CEDAR CITY, UTAH -- The Thunderbird Soccer team will look to defend Thunderbird Soccer Field this week as No. 1 seeded Seattle U and No. 3 seeded Utah Valley travel to Cedar City on Thursday, October 3, and Sunday, October 6.
Head Coach Kai Edwards said
"Two top teams come to town this week. Having a focused and international response after last week will be key. They will ask us many questions throughout the course of play and we will ask them many questions. We are looking forward to two national level teams to play this week.
Match Information
Match One
Who: Seattle U (6-2-3) (1-0-0)
When: Thursday, October 3 at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Thunderbird Soccer Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: HERE
Match Two
Who: Utah Valley (7-4-1) (1-0-0)
When: Sunday, October 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Where: Thunderbird Soccer Field
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: HERE
The Redhawks
Seattle U is currently ranked No. 1 in the Western Athletic Conference with six wins and just two losses. Most recently, the Redhawks were coming off a 3-1 win at Abilene Christian in the conference opener. The Redhawks had an impressive four-game win streak during their preseason, beating UNLV and Fresno State on the road before returning home to beat Hawaii and Oregon State.
Seattle has scored 20 goals on the season, and half of their shot attempts end up on target. They're led by Caroline Penner, who has eight goals on the year. Hallie Bergford has four assists to lead the team, along with one goal. Maria Gaudlitz is second on the team with three goals on the year.
Kassidy Kirgan has started all 11 games for the Redhawks in net and has only conceded nine goals, and has 43 saves. She currently sits at an 82% save percentage.
The Wolverines
Utah Valley has perhaps been the most impressive team in the WAC so far this year. They currently are ranked third in the WAC standings with seven wins and four losses. The Wolverines are riding a four-game winning streak but will play at Utah Tech before taking on the Thunderbirds.
In their first game of the season, the Wolverines shocked the women's collegiate soccer world with a 2-0 win against No. 3 ranked BYU. Two games later, they took down the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 2-1. They also have impressive wins over the University of Utah and Gonzaga.
The Wolverines are led by senior forward Faith Webber, who is currently tied for third in the country in total goals scored this season with 10. She has also added two assists. She has three games this year with two goals, including their most recent contest at Tarleton State.
UVU has 28 goals this year, which is good for first in the WAC by five goals. Ten different players have scored a goal for the Wolverines this season, and six players have more than one.
The Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds fell to 2-6-3 and 0-1-0 in conference play after their loss to California Baptist in the conference opener.
Sarah Assumma was the lone goal scorer for the T-Birds and now has three goals and an assist on the year. Whitney Gardner still leads the team in goals (4) and total points (11).
Gardner is third in the conference in total points scored and points per game.
Darya Mosallaei is up to 52 saves on the year, which puts her third in the conference in total saves and second in saves per game.
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