TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer closes out its non-conference schedule on Sunday with a home game against Utah Tech at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. The start of the game was adjusted earlier in the week, and it will now begin at 11 a.m. AZT.
Arizona State will enter the game with a 4-0-2 record, riding a three-game winning streak and posting consecutive shutouts. They have gone 3-0-2 at home on the season, with only one goal conceded in those five contests. The Sun Devils rank 21st in the country by scoring 2.83 goals per game while attempting 18.50 shots per game. The opposition has scored three goals – 0.50 per game – on an average of 8.00 shots.
Kierra Blundell leads ASU with five goals and 13 points. Enasia Colon and Cameron Valladares are tied for the team lead with three assists. Colon is second on the club with four goals and 10 points while leading all Sun Devils with 26 shots. Pauline Nelles holds a 0.50 goals-against-average and .880 save percentage.
ASU is coming off a 3-0 win over Penn last Sunday in Tempe. Blundell recorded the fourth hat trick by a freshman in program history in the victory.
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: Sunday's game is the first meeting between the Sun Devils and the Trailblazers. Utah Tech becomes the fourth opponent ASU will play for the first time this season.
ABOUT UTAH TECH: Utah Tech brings a 3-0-2 record to Tempe after securing a 2-1 win at Northern Arizona on Thursday. The Trailblazers are 1-0-1 on the road. They are scoring 1.40 goals per game while allowing 0.80.
Lacy Fox leads Utah Tech with four goals and 10 shots. Adele Faller has a team-best two assists. Brianna Frey has played every minute in goal with a .852 save percentage and two shutouts.
DOMINANT START: The Sun Devils are looking to complete one of the best non-conference seasons in program history. They have already guaranteed a fifth straight season with one or fewer losses in non-conference play, and a win on Sunday would mark the second time the team has been unbeaten out of conference.
PERFECT AUGUST: With a 3-0-2 record in August, the Sun Devils completed the season's opening month unbeaten for the fifth consecutive season (six years as the 2020 season was played in the spring). During the run, ASU has gone 14-0-6 and outscored the opposition 60-13.
HOME COOKING: With three wins and two draws at home this season, ASU has extended its unbeaten streak to 15 (9-0-6) consecutive non-conference home games dating back to the 2021 season. Since 2018, the Sun Devils are 20-3-7 at home in non-conference games.
TWICE IS NICE: Behind a 4-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 204-13-12 (.917) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 128-1-1 (.988) 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 scored a brace this season.
COLON CLIMBS: Enasia Colon enters Sunday tied for the Big 12 lead with 26 shot attempts. She is tied for ninth in the conference with four goals and 10 points.
Colon is up to 15th in team history with 41 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 at LSU on Aug. 25. One of those goals was the game-winner, and she also scored the decisive goal against Wagner.
FRESHMAN PHENOM: On Wednesday, Kierra Blundell was named the Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Week. She helped ASU record two wins by scoring three goals and adding one assist. She recorded the 14th hat trick in ASU history, and the fourth by a freshman, in a 3-0 win over Penn. It was the first hat trick by a Sun Devil since the 2022 season. Blundell also assisted on a goal in the win over Grambling, and she now has a point in three straight games.
NELLES NOTES: Following her program record of nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted four clean sheets this season. She is tied for second in program history with 16 career shutouts and ranks fifth with 23 career wins. Nelles has played 3,150 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.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Sun Devils will open Big 12 play on Thursday in Provo, Utah, against BYU. The first Big 12 Conference game in school history will begin at 6 p.m. AZT.
Arizona State will enter the game with a 4-0-2 record, riding a three-game winning streak and posting consecutive shutouts. They have gone 3-0-2 at home on the season, with only one goal conceded in those five contests. The Sun Devils rank 21st in the country by scoring 2.83 goals per game while attempting 18.50 shots per game. The opposition has scored three goals – 0.50 per game – on an average of 8.00 shots.
Kierra Blundell leads ASU with five goals and 13 points. Enasia Colon and Cameron Valladares are tied for the team lead with three assists. Colon is second on the club with four goals and 10 points while leading all Sun Devils with 26 shots. Pauline Nelles holds a 0.50 goals-against-average and .880 save percentage.
ASU is coming off a 3-0 win over Penn last Sunday in Tempe. Blundell recorded the fourth hat trick by a freshman in program history in the victory.
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: Sunday's game is the first meeting between the Sun Devils and the Trailblazers. Utah Tech becomes the fourth opponent ASU will play for the first time this season.
ABOUT UTAH TECH: Utah Tech brings a 3-0-2 record to Tempe after securing a 2-1 win at Northern Arizona on Thursday. The Trailblazers are 1-0-1 on the road. They are scoring 1.40 goals per game while allowing 0.80.
Lacy Fox leads Utah Tech with four goals and 10 shots. Adele Faller has a team-best two assists. Brianna Frey has played every minute in goal with a .852 save percentage and two shutouts.
DOMINANT START: The Sun Devils are looking to complete one of the best non-conference seasons in program history. They have already guaranteed a fifth straight season with one or fewer losses in non-conference play, and a win on Sunday would mark the second time the team has been unbeaten out of conference.
PERFECT AUGUST: With a 3-0-2 record in August, the Sun Devils completed the season's opening month unbeaten for the fifth consecutive season (six years as the 2020 season was played in the spring). During the run, ASU has gone 14-0-6 and outscored the opposition 60-13.
HOME COOKING: With three wins and two draws at home this season, ASU has extended its unbeaten streak to 15 (9-0-6) consecutive non-conference home games dating back to the 2021 season. Since 2018, the Sun Devils are 20-3-7 at home in non-conference games.
TWICE IS NICE: Behind a 4-0 record this season when scoring at least two goals, ASU is now 204-13-12 (.917) in program history when scoring multiple goals in a game. In addition, the team is 128-1-1 (.988) 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 scored a brace this season.
COLON CLIMBS: Enasia Colon enters Sunday tied for the Big 12 lead with 26 shot attempts. She is tied for ninth in the conference with four goals and 10 points.
Colon is up to 15th in team history with 41 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 at LSU on Aug. 25. One of those goals was the game-winner, and she also scored the decisive goal against Wagner.
FRESHMAN PHENOM: On Wednesday, Kierra Blundell was named the Big 12 Co-Freshman of the Week. She helped ASU record two wins by scoring three goals and adding one assist. She recorded the 14th hat trick in ASU history, and the fourth by a freshman, in a 3-0 win over Penn. It was the first hat trick by a Sun Devil since the 2022 season. Blundell also assisted on a goal in the win over Grambling, and she now has a point in three straight games.
NELLES NOTES: Following her program record of nine shutouts last season, Pauline Nelles has posted four clean sheets this season. She is tied for second in program history with 16 career shutouts and ranks fifth with 23 career wins. Nelles has played 3,150 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.
LOOKING AHEAD: The Sun Devils will open Big 12 play on Thursday in Provo, Utah, against BYU. The first Big 12 Conference game in school history will begin at 6 p.m. AZT.