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2023 Women's Soccer Roster

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  • Goalkeeper
    Position
  • Graduate Student
    Class
  • Draper, Utah
    Hometown
  • 5'8
    Height
  • Jordan HS
    High School
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Wade Denniston/USU Athletics
Diera Walton
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Diera Walton
Goalkeeper
Position
Graduate Student
Class
Draper, Utah
Hometown

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CAREER RECORDS

Career shutouts (30 - 1st)... Career saves (339 - 1st)... Goalkeeper minutes (7,704 - 1st)... Career goals-against-average (0.90 - t-3rd)

SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS
Goalkeeper minutes (2,094 - 2021 - 1st / 2,023 - 2023 - 2nd)... Saves (101 - 2021 - 2nd / 88 - 2019 - 4th)... Goals-against-average (0.80 - 5th - 2023 / 0.86 - 2021 - 7th / 0.91 - 2019 - 9th)... Shutouts (9 - 2023 - 3rd / 7 - 2021 - t-5th).

HONORS
Second-Team All-Mountain West (2021, 2023)
Mountain West All-Newcomer Team (2019)
College Soccer News National Player of the Week (9/18/23)
College Soccer News National Weekly Team (9/18/23)
Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week (9/18/23; 10/29/22; 8/30/21; 9/20/21; 3/29/21)
Mountain West All-Tournament Team (2023)
Academic All-Mountain West (2021, 2022, 2023)
Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete (2021)

2023 - GRADUATE
Started all 23 games in goal, posting a 14-8-1 record... Named to the All-Mountain West Second Team... Earned nine shutouts, third-most in program history... Played 2,023 of a possible 2,089 minutes in net, second-most in program history behind her 2,094 minutes in 2021... Recorded 74 saves with a .804 save percentage... Posted a 0.80 GAA, fifth-best in team history... Helped the Aggies field the league's top defense, allowing just six combined goals to 13 Mountain West opponents... As a team, Utah State held 19 of 23 opponents to a goal or less... Earned College Soccer News National Player of the Week honors after making 6 saves and earning a shutout in the 1-0 win over No. 1 BYU... Was named to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team after posting shutouts in each of the team's two games... Recorded a season-high seven saves twice, first at Air Force (9/21), then again in the NCAA Tournament against BYU (11/10)... Played 90 minutes or more in 20 of 23 games... Led the Mountain West in GAA (0.80)... Also ranked second in the league in shutouts (9) and third in save percentage (.804)... Named academic all-Mountain West.

2022 - SENIOR
Appeared in 13 games and started nine, recording a 3-4-5 record in goal… Recorded four shutouts on the season alongside 27 total saves and maintained a 1.10 goals-against-average… Faced 127 total shots during the year… Named the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after posting a shutout against Boise State to help the Aggies qualify for the MW Tournament… Recorded 120 minutes of shutout goalkeeping in the MW quarterfinals versus San Diego State, making one penalty save in regulation and several penalty saves during USU’s eventual 19-18 loss in PKs… Also named the AFCU USU Student-Athlete of the Week twice on the season... Earned academic all-MW honors.

2021 - JUNIOR
Named second-team all-Mountain West... Appeared and started at goalkeeper in each of Utah State’s 22 matches during the year... Totaled a school-record 2,094 minutes in goal, playing in all but 14 during the season... Recorded 101 saves, the second-most in a single season in school history... Tallied a season-high 11 saves in the Aggies’ 2-1 victory over nationally-ranked BYU in Provo... Posted a 13-6-3 record in goal... Finished the year with seven shutouts, the fourth-most in school history in a single season... Led the MW with a .860 goals-against average, 101 saves and seven shutouts... Named academic all-MW and a Joe E. & Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete. 

2020 - SOPHOMORE
Appeared and started at goalkeeper in each of Utah State’s 10 matches during the year... Totaled 922 minutes in goal... Recorded 49 saves... Tallied a season-high 12 saves in Utah State’s 1-0 victory over New Mexico (3/27)... Posted a 5-4-1 record in goal... Finished the year with four shutouts... Allowed only 10 goals on 118 shots for a save percentage of .831... Carried a goals-against-average of 0.98.

2019 - FRESHMAN
Named to the Mountain West all-Newcomer Team... Appeared and started at goalkeeper in 18 matches during the year... Totaled 1,685 minutes in goal, the 10th-most in a single season in school history... Recorded 88 saves, the third-most in a single season in USU history... Tallied a season-high 11 saves against Boise State (11/1)... Went 8-9-1 in goal... Posted six shutouts to rank ninth in a single season in school history... Allowed 17 goals on 232 shots for a save percentage of .838... Carried a goals-against-average of 0.91, the sixth-best in a single season in school history.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Three-sport athlete at Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah, lettering four years in basketball, three years in volleyball and playing as a freshman on the girls soccer team... Played club soccer with La Roca and Utah Glory as the starting goalkeeper for both squads... With La Roca, earned all-state and MVP honors and led the team to championships in the State Cup, Sparta Cup, Surf Cup, Silver Lakes, Vegas Premier and La Roca Cup in 2019... With Utah Glory, served as the team captain for four years and led the team to championships in the Murray Cup, Glory Cup, Adidas Cup and the Premier Invitational in Las Vegas... Led Jordan HS girls basketball in scoring, averaging more than 20 points per game... Earned second-team all-region honors on the hardwood.

PERSONAL
One of six children of Monica Simon... Named to the honor roll every year in high school... Majoring in psychology. 

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