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Utah Soccer Remains On Road for ASU and UA Matches
9/26/2016 2:32 PM | Soccer
Utes have played six of seven away from home
Utah at Arizona State
Date: Thursday, Sept. 29
Location: Tempe, Ariz.
Kickoff: 4:30Â p.m. AT
Utah at Arizona
Date: Sunday, Oct. 2
Location: Tucson, Ariz.
Kickoff: 1Â p.m. AT
Utah Soccer (6-2-1, 1-0-0) remains on the road to start the Pac-12 portion of its schedule with games at Arizona State (5-3-1, 0-1-0) on Thursday at 4:30 p.m. AT and Arizona (5-3-1, 0-1-0) on Sunday at 1 p.m. AT. Both games will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks
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Last Weekend
 Taylor Slattery scored late in regulation and Utah won its Pac-12 opener at Washington on Friday, 1-0. For Slattery, it was the seventh goal of her career, first of the 2016 season, and fifth game-winner. Carly Nelson made five saves for her third shutout of the season and Utah's sixth in nine games this year.
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This was the first win in a conference opener since 2011 for the Utes and also the first victory in Seattle since 1998. Utah had not scored in its last three meetings against the Huskies but came out with a confidence-building conquest.
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Skolmoski Named Pac-12 Player of Week
Utah's Hailey Skolmoski was named the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week on Aug. 30. The sophomore netted twice in the Ute wins over San Diego and then once more in a victory at Utah State
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This was the first weekly honor for Skolmoski and she became Utah's first Offensive Player of the Week in program history. This was Utah's 10th Pac-12 weekly honor since joining the conference.
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Skolmoski leads the Pac-12 with six goals and is third with 14 points scored. Those totals are most mark for a Utah player since Erin Dailey scored seven goals and accrued 16 points in 2011.
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Skolmoski closed non-conference play by netting the game-winner vs. UC Irvine, giving her three this season. That's the highest total of match deciders for a Ute since Kelly Islieb scored four in 2008.
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Skolmoski was the 2014 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year after scoring a school record 28 goals at Riverton HS and winning a pair of regional titles.
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Facilitating Feet
Utah is currently second in the league in assists as Skolmoski, joins Katie Rogers, Taylor Slattery, Cabria Turang and newcomers Aleea Gwerder, Tavia Leachman and Holly Daugirda with multiple helpers.
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Rogers, a three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection, moved into a more defensive midfield role last season and started all but one contest for the Utes. Slattery had a double-digit point output as a freshman and gained a starting spot last season, with 13 contests up front.
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Turang has already graduated with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Disability Studies.
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Freshmen Leading From the Back
With Gwerder and Daugirda on the outside, two other freshmen, Leachman and Natalee Wells have helped this team's transformation by creating a solid center back pairing. Utah has only allowed six goals in its nine contests with six shutouts to its credit.
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Gwerder led Washington Premier to a U18 Rainier Challenge championship and Daugirda spent her summer in New Zealand where she suited up for the U.S. Under-19 Women's National Team. She was also named the 2015 Utah Gatorade Player of the Year
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Leachman, a center back, led powerhouse Long Beach Poly to three-consecutive Moore League titles and has played all but 30 minutes this season. Wells was ranked as the no. 5 recruit in the state of Utah by MaxPreps and has moved back from a midfield role at the start of the season to serve as Leachman's partner in the middle.
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Goalkeeper Carly Nelson, a native of Lindon, is stepping up in goal with three shutouts to her credit. She ranks third in save percentage (.850) and fourth in goals-against average (0.58). A Deseret News two-time First Team All-State goalkeeper she helped Timpanogos reach the 4A state title game three years in a row.
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Series History
The Utes are 6-8-0 all-time against Arizona, 3-4-0 in Tucson. Utah has dropped contests the last two seasons to the 'Cats, both in SLC, but earned a a win at UA during the 2013 campaign when Taylor Slattery scored the winner in overtime.
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Utah is 4-5-0 all-time against Arizona State and has dropped all four meetings in Tempe. The Utes snapped a three-game losing streak to the Sun Devils last season with a 2-1 overtime win in SLC. Natalie Vukic equalized in the 85th minute before Megan Trabert scored the winner.
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