CHICAGO—London Miller and Cassidy McCormick each scored a goal to help lift Utah Valley to a 2-0 shutout road win over Chicago State on Thursday afternoon at SeatGeek Stadium in the Windy City.
 
Utah Valley improves to 9-4-3 overall and 8-2-2 in WAC play with the win. The Wolverines now have 26 total points, which is currently puts them at the top of the WAC standings.
 
"We got the result that we wanted but we are not pleased with the performance we put out there," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Lemay. "Unfortunately, we didn't perform to our level and that's the standard that we have. Hopefully, we will get our act together and play more like ourselves on Saturday."
 
Miller got the Wolverines on the scoreboard in the fourth minute after Anna Pickering made a move past her defender on the right side of the field and then sent a cross into the box. Miller received Pickering's cross right in front of the goal where she fired it into the net to give UVU the early 1-0 lead.
 
Grace Beeston sent a ball from the left side of the field into the box where Heather Stainbrook's headed header that bounced off the Chicago State keeper. McCormick was in the right spot to put the ball into the net with her left foot for the score to give the Wolverines a 2-0 advantage in the 22nd minute.
 
Utah Valley matched a season high with 22 shots, including a season-best 12 on frame while limiting Chicago State to six shots with two on goal. McCormick led UVU with five shots, including a team-best three on goal. Miller had four shots, while Jenna Shepherd and Lily Haskins each had three.
 
Brooklyn Nielsen recorded two saves on the day to pick and led the UVU defense to the shutout win for the Wolverines in the box.
 
Utah Valley will continue play at Chicago State on Saturday with kickoff set for 12 p.m. (MT). The game will be broadcast on the WAC Digital Network.