Nicole Ray and Heather Stainbrook each scored two second-half goals to lead Utah Valley to a 6-1 win over Idaho State on Saturday night at Clyde Field, extending its home unbeaten streak to 11 games.

Utah Valley remains unbeaten this season and improves to 3-0-2, while Idaho State falls to 1-2-2 on the year.

“We’re proud of the girls for their effort tonight,” said Utah Valley associate head coach Kyle Christensen. “Our players responded well coming out of halftime and came out with a lot more energy and a lot more commitment to getting in the attack. We were able to rest some players in the second half and get some players experience to get ready for next week.”

Utah Valley got on the scoreboard in the 10th minute after Heather Stainbrook dribbled her way through defenders near the top of the box and sent a pass to the left side to Faith Webber. Webber then fired a shot with her right foot towards the far post that got past the Idaho State keeper and into the net to give Utah Valley an early 1-0 lead.

Idaho State’s Rachel Fullmer sent a ball into the box from the right side and Deborah Pond sent a shot with her left foot and into the goal to give the Bengals the equalizer, tying the game at 1-1 in the 25th minute.

Webber took the ball down on the right side toward the goal line and weaved her way through a pair of ISU defenders before firing a cross in front of the goal where Nicole Ray headed it into the goal to give UVU a 2-1 advantage.

Julianna Carter sent a shot towards the goal the 54th minute that was deflected by an ISU defender. Ray found the rebound and kicked it past the goal line with her left foot to cushion UVU’s lead to 3-1.

Ray took a shot inside the box that deflected off a defender and back outside the box on the right side where Stainbrook fired a shot from 40 yards out that made its way to the upper right corner and into the net to give the Wolverines a 4-1 advantage in the 66th minute.

Stainbrook did it again just over a minute later in the 68th minute as she sent a free kick outside the front of the box into the left side of the goal to put UVU up, 5-1.

Haley Richardson gathered the ball and sent it to Jocelyn Bybee who back flicked it to Isabella Stewart who found the back of the next to extend the UVU lead to a 6-1 advantage in the 87th minute.

Utah Valley outshot Idaho State 20-3, including an 11-1 advantage on frame. Webber led UVU with five shots, including two on frame. Stainbrook, Carter, and Ray each had three shots.

Utah Valley continues play at home on Tuesday against SEC foe Alabama at Clyde Field. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.

Wolverine volleyball beats NAU

Utah Valley University women’s volleyball team beat Northern Arizona University (25-23, 25-17,25-15) on Saturday inside Lockhart Arena in Orem. UVU (3-3) had a season-high .349 hitting percentage in the match and featured 49 kills against NAU (1-4). Tori Dorius led the way with 14 kills, with eight coming in the third set, on her way to being named the tournament’s MVP.

“We are focusing on the basics and sometimes have been overcomplicating things; today, we were able to slow down and get back to the plan and keep things simple. Our jobs as coaches are to remind them of the basics and get the team back on track,” said UVU head coach Sam Atoa.

Bryton Nixon had a match-high 23 digs and was named to the All-Tournament Team alongside teammate Broadbent, who had four kills, two aces, and two block assists in the match. The Wolverines added 16 blocks assists in the match to help defensively at the net. Taylor Jacobsen led NAU with 15 kills, and Kate Hatch had 19 assists in the match.

The Wolverines will head to the northeast to take on Harvard on Sept. 9 with a 5:00 p.m. MT start from Cambridge and will meet Northeastern on Sept. 10 for a 2:00 p.m. MT start. The Wolverines hold a 1-0 all-time against Harvard and Northeastern. UVU returns home for a match on Sept. 15 against Weber State with a trip to Logan to meet Utah State scheduled for Sept. 13.

UVU men’s soccer suffers first loss

The Utah Valley men’s soccer team lost its first game of the season after a flurry of second half goals from the No. 8/2 Washington Huskies led to a 4-1 defeat in Seattle on Friday night. After holding the Huskies scoreless in the first half, UW broke through with four goals in the first 18 minutes of the second half, including an Ilijah Paul hat trick, to put the game away.

The Wolverines have the next few days off from competition before returning to action on Thursday against the CSUN Matadors in Northridge, Calif. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT and will be streamed on ESPN+.

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