OREM—Josie Williams scored a career-high 20 points and Megan Jensen added a career-high 13 to lead Utah Valley to a 99-50 win on Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center. The win wraps up non-conference play for the Wolverines who head into Western Athletic Conference play next week.
 
Utah Valley jumped out to an 8-2 lead through the first three minutes of the game. Ottawa would cut the UVU lead to just five points, 13-8, with 6:24 to go in the first period. UVU then responded with a 12-3 run over the final 6:09 of the first quarter to take a 25-11 advantage.
 
The Wolverines extended their lead to a 30-16 advantage two minutes into the second quarter. Williams' and-one in the paint sparked a 15-3 UVU run over the next four minutes to jump out to a 26-point lead, 45-19, with 2:25 remaining in the half. Ottawa responded with four three-pointers over the final 2:25 to cut the UVU lead to 18 points, 49-31.
 
The two teams went back and forth through the first 5:28 of the third quarter, playing to a 60-42 UVU lead. Madison Grange knocked down a three at the 3:23 mark to help spark a 12-0 UVU run over the final minutes of the third quarter to give the Wolverines a 72-42 lead.
 
UVU shutout Ottawa over the first two minutes of the fourth quarter, going on a 10-0 run to extend its lead to 40 points, 82-42, with 7:36 to play. The Wolverines continued to extend their lead the rest of the way to secure a 99-50 win.  
 
Williams scored her career-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting,, including a perfect 2-of-2 mark at the free throw line. She also pulled down six rebounds to go along with two steals and a block. Jensen tallied her career-high 13 points on a 4-of-9 clip from the field, including a 5-of-6 mark from the charity stripe. She also recorded eight rebounds with two assists and a block.
 
Jordan Holland scored 12 points, while Nehaa Sohail and Grange were also in double digits with 11 points apiece Sohail's 11 points is a career high. Keana Delos Santos pulled down a career-high nine rebounds with six points and three assists.
 
As a team, UVU shot 49 percent from the field while limiting Ottawa to a 32 percent mark. The Wolverines outrebounded Ottawa 53-25 and outscored the Spirit 50-6 in the paint.
 
Utah Valley now starts WAC play as the Wolverines host Chicago State on Thursday and Kansas City on Saturday. Thursday's game against CSU will tip-off at 6 p.m., while Saturday's game against the 'Roos will begin at 2 p.m.