Utah Valley at Grand Canyon
Friday, Oct. 23, 2015  |  5 p.m. MT
Phoenix, Ariz.   |  GCU Soccer Field
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Utah Valley at CSU Bakersfield
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015  |  11 a.m. PT/12 p.m. MT
Bakersfield, Calif.   |  Main Soccer Field
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UTAH VALLEY TRAVELS TO PLAY GRAND CANYON, CSU BAKERSFIELD
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team heads out on the road this week to take on Grand Canyon and CSU Bakersfield. The Wolverines will face Grand Canyon on Friday at 5 p.m. MT before traveling to play CSU Bakersfield on Sunday at 11 a.m. PT/12 p.m. MT.

Utah Valley (11-4-1, 6-0-1) remains atop the WAC standings after picking up a pair of wins last week, defeating Grand Canyon, 3-1, before taking down CSU Bakersfield, 3-2. UVU has now won six straight and have an unbeaten streak of seven straight matches. The Wolverines wrapped up its home slate last week with an unbeaten record of 9-0-1, marking just the second time in UVU history that the Wolverines have finished the season undefeated at home.
 
"These two matches will really test us," said Utah Valley head coach Brent Anderson. "But I like the way the team is playing right now. They have been working hard and are confident in their abilities so now is a good time to challenge ourselves on the road."
 
Eleven different Wolverines have registered a goal this season. Junior forward Sheridan Fox continues to lead the Wolverines in scoring with eight goals, which ranks second in the WAC. Senior midfielder Kasandra Anderson leads the team and the conference with eight assists. Anderson leads the team with 20 points.

Utah Valley leads the WAC in numerous statistical categories, including goals (40), assists (40) and points (120). The team ranks in the top-six nationally in all three categories.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
Grand Canyon enters Friday's match with a 6-8-2 overall record and a 3-3-1 mark in WAC play. The Antelopes went 0-2 last week as the team dropped a pair of road matches at Utah Valley and Seattle U. GCU has been impressive at home, compiling a 5-1-1 record that includes wins over Northern Arizona, Colorado State and UMKC. Sophomore forward Milla Benedetti leads the 'Lopes with seven goals and 16 points this season.

CSU Bakersfield heads into the week with a 5-9-2 overall record and a 3-3-1 mark in league play. The 'Runners dropped a pair of road matches last week, falling 3-0 at Seattle before dropping a 3-2 decision at Utah Valley. CSUB has lost three of its last four matches. Freshman forward Aminah Settles leads CSUB and the WAC with nine goals and 19 points.

SERIES HISTORY VS. GRAND CANYON (UVU leads 4-1-0)
Sept. 29, 2013    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 5-3 (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Oct. 25, 2013    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 3-0 (Orem, Utah(
Oct. 5, 2014    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 2-0 (Phoenix, Ariz.)
Oct. 12, 2014    Grand Canyon def. Utah Valley, 2-0 (Orem, Utah)
Oct. 16, 2015    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 3-1 (Orem, Utah)

SERIES HISTORY VS. CSU BAKERSFIELD (UVU leads 6-1-0)
Oct. 23, 2008    CSU Bakersfield def. Utah Valley, 3-1 (Orem, Utah)
Oct. 2, 2012    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 1-0-ot (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Sept. 20, 2013    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 2-0 (Orem, Utah)
Sept. 22, 2013    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 2-0 (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Oct. 3, 2014    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 2-1 (Bakersfield, Calif.)
Oct. 10, 2014    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 2-1 (Orem, Utah)
Oct. 18, 2015    Utah Valley def. CSU Bakersfield, 3-2 (Orem, Utah)

HOME SWEET HOME
Utah Valley wrapped up its home slate with a 9-0-1 unbeaten record. It is just the second-ever unbeaten season at home for the Wolverines, with the previous undefeated season being a 3-0-0 mark in 2003.

ANDERSON NAMED WAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Kasandra Anderson has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for her play Oct. 12-18.  Anderson tallied two goals and an assist for five points this past weekend as she led the Wolverines to a pair of wins over Grand Canyon and CSU Bakersfield. The senior midfielder scored the first goal of the game against GCU and then assisted on the game-winning score in the victory over the Lopes. She then scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 win over CSU Bakersfield on Sunday. With the win, UVU closed out its home slate with an unbeaten 9-0-1 record and the Wolverines remained atop the WAC standings with three games remaining.

SPREADING THE WEALTH
Eleven different Utah Valley players have registered at least one goal this season. Sheridan Fox leads the team with eight goals. Kasandra Anderson and Jamie Brown each have six goals. Taylor Kirk owns five goals  while Libby Weber, Sydney Fitzpatrick and Kali Stubbs each have three goals. Sara Callister and Tori Smith have two goals. Breanna McCarter and Rylee Gritton each have one score this year.

UVU AMONG NATIONAL AND WAC STAT LEADERS
As of Oct. 14, Utah Valley leads the WAC in points (120), goals (40), goals per game (2.50), assists (40) and assists per game (2.50). Individually, Kasandra Anderson leads the WAC in assists (8) and assists per game (0.50). Sheridan Fox ranks tied for second in the WAC with eight goals. Jessica Duffin ranks second in the WAC with six shutouts.

Nationally, Utah Valley ranks fourth in total points (120), fifth in assists (40), sixth in total goals (40), seventh in points per game (7.50), eighth in assists per game (2.50), and ninth in scoring offense (2.50). Individually, Kasandra Anderson ranks 19th in the nation with eight assists. She also ranks 25th nationally in assists per game (0.50).

UVU RANKS 14TH NATIONALLY IN ATTENDANCE
The Utah Valley women's soccer team ranks 14th in the nation in accumulative attendance for the season. The Wolverines have welcomes 10,739 fans through the Clyde Field gates this season, putting them ahead of 319 teams nationally. UVU ranks 14th ahead of Texas Tech, West Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Stanford and UCLA.

DUFFIN BREAKS CAREER SHUTOUT RECORD
Jessica Duffin became Utah Valley's all-time shutout leader as she recorded her 12th clean sheet of her career  in a 1-0 win over Portland State on Sept. 20. Duffin passed Lauren Sack (2009-13), who had 11 shutouts in her career. Duffin now has 15 career shutouts and counting.

UP NEXT
The Wolverines wrap up regular season WAC play on Oct. 31 at Seattle U.