Anderson, Wilson earn player of the week honors The league office announced on Tuesday that Utah Valley’s Kristen Anderson and Allyce Wilson were named the Great West Conference offensive and defensive volleyball players of the week, respectively, for the week ending Oct.
Harrison sued after shooting incident last spring As if the Colts needed any more on their plate after an unusually slow start to the NFL season, wide receiver Marvin Harrison is being sued by the victim of an April 29 shooting in which the weapon used was allegedly licensed to Harrison.
It’s not midnight madness, but the men?s and women?s basketball teams will be introduced and put on display in a meet-the-team event to be held Saturday Oct. 18, 2:00 p.m. at the Activities Center. Kicking things off the teams will have a scrimmage to showcase their skills before a free youth basketball clinic, and photo and autograph opportunities will cap things off.
Cross-country ran their fourth meet at home on Friday to come away with a huge victory and an amazing finish for both the men and women. The Wolverines hosted the UVU Invitational with BYU, Weber State University, Utah University and Idaho State in attendance.
UVU Rugby dominates the field against Oregon State winning by 34 points, and the team is only getting better. “Our team just gets better every semester of play,” said second year head coach Gary Brown. And it has shown as the returning second place winners of last year’s division II team returns for another year of excellent rugby.
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.
Real leaders lead by example, put their teammates first and put up the numbers — but the numbers they’re most concerned about are the numbers in the win column. Allyce Wilson is without doubt a leader of the women’s volleyball team. According to the program, Wilson is 5 feet 3 inches tall.
Making Headlines Raiders fire yet another head coach Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis informed his former coach Lane Kiffen that he was being fired after leading the team to a measly 5-15 record under his tenure. After a quarrel with defensive coordinator Bob Ryan, Kiffen was asked by Davis to resign last season.
It’s no secret that UVU and its students miss out on the school-spirit-building euphoria that is college football. The lack of a football team on campus has been tackled numerous times and status on the issue remains the same: don’t hold your breath. In the meantime, however, there is no better way to spend your Saturday than taking it all in on a national level.
After three meets in the 2008 season the cross country team remains positive and healthy as they move forward. With the season well under way, “Everything is moving in a good direction,” said head coach Scott Houle. “We’ve done fairly well.” Their season began Aug.
Sports Briefs Upcoming men’s basketball schedule released UVU’s head men’s basketball coach, Dick Hunsaker, has released his team’s 2008-2009 schedule, which features 16 home games. “We’re excited about our home schedule this year,” Hunsaker said. “We have 16 games here at the McKay Events Center, highlighted by matches against in-state rivals Utah State and Southern Utah.
The UVU men’s soccer club held their own on Saturday evening against the mighty Olympique Montreux with a 3-1 win. The match was tipped to be a cracker and it did not disappoint. This was a major match for the Wolverines as they were facing a daunting task against the best team in the premier league.
The Dodgers, Angels, Cubs, White Sox, Phillies, Rays, Brewers and Red Sox are in the eight teams invited to the exclusive October party in Major League Baseball. It’s nice to be at the October fiesta, but all the teams have one thing on their mind: a World Series Championship.
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.
Schott again repeats as Defensive Player of the Week For the third consecutive week, Utah Valley University goalkeeper Mallory Schott has been named the Great West Conference Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday. The senior from Vancouver, Washington, continued to hold up the back line for Utah Valley despite a 0-2 week for the Wolverines at the Idaho State Classic.
