WEEKLY AGGIE UPDATE - FEBRUARY 26, 2024
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Contact: Ashley Springer - (435) 797-5547
This Week
Tues., Feb. 27 --- at Fresno State, 8 p.m. (MT) (MWN)
Fri., March 1 --- AIR FORCE, 9 p.m. (FS1)
• Utah State men's basketball (22-5, 10-4 MW) continues Mountain West play this week with a pair of games as it plays at Fresno State (11-16, 4-10 MW) on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. (MT), and hosts Air Force (9-17, 2-12 MW) on Friday, March 1, at 9 p.m. USU's game against the Bulldogs will be streamed on the MW Network, while its game against the Falcons will be nationally televised on FS1.
Last Week
W, 68-63 --- #19 SAN DIEGO STATE
• Utah State defeated No. 19 San Diego State 68-63 last week. It marked the third time in program history USU has defeated multiple ranked teams in a season. Overall, USU shot 49.0 percent (25-of-51) from the field, 31.8 percent (7-of-22) from downtown and 73.3 percent (11-of-15) at the free-throw line. SDSU shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the field, 15.8 percent (3-of-19) from the perimeter and 80.0 percent (12-of-15) at the charity stripe. Three Aggies scored in double figures in graduate senior guard Darius Brown II (25), junior wing Great Osobor (17) and redshirt freshman guard Mason Falslev (10).
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Contact: Jaden Johnson - (435) 797-2066
This Week
Wed., Feb. 28 --- at Air Force, 11 a.m. (MWN)
• Utah State women's basketball (5-22, 2-14 MW) continues its 2023-24 campaign this week with one game as it plays at Air Force (13-16, 6-10 MW) on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 11 a.m. The game will be streamed and broadcast on the radio on 107.7 FM. Links to live streams and stats are available at www.utahstateaggies.com.
Last Week
W, 71-70 --- at San José State
L, 68-90 --- COLORADO STATE
• Utah State posted a 1-1 Mountain West record last week with a 71-70 road win against San José State and a 90-68 loss at home to Colorado State. Against the Spartans, junior guard/forward Samiana Suguturaga hit a 3-pointer to take the lead with 33.5 seconds remaining and secure the win. Junior guard Cheyenne Stubbs led the team in scoring with 17 points, while Suguturaga had 10 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three steals. USU shot 41.5 percent (27-of-65) from the field, 41.4 percent (12-of-29) from 3-point range and 62.5 percent (5-of-8) from the free throw line. SJSU shot 39.1 percent (27-of-69) from the floor, 29.2 percent (7-of-24) from behind the arc and 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the charity stripe. Against the Rams, three Aggies scored in double-figures led by Stubbs' 21-point effort, while junior guard Ivory Finley had a career-high 19 points. USU shot 34.8 percent (24-of-69) from the field, 31.8 percent (7-of-22) from 3-point range and 76.5 percent (13-of-17) from the free throw line. CSU shot 59.0 percent (36-of-61) from the floor, 61.5 percent (8-of-13) from behind the arc and 76.9 percent (10-of-13) from the charity stripe.
GYMNASTICS
Contact: Adalee Randall - (435) 797-1361
This Week
Fri., March 1 --- at Air Force/vs. San José State, 7 p.m. (MWN)
• Utah State gymnastics (6-11, 2-1 MW) continues its 2024 season this weekend in a tri meet at Air Force (3-7, 0-4 MW) and versus San José State (7-5, 2-2 MW) on Friday, March 1, at 7 p.m. Links to live streams and stats are available at www.utahstateaggies.com.
Last Week
2nd, 196.275 --- UTAH STATE QUAD MEET
• Utah State posted a season-high-tying 196.275 to place second as they hosted Boise State, Iowa State and Texas Woman's in a quad meet last weekend. USU began the meet with a 48.825 on vault, followed by a 49.000 on bars, a season-high 49.100 on beam and a season-high 49.350 on floor. Boise State won the meet with a score of 197.025, Iowa State finished third with a 195.950 and Texas Woman's placed fourth with a 195.425. Senior Brianna Brooks led the Aggies on vault with a season-high 9.850 to place fourth. Freshman Nyla Morabito followed as she tied for sixth place with a 9.800. Graduate seniors Alivia Ostendorf and Juliette Boyer earned a pair of 9.750s and senior Angel Stuart notched a 9.675 to round out the scoring for the first rotation. USU's bar rotation was led by Brooks and Boyer as the duo recorded a pair of 9.875s, which tied them for third place. The score is Boyer's season high. Stuart posted a career-high 9.775, fifth-year senior Lexi Aragon followed with a 9.750 and junior Dani Kirstine recorded a 9.725. USU scored a season-high 49.100 on beam on its third rotation. Freshman Sydney Jelen earned the top score for the Aggies with a career-high 9.850 as she tied for sixth on the event. Senior Jenna Eagles and Brooks tied for 10th as they scored a pair of 9.825s, which is tied for Eagles' career high. Kirstine and Aragon rounded out the scores for USU with a pair of 9.800s. The Aggies took the floor for the final rotation and posted a season-high 49.350. Ostendorf tied her career high with a 9.925 second-place finish. Eagles and Stuart both recorded career-highs with a pair of 9.900s, tying them for fourth place. Freshman Nyla Morabito tied for 10th with a 9.850, and junior Amari Evans notched a 9.775. Brooks also won the all-around with a season-high 39.225.
