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By Cory McKendrick, USU Eastern Sports Information Contributor
The Utah State University Eastern women’s soccer team played hard through the 90th minute of what would be their last match of the season. The Eagles fell to the #1 seed, Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) Bruins, 5-2 at Zion’s Bank Stadium on Friday.
SLCC got out to an early lead in the first half, scoring a goal inside the 10th minute of play. The Bruins extended their lead prior to halftime with another goal. Trailing 2-0, the Lady Eagles went into halftime and “regrouped and recommitted to our plan offensively,” said head coach Ammon Bennett.
Ashley Brindley got the offense going out of the half for USU Eastern. She tallied her 12th goal of the season to make the score 2-1 in favor of the Bruins. The Bruins scored three more goals before the Eagles scored again, this time coming from Morgan Cragun.
Bennett complimented the sophomores of this year’s team for battling through injuries, playing different positions when needed and playing hard until the final whistle of the 90th minute. Bennett is looking forward to the upcoming recruiting class and the returning first-year players that will make up the 2020 USU Eastern women’s soccer team.