The Southern Utah University women’s soccer team is heading up to Idaho, to take on Idaho State University on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m. The Thunderbirds then complete their roadtrip on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 12 p.m. against Boise State University. Both games can be streamed on ESPN+.
Southern Utah
The Thunderbirds sit at the Bottom of the Western Athletic Conference with a record of 1-4-1 after securing their first win in the 2024 season against Colorado College on Sep. 5th. SUU has struggled on the road this season, giving up five goals in two games while only scoring one goal in each game.
Southern Utah’s biggest struggle this season has been their offense. The team is averaging 1.33 goals per match on 12.3 shots, but is allowing 2.17. Goalkeeper Darya Mosallaei has been playing well averaging over four saves a game. Whitney Gardner, Sarah Assumma and Chelsea Loeser lead SUU in goals with two each.
Idaho State
Sitting in fourth place in the Big Sky Conference with a record of 1-3-2, the Bengals have also seen their share of issues this year. They grabbed a 1-0 victory at the University of Denver on Aug. 18, and will be going for their first home win of the year against SUU.
Goals have been very scarce for ISU, averaging only .50 goals per game. Paige Harris leads the team with two goals, followed by Payton Reed who scored one. Defensively, the Bengals have played very well, only allowing one goal each match. Goalkeeper Trinity Hale has led that effort with 25 saves on the season.
Boise State
The Broncos have had a dominant start to the season. With a record of 4-1, and they stand in second place in the Mountain West Conference. This will be a tough opponent for Southern Utah as they are undefeated at home.
Boise State has scored 12 goals this year and are led by Carly Cross and Morgan Padour, who have each scored three of the 12. This is an aggressive offense that averages 18 shots per game, 41% of which are on goal. They have a powerhouse defense that has held opponents to one goal per game on nine shot attempts.
Author: Jacob McQueary
Photographer: Katie Anderson
Editor: Jack Paul
