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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State soccer (10-4-1, 3-3-0 MW) continues its 2021 season this week with road matches at Air Force (5-7-1, 2-4-0 MW) on Thursday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m., followed by a contest at Colorado College (3-9-1, 2-3-1 MW) on Sunday, Oct. 17, at noon.

Follow Along
Fans can follow the matches against Air Force and San José State with live stat and live video links online at www.utahstateaggies.com. 

Rookie Year
• Utah State head coach Manny Martins' 10 victories this season matches the most by any first-year head coach in USU soccer history.

• Martins led the Aggies to their best non-conference start in school history with a 7-1-1 record going into league play.

Offensive Victories
• Utah State is undefeated this season (8-0-1) when recording more shots than the opposition.

• The Aggies are also unbeaten on the year (5-0-1) when logging more corner kicks than their opponents.

Quick on the Trigger
Utah State has scored 10 of its 21 goals on the year in the first half and has held its opponents to just four goals during the opening 45 minutes.

Baby Backline
Over the past five matches, Utah State has started two sophomores (Kylie Olsen, Kelsey Steed-Kaufusi), one redshirt freshman (Addy Symonds) and one true freshman (Addi Coon) along its backline.

Contributing to Results
Senior midfielder Ashley Cardozo has recorded at least one goal or assist in 12 of the Aggies' 15 matches this season. The Aggies are 10-2-0 in matches in which Cardozo logs at least one point.

Atop the Mountain West
• Cardozo is first in the Mountain West in both total points (20) and total assists (10) this season. Cardozo needs one more assist in league play to move to third all-time in the MW single-season record books.

• Walton has the best save percentage in the MW, turning away 83.5 percent of the shots she has faced this season. Walton is second in the league in total saves (71) and total shutouts (5).

Series Against Air Force
USU is 7-3-2 all-time against the Falcons, including a 3-2-1 mark in road games. Utah State swept the Falcons last season, outscoring AFA 7-0 over the course of the two-game series.

Series Against Colorado College
Utah State is 3-4-4 all-time against Colorado College, including a 1-2-2 mark on the road. The Aggies played out to a 1-1 double-overtime draw against the Tigers in Colorado Springs in the spring during the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season.

She's Going the Distance
Sophomore defender Kelsey Steed-Kaufusi and junior keeper Diera Walton are the only two Aggies on the roster to play in every minute of every contest this season.

Starting Quintet
Only five Aggies have appeared and started in every match this season, including Steed-Kaufusi, Walton, Cardozo, redshirt freshman defender Addy Symonds and junior forward Sara Taylor.

20 Something
Utah State recorded 22 shots in its last match against San José State, marking the second-most shots since the Aggies logged 23 in the season opener at Idaho State.