Women’s basketball: UVU tops Denver behind Seals, Lubcke

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December 9, 2016

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM, Utah—Mariah Seals dropped 19 points and the UVU women’s basketball team grinded out a 72-58 win over Denver in Lockhart Arena on Friday night. UVU improved its record to 3-8 and has strung together two wins for the first time all season. UVU was dominant in the paint, scoring 32 […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from the loss to Utah

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December 7, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY—Despite a strong fight down the stretch, the UVU men’s basketball team was unable to finish another comeback against in-state rival Utah on Tuesday. Here are five takeaways from the game at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Need those free throws UVU has not been fantastic at getting to […]

Will win over BYU be more than a fluke?

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December 7, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold When the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team beat cross-county rival BYU for the first time in program history, it seemed like everyone jumped on the UVU bandwagon. The Wolverines were even highlighted on SportsCenter that evening. The world was right with UVU basketball. The big question coming off the massive […]

Men’s Basketball: UVU comeback effort not enough vs Utah

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December 6, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY — For the third time in two weeks, the UVU men’s basketball team found themselves facing an uphill climb in the second half of a road game. For the second straight such time, they made a commendable run at it but came up just short. After facing a […]

Wins will come in good time

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December 6, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold With each new season comes new expectations and goals. Last month, the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team returned to the hardwood. Before the season tipped off, the Wolverines were picked to finish fifth in the Western Athletic Conference by the media. Through the first few weeks of the nonconference schedule, […]

Fall semester memorable for UVU athletics

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December 6, 2016

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Photo by Julie Ostler Several teams made Utah Valley University history this fall and others brought championships to UVU. With the culmination of the fall 2016 semester rapidly approaching, we take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of the UVU student-athletes. Wrestler Dustin Dennison finishes first at national tournament Nov. 13 on the campus […]

Know thy enemy

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December 5, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold After all UVU teams spent several weeks on the road, the basketball teams will be back in the state for the week. However, not all games will be played at home. The women’s basketball team heads south to Cedar City, Utah while the men head up to Salt Lake City. Meanwhile, the wrestling […]

UVU alumnus Frimpong aims for 2022 Olympics

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December 5, 2016

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After graduating from Utah Valley University in 2013, marketing major and track athlete Akwasi Frimpong took to the business world to begin his professional career, leaving his athletic career behind. Though he had accomplished some great things for the UVU track and field team, Frimpong decided to see what he could accomplish in the professional […]

Brandon Randolph points UVU toward winning ways

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December 5, 2016

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Photo by Brigham Berthold It’s not often a college basketball player leaves the packed gyms of the powerhouse Big East for the Western Athletic Conference, but junior guard Brandon Randolph did just that when he made the decision to come to Utah Valley University. Randolph began his college career with the Xavier Musketeers, a perennial […]