TUCSON – Graham Winkworth said. "We have been working hard in practice, and hopefully we have prepared ourselves for the best outcome." "I look forward to seeing how the team responds in this weekend's games," head coachsaid. "We have been working hard in practice, and hopefully we have prepared ourselves for the best outcome." Suzuka Yosue tops the assist leaderboard with four.
The Sun Devils are coming off two draws at home against Boise State and Kent State, but still remain on top of the Pac-12 offensive leaders list. Ensasia Colon sits at second place with four goals whiletops the assist leaderboard with four. Savannah Maley tallied the lone goal for the Maroon and Gold, her second on the season.
Between the two games, the Sun Devils tallied 21 shots and had 14 corner kicks. Freshmantallied the lone goal for the Maroon and Gold, her second on the season. Utah State holds a 2-3-1 record in non-conference play this season and comes off their first shutout that came from a scoreless draw against South Dakota.
The Aggies were unsuccessful in finding the back of the net despite recording eight shots on goal and earning 14 corner kicks in the match while holding South Dakota without a single shot on goal. Heading into the Arizona Classic, Texas Tech enters the Arizona Classic undefeated in the 2023 season thus far with a 5-0-1 record and a total of 24 goals.
Ashleigh Williams has scored nine goals this season for the Raider Reds and will be the Sun Devil defense's point of focus on Sunday. In past meetings, Texas Tech holds a 4-1 record over ASU but the most recent meeting ended in a Sun Devil win on September 12, 2021. Sun Devil Soccer (3-0-3) travels south this week to participate in the Arizona Classic in Tucson.
Arizona State will kick off the tournament with a match against Utah State on Thursday, September 7 at 4 p.m. MST. The Sun Devils will be back in action at 9 a.m. Sunday, September 10. Thursday's match can be found on Arizona Live Stream while Sunday's game is featured on Pac-12 Insider With the ties, the Sun Devils are now 31-7-5 in regular season, non-conference games going back to 2018, including a 17-1-5 mark since 2020.
After going 4-0-2 last season, the Sun Devils are now unbeaten in their last 12 such games (7-0-5).Utah State's attack is led by freshman Summer Diamond who has scored two goals and recorded one assist.