Top-Seed Utah State Outlasts 4-Seed Gonzaga in Shootout

Wednesday, November 11

Logan, UT

6:30 p.m.

Gonzaga University

9-8-3, 4-4-0

1-seed #20 Utah State

13-3-4, 6-1-1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Gonzaga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Utah St.	0	0	0	0	0	0

Final Stats (pdf)

11/11/2026 10:23:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Final Stats

Zags season ends in Pac-12 Tournament semifinals

LOGAN, Utah – Top-seeded Utah State advanced to the inaugural Pac-12 Tournament championship game following a penalty kick shootout victory over Gonzaga women's soccer in the semifinals Wednesday.

The 20^th-ranked Aggies (14-3-3) and Bulldogs battled through a scoreless 110 minutes of play through overtime, which set the stage for a thrilling finish in front of 1,216 at Chick and Gloria Bell Soccer Field. Both sides saw their first five penalty takers successfully finish from the spot, sending things to sudden death.

The Aggies forced sudden death when goalkeeper Ivy Nystrom narrowly scored off the crossbar. After the sixth takers were both unsuccessful (a USU save and a shot off the post), Gonzaga (9-9-2) missed, and Utah State's Victoria Espinoza buried the final kick to send the Aggies to the final.

Utah State outshot GU 27-9, including 7-1 in shots on goal, but the Zags' defense stifled the Aggies all night. Sydney Head matched her season-high with seven saves in the Gonzaga net. The Bulldogs' Amelia Severn and Samantha Snorsky took three shots each. The Zags had an 8-6 edge in corner kicks.

Gonzaga (9-9-2, 4-4-0) vs. Utah State (14-3-3, 6-1-1)
Date: 11/11/26 Attendance: 1216
Weather: Cold and Clear

Goals by period 1 2 OT O2 Tot
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Gonzaga............. 0 0 0 0 - 0
Utah State.......... 0 0 0 0 - 0

SCORING SUMMARY:

SHOOTOUT RESULTS:
Gonzaga: 14/Y 26/Y 10/Y 30/Y 0/Y 18/N 28/N
Utah State: 26/Y 22/Y 14/Y 24/Y 1/Y 16/N 21/Y
Utah State wins shootout 6-5

Shots: Gonzaga 9, Utah State 27
Saves: Gonzaga 7 (Head, Sydney 7), Utah State 1 (Nystrom, Ivy 1)