Thanks to a pair of second half goals, Utah Tech women's soccer remained undefeated and opened its month-long road swing with a thrilling 2-1 victory at Northern Arizona on Thursday night at Lumberjack Stadium in Flagstaff.
The Trailblazers (3-0-2/0-0-0 WAC) found themselves in an early 1-0 hole just three minutes in when Lumberjack midfielder Joey Lujan netted her first goal of the year on the match's first shot.
Utah Tech remained a goal down until late in the 50
th-minute when
Brooke Taylor fired a ball deep into the NAU 18-yard box.
Lacy Fox got behind the defense for a one-on-one chance against Lumberjack keeper Trinity Corcoran, who made a sprawling point-blank save on the junior's first shot.
However Fox managed to corral the rebound and fired a left-footed bender past both Corcoran and an NAU defender, and just inside the far post into the net for her team-leading fourth goal of the season to knot the score at 1-1.
The score stayed deadlocked until the 82:32 mark when after Utah Tech drew a foul just outside the NAU 18, freshman
Lataya Brost blasted a free kick over the outstretched mitt of Corcoran into the top left corner of the frame for her first collegiate goal.
The Trailblazers then held off NAU over the final seven-plus minutes to claim their first road result of the season.
Utah Tech won the match despite being outshot 13-12, though the Blazers held a 9-6 edge in shots on goal. Junior goalkeeper
Brianna Frey stopped five NAU shots on her way to her third win in goal on the year.
Utah Tech will now travel south to Tempe for a Sunday matinee at Arizona State. Kickoff is slated for 12 noon (MT).