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Contact: Jake Ellis - (435) 797-8584
Next Week
Fri.-Sat., March 8-9 --- at NCAA Champs., Boston, Mass., All Day
• Utah State's track & field teams will return to action next weekend as it competes in the NCAA Indoor Championships, held in Boston, Massachusetts, from Friday through Saturday, March 8-9.
Last Week
M: 4/7; W: T-10/11 --- at MW Champs., Albuquerque, N.M.
• Utah State won three titles at the Mountain West Indoor Championships held in Albuquerque, New Mexico last weekend as the Aggie men finished in fourth place with 94 points and the Aggie women tied for 10th with 27 points. Junior Brennan Benson won the men's mile with a time of 4:11.48. Sophomore Logan Hammer brought home gold in the men's pole vault with a height of 5.06 meters (16-7.25). And the men's distance medley relay team made up of sophomore Drew Hogan, sophomore Rylan Anderson, freshman Landon Bott and Benson placed first with a time of 10:07.76. In the men's 800 meters, Bott took second with a time of 1:48.81. Bott's PR improved his time as third-best in school history in the event. Junior Godwin Charles took second in the men's triple jump with a leap of 15.49 meters (50-10). Junior Kelton Chenworth tied for second place in the men's high jump with a height of 2.06 meters (6-9). Sophomore Javin Richards broke his personal record by 0.20 meters to take third place in the men's pole vault with a mark of 4.96 meters (16-3.25). Junior Max Wehrli finished fourth in the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 14:14.90. Junior Camren Todd took fourth in the men's 3,000 meters with a time of 8:16.87 and senior Mark Crandall finished in seventh with a time of 8:18.04. USU also placed fourth in the women's DMR with a time of 11:46.95. Senior Hannah Davidson, junior Adi Nielson, senior Mattie Geddes and freshman Shelby Jensen combined for the fourth-best time in USU history. Sophomore Javin Richards finished fifth in the men's heptathlon with 4,980 points, which tied for the eighth-best performance in school history. Senior Caden Dupee placed seventh in the men's heptathlon with 4,821 points and freshman Samuel Beckwith took eighth in the men's long jump with a mark of 6.91 meters, (22-8). Anderson, Bott, sophomore Carter Guiness and Benson placed fifth in the men's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:15.63. Senior Spencer Nelson came in fifth in the men's mile with a time of 4:12.90 after leading the pack most of the race. In the men's shot put, junior Nate Franz placed fifth with a mark of 16.35 meters (53-7.75), while senior Brandon Ovington threw a mark of 16.08 meters (52-9.25) to take seventh. Senior Abbey Bryant placed fifth in the women's 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.47 seconds, while junior Maddie Edwards took seventh in the event with a time of 8.62. In the women's mile, the Aggies came in together at fifth, sixth and seventh. Senior Abby Jensen crossed the line first at 4:56.25, Davidson was next at 4:57.37 and Jensen finished with a time of 4:57.47. Sophomore Milly Garren finished seventh in the women's shot put with a mark of 14.58 meters (47-10). Garren now ranks 10th all-time in Utah State history in the event. In the women's 800 meters, Geddes placed eighth with a time of 2:13.17. Junior Emma Reeves, Nielson, senior Olivia Smith and Edwards placed seventh in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:43.27. The performance ranks as the as the fifth-best in USU history. Freshman Breanna Raven moved up the USU all-time leaderboard with her 12.09-meter (39-8) triple jump. Raven now ranks seventh in school history and placed ninth in the championships. In the women's pentathlon, sophomore Sophie Chandler finished seventh with a personal record 3,460 points.
MEN'S TENNIS
Contact: Emma Becerra - (435) 797-8584
This Week
Fri., March 1 --- at UTSA, Noon (MT)
Sat., March 2 --- vs. UT Arlington, San Antonio, Texas, Noon (MT)
• Utah State men's tennis (8-1, 0-0 MW) continues its 2024 spring season this week as it plays at UTSA (4-7) on Friday, March 1, at noon (MT) and then faces UT Arlington (5-4) in a neutral court match in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, March 2, at noon (MT).
Last Week
W, 5-2 --- IDAHO STATE
• Utah State posted a 5-2 home win against Idaho State last week in its only match. The Aggies earned the doubles point as senior Bodin Zarkovic and freshman Stefan Vendovelli posted a 6-2 win at the second position, while senior Stijn Paardekooper and sophomore Nuno Pinheiro notched a 7-6 (10) win at the first position in a tiebreak to clinch the match's first point. Pinheiro started singles play with a sweep at the fourth position (7-5, 6-3), and at the third position, junior Sergi Micó Fenollar won in straight sets (7-5, 6-4). Zarkovic had the match-clinching point as he won at the No. 1 spot in three sets (6-2, 5-7, 6-2). At the fourth position, Paardekooper won in a tiebreak in three sets (6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (6)). At the No. 5 position, Vendovelli fell in straight sets (4-6, 1-6) and at the No. 6 position, freshman Philipp Rein fell in three sets (6-2, 4-6, 1-0 (8).
