Injuries make for a forgettable year in women’s basketball

March 6, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Nathan Gross The UVU women’s basketball team has experienced a down year. Barring a sudden turnaround or modern-day miracle, the Wolverines will finish the season in this week’s WAC tournament. This team has been frustrating to watch for several reasons this season as they have sputtered their way to an 8-20 record and […]

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Women’s basketball: Hobbled Wolverines blown out by UTRGV

February 25, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler OREM – Idil Turk and Shawnte’ Goff were unstoppable, scoring a combined 34 points as the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley beat UVU 64-45 Saturday afternoon in Lockhart Arena. Hild Kjartansdottir, the Vaqueros center, chipped in 10 points of her own to go along with 13 rebounds for a double-double […]

Women’s basketball: NMSU stays undefeated in WAC play, defeats UVU

February 23, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton Behind a strong first quarter start and finishing with a 15-point advantage from behind the arc, New Mexico State defeated UVU Thursday in Lockhart Arena by the score of 66-53. The Aggies were well-balanced offensively, with Zaire Williams leading all scorers with 17 points, including five 3-pointers. Taylor Gordon led the […]

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 […]

Seals hits 1,000 career point mark, but UVU falls 69-51

February 4, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM-In a game that was close until the later stages of the fourth quarter, the UVU women’s basketball team fell to Seattle University by the score of 69-51. Alexis Montgomery and Kaylee Best led the Redhawks with 17 and 15 points, while Taylor Gordon scored 15 points for the Wolverines. The loss is UVU’s fifth […]

Religious devotion at forefront of Hall’s career

January 31, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Nathan T. Gross Faith has always come first for Britta Hall. It has taken her on a journey through adversity and prosperity spanning two continents and ultimately landed her on the UVU women’s basketball team. In middle school, when virtually every other competitive player joined a travel basketball team—the customary route to the […]

Women’s basketball falls in overtime to CSU Bakersfield

January 21, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM— In a hard-fought, overtime game in the Lockhart Arena, the UVU women’s basketball team was defeated by CSU Bakersfield by the score of 63 to 59. Jazmyne Bartee led the Runners with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Taylor Gordon led the Wolverines with 22 points and 11 rebounds. In the final seconds of the […]

Lubcke brings track record of success to women’s basketball

January 17, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes Murray Bridge, Australia is situated 47 miles southeast of South Australia’s capital city of Adelaide. An agricultural community of just under 20,000 people that helped shape the hard-working approach Sam Lubcke takes to the hardwood for the UVU women’s basketball team. A 6-1 center for the Wolverines, Lubcke began her basketball career at the age […]

Nonconference schedule proved beneficial for UVU women’s basketball

January 12, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton As the calendar turns to a new year, the UVU women’s basketball team looks to build off its strong finish in nonconference play. With the arrival of a new conference season, here is a look back at some of the biggest storylines from the 15-game nonconference slate. Ending 2016 the right […]