TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer is back in action on Thursday when they return to Sun Devil Soccer Stadium to host Grambling State. The first of a three-game homestand to close the non-conference season begins at 7 p.m.
ASU will enter the game with a 2-0-2 record overall and 1-0-2 at home. The team ranks 21st in the country, scoring 3.00 goals per game and attempting 17.25 shots per contest. The opposition averages 0.75 goals per game while taking 9.00 shots per outing.
Enasia Colon leads ASU with four goals and 17 shots. Cameron Valladares had added three goals and a team-best three assists. The duo sit tied for third in the Big 12 with 12 points. Pauline Nelles has posted a pair of shutouts and holds a 0.75 GAA and a .800 save percentage.
The Sun Devils head into Thursday following a 5-2 win at LSU last Sunday. ASU fell behind twice in the first half but scored the game's final four goals to earn the win. Colon and Valladres finished the game with two goals apiece.
WATCH: ESPN+ will carry 11 Sun Devil home games and every Big 12 road game. ESPN+ is available via 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 defeated Grambling 5-0 in Tempe during the 2022 season, the only previous meeting in the series.
ABOUT GRAMBLING: The Lady Tigers make the trip to Tempe with a 2-1-2 overall record and have played all five games on the road. Thursday's game is also the team's first of the season outside Louisiana.
Jayla Gage has tallied a team-leading four goals, while Sophia Lezizidis and Charlotte Cuthbertson have each scored twice. Madison Covey-Taylor leads the keepers with 12 saves and two wins.
ATTACKING AUGUST: The Sun Devils have developed a run of success during August the past few years. Over the previous six seasons, ASU is 13-0-6 in August. They have outscored the opposition 58-13 in those games while scoring four-plus goals in a game nine times.
HOME COOKING: With a win and two draws at home this season, ASU has extended its unbeaten streak to 19 (12-0-3) consecutive non-conference home games dating back to the 2019 season. They have also improved to 17-3-6 when playing at home during August.
The Sun Devils have 12 home games on the schedule in 2024, the most since ASU played 15 during the 2000 season when the facility opened. ASU is 120-74-30 at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium.
TWICE IS NICE: With a 2-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 201-12-12 (.920) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 126-1-1 (.988) when scoring three-plus and 70-0 when scoring at least four goals.
With the 5-2 win at LSU on Sunday, the Sun Devils moved to 26-166-11 (.155) all-time when allowing multiple goals in a game.
COLON CLIMBS: Enasia Colon has posted a pair of multi-goal games this season, giving her five in her career. She enters the week leading the team with four goals and 17 shots. She is tied for third in the Big 12 in goals and with nine points.
Colon is up to 15th in team history with 40 career points and 16th with 15 career goals. She 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 adjusted quickly to the Sun Devil system, scoring three goals and four assists. Her nine points this season match her total from her first two collegiate seasons combined.
Valladares scored the first brace of her career and posted two assists on Sunday at LSU. One of those goals was the game-winner, and she also scored the decisive goal against Wagner. She is one of three players in the Big 12 with two GWG this season.
FRESHMAN PHENOM: Kierra Blundell has opened her Sun Devil account with five points by recording two goals and one assist. Blundell became the first freshman to score in the season opener for ASU since Nicole Douglas scored against Montana in the first game of the 2018 season. She joined Patrice Feulner (2000) as the only two freshmen to score in the season's first two games.
NELLES NOTES: Following her program record nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted a pair of clean sheets this season. She is tied for fifth in program history with 14 career shutouts and ranks sixth with 21 career wins. Nelles enters Thursday having played 2,970 consecutive minutes in goal for the Sun Devils.
Top Drawer Soccer ranked Nelles No. 21 in their Preseason Top 100 Players list. She was the highest-ranked player from the Big 12 and was also named to the TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team.
WINKWORTH SECOND: Sunday's win at LSU was No. 61 as head coach of the Sun Devil for Graham Winkworth. He now sits second in program history for career wins by a head coach.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Sun Devils are back at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium on Sunday when they host Penn at 1 p.m. AZT.
