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Women’s basketball preview

Thanks to a scheduling conflict for Utah Valley’s women’s basketball team, a window of opportunity opened up for the Wolverines. On Dec. 18, the lady Wolverines will travel to Durham, North Carolina to take on the Duke Blue Devils at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Power and grace lead Wolverines on the court

Having a player that emerges as a leader on the basketball court is common. What’s uncommon for Utah Valley’s men’s and women’s teams is that they both have bona fide leaders who have been leaders since their freshman seasons.Juniors Ryan Toolson and Robyn Fairbanks have starred on the court for a few seasons now, with Toolson’s LDS mission intervening between his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Kissing your sister

Someone, somewhere has dubbed the BYU against Utah Valley ice hockey game the “Battle for Valley Supremacy,” but the title for the rivalry game hasn’t crowned either team. The teams split a two-game season series last year and with a tie in this season’s game, Utah Valley’s overall record against BYU is 1-1-1.

He has returned

While it’s not quite as dramatic as Michael Jordan’s return to Chicago or Mario Lemieux’s return to the ice in Pittsburgh, Ronnie Price, the face of Utah Valley basketball, is back in the Beehive State as a member of the Utah Jazz. After a two-year stint with the Sacramento Kings, the Jazz signed Price to a multi-year contract as a free agent over the summer.