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2018 GAME NOTES UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER Jason Erickson | Assistant AD - Communications | E: [email protected] | C: 303-946-6774 | O: 801-863-5451 SEASON OPENER 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UTAH VALLEY AT CALIFORNIA Overall Record: 0-0-0 WAC Record: 0-0-0 Friday, August 17, 2018 | 5:00 p.m. MT | Edwards Stadium | Berkeley, California Video Stream: Facebook.com/uvuwomenssoccer | Live Stats: CalBears.com | Twitter Updates:@UVUsoccer_w AUG 17 at California 5:00 p.m. UTAH VALLEY CALIFORNIA (0-0-0 overall) (0-0-0 overall) 19 at Wyoming 1:00 p.m. MATCH 1 MATCH Head Coach: Chris Lemay Head Coach: Neil McGuire 22 Weber State 7:00 p.m. 2nd season at UVU (10-12-1) 12th season at Cal (137-69-26) 25 UNLV 7:00 p.m 31 at San Diego 4:00 p.m. UTAH VALLEY AT WYOMING Sunday, August 19, 2018 | 1:00 p.m. MT | Louis S. Madrid Sport Complex | Laramie, Wyoming SEPT 02 at Cal Poly 8:00 p.m. Video Stream: GoWyo.com | Live Stats: GoWyo.com | Twitter Updates: @UVUsoccer_w 07 ^at Portland 8:00 p.m. UTAH VALLEY WYOMING (0-0-0 overall) (0-0-0 overall) 09 ^vs. Washington 12:00 p.m. MATCH 2 MATCH Head Coach: Chris Lemay Head Coach: Pete Cuadrado 2nd season at UVU (10-12-1) 7th season at Wyoming (54-51-15) 13 at Colorado 7:00 p.m. 15 Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. 21 at BYU 7:00 p.m. UTAH VALLEY OPENS SEASON ON THE ROAD AT CAL, WYOMING Utah Valley will open the 2018 season at California on Friday, Aug. 17, before traveling to Laramie, Wyo- 28 *at New Mexico State 7:00 p.m. ming, to face the Cowgirls on Sunday, Aug. 19. 30 *at UT Rio Grande Valley 1:00 p.m. Utah Valley returns 12 letterwinners and eight starters from last year's WAC tournament championship OCT 05 *Chicago State 11:00 a.m. team, including first-team all-WAC honoree Hannah Bruce and second-team all-WAC standout Breanna 12 *CSU Bakersfield 7:00 p.m. McCarter. Last year's WAC Freshman of the Year, Amber Tripp, also returns for her sophomore season this year. 14 *at Cal Baptist 3:00 p.m. Bruce was a defensive force for the Wolverines in 2017, starting 22 of UVU's 23 matches during her 19 *Kansas City 7:00 p.m. sophomore campaign. She anchored a UVU defense that tallied five clean sheets, including four shutouts 21 *at Grand Canyon 3:00 p.m. against WAC opponents. McCarter, who was also named to the WAC All-Tournament team last season, returns this year after ranking second on the team in goals scored (7), second in assists (5), and second 27 *Seattle U 7:00 p.m. in points (19) during UVU's championship run in 2017. Tripp ranked third on the team last year with five OCT 31-NOV 4 WAC Tournament (Orem, Utah) goals. She also tallied three assists and finished fourth on the team with 13 points. ^ Nike Portland Invitational (Portland, Ore.) | * WAC Match UVU also returns a pair of veterans in Sara Callister and Alexis Peterson who sat out their senior seasons All times listed in MT | Bold denotes home match WDN denotes WAC Digital Network last year due to injuries. Both Callister and Peterson have been granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. Peterson led the Wolverines in scoring during the 2016 season as she found the back of the net five times. She also ranked second on the team with 12 points in 2016. Callister most recently scored two goals and recorded a pair of assists in 2016. Brooklyn Nielsen and Sarah Davis return to the box this season. Nielsen played in 18 matches last year, compiling 1.73 goals against average. She also tallied 54 saves and registered a .635 save percentage. She finished the season with a 9-8-1 record in goal last season with three shutouts. Davis saw time in eight matches as she recorded 1.55 goals against average with 17 saves and a .654 save percentage. Davis tallied one shutout and finished 2017 with a 1-4-0 record. Utah Valley welcomes 10 newcomers to this year's squad, including BYU transfer Brianna Hatch. Hatch, a redshirt junior midfielder, played two seasons at BYU. She played in 13 matches over the two years, compiling five shots in 148 minutes of action. The Wolverines also welcome in a signing class of nine freshmen to the team. @GoUVU | GoUVU.com | @UVUSoccer_w 2 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER 2018 QUICK FACTS UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY BROADCAST INFO Location Orem, Utah Friday's match at Cal will be streamed on the UVU women's soccer Facebook