SAN DIEGO – San Diego State women's soccer scored three goals in the second half to earn a 5-1 win over Wyoming at the SDSU Sports Deck on Thursday evening. Four different Aztecs scored at least one goal in the win, including Olivia Sekimoto who scored two and tallied an assist on the night.
The Aztecs (12-3-2, 7-1-1 MW) had 26 shots on the night in another impressive offensive showing on the Sports Deck. Of those 26 shots 14 were on frame, including a game-high three on target from Sekimoto. SDSU also limited the Cowgirls (6-8-4, 2-7-1 MW) to just six shots on target and the one goal.
Carlin Blake got the Aztecs on the scoresheet in just the 11th minute. The junior from Overland Park, Kansas, picked up a ball from Sekimoto and then fired a shot on the ground from just outside the box that nestled into the bottom left corner of the net to give SDSU a 1-0 lead. However, the Cowgirls would respond with a goal of their own in the 33rd minute to tie the match at 1-1.
With the match tied at 1-1 the Aztecs earned a corner with just five minutes to go in the first half. Goalscorer Carlin Blake sent the ensuing free kick to the near post where Kiera Utush had a free header which she put in the back of the net to give the Aztecs a 2-1 lead heading into the halftime break.
After the break it was all Aztecs. San Diego State had 15 shots in the second half to go along with their trio of goals. In the 54th minute Dori Savage got in on the action and scored her sixth goal of the season to give the Aztecs a 3-1 cushion. Winger Alexys Ocampo found space down the left side, flashed the ball across the box to Savage, who turned and then fired it into the top left corner of the net for the goal.
With a two-goal advantage the Scarlet and Black kept their foot on the gas and in the 66th minute Sekimoto tallied her first of two on the night. After the Aztecs earned a corner, the ball bounced around in the box before Sekimoto latched onto the loose ball and slotted it home to give SDSU a 4-1 lead with just over 20 minutes to play. Sekimoto then completed her five-point night with her second goal of the match in the 72nd minute. The junior from Chula Vista, California took a shot from distance that took a deflection that carried it into the back of the net to give SDSU a 5-1 win.
It was a relatively quiet night for keeper Alexa Madueno in goal for SDSU. She tallied five stops on the night, with all five coming in the second half of play. With the win the Aztecs remain tied with Boise State for first place in the Mountain West standings on 22 points apiece.
Up Next: San Diego State hits the road for the final time in conference regular season play when they travel to Fort Collins, Colorado to take on Colorado State. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. MT.
Game Notes:
- With her two goals and an assist Sekimoto tallied five points on the night, a career high for the forward.
- With her two goals Sekimoto notched her first career brace.
- Carlin Blake's goal and assist was the first time in her career she had both a goal and an assist in the same match. The goal was also Blake's first of the season and second of her career.
- Dori Savage scored her sixth goal of the season in the win, putting her second in total goals scored this season for the Aztecs (Denise Castro leads the squad with eight goals).
- Goalkeeper Alexa Madueno now has 291 career saves after making five stops on Thursday.
- SDSU improves to 12-3-2 on the year, their best start to a season since 2015.