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By earning such honors as being named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VII Second Team, UVU’s own Ryan Toolson has received some impressive accolades.

Women’s golf finishes fall with 17th-place finish The Utah Valley women’s golf team capped the 2008 fall season with a 17th-place finish in the Lamkin Grip Cal Poly Invitational at Cypress Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday. Kasey Larson (76-84–160) was the top finisher for UVU, tying for 46th after an 84 in Tuesday’s final round.

Wolverine cross-country men and women rocked the Great West Conference by placing in the top two for the last meet of the 2008 season. The GWC meet was held at Lakeside Park in Orem last week. The women’s 6k race took place first and the wolverine women finished in 1st place and were crowned the first ever GWC Champions.

After just three games in the NBA season, there is a monster trade. The Detroit Pistons acquired Allen Iverson and sent Chauncey Billups and Antonio McDyess to the Denver Nuggets. Iverson is looking forward to his new home in Detroit. Billups is also excited because most of his off-season workouts are done in Denver.

Women’s volleyball: Nov. 12 at BYU Hawaii Nov. 15 at Hawaii Wrestling: Nov. 13 at Iowa State Nov. 15 at Harold Nichols Open in Iowa Women’s basketball: Nov. 14 vs. Montana State, 4:30 p.m. Nov. 15 vs. Mesa State, 3 p.m. Men’s basketball: Nov. 14 vs. Northern Arizona, 7 p.

The Utah Valley women’s soccer 2008 season, it’s most successful ever at the NCAA level, ended with a tough 1-0 loss at Longwood in the United Soccer Conference Championship game on Monday night. Despite the loss in the final, the 2008 Wolverines will go down as the winningest team in the school’s six-year NCAA history.

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.

In the first ever World Series delayed by rain, there is no wonder that the game ended a quarter-century championship drought in the city of brotherly love. The Philadelphia Phillies won their first World Series since 1980 over the Tampa Bay Rays and brought the city of Philadelphia its first championship since 1983, when the 76ers won an NBA title.

It’s kickoff time, or at least time for the UVU wrestling team to strap up and hit the mat for the season to begin. The young Wolverine wrestling team will face off unranked against some of the toughest teams in the league. Their first match is against the nationally second-ranked Iowa State this Thursday, a match that will be played out on Iowa territory.

It’s no secret that Utah Valley’s basketball season hinges on the performance of senior Ryan Toolson — he’ll see double teams every time he sets foot on the court. It’s also no secret that a solid second option has yet to be established. So, how will coach Dick Hunsaker and the Wolverines keep this season from becoming a Snow White parody? “Ryan is a special player and it’s a real treat to have him at Utah Valley,” Hunsaker said.

Men’s Basketball Schedule 11/14/08 vs. Northern Arizona University in Orem, Utah, 7:00 p.m. 11/18/08 vs. University of Montana- Western in Orem, Utah, 7:00 p.m. 11/22/08 vs. University of Louisiana- Lafayette in Orem, Utah, 7:00 p.m. 11/25/08 vs. University of Montana in Orem, Utah, 7:00 p.

Last season the women’s basketball team won 16 games and they were also undefeated in the McKay Center. Their success has been largely based on Robyn Fairbanks. Fairbanks hales from Alberta, Canada and loves the outdoors. The two-time All-American has dominated opponents in the past and her senior season as a Wolverine appears it will be no different.

With some seniors ready to play their final season as Wolverines, some returning sophomores and juniors and a few freshmen, the women’s basketball team is ready to show what they can do. As a team their goal will be about what they can achieve this season.

With the basketball season ushering in, it’s essential to be well informed beforehand so that there is no excuse when the games begin. Here’s a warning and invitation: Utah Valley University possesses two of the most talented and accomplished basketball players in the country and there is no excuse to miss any games.

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.