TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer begins its final road trip of the regular season on Thursday when they face Baylor at the Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field. The first of two games this week in Texas is slated to begin at 5 p.m. AZT in Waco.
Arizona State takes to the road at 7-3-3 this season and 2-1-1 in road games. They have gone 2-3-1 in Big 12 play, where they sit ninth in the conference table with an average of 1.17 points per game. The recent form has the Sun Devils at 2-2-1 over the past five games.
ASU ranks 53rd in the NCAA by scoring 2.08 goals per game on the season, and they have scored multiple goals in a game seven times. They take 14.54 shots per outing, with 45.0 percent of those attempts on goal.
The opposition is averaging 1.00 goals per game while taking 11.2 shots per outing. ASU stops 80.9 percent of shots on goal and has five shutouts.
Kierra Blundell has scored a team-high eight goals and is third in the Big 12 with 20 points. Enasia Colon has added six goals and a team-high six assists for 18 points. Cameron Valladares also has six goals.
Pauline Nelles holds a 1.00 goals-against-average and .809 save percentage in goal.
The Sun Devils are coming off a 4-1 loss to Utah at home last Friday. Valladares scored the team's goal in the 16th minute, but it was one of just two shots in goal in the game by the team.
Watch
Thursday's game and every Big 12 road game ASU plays will be available on ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN.com or plus.espn.com. Subscribers can watch it via most mobile and connected TV platforms, including iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, Android devices, Roku, and Chromecast.
Series Notes
ASU is 4-2 in six all-time meetings with Baylor, including a 2-0 record in games played in Waco. The Sun Devils won the first four games in the series, with Baylor winning the last two, including a 1-0 win in 2018.
About Baylor
The Bears bring a 6-5-3 overall record into Thursday's meetings. They are 1-3-2 in Big 12 games to sit 14th at 0.83 points per game. Baylor is 3-2-2 at home.
Tyler Isgrig leads the Bears with four goals and five assists, and her 53 shot attempts are tops in the Big 12. Callie Conrad, Hallie Augustyn, and Ashley Merrill each have three goals. Azul Alvarez leads the Baylor keepers with a 0.832 GAA and a .853 save percentage.
Number 900
The goal by Kierra Blundell against West Virginia on Sept. 26 was the 900th scored by the Sun Devils in the program's 29-year history. Those 900 goals were scored by 140 different players.
Twice is Nice
Behind a 7-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 207-13-12 (.918) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 129-1-1 (.989) when scoring three-plus and 71-0 when scoring at least four goals.
Brace for Success
ASU has already set the program record with five different players posting a multi-goal game this season. Kierra Blundell had the team's first hat trick since 2022, while Enasia Colon has twice scored two goals in a game. Megan Sofield, Cameron Valladares, and Keri Matthews each have also recorded a brace this season.
Freshman Phenom
Kierra Blundell leads ASU with eight goals after scoring in two of the last four games. Her 20 points are third in the Big 12 and 31st nationally. Blundell ranks third in the country among freshmen in goals and points.
Blundell currently ranks ninth in ASU history for goals by a freshman. Stacey Tullock holds the record with 13 goals in 1998. Six players tallied at least 10 goals during their freshman campaign in Tempe.
Colon Climbs
With six total goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into 13th in program history with 49 points and 17 goals in her ASU career. She needs three goals to become the 12th player in team history to score 20 career goals.
Colon also ranks in the ASU top 20 in shots, shots on goal, shot percentage, and average goals, assists, and points per game.
Clutch Cam
Cameron Valladares has posted a career-high six goals and is third in the team with 15 points. She enters the road trip with a goal in two straight games.
Four of the goals scored by Valladares this season are game-winners, including her goal with 25 seconds remaining to defeat Utah Tech on Sept. 8. She is tied for the Big 12 lead in GWG and is one of 23 players in the country with at least four winners this season.
