(Pocatello, ID – Oct 10, 2026) – Utah Tech women's soccer looks to close out its conference opening road swing on a high note, Sunday afternoon at Idaho State. 

REGULAR SEASON: MATCH 13, BIG SKY 4
Who | Utah Tech (6-5-1, 2-1-0 Big Sky) at Idaho State (2-6-4, 0-1-2 Big Sky)
When | Sunday, Oct 11 at 1 p.m. MST
Where | Davis Field, Pocatello, ID
Watch | ESPN+
Stats | Live Stats
Social Media | Instagram - X - #UtahTechisHere - #BigSkyWSOC

LAST TIME OUT
Utah Tech women's soccer suffered their first conference defeat at the hands of the preseason favorite, Weber State, on Thursday night.

Weber State jumped out to a lead in just over a minute as Sayler Schlosser found the back of the net for her second goal of the season. 

Preseason All-Big Sky selection Lily Blum would find the net two goals in the 9th and 32nd minutes to give the Wildcats a three goal advantage in the first half. 

The Trailblazers only had one shot on goal, which came in the 56th minute as Jocelyn Wright got one on goal, but was saved by the Wildcat keeper. 

Weber State was able to add a pair in the second half, leading to a victory which handed the Trailblazers their first conference loss of the season.

BENGAL BREAKDOWN
Idaho State comes into Sunday's match off of earning their second Big Sky draw on Thursday with an 0-0 result against Southern Utah. The Bengals are still searching for their first conference win, but do have two points. 

ISU was predicted to finish eighth in the 2026 Big Sky Preseason Poll, and did not land anyone on the preseason all-conference team. 

The Bengals went 2-5-2 in the non-conference, and had a similar result at Utah State that the Trailblazers did. 

Idaho State has three players tied for the team-lead in goals scored with two, and Saydree Cooke leads the team in points with seven. Aliya Garrett has logged most of the minutes in goal for ISU, playing in ten of the twelve matches so far. Garrett has recorded 36 saves, and is holding opponents to 1.89 goals allowed per game. 
SERIES HISTORY
Utah Tech has owned the all-time matchups between the two programs, winning all four matches. The last meeting came in 2025 as UT earned a road victory in Pocatello, 3-2. 

2026 NON-CONFERENCE RECAP
The Trailblazers held a 4-4-1 record in the non-conference portion of their 2026 schedule. The four wins in non-conference matches the total from last year, and is the most since 2023 where UT won five. 

Utah Tech posted a 3-2 record at home including wins over Utah and Colorado State. The win over Utah was the first win over the Big12 Conference in program history, and the Colorado State victory was the first over a Pac12 Conference opponent. 

UTAH TECH PICKED THIRD IN COACHES' POLL
Utah Tech women's soccer is predicted to finish third (63 points, 1 first place vote) in their inaugural season in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Poll. This marks the second year in a row that UT has been picked to finish 3rd in the conference preseason poll, and ties the program's highest projected finish. The Trailblazers are one of three teams to receive a first place vote. 

Weber State (74 points and four 1st place votes) is selected as the preseason favorite and had three athletes selected to the 2026 Preseason All-Big Sky Team. Just behind the Wildcats is Idaho (70 points and three 1st place votes). 

TWO TRAILBLAZERS ON 2026 PRESEASON ALL-BIG SKY TEAM
UT landed two players on the 2026 Preseason All-Big Sky Team in Jocelyn Wright and Bre Koscielski. This is the second season in a row that Utah Tech has had multiple players selected to the preseason all-conference team, having three selected last year.

Jocelyn had quite the decorative season last year, as she earned the 2025 WAC Freshman of the Year Award, was 2nd team all-WAC, and was named to the 2025 WAC all-freshman team. She led UT in goals (6), and was third in both shots (29) and shots on goal (18) in 2025.

Bre had a solid 2025 campaign coming off her 2024 WAC all-freshman team honors. She set career highs in goals (4), assists (5), shots (26), and shots on goal (10) en route to earning 2nd team all-WAC.

RETURNING PRODUCTION
The Trailblazers return 16 players from last year's team, including Jocelyn Wright and Bre Koscielski who were listed on the 2026 Preseason All-Big Sky Team. All three players named to the 2025 WAC All-Freshman team returned for this season, including Abby Olsen who also was named to the 2025 All-WAC 1st Team. 

NEW TRAILBLAZERS IN TOWN
UT brought in seven high school athletes as a part of their 2026 recruiting class, as well as three athletes via the transfer portal. The Trailblazers welcome student-athletes from three states, including five from Utah. 

Salt Lake Community College transfer Elle Rafajko looks to make an immediate impact as the Trailblazers lose their starting goalie from a year ago to graduation. Rafajko is the reigning back-to-back Scenic West Athletic Conference Goalkeeper, and a 2024 NJCAA Second Team All-American. She posted 8 shutouts with a 0.44 goals against average and a .901 save percentage. 

A freshman to watch this year is CC Malohifo'ou from Saratoga Springs, Utah. CC represents Tonga on its international team, playing in the 2025 U19 Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) World Cup Qualifiers. She logged a hat trick to help the Kingdom secure a spot in the championships. In 2024, Malohifo'ou led Tonga's U16 squad to its first-ever medal, taking bronze in the OFC World Cup Qualifiers.

HELLO BIG SKY
Utah Tech joined the Big Sky Conference officially on July 1, 2026, in all Big Sky sponsored sports. Southern Utah also made the jump over from the Western Athletic Conference, where they once called the Big Sky home before their brief tenure in the WAC.

Utah Tech will begin conference play on Oct 1, with a home match versus Portland State. UT had a strong 4-0-1 record versus Big Sky opponents last year, including a sweep of rival Southern Utah. Last season's mark pushed the Trailblazers' overall record to 13-5-6 versus Big Sky opposition.