(St George, UT - Aug 29, 2026) – Utah Tech women's soccer will welcome the Utah Utes for a Sunday evening match on Sunday at Greater Zion Stadium. 

REGULAR SEASON: MATCH 6
Who | Utah (2-1-1, 0-0-0 Big12) at Utah Tech (2-2-1, 0-0-0 Big Sky)
When | Sunday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. MST
Where | Greater Zion Stadium, St George, UT.
Watch | ESPN+
Stats | Live Stats
Social Media | Instagram - X - #UtahTechisHere - #BigSkyWSOC

LAST TIME OUT
Utah Tech women's soccer shut out UC Riverside on Thursday, to earn its first road victory of the 2026 season.

Both teams traded scoring opportunities in the first half, but headed into the locker rooms scoreless. Utah Tech outshot UC Riverside 9-7 in the first 45 minutes, with UT also holding the advantage in shots on goal at 5-2.

Just how they started the first half, the Trailblazers put the pressure on the Highlander defense yet again. This time, UT was able to break through as redshirt junior forward, Lataya Brost, put the Trailblazers in front and broke the scoreless tie with her first goal of the year. Both Channing Wuest and Ella Rusick were credited with assists on the play.

The Trailblazers continued to control the pace and possession, getting four more shots off in the second half and holding UCR without a shot recorded in the second half. In doing so, UT held on for their first shutout win of the 2026 season.

RUNNIN' UTE RUNDOWN
The Utes will travel to St George coming off of a loss at home to Utah State, 1-0. After facing Utah Tech, Utah will have played every D1 school in the state of Utah in the non-conference, with the final in-state opponent, BYU, scheduled in conference play. 

Utah was selected to finish 11th in the Big 12 Preseason Coaches Poll, with TCU selected to win the league. The 2026 club includes 18 first-year Utes, the most newcomers the program has ever had since at least before 2003. The team did bring back 10 returners from the 2025 squad.

The Utes are looking to improve on a 7-10-3 2025 campaign, including a 13th place finish in the Big 12. 

SERIES HISTORY
UT will be looking for their first win over the Utes in program history, as Utah owns the series record, 3-0. The last matchup came last year in Salt Lake City as the Utes hung on for a 2-1 victory. 

2025 SEASON RECAP
Utah Tech finished the 2025 campaign at 8-7-5 (4-4-2 WAC) good enough for a 3rd place finish with a semifinal defeat in the WAC Tournament semifinal in their final season as members of the Western Athletic Conference. This was the 4th straight conference tournament appearance for UT. The Trailblazers tallied a program-record eight All-WAC Selections and freshman forward Jocelyn Wright was named the WAC Freshman of the Year. 

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.