September 2 marked the beginning of Scenic West Conference play for the No. 17 USU Eastern men's soccer team. The Eagles welcomed the Colorado Northwestern Spartans to Castleview Hospital Field.

William Mugisha wasted no time, scoring his fifth goal of the season in the 22^nd minute. Aleksander Mihajlovic scored in the 28^th minute, assisted by Osvaldo Escalona, to give the Eagles a 2-0 advantage before the end of the first half. The goal was Mihajlovic's first of the young season.

Mugisha continued to score at a high rate, adding his second of the day in the 65^th minute, assisted by Eric Estrada. The sophomore has six goals this season. DJ Gillespe scored the dagger in the 81^st minute to secure Eastern's first conference win, 4-0.

To compliment the dominant offensive play by the Eagles, USU Eastern held the Spartans to just three shots in the match. Goalkeeper Diego Useche saved all three Spartan shots.

Following the win, Eastern will continue conference play with a trip to Kennewick, Washington to take on newly-added conference foe, Pacific Northwest Christian College. The match is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sep. 7.