OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University moved to 5-1 on the season, rolling to an 89-56 win over Bethesda University on Saturday in Lockhart Arena behind a pair of double-doubles from two newcomers.
 
All 11 Wolverines who saw the floor scored, with freshman Kennedy Carlyle finishing with 21 points and 11 rebounds and JC transfer Gracie Sorenson adding 14 points and 14 rebounds as both players shattered their previous career highs. Danja Stafford Collins added 11 points and seven rebounds while Tahlia White finished with 10 points and six assists.
 
"I thought once we built a big lead we got a bit complacent, so some good lessons learned this weekend," head coach Dan Nielson said. "Obviously it's still nice to win and massive credit not just to Kennedy and Gracie, but several others who haven't played as much — Cambree, Saige, and Aspen all had really good energy today."
 
The Wolverines scored the first five points of the game and led 12-6 midway through the opening quarter when Sorenson started a 12-0 run to make it 24-6. She scored on three straight possessions with UVU making six consecutive shots and Carlyle also scoring four points during the spurt. Carlyle scored again right before the buzzer sounded to give UVU a 30-9 lead after one as both she and Sorenson had eight points.
 
Bethesda got hot from the perimeter in the second, making four straight attempts, including three 3-pointers, to get back within 17, 42-25. That's as close as the Lion Angels would get the rest of the way.
 
Carlyle and Sorenson scored the last two baskets of the half to push the lead to 49-26 at the break. Both players set their new career highs in the first quarter and reached double figures in the half. Carlyle led all scorers with 12, while Sorenson had 10 points and seven rebounds. UVU forced 21 Bethesda turnovers in the opening half.
 
Bethesda, who had just seven players in uniform for the game, had two players foul out and another get injured during the run of play and were forced to play the final 9:07 with just four players. Alex Buckley led all scorers with 25 points for the Lion Angels, making 7-for-19 from three.
 
Utah Valley finished with 17 steals and forced 31 turnovers. The Wolverines had a decisive edge on points in the paint, outscoring Bethesda 46-12 down low. Kylee Mabry finished with nine points and three steals while White led the way with four of the team's 17 steals. Tessa Chaney added eight points, Barcello had six, Gibb had four, and Criddle, Blackham, and Caldwell each scored two. 
 
Next week, the Wolverines will head to the University of San Diego's Thanksgiving Classic. UVU will play two neutral site games over two days, against Alabama A&M on Friday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. MT and Omaha on Saturday at 3 p.m. MT.