OREM, Utah – Utah Valley women's volleyball hosts the 2023 Western Athletic Conference Tournament this week inside the Lockhart Arena. UVU earned the No. 5 seed, finishing with an 8-8 record, and will meet No. 4 seeded UT Arlington on Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. MT.
 
The Wolverines wrapped up the regular season with a sweep over Southern Utah on Nov. 9 behind 12 kills and six digs from Tori Ellis and 22 assists and nine digs from setter Abbie Medeiros. Kalea Kennedy provided a key spark off the bench with eight kills in the match for UVU.
 
Utah Valley held off a tremendous effort by Utah Tech on Saturday before earning their second five-set victory of the season. The Wolverines were led by Ellis and Shewell, who reached double digits in kills during the win. UVU benefited from outstanding performances late off the bench, as Charity Wilson had two kills and two blocks late.
 
THIRD TIME'S A CHARM
This will mark the third time UTA and UVU have met this season. The last time the Wolverines played a team three times in one season was 2021 when they played both in Orem, Salt Lake City, and then in the NCAA Tournament in Provo.
 
The last time they played a WAC team three times in a season was also in 2021 when they lost to Grand Canyon and NM State twice during the regular season, only to come back and beat them in the WAC Tournament.
 
WAC TOURNAMENT
The Wolverines are 12-8 overall in the WAC since joining the conference for the 2013 season and have won the tournament twice, first in 2020 during the spring COVID season, and they followed it up in the fall of 2021 for their second win. They have made at least the semifinals in each of the last seven years.
 
UP NEXT
The Utah Valley and UT Arlington match winner will play either Stephen F. Austin or Abilene Christian in the semifinals on Nov. 17. The game will start at 6:00 p.m. MT from Lockhart Arena. The WAC Championship is scheduled for Nov. 18 at 6:00 p.m. MT.