The game
South Dakota wraps up its trip to Utah State on Sunday afternoon against Utah Tech. Both teams head into Sunday’s game looking for their second win of the season.
Series
Today’s game will be the first time in program history that the Coyotes and Trailblazers meet.
Coyotes
South Dakota is coming off a loss at Southern Utah on Friday night. The Coyotes beat SUU 7-6 in that game but could not find the back of the net, while the Thunderbirds did twice. Taylor Cotter He led the team with three tackles and two tackles.
High forward Shaylee Gailus He leads the team with three goals and seven points on the season. Taylor Ravello And while Kotter had two goals, Kotter added two assists to her stat line on the year. goalkeeper Carolyn Lewis This season, Ravello leads the team in net with 487 minutes, while Ravello is second with 462 minutes.
paths
Utah Tech, formerly known as Dixie State, has played just three games so far this season and has a 1-2 record. They opened the season with a loss to Colorado State and split last week against Summit League opponents. The Trailblazers lost to North Dakota State 2-0 before beating St. Thomas 1-0 last Monday. UT begins a five-game homestand with South Dakota on Sunday afternoon.
Senior Lauren Buxton and junior Carly Niland have scored the two goals for Utah Tech this season. Kayla Thompson played every minute. She has a 1.33 goals against average and a 73.3 save percentage on the year. UT returns 15 players from the 2021 season and welcomes back 14 starters and six transfers.
