USU Match Notes | Live Stats
LOGAN, Utah - Utah State soccer (2-0-2, 0-0-0 MW) continues its 2022 season this week and begins its longest road trip of the season, a three-game tilt beginning at UC Riverside (2-1-0) on Thursday, Sept. 1, at 8:30 p.m. (MT).
Follow Along
The match at UC Riverside will not be broadcast, but fans can follow live stats via the soccer schedule page on utahstateaggies.com.
You get a point, and you get a point, everyone gets a point
• Utah State has 17 different players that have logged at least one point this season.
• Utah State's 12 goals this season have come from eight different players with only three players recording two on the year (Sammie Murdock, Jordan Foraker, Sara Taylor).
Counting Assists
Utah State has recorded 14 assists on its 12 goals from 13 different players.
Atop the Mountain West
Through the first four games of the season, Utah State leads the Mountain West with 12 goals and 16.5 shots per game. The Aggies are tied for first in the league with 7.75 shots on goal per game.
Glorious Goals
Utah State is averaging 3.0 goals per game, the most in school history, surpassing the previous school record of 2.18 goals per game during the 1999 season.
Quick Responses
Utah State scored an equalizing goal a mere two minutes from when Northern Arizona tied the match at 1-1 in the season opener. The Aggies did one better and took a 2-1 lead over Grand Canyon less than one minute after the Lopes had equalized at 1-1 in their last time out.
Seeing Yellow
• In its last match, Utah State was shown its most yellow cards this season as two players and the Aggie bench were cited. The match featured four yellow cards in all, the most since Utah State and BYU combined for five cards during the contest in Provo on Sept. 18, 2021.
• The yellow card on head coach Manny Martins against the Lopes was his first as a member of a collegiate coaching staff.
Winning Early
• Utah State captured 11 of its 13 victories last season when recording the first goal of the match. The Aggies were 11-1-0 in 2021 when putting the first lights on the board.
• Utah State has recorded the first goal in each of its matches this season.
Shake It Up
Utah State has used a different starting XI in each game this season with 16 players finding their way into the starting lineup.
Back to its Unbeaten Ways
• Utah State has started each of its last two years under head coach Manny Martins unbeaten over the first four games of the season. Last year, USU opened the year with a tie before putting together six-straight victories. The Aggies drew in their first game this season and have since gone 2-0-1 over their last three matches.
• In all, Utah State is 9-1-3 (.808) in non-conference action under Martins.
UCR's Schedule Looks Familiar
UC Riverside has played three teams from the MW over its first four games, beating Nevada at home, 3-2, before losing at Boise State, 4-1, in its last match. The Highlanders are also slated to face MW-foe New Mexico on Sunday, Sept. 11.
Highlanders Picked Ninth
UC Riverside was picked ninth of 11 teams in the annual preseason Big West poll.
Series Against UC Riverside
USU is 3-2-2 all-time against the Highlanders, including an 0-2-1 road record. However, the Aggies are unbeaten in each of the last three matches against UC Riverside with back-to-back wins in each of the last two.
