Utah Hosts Colorado on Senior Day

Friday, November 3

Salt Lake City, Utah

1:00 PM

University of Utah

Colorado

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10/31/2017 11:33 AM | Soccer

Utes prepare for finale vs. Buffs

Utah vs. Colorado
Date: Friday, November 3
Location: Ute Field
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Senior Day

KICKOFF
Utah Soccer plays its final game of the season on Friday when it welcomes Colorado for Senior Day. The Utes and Buffaloes kick-off at 1 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.

SUMMING UP THE SENIORS
Natalie Vukic has been a starter since day one, scoring three goals as a freshman. As a sophomore, she led the team in goals and scoring and then in 2016, she scored her biggest goal, tallying against No. 10 Florida State in a NCAA Tournament victory. For her career, she has amassed 30 points (11 G, 8 A).

Janie Kearl was a regular for the Utes during her freshman season and starting by her sophomore year in the midfield and defense. A two-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection, Kearl has notched a pair of assists this season, doubling her career output.

July Mathias had the third-best single-season goals-against average in team history at 0.67 in 2016, ranking 21st in the nation. She finished third on Utah's single-season list with seven shutouts last year and also ranked among the top 25 nationally in save percentage at .859

Madi Clarkson started two games as a freshman and has played in 14 contests after missing all of the 2015 season due to injury. She recently played a season-high 43 minutes at Oregon State.

QUICK KICKS
- Utah ranks fourth in the Pac-12 with 27 goals (1.5 per contest)
- Hailey Skolmoski is tied for the team lead with Paola van der Veen at eight goals, ranking fourth in the Pac-12
- Van der Veen ranks fifth in the conference with 20 points to her credit
- Skolmoski scored four goals and accrued nine points vs. North Dakota State to match Amy Kofoed's program marks set in 2001
- Skolmoski notched the 11th hat trick in Utah history and first since Lauren Field vs. Baylor in 2003.
- Utah matched the school record for goals in a match during its 9-0 victory over NDSU (Illinois State, 1996).
- The 11 assists and 29 points for the squad also surpassed the previous marks set during a 2001 contest vs. Wyoming.
- Haylee Cacciacarne leads Utah with five assists and also scored Utah's first Pac-12 goal of the season at No. 2 UCLA

SKOLMOSKI SELECTED TO HERMANN WATCH LIST
Utah junior forward Hailey Skolmoski has been named to the 2017 MAC Hermann Watch List.

Last season, she was named to the NSCAA All-Pacific Region First Team and also became the first Ute to ever earn First Team All Pac-12 honors. Her 13 goals were the most for any Ute since 2007 and she also netted seven game-winners.

An excellent student that earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, Skolmoski was also invited to play for the U-23 Women's National Team this summer. The Riverton native started all 14 games during her freshman year as a defender until suffering a season-ending injury.

The Hermann Trophy is awarded annually by the Missouri Athletic Club to the United States' top male and female college soccer players.

UTES SNAG NATIONAL ACADEMIC AWARD
Utah Soccer was honored with a Team Academic Award by the United Soccer Coaches. This award is for the 2016-17 academic year where the Utes posted the best GPA in the Pac-12 and ranked 19th nationally among Division 1 programs (3.62).

Last season, Katie Rogers was named an All-Region Scholar by the NSCAA (now the United Soccer Coaches) and Hailey Skolmoski was named Academic All-District by CoSIDA. Skolmoski joined July Mathias and Max Flom on the Pac-12 All-Academic First Team and nine other Utes were honored with accolades by the conference.

Utah has now earned 16 United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Awards, tied with Washington for the most of any Pac-12 school. The Utes have been honored every season since 2009, the third-longest streak of any Pac-12 team, trailing Arizona State and Washington State.

SERIES HISTORY
Utah is 4-7-2 all-time against the Buffaloes and have all the wins at Ute Field (4-1-0). Last season, Hailey Skolmoski scored the equalizer in the 78th minute to earn a 1-1 draw with No. 22 CU. The last game here was a 2-0 win for the Utes in 2015 as Paola van der Veen found the back of the net for the home side. In 2013, the Utes turned it around in dramatic fashion, tying the score in the 87th minute and getting the winner in double overtime