peninsula Soccer Stadium, the Hornets watched their hopes of a season-opening victory get crushed beneath the boot of the University of Hawaii in a 2-1 defeat in overtime.

Arlene Devitt, a Rainbow Wahine striker, notched the game-winning goal in the 95th minute to secure the win.

Fellow sophomore Liz Lusk assisted the game-winning goal, feeding a through ball to Devitt.

Hawaii took the early lead when forward Pam Fong capitalized on a Wahine corner kick in the 10th minute.

Though it took them nearly the length of the game, the Hornets finally cracked the Wahine goal in the 81st minute, thanks largely to the play of junior striker Lisa Wrightsman.

Sliding in on the play, Wrightsman flicked the ball towards the goal. Unable to read the bounce, Hawaii?s Jennifer Churchill watched as the ball trickled into the back of the net.Sac State?s Naomi Ennis was credited with the assist.

Wrightsman had two goal-scoring opportunities ? one being the last play of regulation and the next during the opening minutes of overtime ? on one-on-one breakaways but was snuffed both times by Churchill.

The Rainbow Wahine doubled the Hornets in the shots column, 18-9.The Hornets look to rebound when they travel to the University of the Pacific Friday at Knowles Field. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.

The Hornets return home to Hornet Field Sunday, when they square off against the University of Cincinnati at 1 p.m.