The Pac-Five girls soccer team captured its second state title in three years — in much the same fashion as it did for its first.

The Wolfpack defeated Kapa'a, 1-0, in the JN Automotive Group Girls Division II Soccer State Championship game yesterday at the Waipi'o Peninsula Soccer Stadium.

The game went to penalty kicks, which the Wolfpack won 4-2 to determine the winner.

"We get lucky sometimes," Pac-Five coach Eddie Wong said self-deprecatingly of his third-seeded team. "The players did so well. Because we were in Division I last year we didn't get to states, so when we moved back to Division II our goal was to get back to states again."

Cristine Tamamoto, Kendal Kagawa, Chelsey Yoneda and goalkeeper Geena Fong — yes, Fong took a shot — converted their penalty kicks.

"We practiced a lot and I guess he chose the people who made the most kicks," said Fong, who also made one stop. "I just wanted to do it for my team. It was amazing.

"Everything possible was running through my mind. I didn't even realize I was kicking for the championship until two seconds before."

Kapa'a's Larissa Crain and Takara Kunioka made their kicks, and because Pac-Five made its fourth kick and the Warriors were out of contention after Fong made her shot, they did not take all of their kicks. Kapa'a goalkeeper Kyah Schneider stopped one shot.

After competing at a high level each week against Division I teams such as Kamehameha, Punahou and 'Iolani, Pac-Five — the top Division II Interscholastic League of Honolulu representative — "learned to persevere," said Tamamoto, a captain. "It taught us to stick through it and keep going, and here we are with a championship."

Pac-Five won the first Division II crown in 2007, also on penalty kicks.

Having been in the championship game with a handful of the same players two years ago, the Wolfpack learned "to relax and play our game, because if we were overanxious then we get too excited and we don't want that," Tamamoto said.

The game was scoreless through 80 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute overtime periods.

In the first half, Pac-Five had two shots inside the 18-yard box that were high — by senior midfielder Wendy Chapman and sophomore midfielder Allison Calabrese.

Meanwhile, junior forward Dakota Barnett tried to break free for the Warriors. Both teams also had chances on free kicks near the top of the 18-yard box, but missed.

In the second half, most of the action was confined to the middle third of the field, with both defenses clearing out any dangerous attacks.

Kapa'a coach Colby Ayonon said he was proud of his unseeded team, which finished second in the Kaua'i Interscholastic Federation before making a run in the state tournament.

"Every day they work hard," Ayonon said of his players. "I think they really showed their capabilities and their drive to perform well in this tournament."

CONSOLATION FINAL

Mid-Pacific 4, Seabury Hall 1: MPI — Amanda Soken 2, Jenny Chaw, Leslie Sugiyama. SH — Rachel Andrews.

FIFTH PLACE

Kamehameha-Hawai'i 3, Honoka'a 1: KH — Iolana Heaukulani, Natasha Ah Chong, Jessica Marote. H — Tialana Greenwell.

THIRD PLACE

Kaua'i 3, Kailua 0: Kau — Ashlyn Ubongen 2, Skye Shimabukuro.