CEDAR CITY, Utah — Southern Utah women's soccer takes its first Big Sky road trip of the season this week, visiting Idaho State on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m. MT and Weber State on Sunday, Oct. 11, at 1 p.m. MT. The Thunderbirds enter the weekend following a 1-0 victory against Portland State on Sunday, Oct. 4, with junior defender Rylan Tebbs one appearance away from establishing a new hometown standard.
Southern Utah is 4-6-1 overall and 1-1 in conference play. Against Portland State, Ashlyn O'Malley scored in the 53rd minute on an assist from Gracen Blieschke, while Tatum Trout made five saves to help secure the shutout.
SUU finished with 64 percent possession, a 13-9 advantage in shots and eight corner kicks to Portland State's three.
HEAD COACH STEVEN LINDQUIST SAID...
"We are excited to keep fine tuning and improving on the result from this last weekend as we head on the road against two strong opponents."
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
| Opponent |
Date |
Time |
Location |
Watch |
| Idaho State |
Thursday, Oct. 8 |
7 p.m. MT |
Davis Field — Pocatello, Idaho |
ESPN+ |
| Weber State |
Sunday, Oct. 11 |
1 p.m. MT |
Wildcat Soccer Field — Ogden, Utah |
ESPN+ |
RECORDS WATCH: TEBBS ONE APPEARANCE FROM CEDAR CITY HISTORY
Tebbs matched a hometown standard against Portland State and now has an opportunity to establish a new one at Idaho State.
The junior defender has appeared in 41 career matches for Southern Utah, tying Rachael Hunt for the most appearances among the five verified Cedar City natives in program history. An appearance Thursday would give Tebbs sole possession of first place with 42.
| Player |
SUU seasons |
Career appearances |
Career starts |
| Rylan Tebbs |
2024–present |
41 |
33 |
| Rachael Hunt |
2020–22 |
41 |
40 |
| Julia Hunt |
2021–22 |
28 |
9 |
| Amanda Humphreys |
2011–12 |
27 |
3 |
| Michelle Dawson |
2001 |
16 |
16 |
Tebbs remains seven starts shy of Hunt's Cedar City standard of 40.
IRON WOMAN: TEBBS KEEPS ADDING MINUTES
Tebbs played all 180 minutes of Southern Utah's opening conference weekend, extending her season total to a team-leading 903 listed minutes.
She has completed nine full 90-minute matches this season, along with all 81:38 of the weather-shortened match at Utah. Outside the Justice College contest, she has played every available minute of SUU's season.
Her listed career total now stands at 2,880 minutes. She needs 15 more to match her 2025 season total of 918 and 156 to match her freshman total of 1,059.
IRON WOMEN: A CONSISTENT CORE
Seven Thunderbirds have started all 11 matches: Tebbs, Nao Yasuda, Ashlyn Woodbury, Brooklyn Bradley, Suika Shibutani, Dakota Hansen and Trout.
Tebbs, Woodbury and Trout played every minute of both opening Big Sky matches.
O'MALLEY DELIVERS; BLIESCHKE CREATES
O'Malley's finish against Portland State marked her first collegiate game-winning goal and brought her season total of goals to three.
Blieschke's assist was her fourth of the season. She leads Southern Utah with four goals, four assists and 12 points, while O'Malley and Ashtyn Ivey each have seven points. Sophia Memory has three goals and a team-leading two game-winners.
ONE GOAL, A CLEAN SHEET AND A WIN
Sunday's result continued a useful pattern for the Thunderbirds: three of their four victories this season have finished 1-0.
Southern Utah also earned 1-0 road wins against South Carolina State and The Citadel in August. The Portland State victory brought SUU's team shutout total to four.
SCOUTING IDAHO STATE
Southern Utah opens the trip against an Idaho State team carrying a 2-6-3 overall record and a 0-1-1 mark in Big Sky play. The Bengals began conference action with a 0-0 draw at Eastern Washington before falling 3-0 at Idaho.
Saydree Cooke leads Idaho State with seven points on two goals and a team-high three assists. She also leads the Bengals with 24 shots. Samantha Fenske follows with six points on two goals and two assists, while Lacie Poll joins Cooke and Fenske atop the team's scoring list with two goals apiece.
Goalkeeper Aliya Garrett has made eight starts in nine appearances, recording 34 saves and three shutouts. She has played all 180 minutes of Idaho State's conference schedule.
Thursday will be the Bengals' first home conference match. Southern Utah earned a 0-0 draw at Davis Field in the teams' most recent meeting on Sept. 12, 2024.
The Thunderbirds are 6-3-1 in the teams' last 10 meetings. Their most recent victory in Pocatello came in 2016, when SUU won 3-0.
SCOUTING WEBER STATE
Southern Utah closes the weekend against Weber State, which enters the week at 5-5-2 overall and 1-0-1 in Big Sky play. The Wildcats opened conference action with a 1-1 draw at Idaho and a 3-2 victory at Eastern Washington.
Lily Blum leads Weber State with four goals, 10 points and 22 shots. Oakley Anderson has two goals and two assists for six points, along with a team-leading 15 shots on goal. Simone Packer also has two goals, while Blum, Anderson and Harlee Thomas share the assists lead with two each.
Blum, Anderson and Mina Nydegger scored in the Wildcats' victory at Eastern Washington, with Thomas contributing two assists. Lauren Butorac has started all 12 matches in goal.
Sunday renews a series that last featured a meeting on Oct. 10, 2021. Southern Utah's most recent victory against Weber State came in Ogden, a 1-0 result on March 28, 2021.
NEXT UP
Southern Utah returns to Thunderbird Soccer Field to host Northern Arizona on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 3 p.m. MT and Northern Colorado on Sunday, Oct. 18, at 1 p.m. MT.
FOLLOW US
For all the latest on Southern Utah Soccer, follow @SUUSoccer on Twitter and Instagram and like the Southern Utah Soccer Facebook page.
DONATE
To help support Thunderbirds athletics, consider making a donation today! To learn more about how you can support, click here.
