OREM—The UVU men’s basketball team beat the University of Missouri-Kansas City 86-76 Saturday night in the UCCU Events Center. The Wolverines snapped a two-game losing streak and earned their first victory in conference play. Freshman Jared Stutzman was a spark off the bench for the Wolverines (9-9) shooting 3-of-3 from the field, all 3-pointers. His […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold The UVU wrestling team returned to dual meet action Friday night when they took on conference foe Air Force Academy in the Lockhart Arena. The dual meet was the conference opener for both teams. The Wolverines (3-2, 1-0) narrowly defeated the Falcons (4-2, 0-1) by a score of 18-15 in a […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold UVU (8-9) fell to 0-2 in Western Athletic Conference play Thursday with a loss to Chicago State University (5-14) in a game that featured a 22-2 Cougar run in the second half. The Wolverines were outworked and outperformed as they shot 38 percent from the floor, just 15 percent from 3-point […]
Photo by Mykah Heaton As the calendar turns to a new year, the UVU women’s basketball team looks to build off its strong finish in nonconference play. With the arrival of a new conference season, here is a look back at some of the biggest storylines from the 15-game nonconference slate. Ending 2016 the right […]
In California, persons who are convicted of a felony who were previously convicted of two or more violent crimes face the potential of 25 years-to-life in prison. It is known as the “Three Strikes” law. In college basketball and for the Duke Blue Devils, there are no such consequences. For Duke guard Grayson Allen, there […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold With the bulk of the nonconference foes behind them, the spring sports teams of UVU are now in the heart of the most important part of the season: Western Athletic Conference play (or, in the wrestling team’s case, Big 12 Conference play). What happens over the next few weeks of competition […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold Just over two months have passed since the UVU wrestling team began the 2016-17 season with a stellar showing at the Cowboy Open in Laramie, Wyoming. The Wolverines began their dual season in Cedar Falls, Iowa with a double header. UVU opened with a terrific performance over No. 6 ranked (DII) […]
Photo courtesy UVU Athletics After participating in the Southern Scuffle one week ago, the UVU wrestling team took part in another tournament as it hosted the tenth annual UVU Open on Saturday at the Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah. “We’re always excited to host this tournament. It’s a great chance for our redshirts and younger […]
Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM—The UVU women’s basketball team lost to Grand Canyon University 62-46 Saturday night in the UCCU Center. The contest marked the opening of conference play for both teams. Here are five takeaways from the game. Silver lining to every dark cloud Injuries have impacted the already young and inexperienced UVU squad this […]
The UVU men’s basketball team opened their Western Athletic Conference schedule Saturday with a trip to Phoenix, Arizona to take on Grand Canyon University. UVU (8-8) was able to keep it close through a see-saw first half, but GCU (10-6) blew it open in the second frame, coming away with a 82-72 victory over the […]