By Cory McKendrick, USU Eastern Sports Information Contributor
The Castleview Hospital Soccer Field was filled with the families and friends of the 2019-20 Utah State University Eastern women’s soccer team sophomores. Saturday marked the final home contest for the team as they matched up against the Colorado Northwestern Community College Spartans. Fitting for sophomore day, the second-year players showed their experience and talent in a 9-0 thrashing of CNCC.
The first four goals of the match were scored and assisted by sophomores. Morgan Cragun and Claire Boman teamed up for two of them. Cragun got the scoring going, receiving an assist from Logan Duran. Then, Boman scored back-to-back goals, both assisted by Cragun.Tasha Kamachi and Brooke Stoker finished the first half of sophomore scoring when Kamachi found the back of the net off of an assist by Stoker.
Ashley Brindley brought the team goal tally to six before the half with two of her own goals. They were assisted by Shealee Heywood and Rachel Flemming, respectively. Taking a 6-0 lead into half, Brindley achieved the hat trick, scoring her third goal shortly after the start of the second half. Brindley was assisted by MacKenzee Brough.
Leading 7-0, the final two goals again were scored and assisted by sophomores. Duran and Kamachi teamed up to make it 8-0. To put the finishing touch on the day, Boman completed her hat trick and scored her third goal, assisted by Duran.
The Eagles (4-2-2), coached by Ammon Bennett, face a pivotal upcoming week as they finish Scenic West Athletic Conference play on the road, first facing #9 the Snow College Badgers (4-2-2) in Ephraim on Thursday. The Eagles then travel to Henderson, Nev. for their final SWAC game against the College of Southern Nevada Coyotes (4-3-1) on Oct. 19. Game times will be 3 p.m. and 1p.m. (Pacific time), respectively.
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- Photos by Jeff Barrett
