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Live Stats vs. NMSUOREM, Utah--The Utah Valley University women's soccer team wraps up regular season road play this week as the squad travels to play first-year program Texas-Pan American on Friday and New Mexico State on Sunday.
Utah Valley is 8-5-2 overall and 3-2-0 in WAC play. The Wolverines split a pair of home games last week, defeating Bakersfield 2-1 before falling 2-0 to Grand Canyon. UVU has won three of its last four matches.
Junior forward
Kali Stubbs and senior midfielder
Kim Stratford are tied for the team lead with four goals each. Stubbs also has three assists and is the team leader in points with 11. Stubbs also fronts the team with 28 shots (nine on goal). Junior keeper
Jessica Duffin is the WAC leader with five shutouts. She holds a 0.97 goals against average as she has allowed only 15 goals this year.
HOME CROWD ADVANTAGEThe Wolverines rank No. 18 in the national in accumulated attendance this season. Through nine home games this year, Utah Valley has enjoyed 7,903 fans, an average of 878 a game. The results have had an impact, as the Wolverines are 6-1-2 at Clyde Field this season. UVU holds an all-time record of 50-30-8 on the home pitch. The Wolverines will play three of their final five matches at home.
LEADING THE WACJunior goalkeeper
Jessica Duffin leads the WAC with five shutouts this season. She ranks second in the WAC with a goals against average of 0.97 and second in shutouts per game at 0.38. Junior forward
Kali Stubbs is tied for second in the WAC with two game-winning goals. As a team, UVU leads the league with 177 fouls this season.
WOLVERINES REMAIN IN NSCAA WEST DIVISION TOP-10 POLLUtah Valley appears in the NSCAA/Continental Tire West Division Top-10 Poll for the fourth time this season as the Wolverines are ranked No. 10 in the latest poll. Utah Valley made its debut at No. 6 in the Sept. 16 version of the poll for the first time in program history. WAC foe Seattle U is ranked No. 8 in the poll.
TOP RPI IN WACAs of Oct. 13, Utah Valley is ranked No. 148 in the NCAA's RPI rankings falling from No. 108 last week. The Wolverines are a spot ahead of UC Santa Barbara at No. 149 and rank just behind UNCW at No. 147. Utah Valley holds the second-best RPI in the WAC at No. 148, ahead of Seattle U at No. 169 and Grand Canyon at No. 204. Missouri-Kansas City holds the top RPI in the WAC at 113.
SPREADING THE WEALTHEleven different Utah Valley players have registered a goal this season and 11 different players have recorded an assist this year. Fifteen Wolverines have tallied at least one point this season.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITIONTexas-Pan American is in its first season of women's soccer. The team holds an 8-3-4 overall record and is 2-2-1 in WAC play. Freshman midfielder Andreya Barrera is the team leader in goals with seven. Freshman midfielder Aimie Inthoulay has six goals this year. The team split a pair of WAC home games last week, defeating Chicago State 3-0 before falling 2-1 in double overtime to league-leader Missouri-Kansas City.
New Mexico State split a pair of home games last week, falling 2-1 to UMKC before defeating Chicago State 3-1. In support of breast cancer awareness the Aggies will wear pink uniforms this week.
Offensively the Aggies are led by Jennae Cambra. The senior has started each game and has totaled 10 goals and five assists and leads the team with 25 points. She is second in the WAC in shots, points, points per game, goals, goals per game and game winning goals. Cambra was named WAC Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 6-12.
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