page at facebook.com/uvuwom- Enrollment 34,978 enssoccer. Sunday's match at Wyoming will be broadcast live on through Wyoming's website at GoWyo.com. All Founded 1941 UVU home games will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network at WACSports.com/watch. Nickname Wolverines Colors Green and White Conference Western Athletic Conferece UVU IN SEASON OPENERS Joined WAC July 1, 2013 The Wolverines hold an all-time 6-7-2 record in season-opening matches. The Wolverines hold a 1-5-0 record President Dr. Matthew S. Holland when opening the season on the road and a 3-2-2 record when opening the season at home. Director of Athletics Vince Otoupal Associate AD; SWA Megan Kennedy All-Time Results in Season Openers (6-7-2) Associate AD; Sport Admin Dr. Jared Sumsion 2003 vs. Mesa State W, 5-0 2011 vs. Portland State W, 4-2 Athletic Dept. Phone (801) 863-8653 2004 vs. Northern Arizona T, 0-0 (2OT) 2012 vs. UTEP L, 1-2 Athletic. Dept. Fax (801) 863-8813 2005 vs. Weber State L, 0-1 2013 at UTEP L, 2-3 Ticket Office (801) 863-SHOW 2006 vs. Tulsa (Laramie) W, 2-1 2014 at Portland State L, 0-1 Web Site www.GoUVU.com 2007 vs. Southern Utah T, 1-1 (2OT) 2015 at San Diego State L, 0-6 2008 vs. North Dakota W, 5-0 2016 at Northern Arizona W, 4-1 SPORTS INFORMATION 2009 at Utah L, 0-6 2017 at Hawaii L, 1-2 (OT) Women’s Soccer Contact Jason Erickson 2010 vs. Southern Utah (Sandy, UT) W, 2-0 Office Phone 801-863-5451 Cell Phone 303-946-6774 ABOUT CAL Email [email protected] The Golden Bears recorded a 13-6-1 record last season and made a 14th-straight appearance at the NCAA Tourna- Mailing Address 800 W. University Parkway - #104 ment. The team has lost All-Americans Emily Boyd and Indigo Gibson due to graduation, but returns five of its Orem, UT 84058-5999 starters from last season. Miranda Nild returns to her starting role after helping the Thailand women's national team qualify for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup earlier this spring. Nild tied for the team scoring lead last WOMEN’S SOCCER TEAM INFO season with seven goals. Junior forward Abi Kim also tallied seven goals on the year and is currently in France 2017 Record 10-12-1 with the United States Under-20 Women's National Team at the U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup. Cal's attack also 2017 WAC Record 5-2-0 (2nd) returns key contributors in midfielders Anja Koehler, Mia Corbin, and Luca Deza. Deza led the Bears in assists All-Time Record 142-141-18 (.502), 15 years last season and was named to Pac-12 All-Freshman team. Defensively, the Bears will be led by sophomore Emily All-Time WAC Record 29-14-3 (.663), 5 years Smith, who collected Third Team All-Pac-12 and All-Region honors as a rookie while helping the Bears backline WAC Tournament Titles 2 NCAA Appearances 2 to 10 clean sheets. The Bears also welcome 11 freshmen to the team this season. Cal is coached by Neil McGuire, Last Appearance 2017, at #1 Stanford (L, 1-9) who enters his 12th season in Berkeley as the program's all-time wins leader. Facility Clyde Field (1,500) Clyde Field Record 71-34-10 (.661) ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY VS. CALIFORNIA Starters Returning/Lost 8/4 Utah Valley and California will meet on the pitch on Friday for the first time in school history. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 12/9 Newcomers 11 ABOUT WYOMING COACHING STAFF Wyoming returns six starters and 16 letterwinners from last season’s squad that went 8-9-2 overall and 4-6-1 in Head Coach Chris Lemay the Mountain West. Entering his seventh season at the helm, head coach Pete Cuadrado has an overall record of Years at UVU 2nd Season 54-51-15 during his tenure at UW and a 29-26-6 mark in league play. Senior Brittney Stark was selected to the Alma Mater Eastern Michigan, 2000 All-Newcomer team a season ago. Several individuals will be looked upon to contribute during the 2018 cam- Email [email protected] paign, including the six returning starters. Stark completed her junior campaign with a team-high eight goals, Phone (801) 863-7495 18 points and three game winning goals. Fellow senior Taylor Burton recorded three goals and had two game Career Record 10-12-1 (.457) winning goals, while senior Morgan McDougal finished with one goal and one assist in her first season with the School Record Same program. Junior Michaela Stark added two goals and one assist followed by senior Jessie Gentle with two assists WAC Record 5-2-0 (.714) and three shots.