Wolverines overcome injuries and depth issues to finish 16-15 on the season The 2015-16 UVU women’s basketball season was Head Coach Cathy Nixon’s 21st season with the team, and it was one of her most successful years. The Wolverines finished with a Western Athletic Conference record of 8-6 and a 16-15 record overall, which is […]
LAS VEGAS—After they defeated the Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos on Wednesday, the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team played against the No. 1 seeded New Mexico State Aggies. NM State went 24-4 on the season and 11-1 in the WAC this year, but UVU played them hard their last two encounters. NM State came to play […]
LAS VEGAS — The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team beat the Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos by a score of 61-53 in the first round of the WAC Tournament. This win marks the first-ever tournament victory for the women’s team in the WAC. “It feels great to sit on this podium after a win,” UVU head […]
New Mexico State looking to defend its title, UVU comes in at No. 4 seed At the end of an up-and-down season that saw lengthy streaks of both winning and losing for the UVU women, the Wolverines managed to secure the No. 4 seed in this week’s Western Athletic Conference tournament and are hoping to […]
There’s nothing quite like March Madness in the world of sports. Just about everyone fills out a bracket for one reason or another, no matter how much or how little one knows about the teams involved. This year there will be seemingly no advantage knowing about the sport when the brackets start getting filled out. […]
The UVU women’s basketball team celebrated seniors Sam Loggins and Patrice Toston Saturday in their final home game of the season, a 79-48 win over the Seattle U Redhawks. The win assures UVU at least a share of second place in the Western Athletic Conference standings going into the final game of the season. “You want […]
When the preseason polls came out for the Western Athletic Conference, the UVU men and women’s basketball teams were picked to finish sixth. However, on Saturday both teams will be playing for something not many expected. The women’s team hosts Seattle University and with a win will stay in the hunt for the 2-seed in […]
In his third season, associate head coach says team is only getting better As the associate head coach for UVU’s women’s basketball team, Jason Glover is involved in just about everything basketball related, including practice planning, scouting, game planning and managing player development. It is Glover’s third season here at UVU, but prior to his […]
Slow basketball is not good basketball The NBA has had a problem with intentionally fouling poor free-throw shooters since Shaquille O’Neal shot 52.7 percent from the free-throw line over his career. This strategy became known as the “Hack-A-Shaq,” which eventually garnered the Hack-A-Shaq rules that were intended to prevent teams from intentionally fouling players away […]
The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team moved into a tie for second place in the Western Athletic Conference standings Saturday, sweeping their midwest road trip with their third straight win, this one 58-44 over the University of Missouri – Kansas City. It was a wire to wire victory for the Wolverines. Their stifling defense […]