SALT LAKE CITY – After the University of Utah women’s soccer program beat Arizona to start the inaugural Big 12 season with a win, the Utes will be visited by the Idaho State Bengals on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Ute Field. Fans can watch this historical match on ESPN+ with Bill Riley and Jay Nolly commentating.
SUNDAY’S MATCHUP
Date | Time: Sunday, Sept. 15 | 4:00 p.m.
Utah (2-2-2) vs. Idaho State (1-3-2)
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah | Ute Field
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Game Promotions
Sunday night is Bark in the Park! Fans are invited to bring their dogs into the game to sit and watch Utah take on Idaho State on the North Grass. There will be a giveaway of 200 Utah dog bowls.
Scouting Idaho State
Utah and Idaho State will be seeing each other for the first time since September of 2011, when the Utes beat Idaho 3-1. The two schools hold a long history, meeting up 33 previous times, the first game dating back to March 27 of 1998. The Bengals are being led by head coach Dustin Downey.
Before meeting Southern Utah, Idaho State holds a 1-3-2 record, after coming up level with North Dakota State at 0-0. Freshman midfielder Paige Harris holds the teams top scorer spot with two goals. In 2023, the Bengals made it to the Big Sky Conference quarterfinals, the first appearance in a conference tournament match for the Pocadello team since 2014. Though Idaho State outshot Portland State 20-17, the Bengals fell 4-1 in the end.
Recently at Ute Field
The Utes fell to Utah Valley, whose receiving votes, 2-0, on Sept. 8. This loss broke Utah’s eight game unbeaten streak against the Wolverines. Down a deficit of 1-0 at the beginning of the second half, the Utes attempted to block a cross, and headed the ball into the net for an own goal.
Early Birds
In four of the matches this season, the Utes have gotten on the board within the first 10 minutes. Taliana Kaufusi accomplished this feat against Gonzaga, Grand Canyon and LSU, while Katie O’Kane added a 10th minute goal against Weber State.
Hats Off
On Sept. 1 against Weber State, for the first time on record in program history, two Utes tallied hat tricks in the same match. Both Katie O’Kane and Taliana Kaufusi booted in three goals in a 7-1 rout of the Wildcats. For O’Kane, this marked her…
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