UVU sophomore Deijah Blanks scored 29 points to help the UVU women shake off a slow start Thursday to beat Chicago State 69-62. The big win puts UVU at 13-13 on the season and 6-5 in conference play. The Wolverines are now in place for the third seed in the Western Athletic Conference tournament. UVU […]
The Utah Valley University women used some stifling defense to get to 5-5 in conference play on the season with a 72-53 win over California State University Bakersfield on Saturday afternoon in the PE Building. The Wolverines shot a scorching 73 percent from the field in the first quarter on 8-of-11 shooting but struggled controlling […]
OREM – The UVU women’s basketball team started the second half of conference play with a 71-57 win over second-place UTRGV on Thursday afternoon. The Wolverines improved to 11-12 overall and 4-4 in the WAC. “I thought it was a great collective effort,” UVU head coach Cathy Nixon said. “Five kids in double figures. Defensively […]
Bakersfield – The fourth quarter woes of the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team returned Saturday as the Wolverines lost the second half of their two-game road swing, 61-54 to California State University Bakersfield, snapping a three-game win streak. Through the first three quarters the game was tight, neither team being able to take a commanding […]
Seattle – For the third time in as many games, Utah Valley University forward Rebecca MaWhinney scored in double digits and the UVU women’s basketball team stretched their winning streak to three games Thursday with a 61-44 win over Western Athletic Conference foe Seattle University. The Wolverine defense was suffocating as Seattle shot just under […]
Senior center Sam Loggins is key to the Wolverines’ success Looking back on when she started her basketball career at Utah Valley University, Sam Loggins describes herself as “a shy, awkward player who didn’t know very much about this level of basketball.” Now, halfway through her fourth year as a Wolverine, Loggins and her coach, […]
The Utah Valley University women got their second straight win in Western Athletic Conference play Saturday with a dominating 74-46 victory over Chicago State in the UCCU Center, lifting their conference record to 2-3 and their overall record to 9-11. The Wolverines came out firing, shooting 57 percent in the first quarter including a perfect […]
UVU women’s basketball has struggled to start fast and finish fast in recent losing streak During media day for basketball coaches in the Western Athletic Conference in October, Utah Valley University women’s coach Cathy Nixon said, “We’re determined to close games. I think our players have gotten better, gotten more experience. I think that was […]
When I was a freshman here at Utah Valley University, the basketball team had one of the greatest seasons in program history by winning the Western Athletic Conference regular season title and coming one game short of playing in the NCAA Tournament. The team made an appearance in the National Invitational Tournament in which they […]
The Wolverine women are still seeking their first win in conference play this season after losing their fifth straight game, this one to Grand Canyon University, 61-53. It was a close game from the opening tip, but UVU was unable to close it out down the stretch. The Wolverines were able to stifle GCU for […]