CHICAGO—Anna Pickering scored a pair of goals and Isabel Jones-Dawe recorded the shutout in goal to lead the Utah Valley University women's soccer team to a 4-0 road win over Chicago State on Saturday at SeatGeek Stadium in Chicago.
 
Utah Valley improves to 10-4-3 overall and 9-2-2 in WAC play. The Wolverines currently sit atop the WAC standings with 29 points. UVU now has a regular season WAC title in its sights as the team controls its own destiny with just one match remaining at home against Dixie State next Saturday. A win over the Trailblazers on Saturday would secure the Wolverines no less than a share of the WAC regular season crown.
 
"We played well today and were able to utilize everybody," said Utah Valley head coach Chris Lemay. "We never panicked and put together a strong 90-minute performance. We're happy with the win and to come back home with six points on the road."
 
Utah Valley received a free kick in the 50th minute after the Wolverines got out on the break and forced Chicago State's keeper out of the box where she was charged with a hand ball. Heather Stainbrook then took the free kick from just outside the box and fired it into the back of the net to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead. Stainbrook's goal would prove to be the game winner for the Wolverines.
 
The Wolverines took a 2-0 lead just three minutes later in the 53rd minute after Grace Beeston sent a corner kick into the box from the left side where Jenna Shepherd headed into the net to give UVU a 2-0 advantage.
 
Pickering raced down the right side of the ball and sent a cross from the right side that made it all the way through to the left side of the field where Breanna DeWaal settled it. DeWaal then booted it with her left foot into the box where Pickering got her right foot on it and fired it off the far post and into the net to give UVU a 3-0 lead in the 72nd minute.
 
UVU scored a fourth goal after Lily Haskins sent a ball from 30 yards out into the left side of the box where Julianna Carter headed it in front of the box, setting up Pickering for the goal in the 73rd minute to give the Wolverines a 4-0 lead.
 
Utah Valley now returns to Orem to wrap up regular season play on Saturday against in-state rival Dixie State on Saturday night at Clyde Field. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. UVU's seniors will be honored in a ceremony prior to the start of the game.