Spring Season, or the off-season in college soccer is much different than the season. The majority of our time is spent on fitness, conditioning, strength, and a whole lot of individual work and training. However, we are allowed 5 game days during the off-season. This past weekend marked our first 2 spring games as well as our first time outside since the fall! The first game last Saturday was played against Sam Houston State; the team played well and Erin Dalley netted an early goal that was the eventual game winner (Hanna Terry had the assist). After the 1-0 victory, the team had a quick turnaround and took on a very good Texas A&M squad that same night. The Aggies came out on top 3-0, scoring all 3 goals on set plays, but the team was positive and it was a good reminder of some aspects of the game that the Utes need to sharpen up before fall comes around.
About the weekend, Coach Rich Manning said, ""The most important thing about this weekend was that the team saw its hard work start to pay off," said Manning. "They have been making strides in a lot of areas during spring practice and I think the team left the weekend feeling pretty encouraged. Based on the fact that it is only March, I thought our fitness level was great, our teamwork was very good and by the end of the day, our ball movement was strong."
Check out our official website for more notes on the game.
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Here is the schedule for the rest of the spring, save the dates!
April 3: Utah vs. Westminster at Ute Field; 5:30pm MT
April 10: Utah, along with several other teams from the area, will compete in the BYU outdoor Tournament (a tradition in the spring!). Here is the schedule for this day:
Field 1 South Stadium Field 2 Haws Field
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10:00am BYU vs. Utah 10:00am
Noon Westminster vs. UVU Noon
2:30pm BYU vs. Idaho St 3:00pm UVU vs. Weber
4:30pm Westminster vs. Dixie 4:
April 17: Utah vs. UNLV in Las Vegas; 11:00am PT
April 23: Utah vs. Utah State at Ute Field; 7:30pm MT
Be sure to mark your calendars and come support the Utes in their exciting spring season!
Also, don't forget to keep up on other Utah Athletics Teams by going to the official website! Good luck to our Men's and Women's Basketball Teams...both in Las Vegas this week competing in the Mountain West Conference Tournament! GO UTES!
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