Most collegiate sports fans know that Hockey can be one of the most physical sports. Why? Fighting. While fighting in other sports is a big deal, fighting on the ice means only five minutes in a penalty box. The fist game of the season, the Wolverines came out fighting against Utah State.
Finding the pillow, counting sheep, and “Z”s are what most college students are not getting enough of. Rather, caffeine-fueled college students cram for exams, write papers until the crack of dawn, and snooze through their classes. A trend that shows if you can’t sleep: You won’t get “A”s.
Monday Night Football came to an all-time high, breaking all cable records with 18.6 million viewers Sept. 15. It crushed the previous record of 17.5 million viewers. Millions watched and partied during the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Jets game that ended with the Cowboys on top 41-37.
Jenni Clough, UVU’s leading scorer in women’s soccer, made her first goal not on a field of grass but on a field of turf — that is, she started playing soccer on an indoor soccer field. Jenni was invited by a friend who wanted her to play indoor soccer with her.
Coming back from two exciting overtime wins and having an untainted 3-0 record, the women’s soccer team held on in a double overtime to tie with Idaho State last week. With nearly 500 fans attending, the crowd was anxious for a repeat overtime goal. UVU had its chances to score, but resorted to solid defense to avoid defeat.
After beating two well known teams — Air Force and Wyoming — The Northern Colorado Bears (2-3) rolled into town all fired up to beat UVU, but that didn’t stop Jennie Clough who finished off the Bears in an exciting overtime win. Coach Anderson needed only word to describe Jennie Clough’s remarkable play: “clutch.
Women’s soccer opened their field to start season play on Saturday against North Dakota. Shantea Adams-Yeats scored a low roller in the right corner of the goal, to give the Wolverines the lead and set the tone of the game early.
A blazing 96 degrees and a crowd dying of heat didn’t stop the Wolverines from defeating Dixie State. After a hard fought first half both teams went into half time scoreless. “In the first half we were a little sluggish,” UVU head coach Brent Anderson said.
Ever since the great American basketball disaster in 2004, the USA Men’s basketball team has played together as a team. No country has been a contest for this all-star roster, beating all the main contenders with their tenacious defense.
Despite having a shaky 6-13-1 season last year, the women’s soccer team remarkably pulled it together by winning the United Soccer Conference tournament. This was the first conference win for UVU women’s soccer. So what can be expected this year? Coach Anderson replied, “We’re looking to repeat as champions.” With only nine upper classman and 20 freshmen and sophomores, this year the wolverines look to achieve greater expectations by winning more games and repeating as conference champions.
