Utah State campus briefs

MEN'S BASKETBALL: The Aggies concluded their first full week of practice with a closed scrimmage Saturday morning in the Smith Spectrum as veteran head coach Stew Morrill ran his team through four 10-minute sessions.

Brady Jardine led Utah State during the scrimmage with 21 points, 12 rebounds and three steals as the junior forward was 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 7-of-7 at the free throw line. Junior guard Brockeith Pane, a transfer from Midland (Texas) JC, finished with 19 points and four assists as he was 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 4-of-4 at the free throw line.

Two other post players shined for Utah State Saturday as senior forward Matt Formisano scored 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting, while redshirt junior forward Morgan Grim had 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Senior guard/forward Pooh Williams also scored in double-figures for USU as he finished the scrimmage with 15 points on 6-of-11 shooting, including 2-of-3 from three-point range and 1-of-2 at the charity stripe.

Other notable performers Saturday included senior forward Tai Wesley and senior guard Tyler Newbold as each scored eight points, while sophomore guard Preston Medlin had a scrimmage-high seven assists and three steals, with no turnovers.

As a team, Utah State shot 58.1 percent from the field (50-86) during the scrimmage, including 33.3 percent from three-point range (6-18) and 73.1 percent at the free throw line (19-26). The two teams also combined for 33 assists, 24 turnovers and 15 steals.

Utah State will hold its final dress-rehearsal of the preseason on Wednesday, Oct. 27 with its annual Blue-White scrimmage, sponsored by Macey's, at 7 p.m. The scrimmage is free to the public and doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Utah State's first exhibition game of the year will be on Oct. 30 against Universite Laval at 7 p.m.

WOMEN'S SOCCER: The Aggies conclude their brief two-match road trip on Sunday, Oct. 24 against San Jose State at 2 p.m. The match is the final Western Athletic Conference regular-season road trip for the Aggies.

USU (8-5-5, 4-1-1 WAC) is 3-1-2 against San Jose State in the team's six meetings since Utah State joined the WAC. Last season, the Aggies and the Spartans battled to a 1-1 double overtime tie in Logan. Utah State captured its first WAC Tournament win against the Spartans, 4-0, in 2007. The Aggies' only loss against the Spartans came in 2005, falling 4-2, in San Jose.