The No. 16 Utah State Eastern women's soccer team saw its 2026 season end on Thursday with a 2-0 loss to No. 1-seeded Salt Lake Community College in the Scenic West Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals, according to a October 29 report.
The Eagles entered the postseason as the No. 4 seed and faced the top-seeded Bruins. While Eastern recorded four shots in the first half and forced two saves from the SLCC goalkeeper, the Bruins scored twice to take a 2-0 lead into halftime, despite seven saves from Eastern goalkeeper Haygen Haycock.
Eastern increased offensive pressure in the second half, recording nine shots, but was unable to score as the Bruins maintained the 2-0 victory.
Eastern finished the season with an 11-6-2 overall record and a 9-3-2 mark in conference play. The 11 victories represent the program's most in a season since 2017, and the nine conference wins established a program record.
Brookley Rasmussen and Paisley Ashworth each finished the season with 10 goals. Ashworth reached double-digit goals for the second consecutive season. Additionally, Haygen Haycock set a new single-season program record with 104 saves.
