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Xehlia Salanoa

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii
High School:
Punahou School

PRONUNCIATION

Honors & Awards

2024-25 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2024: Competed in eight matches as a freshman … scored a goal in SDSU’s Oct. 20 victory at North Dakota … dished out an assist at Green Bay in a win on Sept. 1 … played over 20 minutes in three contests including a season-high 42 versus the Fighting Hawks … both shots during season were on goal.

Before SDSU: Completed her senior soccer season in February of 2024 by helping lead Punahou School to a second consecutive HHSAA Girls Division I State Championship ... she scored a goal, en route to earning Impact Player of the State Championship honors, for a Buffanblu program that earned its state-best 13th overall championship behind a 2-1 victory ... an incoming wing for the Jackrabbits, Salanoa was named to the HHSAA Girls Soccer State Championship All-Tournament Team ... helped Punahou earn its league's championship while claiming the ILH leading scorer accolades ... finished the 2023-24 season for the Buffanblu by recording 19 goals and four assists for 42 points over the course of 13 matches ... a three-year starter for the Punahou varsity soccer team, Salanoa was both a Second Team All-Hawaii and ILH selection as a junior ... she scored 14 goals and two assists during her junior and sophomore seasons combined ... at the club level for Leahi SC, Salanoa was the 2023 U19 Miso Junior League leading scorer ... her athletic feats have also translated to to track and field ... she was a member of a 2023 HHSAA Track and Field State Championship team and was a First Team ILH performer.