It marks the first time the Wolverines have hosted the postseason tournament. Utah Valley will host the WAC Tournament this year at Clyde Field, Oct. The remainder of the WAC home slate includes CSU Bakersfield (Oct. The Wolverines open WAC play at home against Chicago State on Oct. UVU will also play WAC road games at UTRGV (Sept. Utah Valley opens its eight-match Western Athletic Conference schedule on the road at New Mexico State on Sept. Having the opportunity to play our cross-town rival is always a great thing for the entire Utah County soccer community and going back to Northern California to play at Cal, where I spent four years, will be a great experience for our program." "Every match is important and will present different challenges, but there are a couple of extra special games that we are looking forward to. "Playing three Pac-12 opponents, one Big 12 team and three WCC programs will certainly have us battle-tested before we head into our conference schedule," Lemay said. The matchup at BYU will mark just the third time the two teams have met on the pitch. It will mark the second time that UVU has taken on the Sooners as UVU defeated OU, 1-0, in Norman during the 2016 season. The game against Oklahoma will be just the second time that UVU has hosted a team from the Big 12 conference. 15, as well as a cross-town rival game against BYU on Sept. Utah Valley will wrap up its non-conference schedule with a home match against Big 12 foe Oklahoma on Sept. The Wolverines will then wrap up the five-match road swing in Boulder against Colorado on Sept. 7, before facing Pac-12 foe Washington on Sept. The Wolverines will then travel to Portland, Oregon, to play in the Nike Portland Invitational. UVU will then travel back to California for a pair of games against West Coast Conference foe San Diego and Big West opponent Cal Poly on Aug. UVU ranked 34th nationally in attendance last season, averaging nearly 900 fans per game. The Wolverines went an impressive 5-1-0 at Clyde Field in 2017. The team has lost just five matches in the past four seasons on the home pitch. Utah Valley holds an impressive 71-34-10 all-time record at Clyde Field. The team will continue Clyde Field play on Aug. 22, in the team's home opener at Clyde Field. The Wolverines will host in-state rival Weber State on Aug. UVU will then trek to Laramie to take on Mountain West foe Wyoming on Aug. The Golden Bears made their 14th-consecutive appearance at the NCAA Tournament in 2017. The game at Cal will be a homecoming of sorts for Lemay, who served as Cal's associate head coach from 2012-16. UVU will open its 2018 slate in the Golden State with a first-ever matchup against California on Aug. Utah Valley will play seven of its first nine matches of the season on the road. Our 2018 non-conference fall schedule has to be one of the most competitive in the country, and that is by design." "We want to be in the biggest environments and play the best teams. "We are going to continue to push ourselves," said Lemay. Utah Valley University women's soccer head coach Chris Lemay has released his team's 2018 schedule, featuring matchups against California, Weber State, UNLV, San Diego, Portland, Oklahoma and BYU.
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