OREM—After leading her team to a league championship in the Serbian league with ŽFK Spartak Subotica,Utah Valley University women's soccer standout Amber Tripp will continue her European professional career with AC Sparta Praha Ženy.
 
"I am extremely humbled and honored to sign with Sparta Praha in the Czech Republic," said Tripp. "Playing in the champions league at the highest level has been a goal of mine and soon, this dream will become a reality! I hope to make my UVU family proud and will forever give the university, my former teammates, coaches, and of course, Chris Lemay credit for my success. Without my incredible experience at UVU, I wouldn't be where I am today. I'll be watching and cheering on my wolverine family all the way from Europe. Go Sparta and as always, Go Wolverines!"
 
Tripp joins AC Sparta Praha Ženy, which has won 21 of the 29 national titles in the Czech Republic. The team also competes in the UEFA Women's Champions League. The team was founded in 1967 and plays in the 56,000-seat Strahov Stadium in Prague. 
 
Tripp played in more games (106) for Utah Valley than any other player in the history of the program. She played five seasons from 2017 to 2021 and is UVU's career leader in games played (106), games started (86), minutes played (7316), and assists (25). She ranks third all-time at UVU in points (65), shots attempted (167), and shots on goal (84) and is fifth all time with 20 goals scored.
 
Tripp led UVU to a pair of WAC Tournament championships (2017, 2020), a first-ever WAC regular season title (2020), two NCAA Tournament appearances (2017, 2020), and a first-ever NCAA Tournament win (2020). She earned numerous WAC awards, including WAC Freshman of the Year honors in 2017. She is a three-time First Team All-WAC honoree and a four-time Academic All-WAC award winner. Tripp is a two-time All-Region honoree.