Photo gallery: Utah Valley begins WAC title defense with 5-0 shutout over Tarleton
Nixan Jackson had two goals and an assist, and Faith Webber added a brace as Utah Valley opened WAC play with a 5-0 home win over Tarleton State on Thursday night.
OREM, Utah (Sept. 25, 2025) — Nixan Jackson had two goals and an assist, and Faith Webber added a brace as Utah Valley women’s soccer opened Western Athletic Conference play with a 5-0 home win over Tarleton State.
Ruby Hladek also scored for the Wolverines (5-4-1, 1-0 WAC), who got the one-save shutout from Leah Wolf and 20 minutes of relief from goalkeeper Mia Roberts.
After perhaps the most difficult nonconference schedule in program history, Utah Valley opened its defense of another conference regular-season title with the team’s first clean sheet since a 2-0 win over in-state rival Utah in the season opener Aug. 18.
“We put together a full 90 minutes tonight,” UVU coach Chris Lemay said. “I was really happy with the ball movement, our anticipation, and the decisions we made. We had great movement off the ball, which allowed us to create so many chances.”
Photographer Tyler Staten was at the WAC opener for the Wolverines. Check out a few of his favorite photos from the match below, and if you need a photographer, book him here or message him on Instagram.
Conference play also began for Weber State and Utah State, a day after BYU and Utah opened Big 12 play with a 3-2 loss to West Virginia and a 0-0 draw with Cincinnati, respectively.
Blum’s brace secures Wildcats’ win in Big Sky opener
Lily Blum notched a brace as Weber State took a 10th-minute lead and never looked back en route to a 2-1 win over Eastern Washington in a Big Sky opener in Ogden.
Blum finished a cross from Cadence Packer to give the Wildcats (7-4, 1-0 Big Sky) a 1-0 halftime edge, then doubled the advantage off an assist from Sayler Schlosser in the 71st minute to improve to 7-4 all-time against the Eagles.
Miller’s moment lifts Aggies to draw in Mountain West opener
Austin Miller’s goal in the 42nd minute helped Utah State secure a 1-1 draw with Colorado State in Thursday night’s Mountain West opener in Logan.
Ellie Hendrix found Miller near the top of the penalty box as the Aggies (3-4-3, 0-0-1 MW) held the Rams without a shot through 45 minutes.
But Olivia Fout equalized in the 50th minute for Colorado State to secure a point on the road.
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