Jose Briseno – USU Eastern Assistant SID

Photo courtesy of Dallin Grant

The Utah State Eastern men’s soccer team faced the No. 1 seed, Snow College Badgers, in a semifinal match of the Scenic West Athletic Conference tournament.

The match started with a quick goal by Brody Stanton in the 14th minute. The goal gave USU Eastern a 1-0 lead early in the first half. Unfortunately, the Eagles were unable to find the back of the net for the rest of the match. Snow responded with two goals in the first half and two more in the second to clinch a spot in the SWAC tournament championship.

The loss ended the Eagles’ season, who finished with an overall record of 10-5-2. The Eagles finished 9-4-1 in conference play.

Owen Gaisford finished the season with 12 goals, with Leandro Robles close behind with eight of his own.

Fabian Serrato Ruiz recorded 12 starts in goal for Eastern. The goalkeeper totaled 37 saves on the season. Thiago Moreira had 13 saves in 6 games to aid the Eastern defense.