OPENING TIP
Utah Valley wraps up its five-game homestand on Saturday afternoon against Seattle U at 2 p.m. MT in the UCCU Center. The Wolverines have won four straight and will also finish up three straight home contests to open the WAC season on Saturday.

UVU (5-9, 2-0) began conference play with a pair of wins last week, defeating Chicago State (89-58) and Kansas City (62-41). Maria Carvalho scored a career-high 19 points and Alexis Cortez added 16 in the win over Kansas City. Against Chicago State, Josie Williams led five players in double figures with 17.

The Wolverines' 2-0 start is the second straight season they've started the WAC season well, after going 4-0 to begin league play last year.

During its four game winning streak, Utah Valley has allowed opponents just 49.5 points per game and is holding teams to just 28.9% shooting from the field. Seattle U enters the week as the WAC's top scoring offense at 71.7 points per game while UVU leads the league in scoring defense at 63.4 points allowed per contest.

ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
Seattle U (7-8, 1-1) split its opening weekend of conference play, falling to Kansas City and defeating Chicago State. The Redhawks have won five of their last seven overall. After dropping a 76-65 final to the Roos to open the WAC season, Seattle routed Chicago State, 80-51, behind 18 points from Kamira Sanders and 17 from Joana Alves. Sanders leads the WAC and ranked 42nd nationally at 18.3 points per game. Courtney Murphy is averaging 13.7 per contest and leads the conference and is 27th in the country with 41 made 3-pointers. Seattle U leads the all-time series 10-6 with the Wolverines winning two straight, both contests last season, including a 63-56 victory in Orem in the most recent match up.

COMING UP
The Wolverines wrap up their five game homestand next Saturday against Seattle University at 2 p.m. in the UCCU Center. 

WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
Josie Williams was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week on Monday, Dec. 30 after scoring a career-high 20 points in a 99-50 over Ottawa (AZ) on Dec. 28. Williams was 9-for-13 from the field in 15 minutes of play ... Maria Carvalho made it two straight for UVU when she received the honor on Jan. 6 after leading UVU to two wins to open WAC play. Carvalho had a career-high 19 in a win over Kansas City on Jan. 4 and averaged 15.0 ppg in the wins.