Utah Valley vs. New Mexico State
Friday, Oct. 9, 2015   |   7:00 p.m. MT
Orem, Utah   |   Clyde Field
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Utah Valley vs. UTRGV
Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015   |   11:00 a.m. MT
Orem, Utah   |   Clyde Field
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WOLVERINES HOST NEW MEXICO STATE, UTRGV
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team looks to keep its unbeaten streak at home alive this week as the Wolverines welcome WAC foes New Mexico State and Texas Rio Grande Valley to Clyde Field. The team takes on NM State at 7 p.m. on Friday before facing UTRGV on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Utah Valley (7-4-1, 2-0-1) returns to Clyde Field where the Wolverines are 5-0-1 this season. With its road sweep last week, Utah Valley is now tied with CSU Bakersfield for the top spot in the WAC standings with seven points.

"I really liked the energy the team played with at UMKC and Chicago this past weekend," said Utah Valley head coach Brent Anderson. "Looking over the game film and the stats from those games it is clear that we will have to be sharper this weekend to get the same positive results. The team has looked good in training over the past few days and I am looking forward to seeing their progress in these next two matches. We know that both NMSU and UTRGV are good teams and can be very difficult to play against so we will need to be at our best for both of these matches."

UVU swept its WAC road trip last week, defeating Missouri-Kansas City 1-0 before downing Chicago State 7-1.  Six different players scored a goal for the Wolverines over the two matches last week. 10 different players have put a ball in the back of the net this year for UVU. The team leads the WAC with 28 goals this season.

Sheridan Fox currently leads the team and the WAC in scoring with six goals, followed by Jamie Brown with four. Kasandra Anderson, Libby Weber and Kali Stubbs each have three scores. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin leads the defensive effort with seven wins, four shutouts and 46 saves in the box this year.

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
NM State and Utah Valley meet up for the fourth time on Friday night with UVU holding a 2-0-1 all-time advantage. NM State is 3-9-0 overall and 2-1-0 in WAC play. The Aggies 2-1 in their WAC-opening home stand, defeating UTRGV 2-1 in the league opener. The Aggies then lost to CSU Bakersfield, 2-1 before downing Grand Canyon 2-1 last Sunday. Freshman forward/midfielder Aileen Galicia leads the Aggies with five goals on the year.

Utah Valley's matchup with UTRGV this week is a rematch of last season's WAC Tournament quarterfinal game, which the Wolverines won 2-1 in overtime. UTRGV holds a 2-7-3 record this season and is 0-3-0 in WAC play. The Vaqueros are led by junior Elisa Espino who has recorded two goals and three assists for a team-best seven points this season.

SERIES HISTORY VS. NEW MEXICO STATE
Oct. 13, 2013    Utah Valley ties New Mexico State, 2-2 2OT(Orem, Utah)
Nov. 1, 2013    Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 2-1 2OT (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Oct. 19, 2014    Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 1-0 (Las Cruces, N.M.)

SERIES HISTORY VS. UTRGV
Oct. 17, 2014    Utah Valley def. UTRGV, 5-0 (Edinburg, Texas)
Nov. 6, 2014    Utah Valley def. UTRGV, 2-1 OT (Seattle, Wash.)

PINK FOR A PURPOSE MATCH SET FOR FRIDAY
Friday will mark Utah Valley's Pink for a Purpose match. The pink match is to raise awareness for breast cancer. Prior to the match, UVU will honor junior forward Taylor Kirk's parents who are both cancer survivors.

UVU RANKS 22ND NATIONALLY IN ATTENDANCE
The Utah Valley women's soccer team ranks 22nd in the nation in accumulative attendance for the season. The Wolverines have welcomes 6,759 fans through the Clyde Field gates this season, putting them ahead of 309 teams nationally. UVU ranks 22nd just behind Florida, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and New Mexico.

UVU AMONG NATIONAL AND WAC STAT LEADERS
As of Oct. 7, Utah Valley leads the WAC in points (84), goals (28), goals per game (2.33), assists (28) and assists per game (2.33). Individually, junior forward Sheridan Fox leads the WAC in goals (6) and goals per game (0.50). She is also tied for the league lead in points with 14. Senior Kasandra Anderson leads the WAC in assists (26).

Nationally, Utah Valley ranks 12th in total assists (28), 13th in assists per game (2.33), 17th in points per game (7.00),  and 19th in total points (84). Individually, UVU's Anderson ranks 26th nationally in total assists (6) and 35th in the nation in assists per game (0.50).

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 Sunday. Duffin passes Lauren Sack (2009-13), who had 11 shutouts in her career.

UP NEXT
The Wolverines will wrap up play at home next week against Grand Canyon on Oct. 16 and versus CSU Bakersfield on Oct. 18. The Oct. 16 match against Grand Canyon will be Senior Night.