Game #13
Who | Utah Tech (3-4-4, 0-2-0 WAC) vs. California Baptist (6-4-2, 2-1-0 WAC)
When | Saturday, Oct. 12 - 7 p.m.
Where | Greater Zion Stadium - St. George, Utah
Social Media | Instagram + Twitter (X) + #UtahTechBlazers

SENIOR SEND-OFF
Utah Tech will honor six seniors before their final match at Greater Zion Stadium. The Trailblazer seniors are midfielder Emma Carver, defender Jordyn Denton, midfielder Kalea Woodyatt, defender Gracie Knutzen, midfielder Emily Garbett and forward Heidi Wilstead. Together, these six seniors have been responsible for 46 points, including 15 goals and 16 assists, two second-team all-WAC honors and eight academic all-WAC honors in their combined time at Utah Tech.

LAST TIME OUT
Utah Tech fell to Seattle U 2-1 on Sunday at Greater Zion Stadium. Through the first half, Utah Tech goalkeeper Brianna Frey recorded six saves to blank the Redhawks after 45 minutes. Seattle U started the scoring in the 59th minute. Senior Kait Raffensperger headed the ball into the net from senior Jourdyn Curran's corner kick to give the Redhawks a 1-0 lead. In the 79th minute, sophomore Kailee Wilson scored on a cross-box shot into the upper right corner of the goal to give Seattle U a 2-0 advantage. Freshman Kyla Schuster assisted the goal. To avoid the shutout, Trailblazer junior Lacy Fox recovered a miss-hit clear, dribbled to the top left of the box and beat the Redhawk goalie on a cannon of a shot to the upper-right corner of the goal. Seattle U outshot UT 20-12 and held a 9-6 lead in shots on goal. The Redhawks committed three more fouls than Utah Tech, 7-4, and received the game's only yellow card. Defensively, Frey finished with seven saves.

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA BAPTIST
CBU visits St. George after beating Abilene Christian 2-1 in Riverside, California, on Sunday. The Lancers are 2-1-0 in WAC play, with their other win coming over Southern Utah (5-1), while dropping a home match to Tarleton State (1-2) last Thursday. California Baptist posted wins over CSUN, San José State, UC San Diego and UC Riverside during its non-conference slate. 

Lancer goalkeeper Mikayla O'Brien has been a force between the posts, ranking fifth in the nation in save percentage (.903) and 22nd in goals-against average (.500), leading the WAC in both categories this season. CBU redshirt-junior Morgan Witz is 58th in the country in total assists (5), coming in at second in the WAC. 

California Baptist ranks 14th in the nation in save percentage (.870) and 48th in yellow cards (15), leading the WAC in both statistics. CBU also ranks second in the WAC in assists per game (1.83), goals-against average (.750) and total assists (22), while coming in at third in shots per game (16.42) and shots on goal per game (7.50). 

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday's match will be the 18th all-time meeting between Utah Tech and California Baptist, with the Lancers holding a 13-2-1 advantage. In St. George, the Lancers lead 5-2-1. This year's matchup will be the fourth-straight in St. George where the series has been even at 1-1-1 since UT joined the WAC.

UT BY THE NUMBERS
Utah Tech ranks 33rd in the nation in saves per game (5.92), 67th in fouls per game (7.83) and 77th in shot accuracy (.488). The Trailblazers come in at second in the WAC in saves per game (5.92), third in fouls per game (7.83) and fourth in shot accuracy (.488) and yellow cards (9). 

'FOX,' NO PRINTER
Junior Lacy Fox is tied for the best penalty-kick percentage in the nation, converting PKs against UNLV and at Idaho for a perfect 100% rate this season. Fox is third in the WAC in total goals (7) which ranks 54th in the nation. Fox is also third in the conference and tied for 95th in the country in total points (15) and fifth in the WAC and 125th in the nation in shot accuracy (.520). 

TRY TO GET PAST FREY
Entering the week, junior Brianna Frey is leading the WAC in saves per game (5.67), which ranks 25th in the nation. Frey is also second in the conference in total saves (68), which is tied for 36th in the country. Frey has also posted two shutouts this season and has four in her career, which ties her for ninth all-time in career shutouts at Utah Tech.

CHASING HISTORY
Among Utah Tech's career records, junior Brianna Frey ranks third in saves (137), seventh in goalkeeper minutes (2,385) and tied for ninth in shutouts (4). Junior Lacy Fox is tied for sixth all-time in game-winning goals (5) and tied for eighth in goals (15). 

NEW AND FAMILIAR FACES
Along with adding 14 new players to the roster during the offseason, the Trailblazers have 23 returning players from last season. The new signing class in St. George includes Gonzaga transfer Kyah Le, Colorado Northwestern Community College transfer Cadie Young, Utah State transfer Heidi Wilstead, and nine true freshmen. The class includes four midfielders (Le and Young along with Bre Koscielski and Jenna McDonnell), three forwards (Wilstead along with Emily Blanchard and Ella Cotter), four defenders (Ali Warner, Lexi Nelson, Adele Faller, Allison Flies), and one goalkeeper (Emma McIff).  

WHAT'S NEXT
Utah Tech will visit the Lone Star State next week to challenge Tarleton State on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. (MT) and Abilene Christian on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 12 p.m. (MT). Both games will be broadcast on ESPN+.