TEMPE – The opening weekend of the 2024 soccer season will conclude on Sunday when Sun Devil Soccer welcomes Wagner. The action at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. AZT.
ASU will enter the contest at 0-0-1 on the season after securing a 1-1 draw against Northern Arizona on Friday night. Sunday’s game is the second of three straight at home for the Sun Devils to begin the season.
Kierra Blundell scored the season’s first goal in the 20th minute against NAU. She also led the team with four shots and three shots on goal in the opener. Cameron Valladares picked up an assist on the ASU tally. Lucy Johnson, Keri Matthews, and Megan Sofield each took two shots. Pauline Nelles posted four saves.
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SERIES NOTES: Sunday’s game is the first-ever meeting between the Sun Devil and Seahawks. It is also the first time ASU has played a team from the Northeast Conference in the program’s history.
ABOUT WAGNER: Wagner makes the trip to Tempe from Staten Island, N.Y., following a scoreless draw with Rider on Thursday. The Seahawks attempted 10 shots in the game, with five on target.
Olivia Rubbo led the Seahawks offensively with five shots while putting four on goal. Five different players had one shot apiece. Sam Hughes went the distance in goal and finished with five saves.
EXPERIENCED ROSTER: This 2024 Sun Devil squad returns 20 players from last year’s tournament team. That group includes 16 players who appeared in the NCAA Tournament game at Santa Clara, along with nine regular starters, four of the top five point leaders, and the starting keeper.
The 29 players on the squad have played a combined total of 671 games and scored 159 points. The 21 returners accounted for 72 percent of the team’s points and 80 percent of the minutes played.
HOME COOKING: With the draw against NAU on Friday, Arizona State remained unbeaten at home in 17 (11-0-6) consecutive non-conference home games dating back to the 2019 season. They also moved to 16-3-5 when playing at home during August.
The Sun Devils have 12 home games on the schedule in 2024, the…
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