Photos by Brigham Berthold OREM—The UVU wrestling room is a well-hidden but distinct location on campus. Forest green and canary yellow mats cover the wide floor beneath a low ceiling. Infrequently spaced windows and dark walls punctuate a feeling of closeness as the scent of years of sweat and effort fill your nose. Wrestlers practice […]
It had been nearly a decade since Wolverine green was seen on the ice. Now nearing the end of its first season back, the future is bright for UVU hockey. A year of dialogue between the UVU administration and hopeful students looking to revive the hockey program finally paid off last summer. The process started […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold The way the game of basketball is played is changing. The age of sports analytics has given rise to a new age on the hardwood. With each passing year, more emphasis is being placed on building offenses designed around getting efficient shots. The most efficient shots in the game are layups […]
The basketball teams of UVU are entering the portion of Western Athletic Conference play in which they will be playing their second games with conference foes. While the women will welcome Missouri – Kansas City and Chicago State to campus, the men will be wrapping up a three-game road swing on the same opponents’ home […]
The 2016-17 season for the UVU men’s basketball team has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. There’s been a wide variety of big wins and close losses, exciting finishes and disappointing ones. They overcame a 27-point deficit to beat the University of Denver early in the season. UVU followed that up with one of […]
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 […]
OREM-In a game that was close until the later stages of the fourth quarter, the UVU women’s basketball team fell to Seattle University by the score of 69-51. Alexis Montgomery and Kaylee Best led the Redhawks with 17 and 15 points, while Taylor Gordon scored 15 points for the Wolverines. The loss is UVU’s fifth […]
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 […]
After winning most of his matches so far on the season, including winning his weight class at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open by pinning No. 12 ranked Colin Jensen of Nebraska, junior heavyweight Dustin Dennison is a big part of what UVU’s wrestling team is doing this season. Dennison has big goals, despite playing in […]
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 […]