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- ↑ "2020-21 WAC Women's Soccer Tournament". wacsports.com. Western Athletic Conference . Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Women's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). Western Athletic Conference. p. 17. Retrieved October 31, 2021.