We Have a Winner!

Congratulations to Nick Collins for winning our ticket giveaway! He and three guests will be attending the game tonight...on us! Thank you to all who participated...there will be more giveaways in the near future so be sure to keep in touch through the blog, facebook, twitter, and our official website. Thanks again to everyone who entered the contest....we hope to see you all at the game tonight and in the future!

Don't forget, kickoff is tonight at 7pm at Rio Tinto Stadium.....see you there!

Win Free Admission to Utah Soccer at Rio Tinto Stadium!

The University of Utah soccer team is giving you a chance to win free admission for four people see the Utes battle Utah State Thursday night at Rio Tinto Stadium. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. MT. Check out the Utes at one of the premier soccer facilities in the country!

To enter the drawing, simply send an email to utahsoccer09@gmail.com with your name and contact telephone number, and you will be registered to win. One winner will be selected at random and will receive free admittance to the event for four people.

Please note: By entering the contest, you are acknowledging that you would like to receive periodic email updates from Head Coach Rich Manning about the Utah Soccer Team. Those people already receiving Utah Soccer updates are eligible for the contest but must enter by sending the email to utahsoccer09@gmail.com.

For the match preview as well as this week's game notes, please click here.

Weekly Update

The weekend proved to be a tough one, full of a lot of lessons...but the season is still young and the team is continuing to improve, develop, and grow as a group. Coaches and players alike were satisfied with many aspects of play over the weekend and everyone took away a list of improvements, both individual and team, as well.

Today and tomorrow the Utes will hit the field in important preparation for a Thursday night match vs. Utah State at Rio Tinto Stadium. The game is going to be very exciting! Neutral location, awesome field, two motivated teams, and an in-state rivalry! More details on the game to follow tomorrow and thursday!

The Utes' second match of the week is a great one as well...the team will host Pepperdine at Ute Field Sunday afternoon and to add to the excitement of a great game, it is also "Pink on the Pitch Day"....it is the first of the ongoing games at the University of Utah this year to promote cancer awareness. Fans dressed in pink will get into the game for free as well as receive a pink ribbon pop-up hat!

Utes Have Tough Weekend on the Road

Utah soccer, now 5-4-1 on the season encountered some tough competition at the UCLA tournament this weekend. The Utes fell to No.4 UCLA on friday night although Coach Manning was proud of the team's performance. This afternoon the team played to a tie against LMU; the Utes were up 2-1 but with just 7 minutes left in the game LMU tied the game and sent it into overtime. Neither team could find the back of the net in two overtime periods and the game ended in a draw. Manning comments, "...I think we did some nice things overall this weekend. We certainly got a lot of feedback on areas we need to work on if we are going to become the team we want to be."

Ute scorers of the weekend included Junior Forward Lauren Hair against UCLA (her second of the season). Today against LMU freshman Hanna Terry scored the first goal of the game for the Utes (her third of the season) and Kelly Isleib tallied her fourth goal of the year on a direct free kick later in the game (Isleib leads the team with 4 goals so far!). Check out our official website for more notes on the game as well as the box score.

The team will have a quick turn around again with an exciting in-state rivalry game against Utah State scheduled for Thursday night at Rio Tinto Stadium (the local MLS stadium!). Stay tuned for inside information about the game!

Utah Dorm Life

See what it's like in the typical dorm of Utah Soccer players! Freshman Zoe Van Gorder shows us around their 'crib'....

Utes Preparing for Tough, Exciting Games

The team (5-3) hit the road again yesterday afternoon and is now in sunny California preparing for a 7pm game tonight against No. 4 UCLA. The game will be another great test for the Utes as they inch closer to conference play. The Bruins are currently 4-1-1 on the season and the game promises to be a great battle. The Utes will then have a day off before competing agains LMU (Loyola Marymount) on Sunday afternoon.

It is always fun for the team to travel to Southern California, as there are some alumni who live in the area. Hailey Marsh, Chelsea Card, and Kiley Jones are three former outstanding Utes who will be around this weekend catching up with the team and cheering them on.

Check out our official website for more notes on the game and stay tuned to the blog for more tours of campus facilities and inside information about the team!

We also want to say good luck to all of our other 'fall sports' teams this weekend in their events....golf, tennis, cross country, volleyball, and football...GO UTES!

The Burbidge Academic Center

The "Burb" is a place where student athletes spend a lot of their spare time. It is conveniently located just west of Ute Field and it is open from very early (some football players do study hall starting at 6am most mornings!) until 9pm every weekday. The Burb is not only a place for studying, but it also houses some very important members of the athletics staff as well (counselors, an athletic director, compliance professionals, etc). In addition, there is a meeting room as well as a 'lounge' area with couches and a nice big TV where athletes can hang out and eat and socialize when they have down time.

Sophomore Lauren Dudley (one of our starting center backs!) takes us on a tour...