Buxton’s season ends early

September 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brad Curnow Junior forward Austin Buxton of the Utah Valley University men’s soccer team has been ruled out for the entire 2016 season after a recurrence of testicular cancer. Buxton was originally diagnosed in February of 2016 and underwent surgery to have the cancer removed. However, after routine blood tests every two months, […]

Men’s soccer: UVU notches third straight shutout win

September 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—Two days after holding the 21st-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs to zero shots on goal, the No. 17 Utah Valley University men’s soccer team limited the Cal State Northridge Matadors to two shots on target in a 1-0 win Saturday. Conversely, the Wolverines put pressure on the Matador goal with six shots […]

Men’s soccer: #17 UVU shuts out #21 Gonzaga, again

September 15, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—For the third year in a row, the No. 17 Utah Valley University men’s soccer team shut out the No. 21 Gonzaga Bulldogs. Aaron Meyer sent a free kick sailing over a wall of Gonzaga defenders and past the Bulldogs’ goalkeeper for the only score of the match at Clyde […]

What once was great can be great again

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Review There was a time when the Western Athletic Conference was full of big-name schools. Its charter schools included Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 1980 the Arizona schools took off for what is now known as the Pac-12. They were replaced by San Diego State and Hawaii. […]

Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler Homecoming week at Utah Valley University will see six games played on campus among the volleyball team and men and women’s soccer teams. After a slow start to the season the volleyball team bounced back at home by sweeping the Wolverine Invitational. UVU will look to capitalize on home court advantage […]

Men’s soccer: UVU shuts out hapless NIU

September 11, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo by Julie Ostler DEKALB, Ill.—The Utah Valley University men’s soccer team wrapped up the Northern Illinois Adidas Invitation Sunday and rebounded after suffering its first loss of the season. Karson Payton put the Wolverines on the board 87 seconds into the match and UVU dominated the Northern Illinois Huskies by a final scored of […]

Men’s Soccer: UVU takes first loss of season to Loyola Chicago

September 9, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute DEKALB, Ill.– The Utah Valley University men’s soccer team kicked off the NIU Adidas Invitational Friday with their first loss of the season, a 2-0 setback to Loyola Chicago (4-0-0). The Wolverines got a taste of a Rambler defense that is proving to be one of the best in the nation. LU came into the […]

Olympic Track & Field: The most wonderful time in 4 years

September 6, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Gabe Famodu Track and field is not a high profile sport that is easy to find on TV. A couple of meets a year make it on ESPN and they are usually hard to catch because of full-time work and school schedules.  When the Summer Olympics roll around every four years, I get […]