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Utah State Information Add Comment Sep 26, 2011
This Week
Fri., Sept. 30 --- at Brigham Young, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Utah States football team (1-2) will return to action on Friday, Sept. 30 when it plays at Brigham Young (2-2) at 6 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on ESPN. USU is 34-43-3 all-time against the Cougars including a 16-25-1 record in Provo.
Last Week
L, 34-35 (2OT) --- COLORADO STATE
Junior running back Robert Turbin scored a career-high four rushing touchdowns, including a 25-yard burst in the second overtime to bring Utah State within one, but he was stopped on his two-point conversion and USU dropped a heartbreaker to Colorado State, 35-34. Utah State had four turnovers on the night including two muffed punts. USU appeared to be on its way to a fourth-quarter win as it lead 21-13 with just over two minutes remaining and Colorado State punting, but the Aggies muffed the punt and the Rams recovered the ball at Utah States 15-yardline. Four plays later, CSUs Chris Nwoke scored on a 1-yard rush and quarterback Pete Thomas hit Crockett Gillmore for the two-point conversion with 36 seconds to play, sending the game into overtime. Turbin finished the night with 115 yards on 24 carries for his 10th-career 100-yard rushing game and Utah State ended the game with 281 rushing yards on 52 carries. Senior running back Michael Smith added 77 rushing yards on nine carries, including a 51-yard scamper in the second quarter highlighting a 3-play, 68-yard drive that was capped off with a 14-yard run from junior running back Kerwynn Williams for the Aggies first score of the night. Freshman quarterback Chuckie Keeton was 9-of-15 passing for 86 yards and added 44 yards on the ground on 13 carries as Utah State finished the game with 367 total yards. Senior linebacker Bobby Wagner finished the game with 17 tackles, tying his career-high for the third time, while fellow senior linebacker Kyle Gallagher added 10 stops. Senior defensive end Levi Koskan added two sacks, and senior safety Alfred Bowden registered the teams first turnover of the year with a fumble recovery. Colorado State, who won the time of possession battle 34:19 to 25:41, had 232 yards of total offense as it rushed for 168 yards and passed for 108. CSU also won the turnover battle as it forced USU into four miscues and committed just one of its own, a fumble in the fourth quarter that resulted into an eight-play, 27-yard drive that Turbin capped with a 1-yard run to give the home team a 21-13 advantage.
SOCCER
Contact: Kara Fisher - (435) 797-1361
This Week
Fri., Sept. 30 --- at Hawaii, 10 p.m.
Utah States soccer team (8-3-1, 0-0-0) will begin Western Athletic Conference play this week as it travels to Honolulu to face Hawaii (1-8-0, 0-0-0) on Friday, Sept. 30 at 10 p.m. (MT). USU is 5-2-0 all-time against the Rainbow Wahine.
Last Week
L, 0-1 --- at Brigham Young
T, 1-1 (2OT) --- at Boise State
Utah State went 0-1-1 last week as it lost at Brigham Young (1-0) and forced a double-overtime tie at Boise State (1-1). Against the Cougars, BYU out-shot Utah State, 12-7, as USU only had one shot on goal. Senior goalkeeper Molli Merrill did lead the match with three saves. Against the Broncos, freshman midfielder Lexie Morgan scored her first collegiate goal in the 50th minute. For the match, Utah State out-shot Boise State, 17-14, delivering six shots on goal to five by the Broncos.
VOLLEYBALL
Contact: Doug Hoffman - (435) 797-3714
This Week
Thur., Sept. 29 --- at Louisiana Tech, 6 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 1 --- at New Mexico State, 7 p.m.
Utah States volleyball team (6-9, 1-1) will continue Western Athletic Conference play this week with a pair of road matches as it plays at Louisiana Tech (8-8, 0-1) on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. (MT), and at New Mexico State (11-4, 1-0) on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. USU is 11-1 all-time against the Lady Techsters and 25-38 all-time against NMSU.
Last Week
W, 3-0 --- SAN JOSE STATE
L, 1-3 --- #11 HAWAII
Utah State went 1-1 last weekend at home to begin Western Athletic Conference play as it defeated San Jose State (3-0) and lost to No. 11 Hawaii (3-1). Against the Spartans, senior outside hitter Liz McArthur posted her eighth double-double of the season and 20th of her career with 17 kills and 12 digs, while freshman setter Paige Neves added three kills and six digs, to go along with a season-high two service aces. USU hit a season-high .290 (43-12-107) in the match and SJSU hit .149 (39-20-101). Against the Rainbow Wahine, McArthur had 16 kills on a career-high 74 attempts, while junior opposite side hitter Shay Sorensen added 11 kills and four block assists, and junior libero Laurel Bodily finished with a match-best 21 digs for her fifth-career 20-plus dig outing. USU finished the match by hitting .091 (45-31-154) and UH hit .231 (55-22-143).
CROSS COUNTRY
Contact: Travis Hansen - (435) 512-5861
Next Week
Fri., Sept. 30 --- at Notre Dame Invitational, 12 p.m.
Utah States mens and womens cross country teams will return to action on Friday, Sept. 30 when it travels to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the Notre Dame Invitational.
Last Week
M: 2/5; W: 2/5 --- at Montana State Invitational
