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UVU used a second-half goal by Katey Turner to claim the first ever GWCC with a win over Houston Baptist last week. The goal came as Brianne Larsen passed the ball to Turner who dribbled to the top of the box, and banged it home to secure the win.

“I told her halftime that I knew she was going to score quickly because, to that point, she wasn’t playing that well,” said UVU coach Brent Anderson, commenting on Turner’s goal. “That’s kind of the way it’s gone for her, but she got that ball and made the most of it. I’m really proud of her.”

Turner finished with four goals and two assists in the three tournament games, giving her 10 points and making her the easy choice for tournament MVP. Joining her on the all-tournament team were seniors Tasha Bell, Brooke Salcido and Adrienne Schneider.

UVU finished the season 9-10-1 on the year, ending the season 8-1-1 over the last 10 games. The Wolverines were also unbeaten in six Great West regular season and three Great West tournament games.

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Jamie Lyons and the lady Wolverines enter the GWC tournament as the number one seed. Photo credit: Dave Iba

After winning five and tying one in the six possible games of the Great West Conference, the UVU women’s soccer team will head into the GWC Championship second to none.

The Wolverines proved their worthiness in a home game against South Dakota on Oct. 29 with a final score that reflected UVU’s level of talent leading into the championship. A score of 5-0 ended GWC play and set the tone for a championship that will conclude on Nov. 9 in New Jersey.

Despite cool temperatures, 194 loyal fans turned out to see their Wolverines rally against South Dakota.

With one goal in the first 29 minutes of the game, three different teammates scored the remaining four goals in the second period, two of those coming from Katey Turner.

With UVU doubling South Dakota’s shot count with each passing period, it is safe to say that the determination and sheer skill of the team will continue to benefit UVU going into the Conference Championship.

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Jaime Lyons scored three goals for UVU to lead the Wolverines to a convincing 4-0 victory over North Dakota in Great West Conference play.

Lyons’ hat trick is the fourth in school history and the first since 2003. UVU head coach Brent Anderson said he was pleased to see Lyons play that well.

“It was great to have her break out like that,” he said. “North Dakota plays a very high defensive line and we didn’t adjust to that the last time we played them. That’s something we worked on because we knew if we created the opportunities and stayed onside the shots would fall for us.”

With the two teams deadlocked at 0-0 in the thirty-first minute, Lyons took a pass from Adrienne Schneider and Kendra Buchanan and found the back of the net to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead.

It wasn’t long after that when Lyons found herself in the open field after a pass from Kelly Vide and sent the ball past North Dakota keeper Lauren Sera to give her team a 2-0-advantage heading into the break.

In the forty-eighth minute, Danielle Anderson continued the onslaught for UVU when she scored her first goal of the season to make it 3-0.

Lyons capped things off in the seventy-fifth minute with her third goal of the day—completing her hat trick and giving her a team-leading five goals on the season.

Tasha Bell and Hailey Brown recorded the shut out for UVU. The Wolverines also outshot the Fighting Sioux 23-4 in the contest.

As part of the Pink With A Purpose weekend for UVU’s soccer and volleyball teams, the Wolverines donned pink jerseys in order to help raise money for nine-year-old Hannah Laursen, who is fighting brain cancer.

The win improves the Wolverines’  to 4-10-1, including 3-0-1 in conference play. North Dakota drops to 1-11-2 and 0-4-1 in the conference.

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UVU fell 2-0 to Portland State on Friday afternoon at Clyde Field in the team’s final tune-up before Great West Conference play begins next week.

The Wolverines (1-9-0) open conference play on the road in the GWC’s inaugural season next Friday at North Dakota, they finish up the weekend at  South Dakota on Sunday.

In Friday’s loss, the fifth in a row for UVU, Dolly Enneking stole the show, scoring a goal in each half to earn the victory. Enneking scored her fifth goal of the season in the seventeenth minute on an assist from Michelle Hlasnik. Her second-half goal came on a penalty kick in the fifty-eighth minute.

