Wolverines tackling issues one at a time

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December 5, 2011

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The Arizona road trip produced split emotions for the Utah Valley women’s basketball team. As the team participated in a two-game series in the Northern Arizona University Hilton Garden Inn Thanksgiving Classic they first fell short to NAU 73-59, then came back two days later to bring home a one-point win over Kent State 46-45. […]

Offense struggles in season opener

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November 21, 2011

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As the Utah Valley women’s basketball team visited Long Beach State University last Friday, head coach Cathy Nixon found the team’s greatest opportunity on the offensive side of the game. UVU fell short in their season opener against Long Beach State 75-43 starting their record 0-1.   Describing the season opener on the road, Nixon […]

Thompson steps up in Utah Valley’s homecoming win over UMKC

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November 20, 2011

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Head coach Dick Hunsaker expressed his appreciation to all the support present as the Utah Valley men’s basketball team (3-1) won Saturday night after a close fight against The University of Missouri Kansas City (1-3). Isiah Williams led the Wolverines in scoring with 17 total points, all scored in the second half. The largest threat […]

Volleyball beats North Dakota, clinches conference crown

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November 11, 2011

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The Wolverines hosted North Dakota Friday night, challenging the team to four matches. A collective effort from coach Sam Atoa’s starters and bench players would lead Utah Valley to a 3-1 (25-20, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19) victory, crowning them the regular season Great Western Conference Champions.   During the first set against Southern Utah University on […]

Nish injured in 3-set victory over Southern Utah

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November 8, 2011

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Early in the first set the crowd fell in silence for nearly two minutes after middle blocker Erica Nish hit the ground with a knee injury. Nish, second on the team in blocks (119), was assisted off the court and head coach Sam Atoa didn’t hesitate to bring in Katie Fritzler off the bench.   […]

Player-coach, father-son

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November 7, 2011

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Last year Holton Hunsaker started his college career as the UVU men’s basketball team point guard. As a freshman he started all 30 games and garnered 95 assists. The 6-foot sophomore from Woods Cross high school will come back again this year to start as the Wolverines’ starting point guard.   Hunsaker continues to exemplify […]

Wolverines sweep Utah State in three sets

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November 3, 2011

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  Utah Valley fans showed up in large numbers Wednesday night as the Wolverines hosted the much anticipated Utah State Aggies. The game would be the first against USU since Utah Valley was denied admission to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) this past summer. The last time UVU played Utah State was last season in […]

Brookelyn Campbell quarterbacks Wolverines

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October 17, 2011

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There are a number of reasons a student has a motive to play a sport. They might gain motivation, learn discipline, strive to succeed or maybe they just need some extra kick to get through a 15 credit-hour school week.   For sophomore Brookelyn Campbell, it’s a little bit of everything.   The setter from […]

Clement credits team for personal success

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October 10, 2011

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Clement was named the conference player of the week after notching seven blocks in the previous game against North Dakota.   The volleyball team hit the road last week to play University of North Dakota, the two-time defending Great West Conference champions. As UND was favored to win, Utah Valley played to make sure that […]

Basketball Intramurals

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September 26, 2011

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September marks the beginning of the season for recruiters and students who wish to play sports with Utah Valley University’s intramurals program. With options like basketball, flag football, co-ed dodge ball, co-ed soccer and co-ed volleyball, students have a wide selection, and getting on a team has been made easier through a new website that […]