Utah college soccer: Faith Webber's school-record performance lifts Utah Valley to senior night shutout
Webber scored a school-record five goals to lead Utah Valley to a senior-night rout of Southern Utah, 8-0 Thursday at UCCU Stadium in Orem.
OREM, Utah — Faith Webber scored a school-record five goals to lead Utah Valley to a senior-night rout of Southern Utah, 8-0 Thursday at UCCU Stadium in Orem.
The graduate senior forward had a hat trick in the first 15 minutes of the game, added a fourth at the 20-minute mark, and added another in the second half to help the Wolverines (10-4-2, 6-0-1 WAC) clinch a spot in the four-team WAC Tournament to be held Nov. 5-8 in Orem.
She’s one of just two players nationally with five goals in a single match.
Ruby Hladek added a goal and an assist for Utah Valley, which got goals from Sierra Pennock and Sadie Beardall in the shutout win.
“When I came here, I just wanted to make an impact,” Webber said in a news release after the match. “Now that I have the career and single-game records, I hope my legacy goes beyond soccer — to inspire players to believe they can reach things they didn’t think were possible.”
Webber’s four first-half goals tied the Utah Valley record for most goals in a single game in program history. The graduate student celebrating senior night did one in the 70th minute, slotting one inside the left post to give the Wolverines a 7-0 lead in the rout.
Prior to the match, Utah Valley honored its six seniors who will wrap up their final regular season at the newly constructed, $28 million UCCU Stadium on Monday against fellow in-state rival Utah Tech.
Leading the group are Webber, who ranks first nationally in shots per game (5.33) and 10th in shots on goal per game (2.07); and Hladek, who ranks ninth nationally in points per game (1.87) and ninth in total points (28).
Photographer Tyler Staten was at the match Thursday night for Salt City Soccer. Check out his photos below.
#00 Leah Wolf, GK, Rochester Hills, Mich.
Wolf started 27 of her 44 games in goal for the Wolverines, where she’s posted a 1.34 goals-against average with 42 goals allowed and a .745 save percentage. The three-time WAC regular-season champion won a national club championship with Waza FC and Nationals Soccer in her home state of Michigan in 2020-21 prior to enrolling at Utah Valley.
Photo by Tyler Staten
#2 Faith Webber, FW, Grand Blanc, Mich. (Delta College)
Webber came to Utah Valley for her final seasons of college soccer — that became four due to changing standards of eligibility related to JUCO play — after leading Delta College to an NJCAA national championship in 2020 and national runner-up honors in 2021. The three-time all-WAC selection and 2024 WAC Offensive Player of the Year leaves Utah Valley as the program’s all-time scoring leader with 63 goals and 16 assists.
Photo by Tyler Staten
#5 Taylor Nelson, DF, Monroe, Wash.
The only field player in the senior class to spend her entire collegiate career at Utah Valley, Nelson was the preseason WAC co-defensive player of the year in 2025, a year after earning second-team All-WAC honors and WAC all-freshman honors in 2022.
Photo by Tyler Staten
#6 Sierra Pennock, MF, Lindon, Utah (BYU)
After three seasons at BYU, Pennock transferred up University Parkway to complete her college career, where she’s started 24 of 42 matches with one goal and one assist in center midfield for the Wolverines.
Photo by Tyler Staten
#8 Ruby Hladek, MF, Ladera Ranch, Calif./American Fork, Utah (BYU)
After two seasons at BYU, Hladek played three years with the Wolverines in starting 53 of 53 matches. The 2024 All-WAC first-team selection has 19 goals and 26 assists at Utah Valley, where she’s won two WAC regular-season championships and was named to the WAC all-tournament team twice.
Photo by Tyler Staten
#27 Marie Quentel, MF, Best, France (Iowa Western CC)
The former NJCAA All-American spent two seasons in Wolverine green, where she has three goals and five assists in 19 matches.
Photo by Tyler Staten Thursday night was senior night across the state of Utah. Here’s a look at a few others:
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Utah State celebrated its six seniors with a commanding 6-1 win over Nevada at Chuck & Gloria Bell Field in Logan. Here’s more from the Aggies, who got two goals from Mia Mullenmeister and a goal and an assist from Hadli Barrera and Kunie Hirai.
Arizona State earned a win in Salt Lake City for the first time since 2014 to hand host Utah a 1-0 loss in front of 665 fans at Ute Field. Read more from the Utes.
