Utah Valley Falls to UC Irvine in Big West Road Opener

IRVINE, Calif. — Utah Valley dropped its Big West road opener Friday night, falling 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-22) to UC Irvine at the Bren Events Center. The Wolverines (4-13, 2-3 Big West) were led offensively by freshman Chloe Hansen, who matched a career high with eight kills and added a service ace. UC Irvine (6-10, 4-1 Big West) was paced by Memphis Burnett with 12 kills, while Kendra MacDonald added eight. Alyvia Watkins recorded five kills and four blocks for Utah Valley, while Evalyn Medaris finished with 26 assists, five blocks and eight digs. Utah Valley battled back from an…