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MATCH 7 | vs California Baptist FRIDAY, APRIL 9 | 7PM MT | OREM, UTAH (CLYDE FIELD) VIDEO: WAC DIGITAL NETWORK | STATS: GOUVU.COM UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY WOLVERINES OVERALL: 3-3-0 | WAC: 2-3-0 | HOME: 1-2-0 | AWAY: 2-1-0 INTERIM HC: MICHAEL CHESLER | 1st SEASON | High Point ‘11 | OVERALL: 1-1-0 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST LANCERS OVERALL: 5-4-2 | WAC: 4-4-1 | HOME: 3-1-1 | AWAY: 2-3-1 HC: COE MICHAELSON | 5th SEASON | OVERALL: 119-89-23 | AT CBU: 49-31-7 UVU HOSTS CBU IN SEASON FINALE Utah Valley University will host California Baptist in the final game of petitiveness that was going to be expected in training every day. We the Spring 2021 season on Friday night at 7 p.m. MT on Clyde Field. talked about how that must be the standard every training in order for us to get better. The guys have taken that to heart and put together The Wolverines (3-3-0, 2-3-0) are coming off of a 2-1 win at Hous- one of the most intense and competitive training sessions this sea- ton Baptist on Monday, but saw their hopes at making next week's son. They can’t wait to get on Clyde field and play in front of our 12th WAC Tournament dashed with Air Force's win over CBU. That result, Wolverines." combined with UVU being unable to schedule a make up of a prior postponed contest, made it impossible for the Wolverines to surpass In the win at HBU, Aaron Nixon's toe poke in the 72nd minute broke a the Falcons in the standings. scoreless tie, and Carter Johnson gave the Wolverines an important insurance goal just over two minutes later. Alejandro Silva assisted "I was thrilled with our boys' reactions after Monday’s win on the road. on both goals. We got home and hit the ground running at the next training", said Interim Head Coach Michael Chesler. The Huskies scored on a PK in the 80th minute but their attempts at a late equalizer were thwarted by goalkeeper Joseph Wheelwright "One of the things we spoke about last week was the work and com- and the Wolverine back line. GoUVU.com | @GoUVU | @UVUmsoc UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER ABOUT THE LANCERS California Baptist is 5-4-2 overall and 4-4-1 in the WAC as prepare to UTAH VALLEY VS CBU ALL-TIME wrap up their third season at the NCAA Division I level on Friday. Prior to Monday's defeat at Air Force, the Lancers knocked off Seattle U, 1-0, on March 31. Bryan Lliohan and Reuben Dass have both scored four goals to lead the team. MAAS ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION Greg Maas, the only head coach that Utah Valley University men's soc- cer has ever known, has announced his resignation to pursue a career opportunity near his childhood home in the Pacific Northwest. Associate UVU LEADS ALL-TIME SERIES 2-0-0 head coach Michael Chesler will take over immediately as the team's AT UVU: 1-0-0 | AT CBU: 1-0-0 interim head coach until a permanent replacement is hired. Maas started the men's soccer program from scratch, which began 10/05/2018 W, 1-0 Riverside, CA when he was announced as the first head coach on February 27, 2013. 10/12/2019 W, 1-0 Orem, Utah He accumulated 67 wins during his six-plus years at the helm — an average of over 10 wins per season. "Coach Maas was the right person to start this program and he built it wonderful young men that I was fortunate to have coached, the incred- from the ground up. He can be proud of everything his teams have ac- ible staff that helped to lead the way, and the colleagues and lifelong complished and the solid foundation he has established for Wolverine friends I have made here at UVU. The program is in a great place, with men's soccer," said UVU director of athletics, Dr. Jared Sumsion. "We an exceptionally talented group of players and recruits, and I am excited are thankful for his leadership of our student-athletes not only on the to now join our 12th Wolverines in support of one of the greatest soccer pitch, but in the classroom, where he's seen tremendous national suc- programs and environments in all of college soccer." cess. We support his decision and wish him nothing but success now Maas finishes at UVU with a career 67-44-10 record, a .595 winning and in the future. Coach Maas is leaving this program in a remarkable percentage. After a 9-7-2 record in the inaugural 2014 season, Maas led place and we're grateful for the mark he and his family have left on Utah the Wolverines to 29 wins over the next two seasons, which included 14 Valley University and wish them all the best in their future