Wedded at the net

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October 10, 2016

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Photo by Jesse Sanchez The schedule of a student athlete is very demanding. Between practices, workouts, games and scholastic endeavors, at times it seems that there is not much time left over. However, this past June Kiahna Vernon of the UVU women’s volleyball team added something else to her plate, marriage. “Before I met my […]

TJ Hubbard named head coach of UVU softball

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October 10, 2016

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Photo courtesy Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Utah Valley University filled its softball team’s coaching vacancy Tuesday with the announcement of the hiring of T.J. Hubbard. Before his arrival at UVU, Hubbard began his Division I coaching career in 2004 and includes stops at North Texas, Louisiana and, most recently, Kansas. Hubbard brings experience to UVU coaching […]

Women’s soccer: UVU suffers overtime loss in Phoenix

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October 9, 2016

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Photo courtesy UVU Athletics PHOENIX–In a match that was evenly played well into extra time, the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team suffered a  2-1 overtime defeat at the hands of Grand Canyon thanks to Madison Cox’s winning goal. In the 107th minute, Grand Canyon had a free kick crossed in from the left side of the […]

Volleyball: UVU takes down SU, pushes win streak to 3

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October 8, 2016

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Photo by Jesse Sanchez PLEASANT GROVE, Utah–The Utah Valley University volleyball team fought its way to a 3-1 (25-20, 22-25, 25-22, 25-20) victory Saturday against the Seattle University Redhawks at Pleasant Grove High School. With the win, the Wolverines have won three matches in a row and are tied for second in the Western Athletic Conference standings […]

Wolverine Sports World Podcast

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October 6, 2016

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As usual, we’ll recap the weekend in UVU sports and preview the coming week. Our guest is new UVU softball head coach T.J. Hubbard. https://soundcloud.com/uvu-review-sports/wolverine-sports-world-podcast-106  

A change of latitude means a little attitude

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October 3, 2016

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Photo by Brad Curnow It was a cold Saturday morning in September, but for freshman Hannah Bruce, a Nova Scotia, Canada native, the weather finally felt like home as the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team practiced for its upcoming match against Grand Canyon. “It would be snowing out and we would still be playing […]

Volleyball: UVU beats UMKC in nail-biting 5 Sets

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October 2, 2016

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Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University volleyball team continued conference play as it took on the University of Missouri, Kansas City Kangaroos, Saturday, Oct. 1, at the UCCU Center. This match proved to be important for both teams, as both records are similar: UVU sat at 5-11, and UMKC sat at 8-7. UVU took […]

Women’s soccer: Utah Valley suffers loss on the road

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October 2, 2016

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Photo Courtesy UVU Athletics SEATTLE, Washington – In the final non-conference match of the season, Utah Valley University fell to Seattle U with a final score of 1-0, in a game where UVU was outplayed and dominated. SU outshot the Wolverines 14 to 6. After tonight’s game, UVU falls to 6-4-1 overall on the season, […]

Volleyball: UVU tops CSU in three straight

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September 29, 2016

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OREM– After an unsuccessful road trip during which they lost their first two conference games of the season, the Utah Valley University volleyball team returned home Thursday night to take on Chicago State University, which was picked to finish last in the pre-season conference poll. The Wolverines entered the contest on a five match losing […]