'Eaters Fall to Utah Valley, 3-1

Wednesday, September 30

Irvine, Calif.

6:00 PM

UC Irvine

3-4-3, 1-1-1

Utah Valley

6-4-2, 2-0-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Utah Valley	1	2	3
UC Irvine	0	1	1

Ariane Haysman Boaler dances through the Utah Valley defense in a 2026 match in Anteater Stadium

Photo by: Karlo Nunez Manglona | UC Irvine Athletics

'Eaters Fall to Utah Valley, 3-1

September 30, 2026 | Women's Soccer

Box Score

By: Alex Roberts-Croteau

IRVINE, Calif. --- UC Irvine women's soccer fell, 3-1, Wednesday night in a battle of Big West unbeatens against Utah Valley in Anteater Stadium.

New Faces

UCI gets its first look at a new member of the Big West in Utah Valley, and the first meeting since 2009 between the programs
Neither side dominated out of the gate with each side gaining possession and creating chances, but the defenses dictated things early
UCI had the first real chance in the 17th minute as Jasmyne Wheeler got a head on a corner service that landed just over the crossbar
Savanna Arruda handled her first test in the 29th minute with a ball that landed in the box knocked away by Arruda, and the return shot was high and grabbed by Arruda
The Wolverines broke through however in the 32nd minute
- A throw-in from the left sideline found Addie Olson who tracked across the top of the box and fed Nixan Jackson who collected the pass and dotted a shot in the upper right to put Utah Valley ahead, 1-0
A handful more chances came in highlighted by a UVU tough-angle shot glancing off the crossbar as the match went into the half still at 1-0

Attack Minded

The Anteaters were quick to even the score with the first action of the second half a goal in the 50th minute
- A feed to Mimi Dominguez was played just inside the box. After losing control, the ball rattled around before Fiona Shin took over, cut towards the spot, and unleashed a blast too hot to handle and even the match, 1-1
UVU quickly tried to respond with a shot on goal saved, and then an unfortunate hand ball put them at the spot where Sadie Beardall would convert in the 55th minute for the lead back, 2-1
Arruda was keeping the team in the match with four more saves in a 10-minute period, some needing a dive
The Wolverines managed a third goal to push their lead to 3-1 in the 75th minute
- Isabella Stewart drove to goal and cut toward the middle feeding Beardall who earned enough space to lace a shot by the outstreched Arruda to her right and in
The 'Eaters pressed on with more chances down the final minutes. A couple went on frame with Mimi Yamamoto denied in the 77th minute, and Jasmyne Wheeler headed a service along that the UVU backline kicked off the goaline in the 80th minute

Utah Valley 3, UC Irvine 1

Savanna Arruda despite the loss had a career high with eight saves besting her previous high of six
Fiona Shin's goal extends her team point lead now to eight and is her team-leading third goal of the season
UCI did finish with more corner kicks, 5-3, and was called for just four fouls in the match
Mara Cochon made her season debut in the match as UCI's first sub playing 28 minutes

UCI had one more match on the week as they head to UC Riverside on Saturday, October 3 for a 7:00 p.m. kickoff

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Savanna doubles up!! #RipEm pic.twitter.com/NJtxHmNZvH
— UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) October 1, 2026

FIONA!! ?? Shin (50') with a missile that finds the back of the net!!

UC Irvine 1-1 Utah Valley #TWZ pic.twitter.com/dXCqvglRfd
— UCI Women's Soccer (@UCIwsoc) October 1, 2026