Ball after ball sailed just wide, just late, just off.

An agonizing Saturday evening out on the Waipio Peninsula became a jubilant one in an instant. Raisa Strom-Okimoto’s golden ball from beyond 20 yards gave the Hawaii soccer team a 1-0 overtime win over Idaho State and another celebratory gathering on the pitch.

It was the third time in four games this season (3-0-1) that UH played to extra periods. But the Rainbow Wahine had plenty of chances — 22 other shots, including 11 on frame — to score one sooner than the 96th minute.

“I thought it was a conspiracy. I actually thought they had a meeting before the game and said, ‘let’s kill Coach,’ ” coach Michele Nagamine said. “But I am really, really proud of them. My heart was just … I think I have to make a doctor’s appointment next week.”

On the winning sequence five minutes into the extra period, Strom-Okimoto, the team’s designated corner kick taker, played a corner ball short to T.J. Reyno. Reyno tapped it back to Strom-Okimoto, who’d moved to open space just beyond the top corner of the box.

After a quick touch, the sophomore fired her shot into traffic from just past 20 yards. The ball found a seam through several players and deflected off the hands of ISU goalkeeper Shawna Hennings and in.

“I took a touch and I took a shot, and I was like, ‘oh, it went in!’ ” said Strom-Okimoto, who became the first UH player with multiple goals for the season. “It feels good just to keep the momentum going. We’re trying to prepare for conference; that’s when it really counts.”

UH kept up its best start since the 2007 squad opened 5-0-1.

Storm Kenui, who had the golden goal against Sacramento State on Thursday, was named tournament MVP. Strom-Okimoto, defender T.J. Reyno and goalkeeper Monk Berger also made the all-tournament team.

Berger made an outstanding one-handed save in the 81st minute to preserve UH’s first shutout of the season. She had to track a well-struck ball to the far top corner and tap it over with a perfectly timed leap.

Nagamine said, “That ball was in. It was going in, and I mean, Monk got up so high. I couldn’t believe it. I stood there with my mouth open because that was an amazing save. It’s probably the best save I’ve seen her make in her career.

“She deserves that clean sheet so much. Played with a lot of confidence. I’ve been waiting for that from her.”

It was UH’s first shutout of a Division I opponent since topping Denver on Aug. 31 last year.

“It was a tough one, but I’m just doing my job,” Berger said. “I was trying to keep my team’s spirits up. … But (that save) was pretty cool. It felt good to fly a little bit.”

Idaho State of the Big Sky dropped to 2-3.

Bengals junior Ka‘imi Morreira, a Moanalua High product, got the start after tearing an ACL recently. Morreira, one of four Hawaii natives on the ISU roster, exited to applause and a hug from Nagamine.

Another of ISU’s local players, Nikolina Musto of King Kekaulike, got a starting nod and played 85 minutes.