FINAL ROAD TRIP TAKES UVU TO SAN JOSÉ AND SEATTLE
Utah Valley University men's soccer enters the downhill stretch of regular season WAC play with its final two road contests of the season this week. The Wolverines (8-4-1, 5-1-0) will play at San José State on Friday night at 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT and at WAC-leading Seattle U on Sunday at 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT. 

Five games remain on the schedule and the Wolverines are currently in second place with 15 points in the standings, one point back of Seattle U and three in front of Air Force, which sits in third. 

"This is a pivotal week in the WAC for everyone as we enter the homestretch of conference play," UVU head coach Greg Maas said. "Away matches at San José and Seattle are always a battle, but we're road-tested, and the boys are very motivated to get back on the pitch against two very good opponents with everything to play for."

Blake Frischknecht continues to lead the conference in goals scored after picking up his ninth in last Saturday's 2-1 loss at Kansas City. The setback ended a five-game winning streak for the Wolverines but was Frischknechts eighth goal in the last nine matches. He's tied for the national lead with five game-winning goals and ranks second in the WAC with 18 points. His nine goals is currently tied for the single-season school record. 

UP NEXT
UVU returns home next week and will host UNLV on Halloween Night at 7 p.m. before a 6 p.m. start on Saturday, Nov. 2 against Grand Canyon. 

ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
San José State will play its final two home matches of the season and sits at 2-10-1 and 2-3-1 in the WAC and has seven points, tied for seventh in the conference standings. The Spartans opened league play with home wins over CSU Bakersfield and Kansas City. After a draw at Grand Canyon, SJSU fell by identical 2-1 scores at UNLV and at California Baptist. UVU leads the all-time series 3-1-1 but San José State won the most recent meeting, 2-1, last season in Orem.

Seattle U enters this week as the only remaining unbeaten in WAC play at 5-0-1 in conference. The Redhawks are 8-3-3 overall and are unbeaten in their last seven entering a Friday matchup against Air Force. Seattle U was the preseason pick to win the WAC and boast the top scoring offense with 28 goals scored. The Redhawks lead the all-time series against Utah Valley 4-1-2 with the Wolverines securing their first win last season in Orem, 2-0.