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UTAH VALLEY SET TO FACE BYU IN NCAA FIRST ROUND
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team will make the short trip down University Parkway to take on BYU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Saturday at South Field. UVU makes its first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championship after defeating Seattle U in the WAC Tournament championship match to earn the league's automatic bid. Saturday's match will kick-off at 1 p.m. MST.

"This is something we've set goals for and worked towards for a number of years and to see it actually come to fruition is very rewarding," said Utah Valley head coach Brent Anderson. "It's definitely humbling

Utah Valley (14-6-1) heads into Saturday's contest having won nine of its last 11 matches. The Wolverines picked up a pair of shutout victories at last week's WAC Tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. UVU defeated Missouri-Kansas City 2-0 in the semifinal match before taking down Seattle U 2-0 in the championship.

BYU holds an all-time 1-0-0 series lead. The two teams last met on Sept. 27, 2012 with the Cougars taking a 1-0 victory at South Field. The 13th-ranked Cougars (15-2-2) host a first round NCAA tournament game for the third time in four years. BYU won its fourth-straight West Coast Conference title this season as the team wrapped up league play with a 7-2-1 record.

"We're familiar with their program and the quality of their team," said Anderson "We're familiar with their players. Our girls have played with them and against them most of their lives and so to go over and play a familiar foe is exciting. It's great that we get to play here in the Valley where we can get a lot of good fan support. We're ready to play and excited to go play this match."

UVU WINS FIRST-EVER WAC TITLE, SNAPS NATION'S LONGEST UNBEATEN STREAK
Taylor Kirk and Sara Callister each scored goals while Jessica Duffin secured the shutout in goal to lead the Utah Valley University women's soccer team to a 2-0 win over top-seeded Seattle U on Sunday, Nov. 8, to claim the team's first-ever WAC Tournament title.
 
The win over the Redhawks snaps Seattle U's nation-leading 16 match unbeaten streak and earns Utah Valley (14-6-1) the WAC's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament. The win also marks head coach Brent Anderson's 100th overall victory.

Kirk scored the unassisted game winner in the 19th minute after she stole the ball from a Seattle U defender, dribbled into the box, and fired a shot into the back of the net. Utah Valley scored again in the 69th minute as Kirk sent a ball down the right side to a streaking Callister, who dribbled once and connected on a shot just out of the reach of the SU keeper for the score.
 
Duffin earns her eighth shutout of the season and 17th of her career in the box. The senior keeper registered four saves on the day to hold the Redhawks scoreless.  

UTAH VALLEY RANKED #8 IN FINAL NSCAA NCAA DIVISION I WEST TOP-10 POLL
WIth its two wins last week, Utah Valley jumped into the NSCAA NCAA Division I Western top-10 poll for the first time this season. The Wolverines make their debut in the final regular season poll at No. 8.

DUFFIN NAMED WAC TOURNAMENT MVP, THREE WOLVERINES RECEIVED ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM HONORS
UVU senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin was named the WAC Tournament Most Valuable Player after leading the Wolverines to a pair of wins to claim its first-ever WAC title. Duffin tallied two shutout wins and 11 saves over the two matches. Taylor Kirk, Sara Callister and Kalli Suesue were each named to the All-Tournament team.

WOLVERINES RECEIVE NUMEROUS POSTSEASON HONORS AT WAC AWARDS BANQUET
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team was well represented at the WAC awards banquet Wednesday night as six Wolverines received all-WAC honors. Senior goalkeeper Jessica Duffin was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Brent Anderson received WAC Coach of the Year honors.
 
Duffin becomes the third-straight UVU player to earn WAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. The Wolverines have earned the award each year since joining the WAC in 2013. Duffin is UVU's all-time career shutouts leader with 15 career clean sheets. The senior keeper has six shutouts, 60 saves and a 1.29 goals allowed average this season.
 
Duffin, along with senior forward Kali Stubbs and senior midfielder Kasandra Anderson received first team all-WAC honors. Junior forward Sheridan Fox, senior midfielder Jamie Brown and junior defender Kalli Suesue were named to the All-WAC second team.

Coach Brent Anderson earned WAC Coach of the Year honors for the first time in his career. Anderson led UVU to a 7-2-1 WAC record and a second place finish this season. He holds a 99-92-11 overall record in 10 seasons with Utah Valley.

ANDERSON REACHES 100-WINS MARK
Utah Valley head coach Brent Anderson reached win number 100 in style on Sunday. The 10th-year head coach picked up win number 100 with a 2-0 win over Seattle U in the championship match of the WAC Tournament. Anderson holds a 100-92-11 career record. He holds an impressive 58-15-3 conference mark in his 10 years at UVU, and is 21-9-2 in conference play since joining the WAC.

UVU AMONG NATIONAL AND WAC STAT LEADERS
Utah Valley leads the WAC in points (139), goals (47), goals per game (2.24), assists (45) and assists per game (2.14). Individually, Kasandra Anderson ranks second in the WAC in assists (8) and third assists per game (0.38). Sheridan Fox ranks tied for fifth in the WAC with eight goals. Jessica Duffin ranks second in the WAC with eight shutouts. Duffin also ranks fourth in goals against average with a 1.17 average.

Nationally, the Wolverines rank in the top-20 in six statistical categories. Utah Valley ranks 11th nationally with 139 points this season. The team also ranks 13th in total goals (47), 15th in total assists (45), 17th in points per game (6.62), 18th in assists per game (2.14) and 19th in scoring offense (2.24). Individually, Kasandra Anderson holds the highest individual ranking as the senior midfielder is 39th nationally with eight assists. Jessica Duffin ranks 41st in goalie minutes played at 1852:44.

ABOUT BYU
The 13th-ranked Cougars (15-2-2) host a first round NCAA tournament game for the third time in four years. BYU won its fourth-straight West Coast Conference title this season as the team wrapped up league play with a 7-2-1 record. BYU's only two losses of the season came in a 1-0 setback at No. 2 Stanford and a 2-1 setback at San Francisco.  Nadia Gomes leads the team with nine goals and 21 points this season. Gomes was named this year's WCC Player of the Year. Rachel Boaz has led the Cougars in goal with 15 wins, nine shutouts and 72 saves. She has only allowed six goals this season.

SERIES HISTORY VS. BYU (BYU leads 1-0-0)
Sept. 27, 2012    BYU defeats Utah Valley, 1-0 (Provo, Utah)

SPREADING THE WEALTH
Eleven different Wolverines have registered a goal this season. Junior forward Sheridan Fox fronts the team with eight scores this season. Kali Stubbs, Kasandra Anderson, Jamie Brown and Taylor Kirk each have six goals. Libby Weber, Breanna McCarter, Sydney Fitzpatrick and Sara Callister each have three goals. Tori Smith has two scores this year, while Rylee Gritton has one goal on the season.

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 17 career shutouts and counting.