UVU WRAPS UP REGULAR SEASON PLAY ON THE ROAD AT NM STATE, GRAND CANYON
Utah Valley will wrap up regular season play this week with the WAC regular season division title on the line. The Wolverines will travel to play New Mexico State on Thursday before heading to Phoenix to play Grand Canyon on Saturday. Both matches are set to kickoff at 7 p.m.

The Wolverines went 2-0 last week at home with a pair of shutout wins against Seattle U and California Baptist. Julianna Carter and Amber Tripp scored goals in the 2-0 win over Seattle U, while Heather Stainbrook scored the game winner in UVU's 1-0 win over CBU. The UVU defense recorded its eighth and ninth shutouts of the season.

Heather Stainbrook leads the Wolverines in scoring with eight goals, including a team-best four game winners. Sadie Brockbank leads the team in points (22), assists (8), shots (63), and shots on goal (27). Nicole Ray has four goals, followed Tripp and Carter with three goals apiece. Grace Beeston has two goals, while Breanna Eves, Jenna Shepherd, and London Miller each have one. In all, nine Wolverines have scored a goal this season with six of those players scoring two or more goals.

The UVU defense has recorded nine shutouts with eight of them coming in a win. The defense has allowed 18 goals through its 17 games. Brooklyn Nielsen has led the Wolverines in the box with 38 saves and holds a .679 save percentage. She has a 1.03 goals allowed average.

WAC TITLE UP FOR GRABS THIS WEEK
Utah Valley controls its own destiny as the Wolverines can secure a second-straight WAC regular season title with a pair of wins. UVU and Grand Canyon each have 17 points heading into the final week of play. UVU plays at NM State on Thursday and at Grand Canyon on Saturday night. GCU hosts Dixie State on Thursday night before welcoming UVU to Phoenix on Saturday night.

BROADCAST INFO
Utah Valley's match at New Mexico State on Thursday night will be broadcast live on the WAC Digital Network which can be found at WACdigitalNetwork.com. UVU's match at Grand Canyon on Saturday evening will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
 
ABOUT NEW MEXICO STATE
New Mexico State heads into the week with an 8-9-0 record and a 4-4-0 mark in WAC play. The Aggies picked up a 2-1 double overtime win over Grand Canyon at home last week. Grace Olson scored the game winner with just 15 seconds to play in the final overtime to give the Lopes their first WAC loss of the season and put an end to GCU's 13-match WAC regular season unbeaten streak. NM State's four WAC wins this season are tied for the most regular season league wins in team history. The team has already secured one of the three West Division spots at next week's WAC Tournament in Abilene, Texas. Shea O'Connor leads NM State in scoring this season with three goals. Nine other Aggies have scored at least one goal this year. Makenna Gottschalk leads the team in the box with 78 saves and a .729 save percentage. She also has three shutouts.

SERIES HISTORY VS. NM STATE
Utah Valley and New Mexico State will meet up on the pitch for the 14th time on Thursday night. Utah Valley has never lost a game to the Aggies as the team holds a 9-0-3 all-time series lead. UVU is 3-0-1 against NM State all-time in Las Cruces. Utah Valley took a 2-0 win earlier this season in Orem on Sept. 25.

All-Time Results vs. NMSU
Oct. 13, 2013    Utah Valley ties New Mexico State, 2-2 (2OT)        Orem, Utah
Nov. 01, 2013        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 2-1 (2OT)        Las Cruces, N.M.
Oct. 19, 2014        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 1-0        Las Cruces, N.M.
Oct. 09, 2015        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 4-0        Orem, Utah
Oct. 16, 2016        Utah Valley ties New Mexico State, 2-2 (2OT)        Las Cruces, N.M.
Nov. 03, 2016        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 2-0        Kansas City, Mo.
Oct. 12, 2017        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 5-2        Orem, Utah
Sept. 28, 2018        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 3-0        Las Cruces, N.M.
Oct. 10, 2019        Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 1-0        Orem, Utah
Feb. 25, 2021    Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 4-0    Herriman, Utah
Feb. 27, 2021    Utah Valley def.  New Mexico State, 3-1    Herriman, Utah
April 15, 2021    Utah Valley ties New Mexico State, 1-1 (2OT)    Phoenix, Arizona
Sept. 25, 2021    Utah Valley def. New Mexico State, 2-0    Orem, Utah
    
ABOUT GRAND CANYON
Grand Canyon enters Saturday's match against Utah Valley with a 12-3-2 overall record and a 5-1-2 WAC record. GCU has secured one of the three spots to next week's WAC Tournament in Abilene, Texas, along with UVU and NM State. The Antelopes dropped a 2-1 decision in double overtime at New Mexico State last week for the team's first league loss of the season. The loss also snapped GCU's 13-match WAC regular season unbeaten streak. GCU wraps up regular season play at home this week against Dixie State and Utah Valley. The team holds an impressive 7-1-0 record at GCU stadium this season. Marleen Schimmer leads the team in scoring with 10 goals. She also leads the team in assists with 10 and points with 30. Jordan Ferguson leads the Lopes in the box with 57 saves and a 0.71 goals allowed average.

SERIES HISTORY VS. GCU
Utah Valley and Grand Canyon will meet on the pitch for the 17th time on Saturday night with the Wolverines holding an all-time 10-4-3 advantage in the series. UVU holds a 4-3-1 record against GCU in games played in Phoenix. The two teams split a pair of matches in Phoenix last season with each team taking a 1-0 win. The Wolverines have won five of the last eight matchups. GCU's win on Phoenix last season was the team's first win over UVU since the 2016 season.

All-Time Results vs. GCU
Sept. 29, 2013    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 5-3    Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 25, 2013    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 3-0    Orem, Utah
Oct. 5, 2014    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 2-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 12, 2014    Grand Canyon def. Utah Valley, 2-0    Orem, Utah
Oct. 16, 2015    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 3-1    Orem, Utah
Oct. 23, 2015    Grand Canyon def. Utah Valley, 1-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Sept. 26, 2016    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 2-1    Orem, Utah
Oct. 9, 2016    Grand Canyon def. Utah Valley, 2-1 (2OT)    Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 20, 2017    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 1-0    Orem, Utah
Nov. 3, 2017    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 1-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 21, 2018    Utah Valley ties Grand Canyon, 0-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Oct. 31, 2018    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 2-1    Orem, Utah
Oct. 26, 2019    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 1-0    Orem, Utah
Feb. 18, 2021    Utah Valley def. Grand Canyon, 1-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Feb. 20, 2021    Grand Canyon def. Utah Valley, 1-0    Phoenix, Arizona
Sept. 23, 2021    Utah Valley ties Grand Canyon, 0-0 (2OT)    Orem, Utah