Bears Come Up Short in Battle Against Aggies

Sunday, September 18

Greeley, Colo.

Noon

University of Northern Colorado

4-4-2, 0-0-0

Utah State

3-2-4, 0-0-0

Utah St.

Northern Colo.

Photo by: Dean Popejoy

9/18/2022 3:59:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: By Brynn Abernathy, UNCBears.com

GREELEY, Colo.- Northern Colorado Soccer concluded non-conference play on Sunday at Jackson Stadium with a 1-0 loss against Utah State.

The defenses of both teams were the story of Sunday's matchup, putting on strong performances that halted the momentum of the other's offense.

The two teams proved to be a fairly even matchup in the first half with junior goalie Kaya Lindberg recording five saves to keep USU off the board. The Bears also recorded three shots in the first 45 minutes of regulation to go into halftime tied at 0-0.

While the second half saw more shot attempts from the Aggies, it also boasted strong defensive play from the Bears as a result. Lindberg tabbed an additional three saves in the half, while other teammates also stepped up to help block USU's shots.

Despite UNC's defensive presence, the Aggies were able to find the back of the net at the 75-minute mark to take a 1-0 lead.

Northern Colorado battled hard until the final buzzer, creating some good scoring chances, and putting up two additional shots in the half. The best chance of the half came on a header from Lauren Woodhull off of a corner kick that was unable to find its way into the net, for the Aggies to just pull off the 1-0 defeat.

What They Said

UNC Athletics · Soccer vs Utah State Post-Game

Game Notes

Kaya Lindberg recorded a total of eight saves on the day.
Four different Bears combined for the teams five total shots in Melina Faris, Alex Michael, Kalen Niedling, and Lauren Woodhull. Woodhull led the team with two shots.
UNC led the match in corners, 6-4.
Lindberg and Samantha Blanchard played for all 90 minutes of the game.

What's Ahead
UNC will open Big Sky competition at home in Greeley as they host the Portland State Vikings on Friday at 7 p.m. MT.

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