Idaho State Soccer to Face Utah State in Logan on Sunday

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POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State soccer team travels to Utah State Sunday, Sep. 13 for their fifth road game of the 2015 nonconference season. The Bengals are hunting for their second win of the season as they face off against the Aggies at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon at Chuck & Gloria Bell Field.

ABOUT UTAH STATE
The Aggies are 3-3-1 overall this season and are averaging 1.14 goals per game with a .388 shot on goal percentage out of 85 attempted shots on goal. Utah State has recorded seven assists on eight goals.

Utah State returns 16 letter winners and seven starters from last year's squad that finished fifth in the Mountain West with a 10-8-2 overall record and advanced to the first round of the Mountain West tournament. Junior forward Jessica Brooksby leads the Aggies this season with three goals and one assist after being named to the College Sports Madness all-Mountain West second team in 2014.

The Aggies are led by Head Coach Heather Cairns who is entering her 13th season and carries a 126-96-33 overall record with Utah State.

LAST MATCH: BENGALS DROP 5-1 DECISION AT UTAH VALLEY
Idaho State dropped a 5-1 decision Thursday evening to Utah Valley at Clyde Field in Orem, Utah. Despite outshooting the Wolverines 17-15 for the match, the Bengals weren't able to connect and suffered their fifth loss of the season.

ISU controlled the ball to start the match, winning 50-50 balls and pressuring Utah Valley's defense, but the Wolverines broke free in the fifth minute and connected on their first shot of the game. Kasandra Anderson sent a quick cross from the right side along the goal box and Taylor Kirk fired from about 10 feet out, hitting the crossbar and falling into the back of the net.

Utah Valley headed into halftime with a 4-0 lead following two additional goals in the 33rd and 36th minutes.

The Bengals were able to get on the scoreboard in the second half as sophomore forward Maria Sanchez sent a through ball to sophomore forward Sami Rodriquez who ran on and fired a shot into the right corner in the 53rd minute for her second goal of the season.

UVU scored once more in the 71st minute for their fifth goal of the match.