Women's Basketball | 1/20/2016 9:58:00 PM

Utah Valley vs. UMKC 
Jan. 21 5 p.m. MT | UCCU Center
 WAC Digital Network

Utah Valley vs. Chicago State
Jan. 23 3 p.m. MT | UCCU Center
WolverineGreen.com

OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University women's basketball team will play host to Missouri-Kansas City and Chicago State on Thursday and Saturday this week in the UCCU Center, at 5 p.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.
 
The Wolverines (7-11, 0-3 WAC) are looking for their first Western Athletic Conference win and to break a five-game slump. Utah Valley dropped their last contest to Grand Canyon (61-53) on Jan. 16, and their opening WAC contests at UTRGV (61-48) and New Mexico State (73-68).
 
"We are very excited for two more games at home. We are focusing on the process, and we are progressing as a team and playing relatively well," head coach Cathy Nixon said. "Hopefully shots will fall for us and we will be able to come out with a couple wins this weekend."
 
SCOUTING THE ROOS
Missouri-Kansas City (6-11, 1-3 WAC) come to the UCCU Center on a two-game losing streak, after dropping their last two WAC games to UTRGV (62-53) and NM State (68-62).

The winner will break a 2-2 overall series tie, with each team winning their home match-up the last two seasons. The Kangaroos last met the Wolverines in Orem on Feb. 26, 2015 where Utah Valley picked up a 61-51 win in overtime.
 
Roo Kiana Law leads the Western Athletic Conference in field goal percentage with a .493 margin and paces UMKC with 7.5 rebounds per game. Law is coming off a career-high 14 rebounds and 17 points in a double-double in the defeat against NM State.
 
The Roos picked up their solo WAC win in their conference opener at CSU Bakersfield 56-40 on Jan. 9.
 
ABOUT CHICAGO STATE
Chicago State (2-16, 0-3 WAC) comes to the UCCU Center on an eight-game losing streak, picking up just two wins on the season. The Cougars traveled to CSUB (76-43), Seattle U (59-45), and hosted UTRGV (64-56) and NM State (70-60) in their opening WAC contests this season. The Cougars will travel to see foe Grand Canyon on Thursday before coming to Orem.
 
Utah Valley leads 10-6 in the all-time series against Chicago State, splitting last season's contests with the respective home team earning the victory. The last contest was on Feb. 28, 2015 with a Wolverine win 68-53 in Orem.
 
FOLLOW THE COMPETITION
The contest against UMKC will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network, while the contest against Chicago State will be streamed live on WolverineGreen.com. Both events will have a StatBroadcast and links can be found on WolverineGreen.com