After crushing Southern Utah on Thursday, all UVU needed was a draw to claim the outright conference title and the No. 1 seed in the WAC Tournament.

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Playing Utah Tech in the final match of the regular season on Saturday, Utah Valley claimed a 2-0 victory, clinching the WAC championship.

The game was scoreless in the first half, despite the Wolverines holding the advantage in possession and shots.

Wanting to secure the conference title with a win on their home field, UVU finally broke through in the second half.

Heather Stainbrook showed some nifty footwork, getting around the Utah Tech defense and firing a laser shot into the far left side of the net to give the Wolverines a 1-0 lead in the 53rd minute.

The goal was Stainbrook’s 13th of the season and also gives her 73 career points for UVU,  moving into the top spot of the program record books. Stainbrook is also the leading goal scorer in team history with 28 goals, surpassing the previous record of 26.

The Wolverines added a second goal just two minutes later, all but securing the WAC regular season title. The goal was scored by Faith Webber, her 12th of the season.

Utah Valley saw out the final minutes of the match, before rushing onto the field in celebration of winning the WAC championship.

UVU outshot the Trailblazers 28-3 in the match – including 8-0 on target – while dominating possession to clinch the second WAC regular season title in team history. The Wolverines last won the conference title in 2020, and have also won the WAC Tournament on three occasions since joining the league in 2013.

Utah Valley concluded the regular season with a 13-3-3 (W-L-D) record, including a 9-1-1 mark in conference action.

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As the outright regular-season WAC champions, UVU clinched the No. 1 seed and a first-round bye in the upcoming conference tournament in Seattle.

The Wolverines will await the winner of the matchup between No. 4 seed Utah Tech and No. 5 seed Grand Canyon in the semifinals. The semifinal match will take place on Friday, Nov. 4 at 8 p.m. MT. The game can be seen on ESPN+.

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Spencer has always been passionate about sports, growing up playing and following various sports. He ran cross country in high school and began his journey in sports media in 2017 as a journalism intern at The Spectrum & Daily News. Since then, his work has been published in numerous outlets including Deseret News, Standard-Examiner, St. George News, Southern Utah Now, SUU's Thunderground, SB Nation's RSL Soapbox, FanSided's Venom Strikes, fan-insider.com, The Spurs Web, and Iron County Today. Spencer is the founder of Stadium Sportzz and both the Sportzz with Spencer and Mountain States Sports Report podcasts. His experience extends to public address announcing, having first served as the PA announcer for Southern Utah University soccer in 2017 and as a high school sports PA announcer. He is now entering his fourth year as a PA announcer at Utah Tech University, where he also occasionally takes on the role of in-game emcee. Spencer's versatility also extends to radio, where at The Fan Sports Network he produced high school and Utah Tech athletics broadcasts, hosted the weekly Region 9 Football Tailgate Show, and appeared daily on The Drive. Now working towards completing his Bachelor's degree in Media Studies, Spencer was recently named the Sports Director at Utah Tech University's 91.3 The Blaze for the 2024-25 year. He will host a weekly show and serve as a play-by-play broadcaster, continuing his dedication to sports journalism and broadcasting. When he isn’t talking, writing about, or watching sports, Spencer enjoys traveling and spending time with his amazing wife.

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