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Cristian Arango scores twice, LAFC beats Real Salt Lake 3-2 – Cache Valley Daily

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cristian Arango scored twice for his first multi-goal game in MLS to help Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 3-2 on Sunday night. Real Salt Lake defender Toni Datkovic tapped an errant pass to goalkeeper David Ochoa that rolled into the net for an own goal that gave LAFC a 3-2 lead in the 59th minute. LAFC (8-9-6) moved into a tie with Real Salt Lake (8-9-6) for seventh place in the Western Conference standings with 30 points. Arango, who signed with LAFC on Aug. 2, has scored in three consecutive games, ran on to a ball deflected by defender Justen Glad and scored from 6 yards 20 seconds into the match. Maikel Chang tapped a pass to Damir Kreilach for a one-touch finish from just outside the area to make it 1-1 in the 28th minute, and Edward Atuesta chipped a cross to Arango, who flicked a header inside the far post to put LAFC back in front in the 30th. On the counter-attack, Albert Rusnák played a through ball to Anderson Julio who blasted a shot past goalkeeper Tomás Romero to make it 2-all in the 48th minute. LAFC has scored at least

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Utah State’s Justin Rice named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week – Cache Valley Daily

Photo by Robert Scott LOGAN, Utah – Justin Rice’s dominant effort in Utah State’s 48-24 home-opening win against North Dakota has earned him Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors, it was announced Monday by the conference office. This is the second time the graduate senior from Modesto, California, has won the MW weekly award. He also won it during his redshirt junior season at Fresno State in 2019. Overall, this is Utah State’s second weekly honor of the season and its 36th in its ninth season in the league. Rice intercepted two passes against the Fighting Hawks, the second leading to the Aggies’ final touchdown of the night. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound inside linebacker also had a season-high nine tackles, including 1.0 tackles for loss. He is the first Aggie to have multiple interceptions in a game since DJ Williams had a pair of picks at New Mexico in 2019. Rice and the Aggies (2-0) return to action this weekend when they open Mountain West play at Air Force (2-0) on Saturday, Sept. 18, at 5:30 p.m. The game will be televised live on Fox Sports 2. For Aggie football ticket information, fans can contact the USU Athletics Ticket Office over the

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