Utah Valley renews an old WAC rivalry on Wednesday when it heads to San Diego to face the San Diego State Aztecs in the team’s second of three Pac-12 crossover games.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. MDT, and the game will be streamed on the Pac-12’s YouTube channel. Live stats will be available at GoUVU.com/stats.
MATCH DAY INFO
MATCHUP: Utah Valley (8-2-2, 4-1 BW) at San Diego State (3-7-6, 1-0-3 Pac-12)
KICKOFF: 8 p.m. MDT
LIVE STREAM: YouTube.com/@pac12
LIVE STATS: GoUVU.com/stats
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines shut out the CSUN Matadors, 1-0 on Saturday for the team’s fifth clean sheet of the season. With the win, Utah Valley secured a top-two seed in The Big West Championships, guaranteeing home field advantage for at least the semifinals. The Wolverines could secure a share of the conference title as soon as Saturday if UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara play to a tie.
Trevor Walk scored his first goal of the season and first since his freshman year in the win. Walk is the 19th different player to contribute to a goal this season. The team record for a single season is 20, set in 2019.
Adem Arous assisted on Walk's goal vs CSUN, continuing Utah Valley's impressive streak of every goal this season being scored or assisted by an international player. UVU's top five point scorers are all international athletes (Montealegre, Grau, Watts, Arous, & Wingaa Laursen).
Jackson Medina kept his second straight clean sheet and third of the season, making 3 saves. Medina ranks fourth in the nation in goals against average at 0.50, allowing just 3 goals in 6 starts. Medina also ranks 8th in save percentage at .842.
SCOUTING THE AZTECS
SDSU comes into Wednesday’s game unbeaten in league play at 1-0-3, along with a 3-2-3 record at home. The Aztecs have yet to pick up a road win at 0-5-3, but have drawn at then-No. 21 Oregon State. Sophomores Nik Orth and Jaxson Hutcheon have been the team’s top offensive threats, with 5G/2A and 4G/3A respectively.
SERIES HISTORY VS SDSU
The Aztecs won the lone meeting between the two schools as conference opponents, 1-0 last fall at UCCU Stadium. UVU won the only other meeting back in 2017, 1-0 in San Diego. The home team has not won a game in the series.
UP NEXT
Utah Valley will return home for its last home game of the regular season on Saturday, hosting Pac-12 leader and NCAA Tourney contender Oregon State for senior night. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT, with the senior ceremony beginning at 5:45. Tickets can be purchased at GoUVU.com/GetTix.
