Utah Valley men’s basketball tops N. Dakota in conference opener

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January 22, 2012

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Utah Valley extended its winning streak to four games in a hard-fought defensive battle between the top two teams in the Great West Conference, beating North Dakota 72-64 to open Great West Conference play and improve their record on the season to 11-10.   “We anticipated it would be a very physical, back-and-forth match,” UVU […]

W. Basketball dominates Walla Walla 104-46

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January 18, 2012

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Utah Valley women’s basketball team did something they haven’t done since Dec. 29, 2008. They eclipsed the 100- point mark as they defeated Walla Walla University 104-46, Tuesday night. The Wolverines did so with six players scoring in double figures and they were paced by 14 points from Taylor Huber. The Wolverines did most of […]

Wolverines shoot 80 percent in 2nd half, rout Saint Mary

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January 16, 2012

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Utah Valley’s men’s basketball is now a .500 team. Their recent play, however, suggests they may be much better. The Wolverines had six players score in double figures for the second game in a row and shot a blistering 21-of-26 in the second half to beat Saint Mary 98-72 at home, Monday. The win was […]

Boise beatdown

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January 16, 2012

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The anticipated matchup between Utah Valley and Boise State was a hard-fought duel, almost a repeat of the last time the two teams took it to the wrestling mat. The result was the same as it was two years ago, with a narrow 19-18 victory going to UVU.   Toughness was the key to victory […]

Hubbard adjusts to new home, new expectations

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January 16, 2012

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Alfonzo Hubbard hears head coach Dick Hunsaker preach effort in practice. He hears him bark out when Hubbard makes a mistake or he’s not where he should be. After a game, Hunsaker will follow up with him, tell him what he did wrong and what to keep doing.   The constant in-your-face teaching and expectations […]

Wilson stepping up big time

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January 16, 2012

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Everyone stood on their feet as an overtime match between Steven Hernandez of Boise State and Josh Wilson of Utah Valley University commenced. Only fifteen seconds later, Wilson took down Hernandez to win the match and the crowd stayed on their feet to cheer and show their support for their fellow Wolverine.   This is […]

Wolverines struggling to score

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January 16, 2012

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Utah Valley’s women’s basketball spent the past three weeks playing local rivals like Utah State University and The University of Utah. However, the schedule helped bring the team down to a four-game losing streak, which concluded on Tuesday night when the Wolverines (7-9) defeated Longwood University at home. Forward Sammie Jensen helped crush UVU’s disappointing […]

No Sioux for you

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January 16, 2012

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What’s in a name? Apparently a lot.   Great West Conference member and long-time institution University of North Dakota was forced to forfeit its mascot and name, the Fighting Sioux, this month as a result of protest from the NCAA and a local Native American tribe.   No word yet on whether animal rights groups […]

Trending twits

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January 16, 2012

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We all know that fan is short for fanatic, but the time has come for the terms, as well as the behaviors they exhibit to be better understood.   In our current social climate, “fanatic” is typically applied to groups associated with the fringes such as religious fanatics and black helicopter fearing, UFO conspiracy theorists. […]

Aird says better play, tough schedule will pay off

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January 16, 2012

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In collegiate sports any season can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. Sometimes a certain player catch’s fire and doubles their scoring average. Others it can be as simple as losing a player to injury. In any case, coaches and players work tirelessly to keep success rolling or dig themselves out of […]