TEMPE – Sun Devil Soccer will conclude its regular season on Friday night when it hosts Arizona in Territorial Cup action. The game will begin at 7 p.m. AZT at Sun Devil Soccer Stadium, and the team will honor its senior class after the game.
Arizona State heads into the Friday finale at 8-6-3 overall and 6-3-2 at home. They sit 10th in the Big 12 table with a 3-6-1 record and an average of 1.00 points per game. The Sun Devils' recent form has them at 1-4 in the past five contests.
ASU is 75th in the NCAA by scoring 1.82 goals per game with eight multi-goal games on the season. Those goals come on an average of 13.53 shots per game, with 45.7 percent of those attempts on goal.
Sun Devil opponents score 1.41 goals while taking 11.6 shots per contest. ASU has recorded six shutouts and turns away 73.3 percent of the opposition's shots on goal.
Kierra Blundell leads the team with eight goals and 22 points. Enasia Colon has seven goals and a team-best seven assists for 21 points. Cameron Valladares has also scored seven goals.
Pauline Nelles has her GAA at 1.41 while posting eight wins and six shutouts in goal for the Sun Devils.
Arizona State is coming off a 2-1 loss at home to Kansas last Sunday. Olivia Coleman scored her first collegiate goal in the fifth minute, but the Jayhawks scored the game's final two goals to earn the win.
Watch
Friday's game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Jon Yardley and Morgan Bowen calling the action.
Series Notes
ASU leads the all-time series with its rivals from Tucson 18-11-1, including a 10-4 record at home. The Sun Devils' 2-1 win in Tempe during the 2022 season snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series.
About Arizona
The U of A is 10-5-2 overall and tied for seventh in the Big 12 with a 5-4-1 record and an average of 1.60 points per game.
Gianna Christiansen and Nicole Dallin have each recorded eight goals and four assists to lead the team in both categories. Olivia Ramey holds the majority of time in goal with a 0.93 GAA and .791 save percentage.
Big 12 Tournament Bound
ASU has secured its spot in the Big 12 Tournament. The Sun Devils will play in a conference tournament for the first time in program history when they play their first-round game on Wednesday.
Entering the regular season finale, ASU can finish anywhere from the No. 10 through No. 12 seed. A win on Friday would secure the 10th seed.
Twice in Nice
Now 8-0 when scoring at least two goals this season, ASU is 208-13-12 (.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 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 22 points. Blundell is ninth in ASU history for goals scored by a freshman. Stacey Tullock holds the record with 13 goals in 1998. Six players have tallied at least ten goals during their freshman campaign in Tempe.
Colon Climbs
With seven goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into a tie for 12th in program history with 18 career goals. Her assist against Kansas State on Thursday was the 16th of her career to move into a tie for ninth at ASU.
Colon ranks 13th in team history with 52 career points. She also ranks in the ASU top 20 in shots, shots on goal, and shot percentage, along with per-game averages in goals, assists, and points.
Clutch Cam
Cameron Valladares extended her career high for goals in a season to seven when she scored against K-State last Thursday. Now tied for second on the team in goals this season, Valladares has scored for ASU in three of the past six 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 41 players in the country with at least four winners this season.
Nelles Notes
Pauline Nelles picked up her sixth shutout of the season last Thursday against Kansas State, and she ranks 51st in the NCAA with that total. Nelles is second in ASU history with 18 career shutouts after setting the season record with nine last season.
Nelles made her 200th career save against West Virginia on Sept. 26. She is fourth all-time at ASU with 220 saves and 27 wins.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils will open the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. Every game of the tournament will be played at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Arizona State heads into the Friday finale at 8-6-3 overall and 6-3-2 at home. They sit 10th in the Big 12 table with a 3-6-1 record and an average of 1.00 points per game. The Sun Devils' recent form has them at 1-4 in the past five contests.
ASU is 75th in the NCAA by scoring 1.82 goals per game with eight multi-goal games on the season. Those goals come on an average of 13.53 shots per game, with 45.7 percent of those attempts on goal.
Sun Devil opponents score 1.41 goals while taking 11.6 shots per contest. ASU has recorded six shutouts and turns away 73.3 percent of the opposition's shots on goal.
Kierra Blundell leads the team with eight goals and 22 points. Enasia Colon has seven goals and a team-best seven assists for 21 points. Cameron Valladares has also scored seven goals.
Pauline Nelles has her GAA at 1.41 while posting eight wins and six shutouts in goal for the Sun Devils.
Arizona State is coming off a 2-1 loss at home to Kansas last Sunday. Olivia Coleman scored her first collegiate goal in the fifth minute, but the Jayhawks scored the game's final two goals to earn the win.
Watch
Friday's game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Jon Yardley and Morgan Bowen calling the action.
Series Notes
ASU leads the all-time series with its rivals from Tucson 18-11-1, including a 10-4 record at home. The Sun Devils' 2-1 win in Tempe during the 2022 season snapped a seven-game losing streak in the series.
About Arizona
The U of A is 10-5-2 overall and tied for seventh in the Big 12 with a 5-4-1 record and an average of 1.60 points per game.
Gianna Christiansen and Nicole Dallin have each recorded eight goals and four assists to lead the team in both categories. Olivia Ramey holds the majority of time in goal with a 0.93 GAA and .791 save percentage.
Big 12 Tournament Bound
ASU has secured its spot in the Big 12 Tournament. The Sun Devils will play in a conference tournament for the first time in program history when they play their first-round game on Wednesday.
Entering the regular season finale, ASU can finish anywhere from the No. 10 through No. 12 seed. A win on Friday would secure the 10th seed.
Twice in Nice
Now 8-0 when scoring at least two goals this season, ASU is 208-13-12 (.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 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 22 points. Blundell is ninth in ASU history for goals scored by a freshman. Stacey Tullock holds the record with 13 goals in 1998. Six players have tallied at least ten goals during their freshman campaign in Tempe.
Colon Climbs
With seven goals on the season, Enasia Colon has moved into a tie for 12th in program history with 18 career goals. Her assist against Kansas State on Thursday was the 16th of her career to move into a tie for ninth at ASU.
Colon ranks 13th in team history with 52 career points. She also ranks in the ASU top 20 in shots, shots on goal, and shot percentage, along with per-game averages in goals, assists, and points.
Clutch Cam
Cameron Valladares extended her career high for goals in a season to seven when she scored against K-State last Thursday. Now tied for second on the team in goals this season, Valladares has scored for ASU in three of the past six 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 41 players in the country with at least four winners this season.
Nelles Notes
Pauline Nelles picked up her sixth shutout of the season last Thursday against Kansas State, and she ranks 51st in the NCAA with that total. Nelles is second in ASU history with 18 career shutouts after setting the season record with nine last season.
Nelles made her 200th career save against West Virginia on Sept. 26. She is fourth all-time at ASU with 220 saves and 27 wins.
Looking Ahead
The Sun Devils will open the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday. Every game of the tournament will be played at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.