Poor shooting dooms men’s basketball in Seattle

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February 4, 2017

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Photo by Sarah Sanchez SEATTLE—UVU was unable to overcome its shooting woes Saturday night on the road and dropped the game 63-50 against Seattle University. The Wolverines did not score their first bucket of the night until 14 minutes remained in the first half, a sign of what kind of night it would be shooting […]

Religious devotion at forefront of Hall’s career

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January 31, 2017

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Photo by Nathan T. Gross Faith has always come first for Britta Hall. It has taken her on a journey through adversity and prosperity spanning two continents and ultimately landed her on the UVU women’s basketball team. In middle school, when virtually every other competitive player joined a travel basketball team—the customary route to the […]

Men’s basketball drops close game late

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January 28, 2017

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—The UVU men’s basketball team lost a nail biter to New Mexico State University 74-69 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines led for nearly three quarters of the game but went cold in the crunch time minutes. NMSU’s Eli Chuha had an outstanding game, scoring 19 points on […]

Ogbe goes off in second half to guide Wolverines to victory

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January 26, 2017

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—Five players finished in double figures and UVU beat the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 92-81 Thursday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines shot 48 times from the charity stripe and made 36 of those attempts to break the record for most free-throw tries by a UVU team […]

The hidden cost of college football

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January 23, 2017

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The Clemson University Tigers won college football’s national championship Jan. 9 in what became an instant classic. Quarterback Deshaun Watson marched Clemson’s offense down the field with two minutes to play and capped off the drive with a game-winning touchdown pass, setting aside Alabama’s vaunted defense and talk of a dynasty. Earlier in the game, […]

Lubcke brings track record of success to women’s basketball

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January 17, 2017

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Murray Bridge, Australia is situated 47 miles southeast of South Australia’s capital city of Adelaide. An agricultural community of just under 20,000 people that helped shape the hard-working approach Sam Lubcke takes to the hardwood for the UVU women’s basketball team. A 6-1 center for the Wolverines, Lubcke began her basketball career at the age […]

Stutzman propels UVU to victory

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January 14, 2017

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OREM—The UVU men’s basketball team beat the University of Missouri-Kansas City 86-76 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines snapped a two-game losing streak and earned their first victory in conference play. Freshman Jared Stutzman was a spark off the bench for the Wolverines (9-9) shooting 3-of-3 from the field, all 3-pointers. His […]

Women’s basketball: UVU vs GCU: Five takeaways

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January 8, 2017

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Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM—The UVU women’s basketball team lost to Grand Canyon University 62-46 Saturday night in the UCCU Center. The contest marked the opening of conference play for both teams. Here are five takeaways from the game. Silver lining to every dark cloud Injuries have impacted the already young and inexperienced UVU squad this […]

Women’s basketball: UVU beats Dixie State for second straight win

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December 31, 2016

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM—The UVU women’s basketball team beat Dixie State University 68-56 in Lockhart Arena Saturday afternoon. DSU continues to seek its first victory of the season after Sam Lubcke turned in a phenomenal double-double performance. Lubcke, the junior from Murray Bridge, Australia, scored 19 points and secured 16 rebounds propelling UVU (6-10) to […]