Oct. 22, 2006
SAN DIEGO - After a scoreless first half, the Utah Utes scored twice in the second half to defeat SDSU, 2-0, at SDSU Sports Deck on Sunday. Jennifer Klunder (La Mirada, Calif.), the lone Aztec senior on the team, played her last game in front of the home crowd on Senior Day. Klunder, who led the team in points (8), shots (40) and shots on goal (22) as a sophomore, started the second half for SDSU.
Utah outshot the Aztecs, 5-1, in the first half but it was a fairly even game heading into halftime. The ball was kept in the middle of the field much of the first half as both defenses buckled down as the half progressed.
Just over eight minutes into the second half, the Utes Adele Letro happened to be at the right place at the right time when a ball bounced off an Aztec defender right to her. Letro then beat one defender and placed a high shot out of the reach of Aztec goalkeeper Cat Burson (Poway, Calif.) to give the Utes a 1-0 lead.
After Utah scored its first goal, SDSU went on the offensive, moving the ball into Ute territory. The Aztecs strung off three straight possessions that ended with shots on goal but none of the shots were able to get by Utah's Ashley Mason, who recorded five saves on the day.
In the 70th minute, Utah's Amanda Feigt ended up with the ball down the left sideline and ran it down toward the goal, beating one defender. Feigt placed her shot in the far right corner and made it 2-0 Utah with just over 20 minutes left to play.
Overall, the Aztecs outshot the Utes, 9-8, and held a 3-2 advantage in corner kicks. Sophomore Erika Sutton (Arvada, Colo.) took three of the Aztecs' nine shots while classmate Jen Mello (Pleasanton, Calif.) had two.
SDSU (6-9-2, 2-2-2 MWC) has two more games remaining before postseason play begins. The Aztecs will stay close to home when they face cross-town rival USD on Wednesday at 7 p.m. San Diego State's final game of the regular season will come on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas versus TCU at 10 a.m. PT.