FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (October 6, 2023) – Northern Arizona Soccer (7-3-3, 2-1-1) is set to host the Northern Colorado Bears (0-10-4, 0-1-3) on Sunday, Oct. 8 in Lumberjack Stadium for the Jacks lone game of the week.
Sunday's game will kick off at 12 p.m. MST, live stats will be available here and the match can be streamed through ESPN+.
The Jacks are coming off back-to-back 4-1 Big Sky Conference victories against Weber State and Idaho State at home this past weekend. After the weekend competition, NAU sits in second place in the conference standings behind Portland State (5-5-1, 2-0-1).
In addition to the weekend wins, NAU's
Allison Veloz tabbed Big Sky offensive player of the week after an impressive performance over senior weekend. Veloz led the Lumberjacks to two Big Sky Conference victories, scoring a goal in each match to lead the Jacks in goals (5) and points (10).
Veloz tabbed her fourth goal of the season off a
Josie Novak shot deflection, the senior forward followed through right in front of the goal line. Against the Bengals, Veloz netted her fifth goal of the season as
Avery Ott connected from midfield and Veloz was able to make the run past two Idaho State defenders to find the goal.
NAU leads the all-time series with the Bears 11-10-1. In the Lumberjacks and the Bears last meeting,
Josie Novak scored the Jacks lone goal of the match in the 83rd minute on a
Kayla Shebar assist. The match had five yellow cards issued total while
Trinity Corcoran recorded a total of three saves in goal for the entire 90 minutes.
Northern Colorado will enter Sunday's match looking for the team's first victory of the season. The Bears have tied three out of four Big Sky Conference matches with their last three ending in draws. Lexi Tuite leads UNC offensively with two goals and one assist on the season as five other players each have a goal apiece. Kayla Lindberg has started 11 matches in goal for the Bears, making 74 stops alongside a .733 save percentage on the season.
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