After seeing scoring opportunities slide by early on, the University of Hawaii softball team rallied past Coastal Carolina tonight cap the opening day of the Pepsi Malihini Kipa Aloha Tournament.

Trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh inning, Ulu Matagiese scored from second on a double play to send the game into extra innings. Breanna Ojala then beat a throw to the plate in the eighth to give the UH a 3-2 win at Rainbow Wahine Softball Stadium.

The Wahine (11-8) opened the tournament with a 13-4 loss to Stanford and the comeback against Coastal Carolina (8-9) gave freshman left-hander Jennifer Iseri a complete-game victory in her first collegiate start.

Iseri struck out three and walked two and gave up six hits and gave up her only runs on Alexis Alvino’s two-run homer in the fourth.

UH left 10 runners on base, six in scoring position, through the first five innings before breaking through on Nicole Lopez’s looping single into left field to score Ojala from second with two out in the sixth and cut the deficit to 2-1.

UH loaded the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh and Rachael Turner grounded back to the pitcher to start a double play. But as the Chanticleers celebrated, Matagiese continued around third an beat the throw to the plate to score the tying run.

UH loaded the bases again in the eighth and with one out Keiki Carlos chopped bouncer to third base and Ojala slid around the catcher to score the winning run.

In UH’s first game of its doubleheader, Stanford leadoff hitter Kylie Sorenson homered twice and drove in five runs and the Cardinal bounced back from a loss to Coastal Carolina in the tournament opener.

Cardinal freshman Carolyn Lee gave up six hits, struck out five and walked two in a complete-game victory. Kanani Aina Cabrales was charged with nine runs, five earned, struck out four and walked on in 5 2/3 innings in the loss.

The tournament continues Saturday with UH taking on Stanford at 2:30 p.m.