Oct. 9, 2008 marked the start of a new era for Utah soccer. Rio Tinto Stadium is the new home for Real Salt Lake. It is the first soccer specific stadium built in Utah. RSL took on the New York Red Bulls in front of a sold-out stadium of 20,008 people. The final score was 1-1, RSL one point.

The women’s volleyball team beat the Cougars of Chicago State last week, 3-0 (25-5, 25-9, 25-14). This makes back-to-back wins for the lady Wolverines, and put Chicago State at 0-20 this season. “It is difficult to stay focused against a team that’s struggling,” Coach Sam Atoa said after the victory.

The Dodgers, Angels, Cubs, White Sox, Phillies, Rays, Brewers and Red Sox are in the eight teams invited to the exclusive October party in Major League Baseball. It’s nice to be at the October fiesta, but all the teams have one thing on their mind: a World Series Championship.

Real leaders lead by example, put their teammates first and put up the numbers — but the numbers they’re most concerned about are the numbers in the win column. Allyce Wilson is without doubt a leader of the women’s volleyball team. According to the program, Wilson is 5 feet 3 inches tall.

At most universities the idea of intramural sports means major sports such as basketball, football, and soccer. Here at UVU we have that and much, much more. “Our events are designed with student engagement in mind,” said Bo Earls, director of intramurals and sport clubs.

Utah Valley women’s volleyball team starts the season off 0-2 after losing both of their matches at the Utah Invitational. The first match was against the University of Utah and the Wolverines fell 3-0 (19-25, 10-25, 22-25). The second was closer, against University of California-Santa Clara, but they just could not close it out, losing in five, 2-3 (18-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-22, 0-15).