Game #17
Who | No. 6 Utah Tech (5-6-5, 2-4-1 WAC) vs. No. 3 Seattle U (9-3-5, 4-1-2 WAC)
When | Sunday, Nov. 3 - 6 p.m. (MT)
Where | Elmer Gray Stadium - Abilene, Texas
Social Media | Instagram + Twitter (X) + #UtahTechBlazers

THIRD YEAR IN A ROW
This is Utah Tech's third appearance in the WAC Tournament as the Trailblazers have made the WAC tourney all three years they have been eligible for competition. The last two appearances both ended in the first round after 3-0 losses to Grand Canyon. 

FOUR ALL-WAC SELECTIONS
Graduate Gracie Knutzen and junior Lacy Fox were named to the All-WAC Second Team and freshmen Adele Faller and Bre Koscielski made the All-WAC Freshman Team as announced by the conference on Halloween. It was Knutzen's third straight selection to the All-WAC second team. 

LAST TIME OUT
Utah Tech women's soccer clinched a berth in the WAC Tournament with a 4-0 win at Southern Utah on Saturday at Thunderbird Soccer Field. The Trailblazers opened the scoring when freshman Adele Faller sent a ball into the box and junior Lacy Fox hit a clean strike past Thunderbird goalkeeper Stacey Barresi to give Utah Tech a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute. The score went on to become Fox's sixth career game-winning goal and 16th goal of her career, tying her for seventh all-time in goals in UT history. From a corner kick, junior Kyah Le played a give-and-go with Faller in the 33rd minute. Le dribbled toward the box and launched a shot into the upper right corner of the goal for the Trailblazer's second goal. It was Le's first career goal and Faller's second assist of the match and fourth of the season. On another corner kick five minutes later, Le sent a ball into the box where freshman Bre Koscielski put a header in the back of the net to give UT a 3-0 lead in the 38th minute. The Trailblazers added another insurance goal in the 60th minute when Koscielski nutmegged an SUU defender to set up senior Kalea Woodyatt for a goal. Woodyatt hit the shot off-balance to the left upper 90 and over the diving Barresi. Utah Tech goalkeeper Brianna Frey racked up eight saves to blank the Thunderbirds, including a strong double save in the 70th minute. Frey recorded her fifth career shutout and third this season with the clean sheet. Southern Utah outshot UT 11-9 with an 8-6 advantage in shots on goal. Utah Tech committed more fouls, 10-7, and tallied more saves 8-2. 

SCOUTING SEATTLE U
The Redhawks face Utah Tech after drawing with Utah Valley 3-3 on decision day. SU finished WAC play in third with 14 points on a record of 4-1-2. Seattle U picked up wins over Abilene Christian, Utah Tech, Tarleton State and California Baptist, while tying with Southern Utah and Utah Valley during conference play.

Offensively, SU is led by junior Caroline Penner who is tied for second in the WAC with eight goals this season. Three Redhawks have each contributed four assists to tie for the team lead. In net, goalkeeper Kassidy Kirgan has totaled nine wins and 60 saves with five shutouts this season.

Nationally, Seattle U ranks 59th in shots on goal per game (7.06), 60th in shots per game (15.35), 60th in goals-against average (.882), 67th in win-lost-tied percentage (.676), 71st in save percentage (.808) and 80th in goal differential (+12). 

SERIES HISTORY
Sunday's match will be the eighth all-time contest between UT and SU. Seattle U holds a 4-1-2 advantage. Earlier this season, the Redhawks took down the Trailblazers 2-1 on Oct. 6 in St. George. Utah Tech's last point against SU came in a 1-1 draw in 2022, while UT's lone win was a 2-1 affair in 2021. 

UT BY THE NUMBERS
Utah Tech ranks 45th in the nation in saves per game (5.69), 74th in fouls per game (8.00) and 75th in save percentage (.805). The Trailblazers are tied for the national and WAC lead in penalty kick percentage (1.000) and are second in the WAC in saves per game (5.69).

'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 second in the WAC in points per game (1.13), goals per game (0.50), total points (18) and tied for second in total goals (8). 

PHENOMENAL FRESHMEN
Freshman Lataya Brost is making a name for herself with the 10 points she has accumulated this season. That is first among all freshmen in the WAC and tied for ninth in the conference. Brost's four goals also lead all WAC freshmen and tie for fifth in the conference. Brost's breakout game came against Utah Valley where the native of Orem, Utah, registered five points (two goals and an assist) against her hometown Wolverines. 

Fellow first-year Bre Koscielski has totaled eight points on three goals and two assists this campaign. Koscielski's best game featured a goal and an assist at Southern Utah to help the Trailblazers earn a 4-0 win and a spot in the WAC Tournament. 

Freshman Adele Faller leads the team in assists (4) and has played 960 minutes on the backline this season. Faller totaled two assists, including helping on the game-winner at Southern Utah to help the Trailblazers earn a 4-0 win and a spot in the WAC Tournament. 

TRY TO GET PAST FREY
Junior Brianna Frey leads the WAC in saves per game (5.38), which ranks 36th in the country.  Frey is also second in the conference in total saves (86), which comes in at 50th in the nation, and has posted three shutouts this season.

Frey is the reigning WAC Goalkeeper of the Week after recording a shutout on eight saves to blank Southern Utah in the final match of the regular season. It was Frey's second time being recognized by the WAC this season. 

CHASING HISTORY
Among Utah Tech's career records, junior Brianna Frey ranks second in saves (155), fifth in goalkeeper minutes (2,745), tied for sixth in shutouts (5) and tied for ninth in wins (10). Junior Lacy Fox is sixth all-time in game-winning goals (6) and tied for seventh in goals (16). 

WHAT'S NEXT
The winner of this first-round matchup will take on No. 2 seed Grand Canyon on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. (MT) in the semifinal round. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.