Colorado State University Athletics

Thursday, August 18
St. George, UT
7:30 PM

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Utah Tech

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Colorado State Women's Soccer Exhibition vs Northern Colorado August 12, 2022
Photo by: Brandon Randall

Rams Open Season with 2-1 Victory over Utah Tech

8/18/2022 10:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

A long drive by Leighton resulted in the game winner for Yoshida.


ST. GEORGE, Utah - A long-range delivery from Kenady Leighton that would make even Amazon jealous - nearly 35 yards out - resulted in a deflected ball and a quick tap-in from Ali Yoshida in the 86th minute, giving the Rams a 2-1 victory over Utah Tech in their season opener.

"I'm really proud of this team," head coach Keeley Hagen said. "I have to give credit to Utah Tech for their hostile environment and their physicality. They were able to get on the board on a set piece, and we responded quickly with an equalizer. We made some adjustments at half and battled back to get a very disciplined goal from Ali. Overall, it was a gritty win, and I'm incredibly proud of our fight to come back."

On the opening night of the 2022-23 competition year, the Rams gave the fans in the Green and Gold something to cheer for throughout the lightning-delayed contest, responding to a goal by the Trailblazers in the 9th minute with an equalizer of their own in the 11th by Liv Layton with an assist from Izzy Wildermuth.

From there, defense, goalkeeping, and a 25-minute lightning delay in the 50th minute ruled the night. Each time, however, the Rams responded.

Goalkeeper Emilie Gavillet, one of the newest additions to Hagen's second Rams teams, was stalwart between the pipes, producing a pair of particularly tenacious saves in the 72nd minute to keep the two teams knotted up. The Kansas transfer produced four saves on five shots on goal overall.

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Next Up: The Rams will remain in the Beehive State and head to Salt Lake City for a Sunday match up with the Utes of Utah. Kick off is set for 2 p.m., and the game can be streamed online on the Pac-12 Network.
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Team Stats

CSU
UTU
Goals
2
1
Shots
8
8
Shots on Goal
6
5
Saves
4
4
Corners
3
4
Fouls
11
10
Scoring Plays
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Lauren Buxton (1)

Assisted By: McKinley Barney

GOAL by UTU Buxton, Lauren Assist by Barney, McKinley.

08:41

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Liv Layton (1)

Assisted By: Izzy Wildermuth

GOAL by CSU Layton, Liv Assist by Wildermuth, Izzy.

10:37

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Ali Yoshida (1)

Assisted By: Kenady Leighton

GOAL by CSU Yoshida, Ali Assist by Leighton, Kenady.

85:30

Game Leaders

15

Liv Layton

mid
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
7

Ali Yoshida

mid
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
2

Kenady Leighton

def
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
1
3

Izzy Wildermuth

def
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1

Players Mentioned

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Emilie Gavillet

GK
/ Women's Soccer
15

Liv Layton

M/F
/ Women's Soccer
2

Kenady Leighton

D
/ Women's Soccer
3

Izzy Wildermuth

D/M
/ Women's Soccer
7

Ali Yoshida

M/F
/ Women's Soccer

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