(St George, UT Sept 13, 2026) – Utah Tech men's soccer will look to rebound Friday night as they continue their homestand against St Thomas. 

REGULAR SEASON: MATCH 7
Who | St Thomas (3-3-2, 0-0-0 Summit) at Utah Tech (1-5-0, 0-0-0 MWC) 
When | Friday, Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. MST 
Where | Greater Zion Stadium, St George, UT
Watch | Mountain West+
Stats | Live Stats
Social Media | Instagram - X - #UtahTechisHere - #MWMSOC

LAST TIME OUT
Utah Tech men's soccer gets shut out at home Sunday night against UC San Diego.

The first scoring chance of the game came in the 7th minute for the Tritons as Gavin Allegaert fired a shot low at Utah Tech keeper Luca Campoli who made a slick sliding save to keep the match scoreless.

Utah Tech's first chance came in the 21st minute when Michael Watkins chipped one over the drawn out UCSD keeper, but it went just a hair long as it hit the top woodwork.

Both teams traded chances, but neither could find the back of the net. It looked like we were headed for a scoreless first half until a late chance for UC San Diego developed into a Keenai Braun goal with just two seconds left in the half. 

In the 60th minute, the Tritons would add on to their lead with a goal from Ryan Namdar off of a UT turnover. 

The Trailblazers lone shot on goal came in the second half when Michael Watkins had a chance on the left side of the net but the UCSD netminder was there for the save. 

Utah Tech's late pressure was not enough to mount a comeback, and the Tritons secured their fifth win of the season, 2-0.

LET'S TALK TOMMIES
St Thomas will travel to St George for the first time in school history, coming off of a 1-0 loss at home against Xavier on Sunday. The Tommies have lost their last two matches on the heels of a two match win streak. 

St Thomas was predicted to finish tied for fifth in the Summit League Coaches' Poll, as Kansas City was picked as the preseason favorite. Goalkeeper Moritz Krenc and midfielder Merrick Schaefer were selected to the Summit League Players to Watch List, which was picked by head coaches. The Tommies are coming off of a program best 7-5-5 record in 2025, but have just 10 returners with 18 newcomers on the roster this year. 

The Tommies goal scorers are well spread out as three players have two, and Jacob Nokken leads the team with six points. Krenc has had the majority of the time between the pipes, starting six games and allowing just six goals, and Damien Clement has been equally as stout in his two games played, also allowing just one goal per game. 

SERIES HISTORY
This is the second meeting all-time between the two newer D-1 programs, as St Thomas won the match last year in St Paul, Minnesota, 2-1. 

TRAILBLAZERS PICKED SIXTH IN COACHES' POLL
Utah Tech men's soccer was selected to finish 6th in the 2026 Mountain West Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, and had three players selected to the 2026 Mountain West Conference Preseason Watchlist. 

Utah Tech was slotted just behind Air Force, tallying 7 total points in the preseason poll. Grand Canyon and San Jose State both tied for the lead with 22 points, but the Lopes outnumbered the Spartans in first place votes, 4-2, to claim the honors of being the preseason favorite.

Goalkeeper Luca Campoli, forward Samir Cuevas, and defender Tanner Dutra were selected to the 2026 Mountain West Conference Preseason Watchlist.

Campoli is coming off of a strong freshman campaign in 2025 where he made 12 appearances, with 11 of them coming as starts. Luca recorded 37 saves and recorded three wins, including two shutouts. Both shutouts recorded by Campoli came against now conference opponents in Air Force and UNLV. In the seven conference games Luca played in last season, he posted a 3-1-3 record while allowing just eight total goals.

Samir had a productive 2025 season when on the field for UT. In just six games, Cuevas recorded three assists and six shots on goal. This is the second year in a row that Cuevas has earned preseason recognition, as he was named to the Preseason All-WAC team in 2025. Samir enters his senior season at Utah Tech tied for seventh in game winning goals, with three.

Tanner Dutra was a solid contributor for the Trailblazers in 2025. Starting in all 17 games, he scored two goals and assisted once. Tanner played all 90 minutes in every game except one. Tanner led the team in minutes played a season ago (1,509) and helped the Trailblazers record four shutouts on the season.

2025 SEASON RECAP
Utah Tech is looking to improve upon a 2025 season where they posted a 4-7-6 overall record, and 3-1-3 in conference play. UT saw themselves in first place in conference at times, and ended the regular season as the two seed and fell to three seeded Grand Canyon in the semifinal round. 

The Trailblazers earned seven All-WAC postseason selections, including returning goalkeeper, Luca Campoli being named Goalkeeper of the Year, and head coach Jonny Broadhead being named Coach of the Year. Two All-Freshman honorees return for UT this season in Jacob Cinelli and Stetson Coy.

RETURNING PRODUCTION
Utah Tech returns just nine players from a year ago. Just five of the nine returners appeared in over half of UT's matches last season. All three of the players nominated for the 2026 Mountain West Conference Preseason Watchlist return after earning postseason all-conference awards last season.

A player that was not named to the conference preseason watchlist that had a great season last year was junior forward Stetson Coy. Coy appeared in 14 matches, making five starts, and scored his first career goal in a 2-1 victory over then ranked No. 21 California Baptist. Stetson made the WAC All-Freshman Team along with Campoli and Jacob Cinelli. 

NEW FACES ON THE PITCH
The Trailblazers welcome 19 newcomers to the roster for the 2026 season, including 11 freshmen. 

HELLO MOUNTAIN WEST SOCCER
While Utah Tech athletics transitioned most sports to the Big Sky Conference, both baseball and men's soccer found a home in the new look Mountain West Conference. This will be the inaugural season of Mountain West men's soccer, and Utah Tech will begin conference play with a road match at Air Force on Saturday, Sept. 26. All UT men's soccer home matches and conference matches can be streamed on Mountain West Plus.