Wolverines get victory before Christmas break

December 20, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Two days ago, 7,124 fans rocked the UCCU Center to watch Utah Valley host Utah State, setting a school attendance record in the process. The 415 fans that turned out for Monday’s game were more subdued. That didn’t stop UVU from rolling over the Mayville State Comets 80-60. The Wolverines dominated from the start, scoring […]

Wolverines battle, but fall to Aggies

December 20, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah State’s alley-oop and dunk combo with 1:15 left in the game was the exclamation point on their 76-58 blowout over Utah Valley University Saturday night. The 7,124 fans that attended the game Saturday night, a division I school record, created a charged atmosphere both teams were able to use in the first half. Despite […]

Men’s basketball blow out Sacramento State in weekend game

December 7, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Freshman Holton Hunsaker went 5-8 behind the arch on the way to his career-high 23 points Saturday night as Utah Valley (4-3) beat Sacramento State (2-5) in a 77-52 blow-out. UVU brought the momentum from their road win last Wednesday night to the UCCU Center, building a solid lead early in the first half. Sacramento […]

Men’s basketball knocks opponents socks off

December 6, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes After opening the season with a rough 0-3 start, the men’s basketball team rallied together to put up back-to-back, dominating wins at home before grinding out a narrow victory over Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 1. The Wolverines took the court the day after Thanksgiving, facing off against La Sierra in the UCCU Center. […]

Online only: Wolverines run out of gas, fall 66-71 in OT

November 15, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes A late rally to end overtime could not lift UVU over a 10-point deficit, falling 66-71 to the University of Maine in the season opener last Friday. “Tough game,” said Coach Dick Hunsaker. “We knew Maine was a tough team going in.” The University of Maine entered the UCCU Center returning 11 players from the […]

Why do they return? Alumni working on campus

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes While the approach of graduation is daunting, with resumes and job hunting on the horizon, many students eagerly look forward to leaving academia and entering the “real world.” For them, stepping out of these doors means they are finished with school and moving on. A smaller group of students reenter these doors, walking down familiar […]

Utah Valley plays green and white exhibition

November 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Basketball fans got a preview of the men’s basketball team Wednesday, Nov. 3, as the team played an intrasquad green-and-white game. While appearing sluggish at the start, the players came alive midway through the first half and carried the energy through the end of a shortened second. With the team split evenly between the home […]

Senior goalkeeper prepares for next step

November 1, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes As her senior season draws to a close, Hailey Brown is coming up against a big change in focus. With only the conference tournament remaining to be played, classes, graduation and life after school are beginning to demand more attention. But, as strange as it sounds, the biggest change is coming because of a pumpkin. […]

Coincidence or luck: Baker pays off

October 25, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes If it weren’t for somewhat of a coincidence, basketball senior Justin Baker might never have made the move out to Utah. While recruiting another player at Santa Rosa Junior College, an assistant coach from UVU was impressed by the play of Baker as a freshman. The coach talked with Baker, mentioning that Dick Hunsaker was […]

Students out of the loop

October 11, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes Parking issues last week were unnecessary Last Tuesday, Oct. 5, students on their way to class struggled to find parking. Not just because there aren’t enough parking spots, but because busses from the high school Leadership Conference were taking up a few hundred spots. Ian Mounteer drove to campus last Tuesday and went to the […]