OREM, Utah -- The Southern Utah University women's soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss to the conference leading Utah Valley University Wolverines in the regular season finale on Monday, Oct. 23.
The Wolverines were able to find the back of the net early in this contest, scoring in the first two minutes off of a header from senior Sydney Bushman coming on an assist from fellow senior Nicole Olanda giving Utah Valley the early 1-0 lead, a lead which they would hold for the rest of the half.
The second half started in almost identical fashion for Utah Valley, again scoring within two minutes of the kickoff. This time came when senior Heather Stainbrook rebounded her own deflected pass and was able to slip it into the goal giving the Wolverines a 2-0 lead.
Utah Valley would again increase their lead, on a fast break when junior Faith Webber connected with sophomore Taylor Nelson for an easy goal, bringing the lead to 3-0 in favor of the Wolverines.
The loss gives the Thunderbirds a final regular season record of 3-10-5 overall and 3-5-1 in Western Athletic Conference play. Meanwhile the Wolverines finish the season with a 10-3-5 record overall and 7-0-2 in the WAC.
Quotes from Kai Edwards
"We had a really good performance. We played well and they beat us. This game gives us a lot of confidence as we look forward to Seattle."
Up Next
The Thunderbirds now look ahead to postseason play at the WAC Women's soccer tournament in Riverside, California. Holding the six seed within the conference, Southern Utah will face third-seeded Seattle University, whom the Thunderbirds previously lost to 4-0. That game will take place on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. MST. This game can be streamed on ESPN+.
Written by: Aidan Mortensen
Editor: Anden Garfield
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