Utah vs. Butler
Date: Friday, September 20
Location: Ute Field
Kickoff: 5 p.m.
TV: Pac-12 Network
Live Stream: Pac-12.com
Live Stats: UtahUtes.com
Promotion: Youth Soccer Night
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Utah vs. San Diego
Date: Sunday, September 22
Location: Ute Field
Kickoff: 1 p.m.
Live Stream: UtahUtes.com
Live Stats: UtahUtes.com
Promotion: Sunday Sundaes
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KICKOFF
Utah Soccer returns home this weekend to conclude the non-conference portion of its schedule. The Utes host Butler on Friday evening before welcoming San Diego on Sunday afternoon.
QUICK KICKS
• After being selected ninth in the Pac-12's 2018 preseason poll, the Utes finished fourth with a mark of 6-4-1
• Utah started 18 different players, 15 of them return this season, and used 13 contrasting lineups
• Four returners started every game last season;
Holly Daugirda,
Haylee Cacciacarne,
Hailey Stodden and
Carly Nelson
• Utah shut out four Pac-12 opponents in a row last season, the longest scoreless streak for a Ute defense since 2006
DUNN DOING WORK
After one point in her first two seasons (40 games),
Ireland Dunn broke out during her junior campaign with 16 points, second most on the team. In Pac-12 play, she led the league with six helpers and ranked ninth in points
She became the first Utah player with at least five assists in conference play since Kelly Isleib in 2008 and her seven assists were the most by an Ute since Isleib's school record 13 in 2007.
NELSON IN NET
Carly Nelson, a two-time Pac-12 Goalkeeper of the Week (10/9 and 11/6) made 92 saves last season, the most of any goalkeeper in the Pac-12. She started every game and played a career-high 1,698 minutes, earning eight shutouts, fourth most in the Pac-12.
The senior made a career-high 11 saves in a tie with No. 2 USC and had another double-digit outing (10) in a shutout win at No. 21 Colorado. She needs 63 saves to move into to the top five all-time at Utah and one shutout to catch Tawni Martineau on the career list (18 - 3rd all-time).
STODDEN STEPS UP
Hailey Stodden was named to the Pac-12's All-Freshmen Team last season after starting every game for Utah, mainly as an outside back. She helped stabilize a defense that lost its two center backs to injury midway through conference play and still managed to register six shutouts.
The Broomfield, Colorado native scored the winner in the season finale at No. 21 CU. The first goal of her career helped the Utes to its first true road win over a Top 25 team since 2007.
WEEK IN REVIEW
Holly Daugirda and
Aleea Gwerder scored as the Utes earned a 2-0 win at Nevada last Friday. Daugirda became the first Ute to tally multiple goals this season and Gwerder picked up her first goal in two years.
Carly Nelson and the Utah defense registered its fourth shutout in the last five contests.
SERIES HISTORY
Utah is 2-0 against Butler with the wins during the 1998 and '99 campaigns. The first meeting between the two was at Ute Field with the home side earning a 3-1 victory. Utah is undefeated in five contests against Big East opponents (4-0-1).
Utah is 4-1 vs. San Diego with a 2-0 mark at home. The last meeting occurred in 2016 at Ute Field as
Holly Daugirda and
Aleea Gwerder notched assists in a 3-0 win. Utah is 18-40-8 against West Coast Conference foes with a 10-16-2 mark at home