OPENING KICKOFF: The Snow College women's soccer team will travel to Price to take on Utah State University-Eastern Saturday.
The No. 10 Badgers come into the matchup with a 6-1-1 overall record and a 3-1-1 record in Scenic West Athletic Conference play. They are currently on a three-game winning streak during which they have scored 24 goals and only allowed one.
Snow College is coming off a 9-1 victory over Colorado Northwestern Community College. The Badger's meeting with USU-E will be their penultimate road game of the season as they will play five of its final six matches at home.
KNOW YOUR FOE: The Eagles enter Saturday's matchup with a 5-3 overall record and a 4-1 record in SWAC play. USU-E has defeated Truckee Meadows Community College (2-0), CNCC (4-1), Community Christian College (8-0), and the College of Southern Nevada (5-0). The Eagles only conference loss came against No. 4 Salt Lake Community College September 8, with a final score of 1-0.
The Badgers are 14-1-3 overall against the Eagles dating back to 2016. The Badger's only loss came on the road in a 1-0 loss April 24, 2021. Snow College won eight straight matches against USU-E between September 2017 and October 2018. The Badgers are currently on a four-game winning streak against the Eagles and have only allowed eight goals since 2016.
LAST TIME OUT: The Snow College Badgers improved to 6-1-1 overall and 3-1-1 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play with a 9-1 victory over Colorado Northwestern Community College Thursday.
Snow College got the scoring started in the 12
th minute with a goal by
Kennley Bradley.
Candela Gonzalez fed the ball back to Bradley who fired from nearly 40 yards out and found back net to give the Badgers a 1-0 lead.
Madelyn McQueen would extend the lead for the Badgers on a header served in by
Mayu Yamamoto. Yamamoto would be on the receiving end of Snow College's next goal as she took a pass from
Skye Kennedy and beat the keeper extending the lead 3-0.
Snow College would add two more tallies before halftime on goals from
Belle Meadows and
Emma Thomson.
Miku Kayama and Breanna Wayman provided the assists to give the Badgers a 5-0 lead at the halftime break.
Fiona Jensen would be the sixth goal scorer for the Badgers as she found back net off a pass from Yamamoto.
The Spartans would not go scoreless as they would score in the 47
th minute on a shot that was centered and scored from six yards out.
The Badgers would get the tally back seven minutes later as Kennedy outpaced her defender and slid one past the keeper from just inside the 18-yard box.
Emma Young put Snow College up 8-1 in the 70
th minute off a corner kick from Jensen.
Snow College capped off the scoring in the 78
th minute as
Laila Spring found the back of the net off a pass from Thomson. The Badgers would salt away the rest of the period and cruised to a 9-1 win.
In total, Snow College had nine goal scorers throughout the match. The Badgers took 39 total shots -15 on goal - compared to just four for the Spartans.
UP NEXT: Snow College will play five out if its final six games at home beginning with matchups against the CSN Thursday, October 6 at 1 p.m. and TMCC Saturday, October 8 at 11 a.m.
CSN currently holds a 1-9-1 overall record and a 1-3-1 record within the SWAC. Snow College defeated the Coyotes 7-0 September 8 in Las Vegas. TMCC is currently 5-1-1 overall record and are 3-1-1 in the SWAC. The Badgers and Lizards matchup on September 3 resulted in a 2-2 draw. For video streaming and live stats information, visit snowbadgers.com.