Photo by Brad Curnow Much has been written about Greg Maas, the head coach of the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team. The accomplishments that he and the team have been able to achieve in their inaugural seasons are impressive. However, it’s important to remember that Maas doesn’t do what he does alone. According to […]
Photo by Brooke Morrill The Utah Valley University men’s soccer team will begin their regular season slate Aug. 26 when they play host to the University of Washington. After an offseason that included a very strong recruiting class, the Wolverines have come into the year ranked at No. 28 in the country in the College […]
The Larry H. Miller Sports & Entertainment group, ownership group of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, announced on July 21 that they will be hosting an annual in-state men’s basketball invitational event at Vivint Smart Home Arena starting in December 2017, dubbed the Beehive Classic. The event is currently on a three-year contract running through 2019 […]
Photo courtesy of Lydell Sargeant In 2015, Lydell Sargeant was hired as the Director of Development in the UVU athletic department. Sargeant handles the Wolverine Club, which is the sole booster club for UVU athletics. The club is primarily comprised of university alumni and local businessmen and businesswomen. “The Wolverine Club is the people that […]
Photo courtesy of Sporting News Last week, the sporting world lost a giant when longtime University of Tennessee women’s basketball head coach Pat Summitt died from early-onset Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 64. Summitt’s accomplishments in the college game are well documented. Her 1,098 career wins over 38 years are the most in NCAA […]
After a 6.5 hour weather delay, UVU finally took the field for their first NCAA Regional contest in program history Friday night, a 7-1 loss to No. 8 national seed LSU. While the Wolverines struggled to get any offense going the Tigers scored early and often. Danny Beddes got the start for UVU, but struggled […]
Photo by James Durrant The 2015-16 year can only be considered a momentum-building year for Utah Valley University athletics in and there is a lot for students to look forward to when their teams take the field for the 2016-17 campaigns. Whether it was on the soccer pitch or the basketball court, UVU did some […]
Runs were not in short order Friday night as both teams racked up over 15 hits, but UVU prevailed over WAC foe UTRGV 16-11 in the first game of the season’s final home series. Included in the hitting frenzy was a single from Justin Erlandson that extended his impressive hitting streak to 14 games. The […]
The lack of a Cinderella and a plethora of blowouts take the shine off March Madness With less than 30 seconds left to play and his UNC Tar Heels down by three in the NCAA championship game, Marcus Paige collected a pass just beyond the arc and frantically looked for an opening. He settled for […]
The UVU softball team was unable to prevail in a pair of close afternoon games Tuesday in Ogden, dropping their record on the season to 5-25. Three pitchers combined to pitch the first game, a 5-3 loss. Weber State scored one run in each of the first two innings after loading the bases. In the first, […]