ASU will enter the game with a 2-0-2 record overall and 1-0-2 at home. The team ranks 21st in the country, scoring 3.00 goals per game and attempting 17.25 shots per contest. The opposition averages 0.75 goals per game while taking 9.00 shots per outing.
Enasia Colon leads ASU with four goals and 17 shots. Cameron Valladares had added three goals and a team-best three assists. The duo sit tied for third in the Big 12 with 12 points. Pauline Nelles has posted a pair of shutouts and holds a 0.75 GAA and a .800 save percentage.
The Sun Devils head into Thursday following a 5-2 win at LSU last Sunday. ASU fell behind twice in the first half but scored the game's final four goals to earn the win. Colon and Valladres finished the game with two goals apiece.
WATCH: ESPN+ will carry 11 Sun Devil home games and every Big 12 road game. ESPN+ is available via 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 defeated Grambling 5-0 in Tempe during the 2022 season, the only previous meeting in the series.
ABOUT GRAMBLING: The Lady Tigers make the trip to Tempe with a 2-1-2 overall record and have played all five games on the road. Thursday's game is also the team's first of the season outside Louisiana.
Jayla Gage has tallied a team-leading four goals, while Sophia Lezizidis and Charlotte Cuthbertson have each scored twice. Madison Covey-Taylor leads the keepers with 12 saves and two wins.
ATTACKING AUGUST: The Sun Devils have developed a run of success during August the past few years. Over the previous six seasons, ASU is 13-0-6 in August. They have outscored the opposition 58-13 in those games while scoring four-plus goals in a game nine times.
HOME COOKING: With a win and two draws at home this season, ASU has extended its unbeaten streak to 19 (12-0-3) consecutive non-conference home games dating back to the 2019 season. They have also improved to 17-3-6 when playing at home during August.
The Sun Devils have 12 home games on the schedule in 2024, the most since ASU played 15 during the 2000 season when the facility opened. ASU is 120-74-30 at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium.
TWICE IS NICE: With a 2-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 201-12-12 (.920) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 126-1-1 (.988) when scoring three-plus and 70-0 when scoring at least four goals.
With the 5-2 win at LSU on Sunday, the Sun Devils moved to 26-166-11 (.155) all-time when allowing multiple goals in a game.
COLON CLIMBS: Enasia Colon has posted a pair of multi-goal games this season, giving her five in her career. She enters the week leading the team with four goals and 17 shots. She is tied for third in the Big 12 in goals and with nine points.
Colon is up to 15th in team history with 40 career points and 16th with 15 career goals. She 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 adjusted quickly to the Sun Devil system, scoring three goals and four assists. Her nine points this season match her total from her first two collegiate seasons combined.
Valladares scored the first brace of her career and posted two assists on Sunday at LSU. One of those goals was the game-winner, and she also scored the decisive goal against Wagner. She is one of three players in the Big 12 with two GWG this season.
FRESHMAN PHENOM: Kierra Blundell has opened her Sun Devil account with five points by recording two goals and one assist. Blundell became the first freshman to score in the season opener for ASU since Nicole Douglas scored against Montana in the first game of the 2018 season. She joined Patrice Feulner (2000) as the only two freshmen to score in the season's first two games.
NELLES NOTES: Following her program record nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted a pair of clean sheets this season. She is tied for fifth in program history with 14 career shutouts and ranks sixth with 21 career wins. Nelles enters Thursday having played 2,970 consecutive minutes in goal for the Sun Devils.
Top Drawer Soccer ranked Nelles No. 21 in their Preseason Top 100 Players list. She was the highest-ranked player from the Big 12 and was also named to the TDS Preseason Best XI Second Team.
WINKWORTH SECOND: Sunday's win at LSU was No. 61 as head coach of the Sun Devil for Graham Winkworth. He now sits second in program history for career wins by a head coach.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Sun Devils are back at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium on Sunday when they host Penn at 1 p.m. AZT.