Completed Event: Soccer versus BYU on October 30, 2025 , Loss , 0, to, 2
Final Score
Soccer
0
vs BYU
2
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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, September 28
Corvallis, OR
7:00 PM
University of Utah
4-3-4, 0-1-1
2
at
2
Oregon State
3-3-4, 0-1-1
1
2
F
Utah
0
2
2
Oregon St.
1
1
2
Team Stats
UTA
OSU
Goals
2
2
Shots
27
16
Shots on Goal
11
9
Saves
6
9
Corners
12
5
Fouls
13
7
Scoring Plays
Carly Carraher (2)
Assisted By: McKenna Martinez
GOAL by OSU Carraher, Carly Assist by Martinez, McKenna.
30:11
Taliana Kaufusi (5)
Assisted By: Kelly Bullock
GOAL by UTA Kaufusi, Taliana Assist by Bullock, Kelly.
70:18
Kennedy Schoennauer (1)
Assisted By: Taliana Kaufusi , Lilliah Blum
GOAL by UTA Schoennauer, Kennedy Assist by Kaufusi, Taliana and Blum, Lilliah.
79:57
McKenna Martinez (4)
Assisted By: Helena Brown
GOAL by OSU Martinez, McKenna Assist by Brown, Helena.
81:24
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
4
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
MID
/ Soccer
Midfielder
/ SoccerForward
/ SoccerForward
/ SoccerFOR
/ Soccer
Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Utah Athletics
Utah Soccer Logs 2-2 Draw with Oregon State
9/28/2023 10:17 PM | Soccer
Kaufusi, Schoennauer help Utes fight back from first half deficit
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Taliana Kaufusi and Kennedy Schoennauer fired in goals and the University of Utah women's soccer team overcame a first half deficit to record a 2-2 draw with the Oregon State Beavers on Thursday night in Pac-12 Conference action at Paul Lorenz Field in Corvallis, Ore.
Utah's 2023 ledger now reads 4-3-4, compared to 3-3-4 for OSU. The Utes have now extended their road unbeaten streak to seven matches, which continues to be the best in program history to start a season.
"Soccer can be cruel," said head coach Hideki Nakada, "and I am gutted for our team tonight. We played our best 90 minutes of the season and I felt we did more than enough to win the match but it wasn't meant to be.
"We created numerous quality opportunities throughout the match which led to scoring two and hitting the crossbar or post four times but two unforced errors led to their goals and we needed to be better in those moments."
The match's scoreless tie was nearly broken early, with two Oregon State tries in the first five minutes narrowly missing the target, followed by seven Utah shots over a 15-minute period, two of which were on frame and one more that clanged off the woodwork. The Utes would end the first period with a 13-9 edge in that statistic, but the visitors could not get on the scoreboard.
The Beavers found the lone score of the half in the 31st minute, when a through ball off the foot of McKenna Martinez led Carly Carraher into the 18-yard box and her right-footed boot rolled into the net for a 1-0 lead the home team would maintain into halftime.
For more than 25 minutes after the break, the Utes tried to unearth an equalizer, at one point earning five corner kicks in a span of just over five minutes, but it wasn't until the 70:18 mark that Kaufusi evened the score. That match-tying tally was set up by great run down the right side of the field by Kelly Bullock and her cross into the six-yard box found Kaufusi's foot and the senior redirected the ball into the net to even the score.
Less than 10 minutes later, the visiting side took its initial lead of the contest on Schoennauer's first collegiate goal. A pass from Courtney Brown sent Lilliah Blum down the right side of the attacking zone and her cross deflected off the head of Kaufusi to Schoennauer and the freshman unleashed a rocket into the net to make the score 2-1. Blum's assist counted for her first collegiate point.
Unfortunately for the away side, that lead only lasted until the 82nd minute, when Martinez equalized for the Beavers and, despite churning out eight more shots in the final eight minutes, the Utes could not find away to move back in front.
Utah ended the night with an overwhelming 27-16 edge in shots and also sent in more on-target efforts by a margin of 11-9. Both of those numbers were a season-high for the squad and the 12 corners they were awarded matched their highest total of the season in that category.
"It is incredibly painful not to be going home with three points," said Nakada, "but I also feel optimistic for Sunday and moving forward if we can continue to perform the way we did tonight."
Up Next
Utah will be in Eugene on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tilt with the Oregon Ducks.
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Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWSoccer | Instagram: @UtahWSoccer | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwsoccer).
Utah's 2023 ledger now reads 4-3-4, compared to 3-3-4 for OSU. The Utes have now extended their road unbeaten streak to seven matches, which continues to be the best in program history to start a season.
"Soccer can be cruel," said head coach Hideki Nakada, "and I am gutted for our team tonight. We played our best 90 minutes of the season and I felt we did more than enough to win the match but it wasn't meant to be.
"We created numerous quality opportunities throughout the match which led to scoring two and hitting the crossbar or post four times but two unforced errors led to their goals and we needed to be better in those moments."
The match's scoreless tie was nearly broken early, with two Oregon State tries in the first five minutes narrowly missing the target, followed by seven Utah shots over a 15-minute period, two of which were on frame and one more that clanged off the woodwork. The Utes would end the first period with a 13-9 edge in that statistic, but the visitors could not get on the scoreboard.
The Beavers found the lone score of the half in the 31st minute, when a through ball off the foot of McKenna Martinez led Carly Carraher into the 18-yard box and her right-footed boot rolled into the net for a 1-0 lead the home team would maintain into halftime.
For more than 25 minutes after the break, the Utes tried to unearth an equalizer, at one point earning five corner kicks in a span of just over five minutes, but it wasn't until the 70:18 mark that Kaufusi evened the score. That match-tying tally was set up by great run down the right side of the field by Kelly Bullock and her cross into the six-yard box found Kaufusi's foot and the senior redirected the ball into the net to even the score.
Less than 10 minutes later, the visiting side took its initial lead of the contest on Schoennauer's first collegiate goal. A pass from Courtney Brown sent Lilliah Blum down the right side of the attacking zone and her cross deflected off the head of Kaufusi to Schoennauer and the freshman unleashed a rocket into the net to make the score 2-1. Blum's assist counted for her first collegiate point.
Unfortunately for the away side, that lead only lasted until the 82nd minute, when Martinez equalized for the Beavers and, despite churning out eight more shots in the final eight minutes, the Utes could not find away to move back in front.
Utah ended the night with an overwhelming 27-16 edge in shots and also sent in more on-target efforts by a margin of 11-9. Both of those numbers were a season-high for the squad and the 12 corners they were awarded matched their highest total of the season in that category.
"It is incredibly painful not to be going home with three points," said Nakada, "but I also feel optimistic for Sunday and moving forward if we can continue to perform the way we did tonight."
Up Next
Utah will be in Eugene on Sunday for a 2 p.m. tilt with the Oregon Ducks.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWSoccer | Instagram: @UtahWSoccer | Facebook: Facebook.com/Utahwsoccer).
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