TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer closes out a three-game homestand on Friday night when they host Utah in Big 12 Conference action. The first meeting with a former Pac-12 rival this season will begin at 7 p.m. at the Sun Devil Soccer Stadium.
Arizona State enters Friday at 7-2-3 overall and 2-2-1 in Big 12 play. They are tied for sixth in the conference standings at 1.40 points per game. The Sun Devils have recorded five shutouts and are 5-1-2 at home on the season. Offensively, ASU is scoring 2.17 goals per game while attempting 15.25 shots per outing. Sun Devil opponents score 0.75 goals on 10.8 shots per game.
Kierra Blundell has scored a team-high eight goals and leads the Big 12 with 20 points. Enasia Colon has added six goals and a team-high six assists for 18 points. Cameron Valladares has five goals, and her three assists match the total from Keri Matthews.
Pauline Nelles holds a 0.75 goals-against-average and .842 save percentage in goal.
ASU secured a 3-1 home win over Cincinnati on Sunday in their last outing. Colon finished with a goal and two assists, while Grace Gillard and Valladares also scored in the win.
WATCH: ESPN+ will carry 11 Sun Devil home games and every Big 12 road game. ESPN+ is available via the ESPN App, ESPN.com or plus.espn.com. Subscribers can watch it via most mobile and connected TV platforms, including iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, Android devices, Roku, and Chromecast.
SERIES NOTES: Utah holds a 7-6-4 lead in the all-time series, but the Sun Devils are 5-1-3 in games played at home. The Utes claimed a 2-0 win in Salt Lake City last season after the teams played to a scoreless draw during the 2022 season in Tempe.
ABOUT UTAH: The Utes will bring a 4-4 overall record into Friday’s meeting. They are winless (0-2-2) in their last four games played and sit tied for 10th in the Big 12 with a 1-2-2 record and 1.00 points per game.
Taliana Kaufusi leads the Big 12 with nine goals while attempting 31 shots. Katie O’Kane has added five goals. Kasey Wardle holds a 1.13 GAA and a .743 save percentage as the primary goalkeeper.
NUMBER 900: The goal by Kierra Blundell against West Virginia on Sept. 26 was the 900th scored by the Sun Devils in the program’s 29-year history. Those 900 goals were scored by 140 different players.
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