Coaching a college basketball team for more than a few years is a rare feat these days.Utah Valley women’s coach Cathy Nixon is one of those who are defying the stereotypes of college coaches as she starts her 13th season at the helm of the Wolverines.Ultimately, Nixon’s commitment to the program stretches to 17 years, as she assisted for four years before taking charge.
After coach Nixon’s lady Wolverines handily defeated Eastern Oregon in their one and only preseason game, the coach who has been a fixture of Utah Valley basketball had several reasons to be optimistic about her team’s upcoming season.With several players returning who contributed significantly last season, experience on the floor will be one of the Wolverines’ strengths.
With the most wins at the NCAA Division I level already in the books, and the regular season out of the way with a game against Nevada Saturday, the women’s volleyball team turns to the Independent Championship.Utah Valley (18-9) will play host to five other schools this weekend for the two-day tournament.
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Scholar athletesJessica Endres (volleyball) and Mallory Schott (soccer) have been named the Utah Valley Athletic Department’s Perry Homes Scholar Athletes of the month for October. Endres, a senior from Gilbert, Ariz., carries a 3.55 GPA and was recently named to the Division I Independent All-Academic team and is a nominee for the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA […]
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With the United Soccer Conference(USC) tournament being played on campus the women’s soccer team is trying to make the most of what has been a tough season. It’s been a rough road at times this season but playing the tournament gives the Wolverines a chance to turn things around a bit.
Nov. 16 Women’s volleyball Independent tournamentUtah Valley against Providence, 1 p.m. Utah Valley against Texas-Pan American, 6 p.m. Hockey against Utah, 8:30 p.m. at the Peaks Ice Arena Nov. 17Women’s volleyball Independent tournament5th place match, 1 p.m. 3rd place match, 3:30 p.m. Championship match, 6 p.m. Women’s basketball against Cal St. Fullerton, 3:05 p.m. Hockey […]
Every ending could very well be a new beginning, and with the regular season out of the way for Utah Valley, the United Soccer Conference Tournament may be the fresh start the Wolverines are looking for. The old sports cliché of throwing out the records couldn’t be truer in the Wolverines situation this season.
Home field advantage is supposed to help a team, but until the women’s soccer team played a couple of United Soccer Conference games at the end of the season on Wolverine Field, the comforts of home weren’t doing the job. Before Utah Valley’s game against the New Jersey Institute of Technology, a 5-0 Wolverine win, the team was outscored 10-1 on its home turf.