Women’s soccer Head Coach Karen Hanks was greeted with a celebratory shower of ice water from her players after she notched her 100th career victory. Sacramento State upset the 19th ranked University of Utah Utes, 1-0, on Sunday.

With the victory, the Hornets (4-4-1) capped off a perfect weekend that also included a 4-2 win over the University of San Francisco Dons on Friday. Sac State started the season with a 2-4 record, and has gone 3-0-1 in their last four games.

“This was a major upset and it shows we can play with anyone,” a soaking wet Hanks said.

Lisamarie La Vallee scored the only goal of the match in the 8th minute, her third goal of the weekend after netting two on Friday.

Linda Sanchez crossed to La Vallee, who sent a shot into the left corner of the net despite the presence of two Utah defenders.

Despite being shorthanded the Hornets were able to hold the Utes scoreless in the final 10 minutes of play. Striker Nicole Novoa was issued a red card in the 80th minute when she collided with Utah goalkeeper Kaycie Zimmerman while in pursuit of a loose ball.

“The key today was that the players that came in off the bench stepped up,” Hanks said.

Stephanie Shaw recorded her first collegiate shutout while collecting eight saves. Shaw is unbeaten in her last four matches.

La Vallee made sure Sac State started the weekend strong with two goals in a 4-2 win over the Dons on Friday afternoon.

She put Sac State on the scoreboard in just the first minute of the match. Striker Kelly Novak found La Vallee open for a breakaway opportunity and she buried the shot in the left corner of the net, giving the Hornets a 1-0 lead.

The Dons would respond in the 11th minute when Stephanie Gray scored on a penalty kick tying the score 1-1. Four minutes later, Shuree Hyatt found forward Rebecca Shook open for a goal, giving the Dons a 2-1 lead.

La Vallee brought Sac State back in the 29th minute. Maggie Murphy sent a pass to La Vallee, who drove by two defenders that were applying tight pressure. She placed a shot into the right corner of the net, tying the score at 2-2.

“It was a situation where I just happened to be faster than the fullback,” La Vallee said. With her three goals over the weekend, La Vallee now leads the team with five on the season.

The Hornets would take the lead for good in the second half. In the 67th minute Mandi Siller scored in a crowded goal box off a corner kick from Jenae Kee putting the lead at 3-2.

The Dons had an opportunity to tie the match in the 72nd minute when Hyatt went one-on-one with Shaw, but the freshman keeper made the biggest save of her 10 in the match to preserve the lead.

The Hornets put the game away when Kelly Law scored on a break away in the 76th minute for the final score of 4-2.

“We came out real strong obviously with Lisa’s goal early and we showed character coming back,” Hanks said.

The Hornets (4-4-1) will take their show on the road to Saint Mary’s on Thursday and will then head to Portland State University on Sunday for their Big Sky Conference opener.