Bengal Soccer Travels to Utah State, Boise State

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POCATELLO, Idaho - Idaho State travels to play Utah State, Friday, at 4 p.m. and Boise State, Sunday, at 12 p.m. ISU defeated Boise State 2-1 (OT) in 2013 and fell to USU 3-2 a season ago.

Maria Sanchez and Amanda Ellsworth lead the Bengal attack with three goals each in just two games. Goalkeeper Sheridan Hapsic scored a first half shutout against Minot before she was pulled in the second half with a 2-0 lead. She earned the win against Wyoming giving up just one goal in regular play.

Head Coach Allison Gibson enters her ninth season as the winningest coach in Idaho State history. She scored her 60th career win against Minot State and now has a 61-70-19 career record.
 
LAST MATCH: ISU TOPS WYOMING 3-2 in Overtime
Amanda Ellsworth scored in the 98th minute to give Idaho State a 3-2 win over Wyoming in the second overtime match in as many years.

The goal was just part of a great game by Ellsworth that included an assist on a goal by Maria Sanchez in the 54th minute when the Bengals trailed 1-0.

The first half ended in a 0-0 tie with only three shots between the two teams. Wyoming finally got on the board in the 49th minute when a player was fouled in the box. Kasey Curtis took the penalty kick for Wyoming. ISU goalkeeper Sheridan Hapsic dove left but the ball went right to give Wyoming the 1-0 lead.

After Sanchez' goal in the 54th minute, the Bengals took the lead on a goal from another freshman.

Ellsworth shot from just outside the five yard box but the ball bounced back to Samantha Rodriquez. She immediately returned the ball over the goalkeeper's hands for 2-1 ISU lead.

Wyoming equalized in the 77th minute when a Cowgirl free kick entered the box and bounced before Kayla Cryer got a head on the ball and sent it into the corner of the net.

Despite several great scoring opportunities for both teams, regulation ended without a winner.

In the overtime period Idaho State outshot Wyoming 3-2. Overall the Bengals topped the Cowgirls 15-11 in shots and 7-4 in shots on goal.


ABOUT UTAH STATE
The Aggies are 1-2-0 this season with road losses to No. 23 Arkansas (3-1) and Missouri State (2-0) and a home win over Omaha (3-0).

Taryn Rose and Jessica Brooksby lead the USU attack with two goals each. Jeannie Woller has started all three matches between the posts for USU. She has a 1.79 Goal

Against Average and played the first half of the shutout against Omaha.

In her 12th season at Utah State is Heather Cairns, who became the winningest coach in school history after recording her 27th career victory on Sept. 30, 2006, defeating Eastern Washington 1-0.

ABOUT BOISE STATE
Boise State is 1-1-2 with a win over Drake (3-0), a loss to Utah (1-2) and a pair of 1-1 ties to Portland State and Utah Valley.

Six players have scored for the Broncos but no player has more than a single goal. Three goalies have played for BSU with Bailey Anderson seeing the most time with 244 minutes. She has a goal against average of 1.48.

Jim Thomas is in his second season at BSU and has a 14-8-5 career record.