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Contact: Emma Becerra - (435) 797-8584
Next Week
Sun., March 10 --- at Santa Clara, 11 a.m. (MT)
• Utah State women's tennis (3-5, 0-0 MW) continues its 2024 spring season next weekend with a match at Santa Clara (2-4) on Sunday, March 10, at 11 a.m. (MT).
Last Week
L, 3-4 --- at Idaho
L, 1-6 --- at Gonzaga
• Utah State lost a pair of road matches last weekend at Idaho (4-3) and at Gonzaga (6-1). Against the Vandals, graduate senior Zeynep Naz Ozturk won in three sets at the No. 1 spot (6-1, 2-6, 6-2), senior Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario won in straight sets at the No. 3 spot (6-1, 6-4) and junior Indya Nespor won in straight sets and the No. 5 spot (7-5, 6-2). Against the Bulldogs, De Hilario won in straight sets at the No. 3 spot with her opponent retiring (7-6 (6), 2-1, retired). Other Aggies to compete during the weekend included senior Lisa Kung, sophomore Magdalena Nunez Pureco, and freshmen Savannah Johnson, Niyati Kukreti and Ana Paula Chavez Sanchez.
SOFTBALL
Contact: Jaden Johnson - (435) 797-2066
This Week
at UC Davis/Sacramento State Classic
Fri., March 1 --- vs. BYU, 1 p.m. (MT)
Fri., March 1 --- at UC Davis, 3:30 p.m. (MT)
Sat., March 2 --- at Sacramento State, Noon (MT)
Sat., March 2 --- at Sacramento State, 2:30 p.m. (MT)
Sun., March 3 --- vs. UC Santa Barbara, 10:30 a.m. (MT)
• Utah State softball (7-7, 0-0 MW) continues non-conference play this weekend at the Capital Classic in Davis and Sacramento, California. USU will begin the tournament in Davis on Friday, March 1, with games against BYU (12-3) and UC Davis (6-4) at 1 p.m. (MT) and 3:30 p.m. (MT), respectively. The Aggies then play a doubleheader at Sacramento State (7-5) on Saturday, March 2, at noon (MT). USU then concludes the tournament on Sunday, March 3, with a game in Sacramento against UC Santa Barbara (3-10) at 10:30 a.m. (MT).
Last Week
at Utah Tech Classic
L, 4-5 --- vs. Weber State
L, 4-5 --- vs. Weber State
W, 12-2 (5) --- vs. Eastern Kentucky
W, 3-2 --- vs. Eastern Kentucky
L, 2-3 --- at Utah Tech
• Utah State posted a 2-3 record last weekend at the Utah Tech Classic in St. George, Utah. The Aggies were 0-2 vs Weber State (L, 5-4; L, 5-4), 2-0 against Eastern Kentucky (W, 12-2 (5); W, 3-2), and lost to host Utah Tech (3-2). Six Aggies saw time in the circle, combining for an ERA of 4.06. The USU pitching staff allowed 30 hits and 17 earned runs, while striking out 21 batters and walking 19. Junior infielder Giselle Gonzalez led the Aggies at the plate after batting .444 (8-of-18), including three home runs, two doubles and six RBIs. As a team, USU hit .299 (40-of-134), including eight doubles and six home runs. Freshman catcher Zereniti Sousa led the Aggies with 19 putouts and one assist.
GOLF
Contact: Doug Hoffman - (435) 797-3714
Next Competition
Mon.-Tues, March 18-19 --- at Arizona Invite, All Day
• Utah State's golf team continues its 2024 spring season on Monday and Tuesday, March 18-19, when it competes in the Arizona Invitational.
Last Week
L 0-3 --- at Wyoming Match Play Championships, Indian Wells, California
• Utah State lost all three of its matches to Colorado (4-1-1), Pacific (4-1-1) and UC Santa Barbara (4-2) at the Wyoming Match Play Championships, held last week in Indian Wells, California. In its opening round against the Buffaloes, junior Julio Arronte Sanchez won his match, 3&1; and junior Esteban Jaramillo halved his match. Senior John Cook lost his match, 4&3; junior Luis Gerardo Cantu lost his match, 2UP; freshman Enrique Karg lost his match, 3&2; and freshman Ashton McArthur lost his match, 5&4. Against the Tigers, Cook won his match, 4&2; and McArthur halved his match. Jaramillo lost his match, 2&1; Cantu lost his match, 6&5; Karg lost his match, 4&3; and Sanchez lost his match, 3&3. And against the Gauchos, Cook won his match, 4&3; and McArthur won his match, 1UP. Jaramillo lost his match, 3&2; Cantu lost his match, 6&4; Karg lost his match, 6&5; and Sanchez lost his match, 1&1.
