LOGAN, Utah — Utah State soccer (8-5-5, 3-1-3 MW) celebrated Senior Day in style, finishing out an unbeaten home season at Chuck & Gloria Bell Field with a 7-1 victory over San José State on Sunday afternoon. The Aggies finish the season with a 6-0-3 mark at home and have not lost at home since August of 2023. With the victory, USU also clinched a spot in the Mountain West Tournament.

Prior to the match, USU honored its senior class featuring forwards Kaylie Chambers, Tess Werts and Hannah Roe, midfielder Rine Yonaha, defenders Carli Conner and Isabella Velazco, and goalkeepers Taylor Rath and Ava Gotchy. 

Following the Senior Day festivities, Chambers then led the Aggie offense with the first hat trick of her career and only the 16th in program history. Chambers first broke through the backline of San José State on a through ball from sophomore midfielder Rachel Reitz in the 24th minute, slotting the shot into the top corner for the game’s first goal. Less than two minutes later, junior midfielder Summer Diamond doubled Utah State’s lead, curling in a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area.

The Aggie offense remained potent as Chambers scored her second goal off a transition attack with assists from Diamond and freshman forward Samantha Sellers. Freshman midfielder/forward Hadli Barrera then pushed USU’s lead to 4-0 in the first half, scoring off a pass back in the box from sophomore forward Ellie Hendrix following a cross from Sellers.

Out of halftime, Chambers secured her hat trick, receiving a cross from Conner and finding the bottom left corner to make it 5-0. San José State then drew one back with a headed goal from Paige Pineda Alamos in the 56th minute. 

The Aggies continued to press the issue over the final 30 minutes. Sophomore Kaeda Wilson extended the lead to 6-1, stealing a ball from the Spartan defense and sending a left-footed shot into the top corner. Barrera then secured her first brace in her career, hitting the post on a first attempt before beating the keeper on the short side to make it 7-1. 

SCORING SUMMARY

23:55 – Kaylie Chambers (USU)

      Assist: Rachel Reitz

25:03 – Summer Diamond (USU)

      Assist: Bentli Barrera

31:03 – Kaylie Chambers (USU)

      Assists: Samantha Sellers, Summer Diamond

39:20 – Hadli Barrera (USU)

      Assists: Ellie Hendrix, Samantha Sellers

51:11 – Kaylie Chambers (USU)

      Assist: Carli Conner

55:08 – Paige Pineda Alamos (SJSU)

      Assist: Paige Fry

72:23 – Kaeda Wilson (USU)

81:45 – Hadli Barrera (USU)

MATCH NOTES


This was Utah State’s seventh multi-goal game this season and third game scoring six or more goals.
Utah State’s +6 goal differential matches the team’s best ever in a MW game, tying the team’s 7-1 win over Fresno State earlier this season and a 6-0 win over Colorado College in 2024. 
The Aggies set a new season-high with 29 total shots, also the seventh-most for a game in program history.
Utah State’s seven assists are the second-most this season and tied for the third-most in program history.
Barrera is the first Aggie freshman to record two goals in a game since Diamond did so in 2023.
USU’s nine corner kicks tied the team’s season high set in the season-opener against Washington State.
Chambers now sits alone in eighth place in program history for career goals with 18 and seventh with 56 total points.
Diamond’s goal was her third season and 12th of her career, while her assist is her first this season and seventh of her career.
Hadli Barrera’s two goals give her five this season.
Wilson has now scored in back-to-back games, the first goals of her career.
Reitz’s assist is her first this season and second of her career.
Bentli Barrera’s assist is the first of her career.
Sellers’ two assists are the first of her career.
Hendrix’s assist is her third this season and seventh of her career.
Conner’s assist is her third this season and 13th of her career.
Utah State played three goalkeepers as senior Taylor Rath, junior Allee Grashoff and graduate Ava Gotchy all saw the pitch. Grashoff and Rath each recorded one save in the contest.
With the win, Utah State is now 13-5-3 all-time against San José State, including an 8-0-3 mark in Logan.

UP NEXT
Utah State (8-5-5, 5-1-3 MW) wraps up the regular season at Boise State on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. (MT). The match will be streamed on Mountain West Network. 

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