Utah at Loyola Marymount
Date: Friday, Sept. 1
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Kickoff: 4:30 p.m. PT
Utah at Cal State Fullerton
Date: Sunday, Sept. 3
Location: Fullerton, Calif.
Kickoff: 5 p.m. PT
KICKOFF
No. 17 Utah Soccer (3-0-0) hits the road for the first time this season for contests at Loyola Marymount (1-1-1) on Friday at 4:30 p.m. PT and Cal State Fullerton (2-0-2) on Sunday at 5 p.m. PT
QUICK KICKS
- Utah ranks No. 2 in the nation, averaging 5.0 goals per game and tops the NCAA polls with 7.0 assists per contest.
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Hailey Skolmoski leads the nation in goals (six) and points (13), while
Holly Daugirda and
Haylee Cacciacarne are both tied for fifth in the nation with three assists each.
- Utah matched the school record for goals in a match during its 9-0 victory over North Dakota State.
- The nine goals scored were the most since a victory vs. Illinois State in 1996. The 11 assists and 29 points for the squad also surpassed the previous marks set during a 2001 contest vs. Wyoming.
- Skolmoski had three goals within the first 16 minutes of the match, giving her the 11th hat trick in Utah history and first since Lauren Field vs. Baylor in 2003.
- Skolmoski's four goals and nine points matched Amy Kofoed's program marks set during that '01 contest with the Cowgirls.
- Skolmoski now has 20 goals for her career, six away from fifth place all-time at Utah.
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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.
SOLID SCHEDULE SET FOR 2017
The Utes will play six other nationally-ranked programs this season, splitting them equally home and away. Utah welcomes defending national champion No. 3 USC for the Pac-12 opener (9/23, 2 p.m.), two-time reigning Pac-12 champion No. 2 Stanford (10/5, 5 p.m.) and No. 25 Colorado for Senior Day (11/3, 1 p.m.).
The team travels to No. 8 BYU for the Desert Duel (9/8, 7 p.m.), No. 12 Duke (9/11, 5 p.m.) and No. 9 UCLA (10/12, 9 p.m.
SERIES HISTORY
Utah is 0-2-3 all-time vs. LMU with the last meeting being a 2-2 draw at Ute Field in 2015.
Natalie Vukic had a goal and assist while
Hailey Skolmoski's first goal of her career earned her side a draw. In two meetings at LMU, the Utes are 0-1-1 with the last contest occurring in L.A. during the 2009 season.
Utah is 1-2-3 all-time vs. Cal State Fullerton with the last meeting being a 3-1 setback to the Titans. The last contest at this site was a 0-0 draw in 2013. The lone victory for the Utes in this series occurred at Fullerton in 2009, 3-1
OPPONENT OUTLOOK
Loyola Marymount is coming off a draw vs. No. 23 Northwestern in its first home game of the season. Four different players have scored a goal for the Lions, who are led by 2016 West Coast Conference All-Freshman selection Phoebe Riley and All-WCC choice Sarina Bolden
Cal State Fullerton is undefeated after picking up a pair of road draws this past weekend at BYU and Utah State. The Titans were tabbed to finish second in the Big West and have three players pacing the way with two goals scored, including 2016 Big West All-Freshman selection Atlanta Primus.
SEASON TICKET SCARVES
Season tickets are $5 and come with a Utah Soccer Scarf. Your scarf serves as your season ticket and will get you admission to all home games. All seating is general admission. To get your 2017 season ticket scarf, visit http://utahtickets.com/soccer/#single-games or call 801-581-UTIX.