Oct. 11, 2007

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OREM, Utah - Utah Valley's second four-match road trip comes to an end as the Wolverines travel to the Midwest to take on North Dakota State and South Dakota State this weekend.

UV is familiar with the two Summit League opponents, having faced both in the United Soccer Conference the last two years.

"I think we have had a good week of practices in preparation for this weekend," Wolverines head coach Brent Anderson said. "These are two teams we matched up well with last year. We look forward to facing them again this weekend."

UV's Friday match against North Dakota State will have live stats for free and a subscription-based live video feed. For more information, visit www.gobison.com.

North Dakota State has a 2-0 series advantage against Utah Valley. The Bison beat the Wolverines two years ago in their first match played in Fargo. Last season, North Dakota State handed UV a 2-1 loss in Orem.

The Wolverines have a 2-1-1 series advantage against the Jacks. Last season, South Dakota State defeated Utah Valley, 1-0 in Orem before the two teams met up again in the USC Tournament. The tourney match was played to a 0-0 draw with the Jacks winning the tiebreaker in a 4-1 shootout. UV won the first two matches of the series in 2004 (3-0) and 2005 (2-0).

The Wolverines can expect cool temperatures with forecasted highs in the low-50s in Fargo and the mid-40s in Brookings.

After this week, the Wolverines only have four games remaining before the USC Tournament in early November. Next week, UV will return home for the first time in nearly three weeks when the Wolverines will return to USC action when they host NJIT and Delaware State. UV will be fighting for USC Tournament seeding when the Highlanders and Hornets come to town.