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LOGAN, Utah - Utah State soccer (5-0-1, 0-0-0 MW) hosts UC Riverside (2-2-0, 0-0-0 Big West) in the third game of a four-match homestand for the Aggies on Friday, Sept. 10, at 1 p.m.
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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 11 matches, matching the longest such streak since the 2012 season. A win or tie on Friday would mark the longest unbeaten streak in USU soccer history.
Trigger Happy
• Utah State has recorded more shots than each of its opponents this season, averaging 17.0 shots per game to the opposition's 9.3 shots per game.
• Utah State has scored the opening goal in all of its matches this season, with all but one coming within the first 22 minutes of the contest.
Best Start Since 2011
Utah State is off to its best start since the 2011 season, when the Aggies won each of their first nine matches of the 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.
• Utah State is currently riding a seven-match winning streak at home, matching the longest such streak since the 2016 season.
MW Offensive Player of the Week
USU junior forward Sara Taylor was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after logging five points on two goals and one assist last week. Taylor scored the Aggies' opening goal in USU's 2-1 double-overtime victory against UVU and also scored the opening goal in USU's 2-1 double-overtime victory against Marquette. Taylor finished the week by assisting on the game-winning goal against the Golden Eagles.
Shaking it Up
• Utah State has used a different starting lineup in each of its first six matches this season.
• The Aggies have used at least 22 players in each of their matches this season, while a season-high 25 players saw action on the pitch against Northern Colorado on Aug. 26.
Series Against UC Riverside
• Utah State is 2-2-2 all-time against the Highlanders of UC Riverside as the Aggies picked up a victory in the first and last meeting. USU and UCR last met during the 2014 season, a 1-0 win for the Aggies in Logan.
• The match will mark the fourth time the teams will play in Logan, with Utah State leading 2-0-1 in games played in Cache Valley.
Mountain West Leaders
• Utah State leads the Mountain West in shots (17.0/game), assists (1.83/game) and corner kicks (7.0/game) and is second in total points (29) and goals allowed (3).
• Individually, senior midfielder Ashley Cardozo and junior forward Sara Taylor are tied for second in the league with 14 shots apiece and rank first and third in total assists with four and two, respectively. Senior defender Imelda Williams is tied for first in the MW with two game-winning goals, while Cardozo leads the league in total points (8). Junior keeper Diera Walton leads the MW in total saves (24) and total shutouts (3), and ranks second with a goals-against-average of 0.455.
• Utah State is currently tied for first with the longest winning streak in the Mountain West, as both the Aggies and Boise State have won five straight.
Chino Hills Connection
A combined three players between UC Riverside and Utah State call Chino Hills, California, home, including USU sophomore midfielder Alex Day and UCR freshman midfielder Lindsey Turner and UCR senior forward Alexis Vera. In fact, Vera and Day attended the same high school, Chino Hills High School.
