Kunie Hirai

A college freshman and native of Boise, Idaho, Hirai embarks on her first-ever season with the club in 2025.

Hirai boasts a decorated club and prep resume, earning First Team All-Idaho honors twice as a high school junior and season, while earning all-state second team accolades during her freshman and sophomore seasons. 

Hirai helped guide the Boise High School Braves to a Class 5A state championship in 2022. Hirai had 24 goal contributions, including 18 goals as a senior.

She won 3 consecutive state club titles from 2022 to 2024, helping the Idaho Rush to national semifinal appearances in each of the three seasons. In 2024, she starred as part of the US National ODP squad, garnering national team MVP honors after helping the team to an undefeated run in Costa Rica.

Hirai is set to join Utah State University for her freshman season in 2025, becoming another product of a growing pipeline between the Aurora and the Aggies. 

The alma mater of former Aurora captain Addy Weichers and former defender Kylie Olsen, USU is also the current college home of former Aurora attackers Tess Werts (2024) and Kaylie Chambers (2024).