UTAH VALLEY SET FOR UCCU CROSSTOWN CLASH MATCHUP AT BYU
The Utah Valley University women's soccer team will travel the 3.4 miles down University Parkway to take on crosstown foe BYU in a UCCU Crosstown Clash matchup at South Field on Friday night. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.
The Wolverines head into this week's games fresh off a pair of losses to nationally-ranked Colorado and Oklahoma. UVU dropped a 3-0 decision at CU before falling 1-0 to Oklahoma at Ute Field in Salt Lake City. The Oklahoma game was moved from Orem to Salt Lake because of the poor air quality due to the fires in the Utah County area.
Sadie Brockbank leads the Wolverines with four points this season, collecting one goal and a team-high two assists on the season.
Breanna McCarter fronts the team with 23 shots, including team-high 10 on goal. McCarter,
Whitney Paskins,
Amber Tripp,
Sara Callister, and
Julianna Carter each have one goal on the year.
Brooklyn Nielsen leads UVU in the box this season having logged 697 minutes. Nielsen ranked fourth in the WAC with 43 saves this season. She also ranks third in the conference in saves per match at 5.38 a game. She also holds a 1.81 goals against average.
Sarah Davis has the lone win of the season in goal after picking up the win at Cal Poly. She has eight saves this season in 220 minutes of action.
BROADCAST INFO
Friday night's match at BYU will be broadcast live on BYUtv and over the air waves at ESPN 960 AM radio. Spencer Linton, Matalyn Lewis and Lauren Francom McClain will handled the call for BYUtv, while Greg Wrubell will take care of play-by-play duties for the radio broadcast on ESPN 960 AM.
ABOUT BYU
BYU enters Friday's matchup against Utah Valley with an 4-3-1 overall record. The Cougars are 1-2-0 at home this season. BYU went 1-1 last week with a 3-0 road win at Marquette and a 3-1 setback to Long Beach State at home. Three different Cougars scored in the team's 3-0 win at Marquette on Sept. 15, including senior midfielder Madie Siddoway Gates, sophomore midfielder Makaylie Moore, and junior forward Elise Flake. Gates and Flake lead the team in scoring this season with four goals each. The pair also lead the team in points with 10 points apiece. Sophomore midfielder Mikayla Colohan and freshman midfielder Belle Folino each have three goals. Junior keeper Sabrina Davis leads the team in goal having logged 434 minutes with 16 saves and a .696 save percentage. She has allowed seven goals this season. BYU has put 20 goals in the back of the net while allowing 11. The team has registered 149 shots, including 65 on goal.
SERIES HISTORY VS. BYU
Utah Valley and BYU will meet on the pitch for the fourth time on Friday night at South Field. BYU leads the series 3-0-0 with all three games played in Provo. The two teams last met on Sept. 22, 2017 at South Field with the Cougars taking a 3-0 win.
All-Time Results vs. BYU (BYU leads series 3-0-0)
Sept. 27, 2012 BYU def. Utah Valley, 1-0 Provo, Utah
Nov. 14, 2015 BYU def. Utah Valley, 1-0 Provo, Utah (1st Round of NCAA Tournament)
Sept. 22, 2017 BYU def. Utah Valley, 3-0 Provo, Utah
