Utah Drops 2-1 Resolution to Oregon State

SALT LAKE CITY – Mia Paugh scored her first collegiate objective within the University of Utah girls’s soccer workforce’s final nonconference match of the season, however the Utes fell to the Oregon State Beavers, 2-1, at Ute Field on Sunday afternoon.

The Utes outshot the Beavers, 17-8, and held a 7-2 benefit in nook kick alternatives, however a pair of second-half tallies by OSU proved to be the distinction.

Utah will enter Big 12 Conference play subsequent week with a 5-3-1 report, whereas Oregon State improves to 1-3-3 on the season.

It didn’t take lengthy for Utah to get on the board, discovering the netting in simply the second minute. The Utes drew a nook kick which Ryann Cull despatched into the field and located the appropriate foot of Paugh. The sophomore slotted it into the higher 90 for her first collegiate objective to offer the Utes the 1-0 lead. It marked the primary factors of the season for the pair of defenders.

Utah has now scored off a nook kick in every of the final two matches, and the second-minute rating was the earliest for the reason that Utes’ scored within the first minute in opposition to Utah State in 2017.

The Utes discovered themselves down a participant when Devi Dudley was assessed a crimson card within the 18th minute. Despite taking part in down a lady, the Utes took the 1-0 into the halftime break and held an 8-3 benefit in photographs and a 5-1 nook kick edge after 45 minutes.

The Beavers made use of their woman-up benefit within the second half and had been in a position to tie the rating within the forty seventh minute after a shot careened off a Utah defender and throughout the objective line. OSU then moved in entrance within the 72nd minute with a rating from outdoors the field.

Utah threatened to stage the rating with an oblique free kick from inside the 18-yard field within the 78th minutes, however Bella Woods’ shot curled simply outdoors the put up. The Utes’ generated one other robust assault two minutes later however as soon as once more simply missed on the scoring likelihood when Ali Swensen’s ball simply flew over the crossbar. Kelly Bullock despatched one final shot in the direction of objective within the closing minute, however her try from outdoors of the field went simply huge.

Next Up

Big 12 Conference play begins when the Utes journey to Texas for a contest in opposition to No. 14 TCU on Friday, Sept. 19. Kickoff is about for six p.m. MT and will likely be streamed on ESPN+.

 

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