Falcons women’s soccer will host Utah State in their first home Mountain West match of the season at Cadet Soccer Stadium on Thursday, October 2 at 6 p.m. MT. The team currently holds a record of 2-5-2 overall and 0-1 in conference play, while Utah State enters the match with a 4-4-3 overall record and is unbeaten in conference play at 1-0-1.
Due to the ongoing government shutdown, there will be no live stream available for the game. Fans can follow live statistics through StatBroadcast.
Entry procedures at the U.S. Air Force Academy require anyone without a Department of Defense ID card to obtain a visitor pass. Passes are now issued monthly, allowing ticket holders to access all events within that month after completing one form. Ticket holders will receive an electronic message to present at the gate and must also show their game tickets upon entry. Both North and South gates are open for access, with the North gate recommended for athletic fields.
Air Force has faced Utah State 16 times since their first meeting in 1996, which resulted in an away loss for the Falcons. The team’s record against Utah State stands at 3 wins, 10 losses, and 3 draws, with Air Force last winning in 2023. Overall, Utah State has outscored Air Force by a margin of 23 goals to 7.
In their most recent match on September 28, Air Force lost to Grand Canyon University by a score of 4-2 during their Mountain West opener. Annika Jost scored her third goal of the season and Chase Borntreger added her second goal. Goalkeeper Trishelle Lopez made four saves while freshman Ellie McCarron recorded her second career assist.
The Falcons average 1.33 goals per game this season from a total of twelve goals scored so far. They have taken an average of nearly sixteen shots per game (142 total), with nine different players contributing goals this year. Annika Jost leads the team with three goals and one assist for seven points; Chase Borntreger follows closely behind with two goals and two assists.
On defense, Jordan Dillingham has played a team-high 750 minutes and scored her first career goal against Northern Colorado. Team captain Samantha Sharp, Raine Komata, and Ava Carpentier have contributed significantly in midfield roles.
Freshmen AJ Heap and Zahra Friess have each scored their first collegiate goals this season; Heap has appeared in all nine games so far while Friess logged her first start against Northern Colorado.
In goalkeeping duties, freshman Trishelle Lopez has started seven matches totaling over six hundred minutes played with thirty saves made this season (.698 save percentage). She earned USAFA’s Cadet Athlete of the Week honors after posting her first collegiate shutout against Rutgers along with six saves—a personal best matched twice more this year. Veteran goalkeeper Kylie McElroy started two games early in the season including a shutout win over Gonzaga where she made seven saves.
Within Mountain West Conference rankings, Air Force is fourth in total shots (142) tied with Utah State; fifth in scoring average (1.33 goals/game); sixth among goalkeepers for combined saves (40). Individually, Borntreger ranks fifth for shots per game (2.67) while Lopez’s save rate places her fifth conference-wide as well as top hundred nationally.
Nationally recognized metrics place Air Force thirty-eighth for shots on goal per game (7.44) and fifty-sixth overall for shots per game (15.78).
Following Thursday’s match against Utah State, Air Force will remain home to face Boise State on Sunday October 5 at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
