Women’s basketball: UVU outmatched, falls to in-state rival Utah

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November 19, 2016

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Photo by Mykah Heaton SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team was outsized and outmatched against Utah Saturday and was defeated by the score of 100-52. UVU trailed 23-19 at the end of the first quarter, but was outscored 22-11 in the second quarter and the lead increased the rest of the game. […]

Volleyball: Wolverines win in five sets, advance to title match

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November 19, 2016

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Photo by Byron Harward LAS CRUCES, N.M.–After earning a first-round bye in the Western Athletic Conference tournament, the Utah Valley University volleyball team ousted Cal State Bakersfield in a five-set thriller (22-25, 25-22, 25-17, 20-25, 15-12) to earn a spot in Saturday’s title match. The No. 2-seeded Wolverines will meet No. 5-seeded UT Rio Grande […]

Wolverine Sports World Podcast

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November 18, 2016

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On this week’s episode we take you inside the postgame press conference after the men’s basketball team’s win over Idaho State with Conner Toolson, Isaac Neilson and Kenneth Ogbe.  

Women’s basketball: Five takeaways from loss to Weber State

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November 17, 2016

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM, Utah—The women’s basketball team hosted the Weber State Wildcats Wednesday night in its second consecutive game against an in-state foe. Unfortunately, just like against BYU, it came up short. There were five things that stood out above the rest. Tale of two halves Throughout the first half, the Wolverines were […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s first win

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November 17, 2016

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OREM, Utah — After a disappointing result in the season opener at Gonzaga, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team regrouped in their home opener with an 82-73 win over Idaho State University. The game was played in front of 6,117 fans, which made it the highest attended game in nearly two years. Here are […]

Week 10 NFL Power Rankings

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November 17, 2016

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Photo by Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times While the bottom-six teams of the rankings didn’t move, Tennessee made the biggest jump of the week by moving up seven spots. The Packers tumbled eight spots to 20, which was the largest fall of the week. Some teams were bumped a spot or two as victims of circumstance as […]

Men’s basketball: UVU takes home opener behind Toolson, Stutzman

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November 16, 2016

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Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—Welcome to Orem, Connor Toolson and Jared Stutzman. The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team downed Idaho State 82-73 in a packed UCCU Center Wednesday behind Toolson and Stutzman. Toolson led UVU with 23 points on 7-of-12 shooting, while Stutzman finished with 11, all from the first half. Despite a […]

Women’s basketball: UVU falls to WSU late

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November 16, 2016

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Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM, Utah – The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team lost a heartbreaker to Weber State 64-61 Wednesday. The Wolverines jumped out to an 8-2 lead early in the first quarter and held a nine-point lead midway through the third quarter, but could not hold on and ultimately lost to a determined […]

The power of sports inspires us

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November 15, 2016

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“It’s over! And the Cubs have finally won it all!” The perfectly simple words of Joe Buck rang out seconds after Kris Bryant, smiling widely, fielded a soft ground ball as it rolled slowly toward third base and flung it to Anthony Rizzo. That play resulted in the final out of the 2016 World Series […]

Out with the old and in with the new

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November 15, 2016

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Photo courtesy UVU Athletics For the first time in a long time, the UVU wrestling team will start the season without a national qualifier returning. Four-time national qualifier Jade Rauser and two-time national qualifier Chasen Tolbert have graduated. Don’t let this fool you though. Head coach Greg Williams has reloaded for the 2016-17 season and, […]