For the first time this season the women’s volleyball team experienced home court advantage and the crowd was certainly a boost. “We have had some tough losses, so it was exciting to come home and do what we know how to,” sophomore Kayli Broadbent said. The team put forth the best offensive attack of the season.
Cross Country captains named Utah Valley University head cross country coach Scott Houle announced his 2008 men’s and women’s cross country team captains Wednesday. Houle announced that his men’s team will be led by two local runners, redshirt senior Danny Moody from Provo (Timpview H.
One thing that’s always plagued UVU has been winning on the road. As the women’s soccer team heads out on its first road trip and the volleyball team takes off for yet another tough trip, the records of both teams may suffer.
Unfortunately for the Wolverines the best example of struggling on the road happened to be last seasons women’s basketball team.
At most universities the idea of intramural sports means major sports such as basketball, football, and soccer. Here at UVU we have that and much, much more. “Our events are designed with student engagement in mind,” said Bo Earls, director of intramurals and sport clubs.
Milwaukee mayhem In a bit of a rash decision, the Milwaukee Brewers fired their manager Ned Yost with just 12 games remaining on the Major League docket. Having started off to a miserable September, the Brewers’ management decided to fire Yost after his team had fallen into a tie for the N.
After an impressive season that saw the Orem Owlz cruise to the best record in the league, win 14 games in a row and put out the league MVP in Roberto Lopez, they dropped the third and final game of the Pioneer League championship series to lose the title to the Great Falls Voyagers.
Coming back from two exciting overtime wins and having an untainted 3-0 record, the women’s soccer team held on in a double overtime to tie with Idaho State last week. With nearly 500 fans attending, the crowd was anxious for a repeat overtime goal. UVU had its chances to score, but resorted to solid defense to avoid defeat.
After beating two well known teams — Air Force and Wyoming — The Northern Colorado Bears (2-3) rolled into town all fired up to beat UVU, but that didn’t stop Jennie Clough who finished off the Bears in an exciting overtime win. Coach Anderson needed only word to describe Jennie Clough’s remarkable play: “clutch.
SPORTS BRIEFS Schott earns Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week Senior goalkeeper is 3-0 on the year Sept. 9, 2008 NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Utah Valley senior goalkeeper Mallory Schott has been named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday.
If you’re a sports fan on the campus of UVU, you should be well aware of what has been taking place on the university baseball field all summer. But if you were born in a barn, here’s what you’ve been missing. Not only has the Utah Valley community been fortunate enough to have a Minor League baseball team playing nearby, it has one of the best and most consistent teams to boot.