OREM, Utah – Utah Valley University won its sixth straight season-opener with a 1-0 win over Cal Poly in front of 3,488 fans on Friday night at Clyde Field. Blake Frischknecht's second-half goal produced the game-winner in the 69th minute of the match.
 
The Wolverines (1-0-0) improved to 6-0-0 in season-opening contests, dating back to the program's inception in 2014. UVU is also a perfect 6-0-0 in home openers during that stretch.
 
"Season openers on Clyde Field are always exciting, and the energy from our 12th Wolverines in The Den is truly magical," UVU head coach Greg Maas said. "The work our boys put in this week on the training grounds was fantastic, and our entire team will enjoy this result tonight. Tomorrow, we begin preparations for two very difficult matches on the road at Northridge and Fullerton."
 
The game was scoreless until Frischknecht and Luis Vargas combined on a give-and-go just outside the 18. Frischknecht fed Vargas and got it right back and after settling the ball, fired a shot into the upper right 90 for the game-winner.
 
Utah Valley and Cal Poly each finished with 11 shots on the night, but the Wolverines did not allow a shot on goal from the Mustangs behind a back line that included Aaron Caprio, who made his return following a season-ending injury in last year's opener. Mitch Jensen was also back in goal and picked up a clean sheet after missing the previous two seasons due to injury. The Wolverines finished with four shots on frame.
 
Utah Valley heads to Southern California next week to face CSUN (Friday, Sept. 6) and Cal State Fullerton (Sunday, Sept. 8). They'll return to Clyde Field on Friday, Sept. 13 against Canisius.