UTAH VALLEY HOSTS CHICAGO STATE IN FRIDAY MORNING SHOWDOWN
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team continues WAC play this week as the team returns to Orem to take on Chicago State in a rare Friday morning game at Clyde Field. The game, which will include grade school students from the surrounding areas, will kickoff at 11 a.m. (MT).

The Wolverines went 1-1 on the road last week to open WAC play. The team picked up a 3-0 shutout victory at New Mexico State before dropping a 3-1 decision at UT Rio Grande Valley. Sadie Bockbank, Leesa Stowe, and Whitney Paskins each found the back of the net to lead the Wolverines to the 3-0 shutout over New Mexico State last Friday in Las Cruces. Brooklyn Nielsen picked up the shutout win in the box for UVU. Paskins scored her second goal of the week to give UVU an early lead, but the Wolverines couldn't hold on in a 3-1 loss at UTRGV.

With her two goals last week, Paskins now leads the Wolverines with eight points this season, collecting a team-best four goals this year. Brockbank follows closely behind with seven points with two goals and a team-best three assists. Brockbank leads the team with 32 shots and is tied with Breanna McCarter with 11 shots on goal. McCarter, Stowe, Amber Tripp, Sara Callister, and Julanna Carter each have one. Brooklyn Nielsen leads UVU in the box this season having logged 930 minutes. Nielsen ranks fourth in the WAC with 56 saves this season. She also ranks fourth in the conference in saves per match at 5.09 a game. She also holds a 1.94 goals against average.

BROADCAST INFO
Friday morning's match will broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network with Brandon Crow on the play-by-play and former Wolverine Melanie Ostler providing color commentator duties.

ABOUT CHICAGO STATE
Chicago State enters Friday's match against the Wolverines with a 0-10-1 overall record this season. The team's lone tie was a 2-2 draw in the team's season opener at Youngstown State. Since the tie against Youngstown State, Chicago State has lost 10 straight games. The team has dropped 35 straight WAC games. The Cougars went 0-2 at home last week to open WAC play, falling 5-2 against CSU Bakersfield before taking a 6-0 setback to WAC newcomer California Baptist. Freshman forward Marissa Beale leads the team with four goals and eight points. Junior midfielder/forward Sara Quevedo follows with two goals. Three other Cougars have one goal apiece. CSU keepers Judith Sorribes and Audra Wisehart have split time in the box this season. Wisehart leads the team with 34 saves, while Sorribes fronts the squad with a 4.47 goals against average.

SERIES HISTORY VS. CHICAGO STATE
Utah Valley and Chicago State will meet on the pitch for the fifth time on Friday. The Wolverines have never lost to the Cougars as the team owns a 4-0-0 all-time series lead. Friday will mark the third time that UVU has played CSU in Orem where the Wolverines own a 2-0-0 advantage. UVU has only given up one goal over the four games in the series and the Wolverines hold an all-time 22-1 scoring advantage in the series.   

All-Time Results vs. Chicago State (UVU leads series 4-0-0)
Oct. 24, 2014    Utah Valley def. Chicago State, 3-0        Orem, Utah
Oct. 04, 2015    Utah Valley def. Chicago State, 7-1        Chicago, Illinois
Oct. 20, 2016    Utah Valley def. Chicago State, 3-0        Orem, Utah
Oct. 08, 2017    Utah Valley def. Chicago State, 9-0        Chicago, Illinois

SAVE IT
Utah Valley ranks third in the WAC this season in saves as the team has 65 saves--an average of 5.00 saves per match. UVU keeper Brooklyn Nielsen ranks fourth in the WAC in saves with 56. She also ranks fourth in saves per game (5.09).
 
CLYDE FIELD MAGIC
Utah Valley holds an impressive 71-35-11 all time record at Clyde Field. The team has lost just five matches over the past four seasons on the home pitch. UVU went 5-1-0 at home last season, including wins over Wyoming, Seattle U, New Mexico State, UT Rio Grande Valley, and Grand Canyon. The Wolverines went 5-2-1 during the 2016 season and were unbeaten at home during the 2015 season with a 9-0-1 mark. UVU has consistently ranked in the top-40 nationally in attendance.