LOGAN, Utah – After a historic and record-setting regular season, Utah State soccer has earned a program record number of all-Mountain West accolades, as announced by the league Monday afternoon. Seven Utah State players earned spots on the league’s first and second teams, while senior defender Kaitlyn Richins was named the MW Defensive Player of the Year, graduate goalkeeper Cora Brendle was named the MW Newcomer of the Year and head coach Manny Martins, for the second-straight season, was named the MW Coach of the Year. Additionally, USU placed four players on the league’s all-newcomer team. Mountain West Coach of the Year – Manny Martins Martins has led the Utah State program to new heights to earn his second-straight Mountain West Coach of the Year honor. This year, USU has set program records for wins (16), goals (58), assists (59), points (175), shutouts (13) and shots on goal (176), while ranking second all-time in goals allowed average (0.55). He led the team to an undefeated non-conference slate, which included four wins over in-state opponents and three wins over Big 12 teams, then through conference play with just a single loss to earn the 2-seed for the second-straight year. After having never been