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<title>Soccer upsets no. 1 BYU 1-0 </title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Henry Wright]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2023 02:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Saturday marked the first time in program history the USU women’s soccer team would face off against a No. 1…</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span data-contrast="none">Saturday marked the first time in program history the USU women’s soccer team would face off against a No. 1 overall-ranked team. The Aggies made sure not to disappoint the record-setting crowd of 2,013 fans with a 1-0 win over previously undefeated BYU to improve to 3-5-1 on the season.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">Despite both teams having chances to score in the first half, they entered halftime tied 0-0. Coming out of halftime, the Aggies played with a burst of energy and freshman midfielder Summer Diamond found the back of the net in the 51st minute on an assist from sophomore midfielder Kaylie Chambers. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“Kaylie Chambers made an awesome layoff to me,” Diamond said. “I just saw an opening that they were shifting one way, pushed it the other way and just hit it. So I mean, all credit to our movement off the ball.” </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Following the go-ahead goal from Diamond, BYU continued to put pressure on the Aggie’s defense but were unable to score on graduate goalkeeper Diera Walton. Walton registered six saves in the game, four of which came in the second half. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“There’s a reason why she holds almost every record in the book for goalkeeping a Utah State,” Martins said. “She always comes up in the big games. Today, I don’t think she was as busy as she’s been before. But when she was called upon, she took care of business.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Earlier in the year, Walton became Utah State’s all-time saves leader and following her shutout against the Cougars she became Utah State’s all-time leader in clean sheets. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Despite the attention that facing a highly-ranked team brought to the game, the Aggies remained focused during their preparation and were able to leave the field with a win. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“The preparation coming into this week was the same as any other week,” head coach Manny Martins said. “We continue to work on being us. The only difference is that I probably felt a little more excitement from the girls because obviously, it’s an in-state rival, it’s a number one team, but aside from that we didn’t change anything. We just did what we’ve been doing.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“We don’t really listen to the hype,” Diamond said. “I mean, they were number one, but we come in thinking we can beat every team. So that’s what we came in with the mindset of.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Utah State’s win was the first since they defeated South Dakota State on September 1st and ended a three-game streak in which the Aggies did not score. Despite the cold stretch, coach Martins remained confident in his players. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“The funny thing is outcomes dictate perception. We’ve been playing this well for a number of games,” Martins said. “We just haven’t been clinical in front of the goal and we’ve made some mistakes. Today we put it all together.” </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Moving forward, Martins hopes this game serves as a building block for success throughout the rest of the season. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">“It’s exciting. I’m proud but I’m also humbled by it because it’s teams like this that help us prepare to achieve our goals,” Martins said. “We want to win, we want to win championships. We want to we want to get to the highest levels. We want to be able to compete with teams like this on a regular basis. Today we did and the goal is to continue to do it.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The Aggies will look to build on their strong showing against BYU as they open up conference play against Air Force on the road on Sept. 21.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":480}"> </span></p>
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<title>USU and BYU rivalry unite for sustainability</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bobbee Russell]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2017 02:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Utah State University Sustainability Club and Student Organization For Society and Natural Resources (SOSNR) came together with Brigham Young University…</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah State University Sustainability Club and Student Organization For Society and Natural Resources (SOSNR) came together with Brigham Young University to promote climate change awareness. The unity started with BYU and the University of Utah rivalry game. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah and BYU mixed their school colors making purple the color that represents the campaign. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The school’s colors also represent two dominant political parties. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Climate change is a political issue that we need to come together on. We all have a climate that is over us. We should be able to find some consensus and something that affects everyone,” said Zackary Webb, a sustainability advocate. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When presented the opportunity to promote the cause, USU students quickly got involved. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nick Huey, co-founder of the climate campaign, said “SOSNR reached out [when] we were planning on bringing other schools on board and they have been very very proactive. We brainstormed a few ideas but, we didn’t have to do anything beyond that. They picked it up and started doing chalk art and decorating a walkway. They’ve been awesome.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the USU vs BYU game, SOSNR and sustainability club members offered purple face paint and recycling bags to everyone tailgating. They handed out papers with the slogan,”BYU and USU unite on climate change.” </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Climate change is a big deal [and we] need to face it together. It shows that enemies in a sense can come together,” said Franklin De Jong, SOSNR president. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Students put up purple ribbons on the north side of the quad and chalk art in front of the hand statue on the Taggart Student Center patio to represent more universities getting involved. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“The faster we can grow this thing, the faster we can see change happen,” Huey said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to the United States Senate website, both of Utah’s Republican senators, Mike Lee and Orrin Hatch, voted against an amendment “expressing the sense of Congress regarding climate change,” or declaring climate change as an issue.