The Wolverines were out-shot 22-11 overall and 11-6 on goal. Down 2-0 midway through the second half, UVU mustered three close attempts. A shot from Katey Turner was deflected away by PSU keeper Cris Lewis, and Adrienne Schneider’s breakaway attempt went wide right. The shot fired by Lauren Bluth hit the crossbar.

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UVU goalkeeper Hailey Brown sends the ball into orbit after making a save against Wyoming. Photo credit: Dave Iba

In the 86th minute of Friday’s home opener for the Lady Wolverine soccer team, Wyoming’s Emily Layton came free of a scramble in front of the Wolverine goal and knocked the ball past goalie Hailey Brown. With the score tied at one at the time, the goal was the go-ahead score and just four minutes later became the game-winning goal.

The game was an uphill battle from the beginning for Utah Valley. Just two minutes into the game, a direct kick by Emma Wilson soared just over the outstretched arm of Brown for the first goal of the game.

The game stayed 1-0 until UVU’s Athena Maher capitalized on a great centering pass from Camille Broderick in the 69th minute. With the game tied at one, the momentum, which had clearly been with the Cowgirls the whole game, seemed to shift dramatically to the lady Wolverines. With the shift of momentum, the ball spent a lot of time down deep in Wyoming’s end, until the Cowgirls were able to clear the ball downfield late and score the game-winning goal.

“Wyoming did a good job of taking advantage of our mistakes,” said coach Brent Anderson, “we worked very hard to win the ball, but then carelessly gave it right back.”

The loss at Clyde Field dropped UVU to 0-4-0 on the young season. coach Anderson points to the defense as a sore spot for the team right now, having allowed 13 goals in just four games.

“We need to get back to a strong defensive mentality,” said Anderson, “last year, we had seven shutouts and it seems like we have forgotten how it feels to play like that.”

Despite being outscored, UVU outshot Wyoming, 18-14.

The Lady Wolverines did bounce back from the devastating last-minute loss to Wyoming with a 1-0 victory in El Paso, Texas on Sunday against UTEP. Utah Valley”s first win of the season was only the eighth loss for UTEP at home in the last seven years. Nicole Archibald scored the only goal of the game in the second minute.

“It was nice to be able to score the goal in the second minute and not have to play uphill all day,” said Anderson of Archibald’s goal at UTEP.

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After a scoreless tie through 68 minutes, Seattle University’s women’s soccer team picked up goals from Lauren Munechika and Maddy Cartwright to help them to a 2-0 win over Utah Valley University in a non-conference match Aug. 28 at the University of Idaho.

Munechika began the scoring for the Redhawks (3-1) when a Jamie Coe pass deflected through the Wolverine defense to a streaking Munechika who poked it into the net for a 1-0 lead.

Cartwright clinched the game when she beat Utah Valley keeper Hailey Brown to the ball and kicked the second goal from 10 yards out. Kara Kuttler assisted on the play.

UVU made some pushes to even the score, but three shots from Lauren Bluth could not bring the Wolverines even.

“It’s obviously not a result we’re happy with, but the girls fought hard and did some good things. We just made a couple of costly mistakes,” commented UVU head coach Brent Anderson.

Utah Valley continued their non-conference schedule the next day, dropping a 3-1 match to the University of Idaho.

Ashley Perez and Chelsea Small each got the Vandals on the board quickly with goals in the 14th and 19th minutes of the first half, respectively, off Jennifer Hull assists on each.

Sari Morrison converted a penalty kick in the 69th minute to seal the deal for Idaho.

UVU defender Brianne Larsen converted on a Camille Broderick pass for UVU’s first goal in an away game this year in the 87th minute, but it was too little too late.

Idaho (1-2) picks up their first win, while the Wolverines have dropped three straight since a 5-1 exhibition win Aug. 17 over Weber State.

The Wolverines will look to rebound Sept. 4 when they host Wyoming in their home opener.

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