OPENING TOUCH: Dixie State men's soccer returns home for the first time in five games for their WAC conference opener against Utah Valley University on Sept. 25 at 5 P.M.

Live stats and video information for all matches can be found at www.dixiestateathletics.com.

Tickets can be purchased at https://dsutix.universitytickets.com.

TRANSITIONING INTO THE WAC: Dixie State enters its second season of Division I play as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. Dixie State is scheduled to play an 18-game schedule including eight non-conference games and 10 conference games.

DIXIE STATE VS. UTAH VALLEY: This is the first time in institution history that Dixie State has faced Utah Valley in men's soccer.

KNOW YOUR FOE: 
Utah Valley currently sits 3-1-2 in the 2021 season. Their one loss came last week on the road at No. 3 Washington by a score of 2-1 in overtime. The team has scored 11 goals in its six matches. The Wolverines have only shutout one opponent all season.

Utah Valley is coached by former RSL player Kyle Beckerman. This is Beckerman's first coaching role after his retirement from soccer. He took over after Greg Maas resigned from the team last season. 

The Wolverines are currently third place in the WAC.

COACHING STAFF: Jonny Broadhead (Colorado State-Pueblo, 2004) is in his fourth season as Dixie State head coach. Broadhead has a 34-34-3 overall record at Dixie State. He has led the program to 10 or more wins in two of his three seasons at the helm. 

Broadhead has brought with him assistant coaches Kyle Coffee and Nick Vorberg who are both in their first seasons with DSU. 

TRAILBLAZERS PICKED TENTH IN THE WAC: Dixie State was voted to finish 10th in the WAC men's soccer preseason coaches' poll released on August 17th. Grand Canyon was picked first with six first place votes. Seattle U was picked second with four first place votes. The Trailblazers did not have any members selected to the 2021 Preseason All-WAC team.