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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State soccer (10-4-3, 3-3-2 MW) continues its 2021 season this week by closing out its home slate and hosting Colorado State (6-5-2, 5-3-0 MW) on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m., and Wyoming (7-8-1, 3-5-0 MW) on Sunday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.

Follow Along
Fans can follow the matches against Colorado State and Wyoming 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 22 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 seven 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' 17 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 total assists (10) and ranks second with 20 points this season. Cardozo needs one more assist in league play to move to third all-time in the MW single-season record books.

• Junior keeper Diera Walton has the best save percentage in the MW, turning away 84.7 percent of the shots she has faced this season. Walton leads the league in both total saves (83) and total shutouts (6).

Series Against Colorado State
USU is 5-4-0 all-time against the Rams, including a 3-1-0 mark at home. Utah State and Colorado State split the series during the COVID-shortened 2020 season with each team coming away victorious at home. The Aggies' 2-1 victory in Logan on April 9 snapped a four-match winning streak for CSU.

Series Against Wyoming
The Aggies are 8-7-2 all-time against the Cowgirls, including a 5-2-2 ledger in games played in Logan. Utah State posted a 3-0 victory at home against Wyoming on April 11 in the last meeting between the two teams.

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 at Chuck & Gloria Bell Field, marking the second-most shots since the Aggies logged 23 in the season opener at Idaho State.