TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer enters the final stretch of the regular season this week with the start of a three-game homestand. That begins on Thursday as Kansas State visits Sun Devil Soccer Stadium. The action in Tempe is slated to start at 7 p.m. AZT.
Arizona State starts the week at 7-5-3 overall and 2-5-1 in conference play. The Sun Devils are tied for 11th in the Big 12 table with an average of 0.88 points per game. They are 1-3-1 over the past five games and 5-2-2 at home.
ASU averages 1.87 goals per game to rank 72nd in the NCAA while adding seven games with multiple goals. They are attempting 14.13 shots per outing, with 45.3 percent of those shots on goal.
The opposition averages 1.47 goals per game while taking 11.9 shots per outing. ASU stops 74.1 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 also has 20 points behind her seven goals and team-high six assists. Cameron Valladares also has six goals.
Pauline Nelles holds a 1.47 goals-against-average and .741 save percentage in goal.
ASU is coming off a 5-1 loss at No. 12 TCU on Sunday. Colon scored the lone goal for the Sun Devils in the 61st minute with an assist to Keri Matthews.
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 and Kansas State will play for the first time on Thursday. The Wildcats become the seventh program the Sun Devils are playing for the first time this season.
About Kansas State
Kansas State comes to Tempe at 3-9-3 overall and 0-6-2 in Big 12 play, ranking 16th at 0.25 points per game. The Wildcats are winless over their past 10 games (0-7-3).
Ryann Reynolds has scored four goals to lead the Wildcats. Allison Marshall has added two goals, while Morgan Struttmann leads the team with three assists. Murphy Sheaff has played every minute in goal with a 1.20 GAA and a .827 save percentage.
Postseason Push
ASU enters the final three games of the regular season in contention for the Big 12 Tournament. Currently tied for 11th in the table, the Sun Devils control their destiny to make the field of 12 that will qualify for Kansas City.
ASU can finish anywhere from fourth to 16th based on the possible result options.
Twice in 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, and her 20 points are third in the Big 12. Blundell ranks third among freshmen in the country 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 seven total goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into 12th in program history with 18 career goals. She is 13th in her ASU career with 53 career points.
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 Sunday with a goal in two of the past four 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 213.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils homestand continues on Sunday at 1 p.m. with a visit from Kansas.
Arizona State starts the week at 7-5-3 overall and 2-5-1 in conference play. The Sun Devils are tied for 11th in the Big 12 table with an average of 0.88 points per game. They are 1-3-1 over the past five games and 5-2-2 at home.
ASU averages 1.87 goals per game to rank 72nd in the NCAA while adding seven games with multiple goals. They are attempting 14.13 shots per outing, with 45.3 percent of those shots on goal.
The opposition averages 1.47 goals per game while taking 11.9 shots per outing. ASU stops 74.1 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 also has 20 points behind her seven goals and team-high six assists. Cameron Valladares also has six goals.
Pauline Nelles holds a 1.47 goals-against-average and .741 save percentage in goal.
ASU is coming off a 5-1 loss at No. 12 TCU on Sunday. Colon scored the lone goal for the Sun Devils in the 61st minute with an assist to Keri Matthews.
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 and Kansas State will play for the first time on Thursday. The Wildcats become the seventh program the Sun Devils are playing for the first time this season.
About Kansas State
Kansas State comes to Tempe at 3-9-3 overall and 0-6-2 in Big 12 play, ranking 16th at 0.25 points per game. The Wildcats are winless over their past 10 games (0-7-3).
Ryann Reynolds has scored four goals to lead the Wildcats. Allison Marshall has added two goals, while Morgan Struttmann leads the team with three assists. Murphy Sheaff has played every minute in goal with a 1.20 GAA and a .827 save percentage.
Postseason Push
ASU enters the final three games of the regular season in contention for the Big 12 Tournament. Currently tied for 11th in the table, the Sun Devils control their destiny to make the field of 12 that will qualify for Kansas City.
ASU can finish anywhere from fourth to 16th based on the possible result options.
Twice in 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, and her 20 points are third in the Big 12. Blundell ranks third among freshmen in the country 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 seven total goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into 12th in program history with 18 career goals. She is 13th in her ASU career with 53 career points.
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 Sunday with a goal in two of the past four 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 213.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils homestand continues on Sunday at 1 p.m. with a visit from Kansas.