UVU women’s soccer team seals championship

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October 31, 2011

schedule 4 min read

With their 4-0 win Saturday night over South Carolina State, Utah Valley University’s women’s soccer team won’t have to dress up as Great West conference champs come Halloween Monday night.  S.C. State came into the night up one game on the Wolverines with a perfect 5-0 conference record and a head start in the race to […]

Overtime soccer again against Howard

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

  Despite having the overwhelming advantage in shots (25-7) and shots on goal (18-2), it took a comeback in the 80th minute to force overtime and a golden goal in the second overtime for the Lady Wolverines to pull out a huge 2-1 conference win over the Bison of Howard University Thursday night under the […]

Brookelyn Campbell quarterbacks Wolverines

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October 17, 2011

schedule 3 min read

There are a number of reasons a student has a motive to play a sport. They might gain motivation, learn discipline, strive to succeed or maybe they just need some extra kick to get through a 15 credit-hour school week.   For sophomore Brookelyn Campbell, it’s a little bit of everything.   The setter from […]

Enjoying the fall of an empire

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October 15, 2011

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Hatred is the ugly mask of jealousy and the only way to escape vilification and being the target of some investigation in sports is to lose or find a way to be irrelevant. Most teams that stay in the spotlight for too long end up being hated by fans and investigated by ethics committees or […]

Clement credits team for personal success

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October 10, 2011

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Clement was named the conference player of the week after notching seven blocks in the previous game against North Dakota.   The volleyball team hit the road last week to play University of North Dakota, the two-time defending Great West Conference champions. As UND was favored to win, Utah Valley played to make sure that […]

Clement named Defensive Player of the Week

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October 10, 2011

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NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Utah Valley’s Sarah Clement and Houston Baptist’s Jasmine Casey have been named Great West Conference Volleyball Players of the Week after outstanding performances last week. The honors were announced Tuesday by the conference office.   The defensive award went to Clement who helped lead the Wolverines to a road victory over two-time […]

Time for soccer to get its due

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October 10, 2011

schedule 4 min read

Hank Williams Jr. caused a firestorm with his reference to Hitler and President Obama last week and his iconic opening song to Monday Night Football was dopped. This caused a great stir among political pundits but my controversy does not involve Williams, Hitler, or even the network that held him accountable.   My beef comes […]

Golf becoming the powerhouse UVU needs

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October 10, 2011

schedule 3 min read

When I spoke to athletic director Mike Jacobsen a few months ago, he called men’s basketball “the sport we hang our hat on.”   In terms of fan interest and financial returns, Jacobsen has a point. Still, there’s one question that needs to be asked.   How about that men’s golf team?   Before you […]