LOGAN, Utah – Utah State soccer (14-1-3, 5-1-2 MW) earned its second-straight dominant shutout victory Sunday afternoon at Chuck & Gloria Bell Field, picking up a 4-0 win over Air Force to earn three more points in league play.
The Aggies scored twice in each half, beginning with a 14th minute goal from senior forward
Bizzy Arevalo, who followed passes from senior midfielder
Rine Yonaha and junior forward
Kaylie Chambers with a shot from the top of the 18-yard box into the top left corner of the net. In the 21st minute, senior defender
Addy Weichers sent a pass 60 yards through the air to the feet of junior forward
Tess Werts, who beat a defender to deliver a right-footer into the goal to make it 2-0.
Arevalo earned her second-straight brace in the 55th minute with her second goal of the contest, receiving a pass down the endline from Werts at the far post to tap in another and extend the lead. The final goal of the afternoon came in the 58th minute, when a penalty just outside of the box set up a free kick for Yonaha, who arched a shot around a wall of defenders and into the top left corner of the frame.
SCORING SUMMARY
13:47 -
Bizzy Arevalo (USU)
Assists:
Rine Yonaha,
Kaylie Chambers
20:31 -
Tess Werts (USU)
Assist:
Addy Weichers
54:35 -
Bizzy Arevalo (USU)
Assist:
Tess Werts
57:11 -
Rine Yonaha (USU)
Assist: None
HEAD COACH MANNY MARTINS
"It's refreshing when you can come out and put on a complete performance. We didn't allow them a shot in the first half. They had a few in the second half, but altogether, we kept them from scoring. We scored four goals, we played 26 players, and we were able to sustain the same level even with all those changes. A game where you can get a result like this and have some of our younger players gain some valuable experience, you couldn't ask for better."
MATCH NOTES
- With the win, Utah State has now matched its win total from last year (14) and is just one win shy of tying the program record of 15, set in 2011.
- This was Utah State's 11th shutout of the season, matching a program record set in both 2011 and 2013.
- Utah State has now outscored teams this season by a combined 53-11.
- During the two-game homestand this week, USU out-scored opponents by a combined 9-0.
- This was the seventh time this season Utah State has scored four or more goals.
- Bizzy Arevalo recorded her second-straight brace and the second of her career. This was the fourth time this season an USU player has recorded two goals in a match.
- Arevalo entered the week with five goals in her four-year career, then scored four this week alone.
- Arevalo's goals were her fifth and sixth of the season, and the eighth and ninth of her career.
- Tess Werts' goal was her team-best eighth of the season and the 12th of her career.
- Rine Yonaha's goal was her third of the season and the fourth of her career.
- In total, 26 different USU players saw time in the match. Graduate keeper Cora Brendle and senior defender Addy Weichers were the only players to play all 90 minutes.
- Brendle earned her seventh shutout of the season with three saves on the day.
- Utah State out-shot Air Force 13-5, with a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Falcons did not record a shot until the 52nd minute.
- 11 different Aggies recorded shots, including a team-best two from Arevalo and Yonaha.
- This was the third-straight time and sixth time overall this season USU has limited its opponent to five or fewer shots.
- With the win, Utah State improves to 9-4-3 all-time against Air Force, including a 5-1-1 record in games played in Logan.
UP NEXT
Utah State (14-1-3, 5-1-2 MW) will head out for its final road trip of the regular season this week as it plays at UNLV on Thursday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. (MT), then at Nevada on Sunday, Oct. 27, at 2 p.m. (MT).
TICKETS
Fans can purchase season tickets now
here. Adult season tickets are available for $45, while youth can gain access to all games by joining the Junior Aggie Kids Club for $25. All seating at Chuck and Gloria Bell Field is general admission. Seating in the stadium bleachers is first come, first served. Fans are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for grass and berm seating.
FOLLOW
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@USUSoccer, on Facebook at
/USUSoccer and on Instagram,
@USUSoccer. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter,
@USUAthletics, Facebook at
/USUAthletics and on Instagram,
@USUAthletics.
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