USU Game Notes | NC Live Stats | Weber Live Stats
Utah State soccer (1-0-1, 0-0-0 MW) continues its 2021 season this week by hosting Northern Colorado (1-0-1, 0-0-0 Big Sky) on Thursday, Aug. 26, before making a road trip to Ogden to face Weber State (1-0-0, 0-0-0 Big Sky) on Sunday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m.
Follow Along
Fans can follow both matches with live stats and a live video feed for the match against Northern Colorado online at www.utahstateaggies.com. The match at Weber State can be seen on ESPN+.
Streaking Aggies
• Utah State closed the 2020 campaign on a three-match winning streak and won four of its last five games of the season. In fact, USU went unbeaten over the final five matches of the season.
• Currently, Utah State is unbeaten in each of its last seven matches, which is the longest streak since the 2012 season when the Aggies went unbeaten in 11-straight matches.
Best Start Since 2017
Utah State is off to its best start since the 2017 season, when the Aggies started the year with three-straight victories. USU is currently unbeaten in each of its first two games this season.
Home Cooking
Utah State will play six of its first eight matches in Logan and a total of 11 matches at home this season. The 11 games mark the most home matches for the Aggies since the 2012 season, when Utah State also hosted 11 opponents in Logan.
Big Sky Start
Each of Utah State's first four opponents hail from the Big Sky Conference. The Aggies are a combined 53-26-8 in matches against Big Sky foes.
Real Wives of USU Soccer
Utah State's 2021 roster features three players that are married. Sara Taylor tied the knot with her husband, Jake, in February of 2020. Both Kelsey Steed-Kaufusi and Samantha Aguilar-Hopkins were married this summer, with Steed-Kaufusi marrying Aggie track & field sophomore Nathan Kaufusi in June and Aguilar-Hopkins marrying her husband, Dovani, in May.
Speaking of Steed-Kaufusi
Steed-Kaufusi and her husband Nathan each share affinity for the track as Steed-Kaufusi captured region championships in high school, competing in the long jump, 400-meters and the 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relays. Nathan, currently a sophomore on the Utah State track & field team, competes as a sprinter for the Aggies.
Give Me Some Direction
Utah State is 14-14-1 all-time against schools with a direction in their title, i.e. Northern Colorado.
Beehive Battles
Utah State is 23-38-2 all-time against schools from the state of Utah and has a winning record against Weber State, Utah Valley and Southern Utah.
Series Against Northern Colorado
Utah State is 3-1-0 all-time against Northern Colorado, but has not faced the Bears since the 2012 season. The Aggies won each of the first three meetings between the two schools before UNC came away with a 1-0 victory in Logan.
Series Against Weber State
Utah State is 10-6-1 all-time against Weber State, but have not faced the Wildcats since the 2019 season, a 2-1 double-overtime victory in Logan. The Aggies have won five of the last six against Weber State.
