Women’s soccer: UVU falls to crosstown rival BYU 3-0

September 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton Despite outshooting BYU 10-8 in the third edition of the UCCU Crosstown Clash, the UVU women’s soccer team was defeated 3-0. Nadia Gomes scored the only goal in the first half, while Elise Flake and Bizzy Bowen scored in the second half for BYU. The Wolverines are still winless against their […]

How should athletes respond to social media criticism?

September 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Social media is viewed as one of the most powerful forms of communication, and its rise in popularity has affected the sports world as much as any other. Prior to the social media age, interactions with athletes were usually kept between the athletes themselves and the sports media through interviews or press conferences. Social media […]

Chris Lemay: The new man with a big plan

September 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jay Drowns/UVU Athletics Normally, when a new coach is hired and brought into a program, there can be a mindset of letting the new coach take some time before settling in. However, first-year head coach Chris Lemay does not share that mentality. Having been named as UVU’s fourth women’s soccer head coach in […]

Women’s baksetball: UVU adds Henrie as assistant coach

July 24, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes A vacancy on the coaching staff of the UVU women’s basketball team was filled in late June when head coach Cathy Nixon made the announcement that Aubree Henrie would be the newest addition for the 2017-18 season, joining the program as an assistant coach. “We’re grateful to have Aubree join our Wolverine family,” said Nixon […]

Why the NBA should get rid of the luxury tax

June 26, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes This past NBA season may have been one of the most predictable of all time because of Kevin Durant signing with the Warriors as a free agent. Even casual NBA fans could have told you at the beginning of the season that the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers would end up meeting in the […]

Historic Final Four leads to lackluster NCAA title game

April 10, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy of Manningmbd In a tournament which featured inexperienced schools getting their first chances at Final Four glory, it was the University of North Carolina, one of the sport’s most prestigious schools of all-time, that ended up cutting down the nets. The Tar Heels avenged last year’s final loss to Villanova by beating Gonzaga […]

UVU women enter WAC Tournament looking to gain experience

March 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler The UVU women’s basketball team heads to Las Vegas for the WAC Tournament looking to finish what has been a difficult regular season on a high note. The Wolverines finished in the bottom half of the standings, which means the team must win three straight games in the conference tournament to […]