Over the break, students left for the holidays, but the men’s and women’s basketball teams stayed to play a handful of games apiece. After finishing finals, the lady Wolverines hit the court to host Cal State Bakersfield on Dec. 18. Utah Valley found themselves on the lower end of an 81-74 game. Even with four […]
With NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas in town, it was only appropriate that UVU’s own Isiah would put on a show. Junior transfer Isiah Williams led a scorching Wolverine offense with 26 points en route to a 95-92 win over Florida International University. Thomas, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame, is the […]
The lady Wolverines wrapped up their pre-Christmas schedule against Boise State falling short 80-71 at home Monday night. The Broncos of Boise State (8-4) were a little too much for the lady Wolverines (1-10) to handle coming up short on a late rally in the second half. The lady Wolverines were within one point and […]
Two days ago, 7,124 fans rocked the UCCU Center to watch Utah Valley host Utah State, setting a school attendance record in the process. The 415 fans that turned out for Monday’s game were more subdued. That didn’t stop UVU from rolling over the Mayville State Comets 80-60. The Wolverines dominated from the start, scoring […]
Utah State’s alley-oop and dunk combo with 1:15 left in the game was the exclamation point on their 76-58 blowout over Utah Valley University Saturday night. The 7,124 fans that attended the game Saturday night, a division I school record, created a charged atmosphere both teams were able to use in the first half. Despite […]
Crosstown rival BYU came on Thursday night and left with a 74-47 win against the lady Wolverines. The Cougars’ 27-point finish may have been due to Utah Valley’s 19 turnovers, which BYU turned into 27 points. “I feel like the first 10 minutes we stood toe to toe with them [BYU], handled their defensive pressure, […]
Freshman Holton Hunsaker went 5-8 behind the arch on the way to his career-high 23 points Saturday night as Utah Valley (4-3) beat Sacramento State (2-5) in a 77-52 blow-out. UVU brought the momentum from their road win last Wednesday night to the UCCU Center, building a solid lead early in the first half. Sacramento […]
Ray takes first at Kaufman-Brand Open Two contagious factors are in play for the Wolverine grapplers right now: the belief they can nationally contend and the injury bug. The latter they would just as soon leave behind. The former, according to Coach Greg Williams, is something that needs to continue filtering down the entire roster. […]
After opening the season with a rough 0-3 start, the men’s basketball team rallied together to put up back-to-back, dominating wins at home before grinding out a narrow victory over Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 1. The Wolverines took the court the day after Thanksgiving, facing off against La Sierra in the UCCU Center. […]
Mid-November saw the women’s basketball team head to the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament to represent Utah Valley for the first time. “I feel like it was a great compliment, mostly to our teams in the past,” said Coach Cathy Nixon. “It was a great honor for us to represent Utah Valley in a tournament […]