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UVU Roundup: Women’s soccer shuts out Cal Baptist on Senior Day

By Daily Herald - | Oct 24, 2021

Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing

UVU women's soccer players prepare to take the field before the 1-0 Wolverine win over Memphis at Johnson Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. It was the first NCAA tournament win in school history.

Heather Stainbrook scored the game winner in the 17th minute and the Utah Valley defense picked up its ninth shutout of the season as the Wolverines defeated California Baptist 1-0 on Saturday afternoon on Senior Day at Clyde Field. UVU seniors Brooklyn Nielsen, Breanna DeWaal, and Amber Tripp, were honored in a ceremony prior to the match.

The win is the third straight victory for the Wolverines and extends UVU’s unbeaten streak to four games. Utah Valley improves to 10-5-2 overall and 5-1-2 in WAC play. California Baptist falls to 6-8-2 overall and 4-4-1 in league play.

“The best part about today was our three seniors leaving Clyde Field with the win,” said Utah Valley head coach Chris Lemay. “The entire team wanted to come in and put in a performance to honor them. It wasn’t the prettiest, but we did what did what we had to do to get the result.”

Utah Valley took a 1-0 lead in the 17th minute after Julianna Carter sent the ball into the box from the left side where a California Baptist defender tried to clear it out. Sadie Brockbank blocked the attempted clear and quickly settled the ball before sending a cross to Heather Stainbrook on the right side. Stainbrook then fired it into the back of the net to give the Wolverines the first score of the match. The goal is the eighth of the season for Stainbrook and the 14th of her career.

The Utah Valley defense earns its ninth shutout of the season and its eighth shutout victory of the year. She had three saves against the Lancers. Nielsen picks up her 10th win and sixth solo clean sheet of the season. She also has three combined shutouts.

Utah Valley outshot California Baptist 17-8 and had a 6-3 shots on goal advantage. UVU had seven corner kicks to CBU’s three. Tripp and Brockbank led UVU with four shots apiece. Stainbrook had three shots, while DeWaal and Carter each had two.

Utah Valley now heads out on the road to wrap up WAC regular season play next week. The Wolverines will take on New Mexico State in Las Cruces on Thursday, Oct. 28 before traveling to Phoenix to play Grand Canyon on Saturday, Oct. 30. UVU will then travel to Abilene, Texas to play in the WAC Tournament, Nov. 3-7.

Volleyball falls to Sam Houston in three sets

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Utah Valley dropped a tightly-contested match with WAC-newcomer Sam Houston, 3-0 (20-25, 24-26, 21-25). The Wolverines fall to 10-10 on the season, including 5-4 in WAC play. The Bearkats improve to 13-7 on the year and 6-2 in conference play.

Tanuvasa led the Wolverines with 16 kills to go along with 14 digs. Kristen Bell added seven kills and 11 digs while Kendra Nock chipped in eight kills. Natalie Palmer finished with a team-high 18 assists to go along with five digs and Abbie Miller chipped in 17 assists and six digs. Bryton Bishop tallied 14 digs to go along with six assists and three aces.   

The Wolverines return home to take on Chicago State in Lockhart Arena on Saturday, Oct. 30. The match is set for 12:00 p.m. MT. and will be broadcast on ESPN+. UVU then returns to Phoenix, Ariz. for a matchup with Grand Canyon on Thursday, Nov. 4, at 7:00 p.m. MT. on ESPN+.

Men’s soccer loses at Houston Baptist 2-0

HOUSTON — The Utah Valley men’s soccer team gave up a pair of second half goals to drop a 2-0 decision on the road to Houston Baptist on Sunday afternoon at Sorrels Field in Houston, Texas.

With the loss, Utah Valley falls to 7-4-2 overall and 4-3-0 in WAC play. Houston Baptist ups its record to 3-12-0 overall and 1-7-0 in league play.

HBU got on the scoreboard in the 48th minute after CJ Smith sent it down the right side to a sprinting Kaone Kolagone who then dribbled the ball toward the UVU goal. He then punched the ball forward into the back of the net to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.

The Huskies extended their lead in the 62nd minute as Smith sprinted down the right side again and then into the box where he crossed the ball to the left side. Bryant Farkarlun got a foot on the ball to get it cross the goal line for the goal to extend HBU’s lead to a 2-0 advantage.

Utah Valley outshot the Huskies 14-10, including a 6-4 advantage on frame. The Wolverines also had 10 corner kicks to HBU’s one. Diego Castillo led UVU with four shots, including two on goal. Aaron Nixon had three shots with two on frame. James Pena also had multiple shots with two. Joseph Wheelwright led UVU in the box with two saves.    

Utah Valley now heads back to Orem for a two-match WAC homestand. The Wolverines will host Air Force on Thursday, Oct. 28 before welcoming Grand Canyon on Saturday, Oct. 30. Both matches are set to kickoff at 2 p.m.

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