Sammie Jensen may need to remind herself every now and again she hasn’t changed teams. Seeing nine different teammates in the starting lineup will do that. The roster shuffling has been necessary, as the Wolverines have seen one player perform well one night only to disappear the next. True freshman Taylor Huber started her […]
Hunsaker didn’t so much as glance at the stat sheet, one that said the Wolverines beat Simpson University by 27 points, outrebounded them by 15 and came up with 11 steals. Instead he shared a message which stood in stark contrast to the lopsided win. “The four returning starters I don’t think […]
There LaVell Edwards stood, a legend speaking about school spirit and tradition. It should have been inspiring. It was – to an extent. It was also awkward. That’s what happens when a football prodigy tells football stories at a non-football school. It was the elephant in the room that, frankly, was bigger than the […]
Utah Valley held Grambling State to 15 percent shooting in the first half before going on an 18-0 run, spurring them to a 64-34 win at home Wednesday night. Isiah Williams led a balanced Wolverine offense with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Alfonzo Hubbard chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench […]
Head coach Sam Atoa kept his fingers crossed the entire season, hoping his team’s health would hold. It did – until it mattered most. Middle blocker Erica Nish tore her ACL early in Tuesday’s game against Southern Utah after making a play at the net and coming down hard. She immediately grabbed her right […]
Men’s basketball head coach Dick Hunsaker has been loathe to make specific predictions for this season, but he did tip his hand a little this week, throwing in two key factors for good measure. “We have high expectations for a fine team,” Hunsaker said. “It will all hinge on our health and the development […]
Despite competing on the same night as both basketball teams, the wrestling team drew the biggest crowd of the night thanks in large part to this year’s freshman class of 20-plus. The recruiting class was ranked No. 11 in the country, boasting several grapplers who won multiple state titles in their prep careers. […]
Non-conference rivalry? Despite having just a week and a half left in the regular season, the Wolverines volleyball team will host a rare non-conference game tonight against the Utah State Aggies. This will be the first game in any sport against USU since Utah Valley was denied admission to the Western Athletic Conference […]
UVU trades green in for pink to raise cancer awareness Count Utah Valley among the countless sports programs that care about cancer. The volleyball and women’s soccer teams both hosted “pink games” in the month of October, including Thursday’s volleyball match against Houston Baptist. Like their professional counterparts, UVU athletes sported pink accessories […]
Head coach Sam Atoa didn’t want his team to take a step back against conference competition. Instead, the Wolverines have taken a leap forward, easily winning their first two Great West Conference matches behind a rejuvenated Chelsey Heaps. The senior outside hitter combined for 22 kills and 27 digs in wins over North Dakota […]