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Students are aware of the problem and we want others to realize it. We need to make sure our state represents us and sees that climate change is a real problem,” Webb said. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Webb added fellow sustainability advocates are looking for ways they can develop in their lives and help other people.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Students wanting to get more involved in promoting the issue of climate change <a href="http://www.theclimatecampaign.com/dosomething">can sign a petition</a> at </span><a href="http://www.theclimatecampaign.com/dosomething"><span style="font-weight: 400;">www.theclimatecampaign.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">/dosomething. According to their website, the petition is led by students, and its goal is persuading government officials to acknowledge climate change.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">—</span><a href="mailto:b96russell@gmail.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">b96russell@gmail.com</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">@bjr24601</span></p>
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<title>THE BIG ONE: USU football vs BYU preview</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Hansen]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2017 23:07:50 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>According to a study published in 2004, the average person cannot detect the difference between Coke and Pepsi in a…</p>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">According to <a href="http://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(04)00612-9?_returnURL=http%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0896627304006129%3Fshowall%3Dtrue">a study published in 2004</a>, the average person cannot detect the difference between Coke and Pepsi in a blind taste-test. While a vast number of people hold some preference in the war between the colas, few are actually able to discern their preferred beverage from their often despised counterparts.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah State takes on in-state rival BYU on Friday night at Maverik Stadium in Logan. Like beauty, Friday night’s winner is in the eye of the beholder, dependent on which side of the rivalry your allegiances lay. But is that true when the name on the jersey is taken away? Let’s suppose we assign one team to be Team A and the other to be Team B and pit their stats against one and another. Is your pick for Friday still reliant on your geographical location?</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Team A has an offense that, while it hasn’t been spectacular, has had its moments. At 439 yards per game, split into 175 yards rushing and 264 yards through the air, the offense has to be respected. A total of nine different players have totaled over 50 yards on receptions during the young season, and three separate rushers have eclipsed 140 yards. The quarterback hasn’t lived up to his full potential, throwing six interceptions over the first four games, but he’s still accounted for over 950 yards of total offense this season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Team B’s offense also hasn’t been firing on all cylinders in the first month of the season. The team has eclipsed 300 total yards in one game only once this season, against FCS competition. All told, the offense averages only 221.8 yards per game and has only posted 39 points over their first four contests. With a rushing offense that averages only 77 yards per game and an air attack that manages only 144, the offense lacks teeth. With several playmakers moved on from last season, new ones have yet to step up, and time is running out for the offense to piece it together.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Defensively, Team A has been far from stalwart, allowing 32 points and 382 yards per game. They have forced nine turnovers on the year, but they’ve also surrendered points each time an opponent has entered the redzone. The secondary has been relatively tight, holding opponents to under 200 yards passing, but the strength in the secondary is somewhat compromised by a struggling front seven that has given up 186 yards on the ground per contest. A lot of the defense’s success depends on the offense giving the team an early lead and maintaining a significant amount of possession.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Team B’s defense has also struggled, possibly a side effect of their anemic offense. Given the raw deal of having only 39 points scored on the season, the defense holding opponents to fewer than 25 points per game is actually a fairly remarkable achievement. That success hinges largely on redzone defense, however, as teams have only scored on 77 percent of their redzone visits this season. Yardage wise, the strength of the defense appears to be the secondary while the run defense seems to disappoint. This is slightly misleading, as the team’s passing efficiency defense ranks in the bottom 20 of the FBS and the team allows only 4.1 yards per carry. All in all, the defense is a formidable unit, but with the offense averaging only 23 minutes of possession per game, any unit would struggle.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Special teams may come up huge in this game, and both teams pose a significant claim as the better unit. Team B boasts a significant edge as a punt unit, averaging nearly five full yards more on net punt average than team A. But in the kicking game, team A holds a definitive edge, with the team yet to miss a field goal or extra point through four games. Team B already has two missed field goal attempts to their name.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Let’s not be naive. You probably already know which team is which here. Team A is Utah State and Team B is BYU. And despite looking at the various stats of each time, your allegiances still probably preside as the main factor in who you think will win this game. But the stats do indicate a close, competitive game. In a rivalry game, all outcomes are on the table, and nothing should surprise us come Friday night.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Utah State will take on BYU in an attempt to regain the Old Wagon Wheel trophy. The sensible majority says that the Cougars should walk away with the victory in unsurprising fashion. But this is not the usual BYU team this season. There are legitimate problems with the offense, from a personnel level to a scheme level. USU has their own flaws, of course, but when two flawed teams meet, the outcome is far from certain. BYU is currently favored, and rightfully so considering their 15-2 record in the last 17 meetings of this rivalry. But I hesitate to automatically allocate a win to the Cougars in this game.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In the words of longtime college football analyst Lee Corso, “Not so fast.”</span></p>
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