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LOGAN, Utah - Fourth-seeded Utah State soccer (12-5-3, 5-4-2 MW) opens its run in the Mountain West Tournament, facing No. 5 Colorado State (6-7-3, 5-5-1 MW) in the quarterfinals on Monday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m., in Boise, Idaho.
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Party Like It's 2016
• Utah State is back in the MW Tournament for the first time since the 2016 season.
• The Aggies finished the 2021 season tied for third in the league standings, also their best finish since 2016.
Rookie Year
• Utah State head coach Manny Martins' 12 victories this season are 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.
2-1
Of Utah State's 20 matches this season, 11 of them have been determined by a score of 2-1. The Aggies are 7-4-0 on the year when the final result was 2-1.
Utah State in the Mountain West Tournament
• Utah State will be making its fourth appearance in the MW Tournament after qualifying in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
• All-time, USU is 3-3 in the MW Tournament and advanced to the championship game in its inaugural year in 2013.
Assisting a Sista
• Senior midfielder Ashley Cardozo leads the MW and ranks seventh in the nation with 11 assists this season.
• Cardozo has three of the top-8 single-season assist marks in Utah State history and is the all-time record holder with 32 career assists. The total ranks second all-time in MW history, trailing only Aleisha Cramer-Rose of BYU, who finished her career with 47 from 2000-03.
• Utah State is the only team in the MW with three different players all among the top-10 in the league in total assists this season (Cardozo - 11 - 1st, Sara Taylor - 5 - 5th, Kami Warner - 4 - 9th).
• Utah State recorded the second-most assists in league play (16) this season.
• Utah State's 33 assists this season rank second all-time in school history, trailing only the 2007 squad that finished with 34 assists.
Spreading the Assists
Utah State has had 13 different players log an assist this season.
Spreading the Scoring
Utah State has had 10 different players score a goal this season.
Cerberus Scoring
Utah State's trio of senior midfielder Ashley Cardozo, senior forward Sammie Murdock and Sara Taylor led the Aggies with six goals apiece this season, each tying for eighth in the MW.
Keeper is a Keeper
• Junior keeper Diera Walton has played more minutes in goal (1901:59) than any other keeper in the league this year.
• Overall, Walton leads the MW with 92 saves, 20 more than the next closest on the list, and six total shutouts. Walton was the consummate teammate on Senior Day against Wyoming when she subbed out in the 76th minute for senior keeper Rachel Noel, giving up her chance at what would have been her seventh shutout of the season.
Locked Down
In league play, Utah State led the MW in total saves (51) and carried the best save percentage (.823), while ranking second in fewest goals allowed (11) and total shutouts (4).
Offensive Victories
• Utah State is undefeated this season (9-0-1) when recording more shots than the opposition.
• The Aggies are also unbeaten on the year (6-0-1) when logging more corner kicks than their opponents.
More than Double in the Opening Half
Utah State has scored 13 first-half goals this season, compared to just six first-half goals scored by the opposition.
Dependable Dozen
Utah State has 12 players that have appeared in every match for the Aggies this season - Cardozo, Taylor, Murdock, Kami Warner, Jordan Foraker, Nicole Hadlock, Karstyn Peterson, Alysia Butters, Alex Day, Kylie Olsen, Kelsey Steed-Kaufusi, Marli Niederhauser, Addy Symonds and Walton.
Contributing to Results
Cardozo has recorded at least one goal or assist in 14 of the Aggies' 20 matches this season. The Aggies are 11-3-0 in matches in which Cardozo logs at least one point.
She's Going the Distance
Steed-Kaufusi is the only Aggie on the roster to play in every minute of every contest this season. In fact, Steed-Kaufusi has played every minute in each of her 30 career matches.
Starting Quintet
Only five Aggies have appeared and started in every match this season, including Steed-Kaufusi, Walton, Cardozo, Taylor and Symonds.
USU Championship Pedigree
Utah State has won a pair of conference tournaments in its history, capturing the WAC Tournament titles in 2011 and 2012.
Series Against Colorado State
Utah State is 6-4-0 all-time against Colorado State and has won each of the last two matches, 2-1. The meeting in Boise will mark the first time the two teams have faced on a neutral field.
Last Time Against Colorado State
Utah State posted a 2-1 victory over Colorado State in a match played at Ridgeline High School in Millville, Utah, on Oct. 21. Taylor scored the opening goal for the Aggies in the 16th minute when she directed a low cross from Olsen into the back of the net. Cardozo then recorded the game winner, the school-record 12th of her career, in the 63rd minute when her free kick was directed precisely to the upper right 90 of the goal. CSU scored their only goal of the contest in the 69th minute when Gracie Armstrong played a ball over the head of Walton, who had come too far off her line.
