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 […]
PART ONE OF TWO Every group has its stereotypes, including golfers. Since the 15th century, golf has historically been known as a “gentlemen’s game” played by men of noble birth or superior social position. It was a game where only the wealthy were allowed on the course or into the country club. If you didn’t […]
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 […]
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 […]
There is a lot of excitement when a new season opens. It is an opportunity to put the past behind and to start fresh. Players and coaches are optimistic about the upcoming season and the success they hope to have. That was the way UVU softball head coach Nikki Palmer and her players felt going […]
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 […]
Keys to success for UVU softball in 2016 In 2015, the UVU softball team ranked second in the Western Athletic Conference in homeruns with 55. Jaylen Watson led the Wolverines with 13 followed by Brittany Vansway with 10. Considering that UVU led the WAC in strikeouts with 343, scoring by way of the long ball […]
Wolverines return eight starters including top four hitters With a team full of freshman and sophomores, UVU went through growing pains in 2015 on their way to an 18-41 record overall. Their season ended in the Western Athletic Conference tournament when they lost to New Mexico State by a score of 18-3. But with eight […]
Photos courtesy of UVU Athletics Jessica Duffin will serve an LDS mission in Madrid, Spain The all-time leader in shutouts for the UVU women’s soccer team will no longer wear gloves, cleats, shin guards and shorts every day. Instead, she will be wearing a skirt for 18 months when she goes to Madrid, Spain to […]
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 […]