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USU Soccer remains undefeated with 3-3 draw against Grand Canyon

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Logan, Utah – Utah State Soccer (2-0-2) remained undefeated this season after a 3-3 draw against the Grand Canyon (2-1-1) on Sunday afternoon.

Sarah Taylor The ball was played over the head of a GCU defender in the 5th minute, opening the scoring for the Aggies when Senior calmly tipped the ball into the back of the net. Alex Day Lopez’s clearance returned to Utah’s attacking third to begin play, Rine Yonahamade their first career starts as Aggie, playing the ball from above as they each collected assists on goals.

Grand Canyon tied the game 1-1 in the 41st minute, but the deadlock as a junior midfielder was short-lived london mirror Less than a minute later, he scored his first goal as Aggie. sophomore wing Busy Arevalo Played an overlap ball on a junior defender Kylie Olsen Beat her defender and fired a cross into the box. Miller headed the ball back into the back of the net to give the Aggies a 2-1 advantage and went into the break.

Lopez regained the lead in the second half with goals in the 52nd and 55th minutes before the senior forwards Sammy Murdoch He scored his second goal of the year in the 79th minute to tie the game 3–3. Murdoch’s goal was also his second from a header, with Miller playing the ball ahead of the freshman defenders to score his third point of the day. Talia WinderWinder then sent a cross into the box and found Murdoch’s head who placed it behind the net. Miller and Winder became his 12th and his 13th Aggie to record an assist that year.

The Grand Canyon held on to a draw in the waning seconds of the game when Taylor turned his head to the ball in the box 6 yards in just 20 seconds. The ball was directed to the bottom left of the goal, but GCU keeper Jordan Ferguson made the only save of the match, tying the scores to three each.

Miller led the Aggies with four shots, followed by Heidi Smith Three, Taylor two, as Utah State had a total of 13 during the game. Grand Canyon entered the contest by allowing only 10 total shots in the first three games of the season. GCU finished the game with his 12 shots.

Utah State will be back for the next contest at UC Riverside on Thursday, September 1 at 8:30 PM MT. This game would be his second consecutive MW opponent for the Highlanders after his 4–1 loss to Boise State in their last game.

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