Powerhouse team or fledgling upstart team, one thing is for certain–Every game matters. Though playing against the shorthanded Academy of Art University, UVU didn’t ease up on the upstart Urban Knights. Sharp-shooting Ryan Toolson and company opened up to set the mark for the Wolverines’ largest margin of victory this season to date as they defeated the Urban Knights 81-43.
Heavily recruited Ben Kjar is a perfect fit for UVU. Kjar, a sophomore from Centerville, sees wrestling strictly as a team sport, though he excels alone as an All-American. He started taking wrestling seriously when wrestling coach Greg Williams began training him.
Mountain Dew makes this institution unique in that it is the most popular flavored drink on campus, with 1880 cases of Mountain Dew consumed last year. In fact, it is the preferred flavored beverage over Pepsi, 7Up, and Dr. Pepper among all the 55 beverage vending machines on campus.
Denver University simply could not survive. Especially when the Wolverines shot 56.4 percent from the field, a season-high 26 assists and 31 made field goals to give UVU two straight wins for the first time this season. Denver came out early with the hot hand, but the Wolverines played tight defense.
Good teachers = happy students. Bad teachers = unhappy students. Bad teachers-you may have had one. A class where snoring, drooling, and yawning is the main course may be an indicator of a bad professor. On campus, students struggle with professors and grades but rarely realize the rights that entitle them to be treated fairly and with respect.
Intramurals is a word many students don’t immediately associate with sports, or even know the definition of. Webster’s Dictionary defines intramurals as recreational sports organized within a school. The term originates from the words intra muros meaning inside the walls, indicating that games are conducted between members of the same school.
Learning from your mistakes can help you play better. That’s what Utah Valley did to improve their record to 5-6. After playing 9-0 Mississippi State at home and losing, the Wolverines learned from their mistakes to give a relentless fight against Portland State in an exciting overtime victory.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau informed us that the median age for women to marry is 26 and the median age for men is 28. The study also concluded that these median ages are on the rise. One of the main reasons for delayed marriage is a career.
BYU took advantage of power plays, defeating the Wolverines 13-7 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday. Both games the Cougars found the open seams in the Wolverines defense, scoring 20 goals after two games while UVU scored only nine. At Seven Peaks Arena on Saturday, BYU scored off a shot from the weak side in the first minute of the game.
Last Tuesday the women’s volleyball team swept Seattle University — the first time these two teams have met. When the game got close, the Wolverines played solid, not letting SU believe they could win a set, crushing any hopes of winning. Anytime SU cooked up a good streak UVU’s defense came up big to stop the attack.
Despite losing the last game of the regular season to Seattle University 1-0, the Wolverines have clinched the number one seed in the United Soccer Conference tournament and are ready to defend their title as conference champions. Last Monday the Wolverines gave up a goal to non-conference SU late in the second half.
During the life of President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, the world consisted of division and walls. Cultures and ideas remained hidden until the fall of the Berlin Wall. But today, Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said a world that was once isolated is now integrated.
Minutes following the women’s soccer game Oct. 23, the crowd was left at a standstill after witnessing a car collision and a referee who rushed to the scene. The EMT certified soccer referee heard the accident then ran to aid the two cars that collided on College Drive west of the soccer field.
After nearly being flawless at home and with a five game winning streak under their belts, the women’s soccer team suffered a setback, falling last week to Cal State Bakersfield 3-1. The Wolverines led the Roadrunners 1-0 in the first half, but Cal State came out strong in the second half with two goals in the first 10 minutes.
Taking control early, the Wolverines scored and looked to beat University of Idaho on their home field 1-0. That was until U of I scored with less than eight minutes left in regulation that tied the game 1-1 and pushed it into double overtime. Beginning overtime the Wolverines were reminded that they haven’t lost a home game this season.