endeavors." wins and an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015 in just the second season of the program's existence. The 2016 team went 15-4-1 and won the program's first WAC Champion- ship behind an 8-1-1 mark in league play. Maas was voted by his coach- ing peers in the conference as the WAC Coach of the Year. That season, Utah Valley was ranked in one of the major top 25 polls throughout the entire regular season, reaching as high as No. 8 in the country. In his career, Maas produced 12 All-Region, 20 All-WAC, two Scholar All-Americans, 11 Academic All-District, two Academic All-Americans and one All-American. The 2019 team produced the program's first WAC Player of the Year award when Blake Frischknecht received the offen- sive honor. Maas has also seen his program garner tremendous academic suc- cess under his leadership, with Utah Valley receiving the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award in every season of its existence and holds a single-year Academic Progress Rate of 1000. The program has also garnered two of UVU Athletics' four CoSIDA Academic All-America winners in Paul Hoffmeister (2016) and Zach Maas (2019). He's also had two student-athletes win the WAC's prestigious annu- als honors. Hoffmeister was the Joe Kearney Award winner, honoring "I will forever be grateful for the opportunity that Dr. Jared Sumsion and the top overall male athlete in the WAC in 2016-17. Alec Felix received the leadership at Utah Valley University entrusted in me to build and the Stan Bates Award for the top male student-athlete in the WAC in steward the men's soccer program here at UVU. To witness history, 2019-20. he Wolverines are coming off of a 12-6-3 season that ended in and be a part of so many incredible moments, is something that my second place finishes in both the WAC regular season and tournament. family and I will forever cherish," Coach Maas said. "I am so proud of the 2 UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY MEN'S SOCCER QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION WOLVERINES PICKED SECOND, BROWN ALL-WAC SCHOOL: Utah Valley University After finishing second in the 2019 WAC regular season at 8-3-0, Utah Valley was LOCATION: Orem, Utah (pop. 97,839) picked to again finish second in the league's preseason poll. The Wolverines were also FOUNDED: 1941 second at the WAC Tournament, before falling in PK's to Seattle U. Returning 2019 ENROLLMENT: 40,936 second-team All-WAC selection Mark Brown was the team's lone representative on the NICKNAME: Wolverines COLORS: Green & White Preseason All-WAC team. CONFERENCE: Western Athletic (WAC) DIVISION: NCAA I MAAS NAMED COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® PRESIDENT: Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez Zach Maas became Utah Valley University's fourth student-athlete -- and second VP - FINANCE & ADMIN: Dr. Val Peterson men's soccer player -- to receive CoSIDA Academic All-America® honors when he was FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Jason Slack named to the third team as a junior. Paul Hoffmeister (2016 second team) was the DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Dr. Jared Sumsion ASSOC. AD - SOCCER ADMIN: Clint Burgi other UVU men's soccer player to receive the honor. SR ASSOC. AD - SWA: Cathy Nixon ATHLETICS WEBSITE: GoUVU.com BROWN, MAAS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE: (801) 863-8653 Zach Maas and Mark Brown were named to the 2019 Academic All-District® 8 Men's ATHLETIC DEPT. FAX: (801) 863-8813 Soccer Team, marking the second straight season that Maas has been named to the TICKET OFFICE PHONE: (801) 863-7474 MAILING ADDRESS: Utah Valley University team. UVU men's soccer has had seven student-athletes named to the Academic 800 W. University Parkway - MS 104 All-District® Team a total of 11 times. Maas and Brown making the team also marks the Orem, UT 84058 fourth time in five years that the Wolverines have had multiple recipients. The duo also received United Soccer Coaches Academic All-West Region second team recognition MEDIA INFORMATION for their academic success. ASSOC. AD/COMMS & MKTG MEN’S SOCCER CONTACT: Clint Burgi UVU SOCCER ALUM IN THE NFL OFFICE PHONE: (801) 863-8644 CELL PHONE: (801) 362-1548 Former Utah Valley men's soccer player Matt Gay made the change from one football to EMAIL: [email protected] another following the 2016 season. Gay went on to play college football for the Univer- sity of Utah in 2017 and was the Lou Groza Award winner as NCAA Division I football's WAC CONTACT: Chris Thompson top kicker.