Sunday, October 20
Logan, UT
12:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Utah State
Photo by: Mark Coen
Women's Soccer takes on (RV) Utah State in Logan on Sunday afternoon
10/19/2024 11:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Air Force Women's Soccer caps its final two-stop road trip of 2024 on Sunday afternoon, taking on (RV) Utah State in Logan at 12 p.m. MT.
Falcons at a Glance:
The Falcons look to snap a four-match non-winning streak with a win on Sunday. Most recently, the Falcons fell to first-place Boise State, 1-0, on Oct. 17 in Boise.
With five points in Mountain West play, Air Force currently ranks ninth, behind eighth-place Wyoming and tied with Colorado College.
Sophomore Kendall Rippley leads Air Force with eight points on three goals and a pair of assists; Eleanor Mus-grove follows up with seven points on three goals and an assist.
How Air Force Stacks Up:
Rippley leads Mountain West competitors in both shots per game (4.08, 22nd nationally) and shots on goal per game (2.00, 21st nationally).
Junior goalkeeper Kylie McElroy's six shutouts this season is second in the conference and ranks 40th nationally.
A Look at Utah State:
The Aggies, after spending seven weeks ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, fell just out of the top 25 this week, receiving 15 votes as the third team outside of the rankings.
Utah State, sporting just a single loss in league play, is second in the Mountain West race at 14 points. The Aggies' only non-winning result at home this season was a score-less draw on Sept. 19 against Washington State.
Utah State ranks currently ranks ninth nationally in winning percentage (.844), fourth in goal differential (+32), ninth in points per game (8.00), ninth in scoring offense (2.69), 13th in assists per game (2.63) and 16th in shots on goal per game (8.75).
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's Soccer pushed first-place Boise State for a full 90 minutes on Thursday evening, but an early Bronco score ultimately proved game-winning, as the Falcons fell, 1-0.
In just the sixth minute of play, a corner kick awarded to Boise State set up the single score of the match. Boise State's set piece resulted in a fortuitous deflection off the upper back of Bronco senior forward Jayla Land, floating in just beneath the crossbar and out of range of Air Force freshman goalkeeper Jenica Opdahl. Opdahl, reaching for the save, got fingers on the ball but was unable to keep it from falling into the net.
After the score, Air Force dialed up the offensive pressure in search of an equalizer and was able to maintain its offensive momentum through halftime. Boise State, a team which has earned much of its 2024 success in the second half of matches, was kept largely off-rhythm after returning from the locker room, as the Falcons managed to outshoot the Broncos 9-6 in the final 45 and create a multitude of its own opportunities in the attacking third.
In the 57th minute, sophomore Chase Borntreger sent a free kick from the top-right of the Boise 18 that proved a threat but was halted by Boise State goalkeeper Genevieve Crenshaw. Just two minutes later, freshman defender Jordan Dillingham found Kendall Rippley downrange, whose header was centered in front of Crenshaw inside the box. Junior Caeli Sherman was in a scoring position to receive Rippley's service, but Crenshaw was able to earn her fifth save of the evening. At 62', freshman Annika Jost, with a pair of goals in the last two Air Force matches, fired low center from a few yards beyond the 18, forcing Crenshaw into an off-balance save. Air Force forced Crenshaw into seven total saves on the evening.
Rippley's six shots – three of which were on-goal – was a match-high on Thursday evening, as the Falcons as a team closed with 16 total and seven on-frame. Borntreger fol-lowed up with three total shots and two on-goal. Opdahl, in her second career start in the net for the Falcons, recorded five saves.
Falcons at a Glance:
The Falcons look to snap a four-match non-winning streak with a win on Sunday. Most recently, the Falcons fell to first-place Boise State, 1-0, on Oct. 17 in Boise.
With five points in Mountain West play, Air Force currently ranks ninth, behind eighth-place Wyoming and tied with Colorado College.
Sophomore Kendall Rippley leads Air Force with eight points on three goals and a pair of assists; Eleanor Mus-grove follows up with seven points on three goals and an assist.
How Air Force Stacks Up:
Rippley leads Mountain West competitors in both shots per game (4.08, 22nd nationally) and shots on goal per game (2.00, 21st nationally).
Junior goalkeeper Kylie McElroy's six shutouts this season is second in the conference and ranks 40th nationally.
A Look at Utah State:
The Aggies, after spending seven weeks ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, fell just out of the top 25 this week, receiving 15 votes as the third team outside of the rankings.
Utah State, sporting just a single loss in league play, is second in the Mountain West race at 14 points. The Aggies' only non-winning result at home this season was a score-less draw on Sept. 19 against Washington State.
Utah State ranks currently ranks ninth nationally in winning percentage (.844), fourth in goal differential (+32), ninth in points per game (8.00), ninth in scoring offense (2.69), 13th in assists per game (2.63) and 16th in shots on goal per game (8.75).
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's Soccer pushed first-place Boise State for a full 90 minutes on Thursday evening, but an early Bronco score ultimately proved game-winning, as the Falcons fell, 1-0.
In just the sixth minute of play, a corner kick awarded to Boise State set up the single score of the match. Boise State's set piece resulted in a fortuitous deflection off the upper back of Bronco senior forward Jayla Land, floating in just beneath the crossbar and out of range of Air Force freshman goalkeeper Jenica Opdahl. Opdahl, reaching for the save, got fingers on the ball but was unable to keep it from falling into the net.
After the score, Air Force dialed up the offensive pressure in search of an equalizer and was able to maintain its offensive momentum through halftime. Boise State, a team which has earned much of its 2024 success in the second half of matches, was kept largely off-rhythm after returning from the locker room, as the Falcons managed to outshoot the Broncos 9-6 in the final 45 and create a multitude of its own opportunities in the attacking third.
In the 57th minute, sophomore Chase Borntreger sent a free kick from the top-right of the Boise 18 that proved a threat but was halted by Boise State goalkeeper Genevieve Crenshaw. Just two minutes later, freshman defender Jordan Dillingham found Kendall Rippley downrange, whose header was centered in front of Crenshaw inside the box. Junior Caeli Sherman was in a scoring position to receive Rippley's service, but Crenshaw was able to earn her fifth save of the evening. At 62', freshman Annika Jost, with a pair of goals in the last two Air Force matches, fired low center from a few yards beyond the 18, forcing Crenshaw into an off-balance save. Air Force forced Crenshaw into seven total saves on the evening.
Rippley's six shots – three of which were on-goal – was a match-high on Thursday evening, as the Falcons as a team closed with 16 total and seven on-frame. Borntreger fol-lowed up with three total shots and two on-goal. Opdahl, in her second career start in the net for the Falcons, recorded five saves.
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