No. 25 Utah vs. No. 10 USC
Date: Saturday, Sept. 23
Location: Ute Field
Kickoff: 2 p.m. ET
KICKOFF
No. 25 Utah Soccer opens Pac-12 play with reigning national champion USC this weekend. The Trojans, ranked No. 10 in the country, eliminated the Utes from last season's NCAA Tournament in the regional semifinals.
Kick-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday and can be seen live on the Pac-12 Mountain Network and Pac-12.com. This will also be a Utah Red Out so make sure to wear your colors to support the Utes.
QUICK KICKS
- Utah has been ranked among the Top 25 every week of the season by the United Soccer Coaches Poll
- Utah ranks No. 18 in the nation, averaging 2.63 goals per game and is third in the nation, averaging 3.63 assists per contest
- With five goals in the last six games,
Paola van der Veen ranks 16th in the nation with 15 points, 2nd most in the Pac-12
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Hailey Skolmoski paces the team with seven goals, ranking 12th nationally and 2nd in the Pac-12
- The junior 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.
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Haylee Cacciacarne leads Utah with five assists, which ranks 17th in the nation.
- Utah is 2-2-2 in Pac-12 openers and 3-1-2 in home conference openers.
- This is the first time the Utes and Trojans begin their conference seasons against one another
- This is the fourth time in the last five years that Utah has opened up with a team ranked in the top 11 (2013 - tie vs. No. 11 Cal; 2014 - tie vs. No. 4 Stanford; 2015 - loss to No. 8 Stanford)