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Utah Soccer Set to Host Air Force in Exhibition Fixture

Utah Soccer Set to Host Air Force in Exhibition Fixture


SALT LAKE CITY – Just days after beginning fall camp in preparation for the 2024 season, the University of Utah women’s soccer team is preparing to take the field for the first time in the fall for a Monday afternoon exhibition match against the Air Force Falcons that will get underway at 12 p.m. at Ute Field in Salt Lake City.
 
MONDAY’S MATCHUP
Date | Time: Monday, August 5 | 12 p.m. (MT)
Utah (0-0-0) vs. Air Force (0-0-0) (Exhibition Match)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Ute Field 
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ABOUT THE MATCH
Monday’s contest will be divided into three 30-minute halves.
 
2024 Utah Women’s Soccer Roster
Coach Hideki Nakada has assembled a squad that consists of 13 returners and 12 newcomers. The list of players back in Utah Red include 2023 leading scorer Katie O’Kane and Taliana Kaufusi, who topped the team in goals in 2022. Brooklyn Blaylock and 2023 assists leader Kelly Bullock have also returned after starting all 20 matches a season ago, as has Kasey Wardle, who finished as one of the conference leaders in saves as a sophomore.
 
Among the many new Utes on Nakada’s roster are true freshmen Callie Blaylock, Londyn Lovell, Mia Paugh, Siena Zunino, Katie Callaway and Bella Ganiere. The Utah staff also added six transfers, including sophomore Landen Matthews, junior Erin Gibbs, senior Devi Dudley and graduate students Grace Watkins, Rachel Bastone and Ava Hetzel.
 
2024 Schedule
Monday’s meeting with the Falcons will be the first 13 chances fans will have to cheer on the Utes on their home field. They’ll Southern Utah in another exhibition contest on August 10 before their 2024 home opener against Gonzaga, which will get underway at 7 p.m. Utah’s first Big 12 match will take place at Ute Field on Sept. 12, when they’ll square off with the Arizona Wildcats.
 
Tickets
Season tickets for 2024 are currently on sale, with single-match tickets going on sale on Aug. 12. Tickets can be purchased by visiting utahtickets.com/soccer/. All ticket sales are cashless and all tickets are digital, including MUSS Tickets. Pre-purchasing tickets will allow fans to obtain the best price. Those on the Utah player pass list will have their tickets added to their account associated with the email provided by the student-athletes.
 
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