Get out, support your Wolverines

April 17, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez With the semester winding down and my time at the UVU Review coming to an end, I decided that my last column will be dedicated to what I have come to love: the UVU athletic teams. I have been covering these teams since November 2014. My first article was based around […]

A run of great hope

April 3, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sarah Sanchez Who would have ever thought that a team that finished its season with a 17-17 record would give its fan base such a great deal of hope for the coming season? For the UVU faithful, that is exactly what the UVU men’s basketball team did in its final eight games of […]

Lack of leadership hurting UVU men’s basketball

February 27, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle McDonald Editor at large There is an alarming trend happening with the UVU men’s basketball team. It was on full display when the Wolverines lost to Grand Canyon University in the UCCU Events Center on Feb. 18. The fact is that, late in the game, UVU is lacking leadership and execution. The Wolverines are […]

Women’s basketball: UVU gets payback in big win over UMKC

February 9, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes OREM, Utah — The last time that the UVU and UMKC women’s basketball teams met, India Johnson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the ‘Roos a 66-63 win over the Wolverines. Fast forward about three weeks. Freshman center Sam Lubcke recorded a double double, Taylor Gordon led all scorers with 15 points and […]

Finish, Finish, Finish

February 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2016-17 season for the UVU men’s basketball team has been a whirlwind of ups and downs. There’s been a wide variety of big wins and close losses, exciting finishes and disappointing ones. They overcame a 27-point deficit to beat the University of Denver early in the season. UVU followed that up with one of […]

Three strikes and…you’re in

January 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes In California, persons who are convicted of a felony who were previously convicted of two or more violent crimes face the potential of 25 years-to-life in prison. It is known as the “Three Strikes” law. In college basketball and for the Duke Blue Devils, there are no such consequences. For Duke guard Grayson Allen, there […]

Will win over BYU be more than a fluke?

December 7, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold When the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team beat cross-county rival BYU for the first time in program history, it seemed like everyone jumped on the UVU bandwagon. The Wolverines were even highlighted on SportsCenter that evening. The world was right with UVU basketball. The big question coming off the massive […]

Oh, what a travesty

November 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez Usually when a team wins 15 out of 19 games, is ranked in the top 25 the majority of the season, has 10 shutouts and won the conference regular season championship, there is good reason to expect that team would receive an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately for the […]

Out with the old and in with the new

November 15, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Athletics For the first time in a long time, the UVU wrestling team will start the season without a national qualifier returning. Four-time national qualifier Jade Rauser and two-time national qualifier Chasen Tolbert have graduated. Don’t let this fool you though. Head coach Greg Williams has reloaded for the 2016-17 season and, […]