Nelles Notes
Following her program record of nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted five clean sheets in 2024. She is second in program history with 17 career shutouts and fourth with 26 career wins. Nelles made her 200th career save against West Virginia on Sept. 26, and she is now up to fourth in team history with 209.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils will close their road slate on Sunday when they face No. 12 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
Arizona State takes to the road at 7-3-3 this season and 2-1-1 in road games. They have gone 2-3-1 in Big 12 play, where they sit ninth in the conference table with an average of 1.17 points per game. The recent form has the Sun Devils at 2-2-1 over the past five games.
ASU ranks 53rd in the NCAA by scoring 2.08 goals per game on the season, and they have scored multiple goals in a game seven times. They take 14.54 shots per outing, with 45.0 percent of those attempts on goal.
The opposition is averaging 1.00 goals per game while taking 11.2 shots per outing. ASU stops 80.9 percent of shots on goal and has five shutouts.
Kierra Blundell has scored a team-high eight goals and is third in the Big 12 with 20 points. Enasia Colon has added six goals and a team-high six assists for 18 points. Cameron Valladares also has six goals.
Pauline Nelles holds a 1.00 goals-against-average and .809 save percentage in goal.
The Sun Devils are coming off a 4-1 loss to Utah at home last Friday. Valladares scored the team's goal in the 16th minute, but it was one of just two shots in goal in the game by the team.
Watch
Thursday's game and every Big 12 road game ASU plays will be available on ESPN+ on the ESPN App, ESPN.com or plus.espn.com. Subscribers can watch it via most mobile and connected TV platforms, including iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, Android devices, Roku, and Chromecast.
Series Notes
ASU is 4-2 in six all-time meetings with Baylor, including a 2-0 record in games played in Waco. The Sun Devils won the first four games in the series, with Baylor winning the last two, including a 1-0 win in 2018.
About Baylor
The Bears bring a 6-5-3 overall record into Thursday's meetings. They are 1-3-2 in Big 12 games to sit 14th at 0.83 points per game. Baylor is 3-2-2 at home.
Tyler Isgrig leads the Bears with four goals and five assists, and her 53 shot attempts are tops in the Big 12. Callie Conrad, Hallie Augustyn, and Ashley Merrill each have three goals. Azul Alvarez leads the Baylor keepers with a 0.832 GAA and a .853 save percentage.
Number 900
The goal by Kierra Blundell against West Virginia on Sept. 26 was the 900th scored by the Sun Devils in the program's 29-year history. Those 900 goals were scored by 140 different players.
Twice is Nice
Behind a 7-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 207-13-12 (.918) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 129-1-1 (.989) when scoring three-plus and 71-0 when scoring at least four goals.
Brace for Success
ASU has already set the program record with five different players posting a multi-goal game this season. Kierra Blundell had the team's first hat trick since 2022, while Enasia Colon has twice scored two goals in a game. Megan Sofield, Cameron Valladares, and Keri Matthews each have also recorded a brace this season.
Freshman Phenom
Kierra Blundell leads ASU with eight goals after scoring in two of the last four games. Her 20 points are third in the Big 12 and 31st nationally. Blundell ranks third in the country among freshmen in goals and points.
Blundell currently ranks ninth in ASU history for goals by a freshman. Stacey Tullock holds the record with 13 goals in 1998. Six players tallied at least 10 goals during their freshman campaign in Tempe.
Colon Climbs
With six total goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into 13th in program history with 49 points and 17 goals in her ASU career. She needs three goals to become the 12th player in team history to score 20 career goals.
Colon also ranks in the ASU top 20 in shots, shots on goal, shot percentage, and average goals, assists, and points per game.
Clutch Cam
Cameron Valladares has posted a career-high six goals and is third in the team with 15 points. She enters the road trip with a goal in two straight games.
Four of the goals scored by Valladares this season are game-winners, including her goal with 25 seconds remaining to defeat Utah Tech on Sept. 8. She is tied for the Big 12 lead in GWG and is one of 23 players in the country with at least four winners this season.
Nelles Notes
Following her program record of nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted five clean sheets in 2024. She is second in program history with 17 career shutouts and fourth with 26 career wins. Nelles made her 200th career save against West Virginia on Sept. 26, and she is now up to fourth in team history with 209.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils will close their road slate on Sunday when they face No. 12 TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.