Comeback falls short

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s hard to quantify how far the UVU men’s basketball team fell in their semifinal loss to NJIT, but here’s an attempt:   They went from winning 13 games in a row to dropping two straight   They failed to win a game in the Great West Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed for […]

Jensen named GWC Player of the Year

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute CHICAGO – Utah Valley University junior forward Sammie Jensen was named the 2011-12 Great West Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Wednesday evening to highlight the conference’s postseason awards.   Jensen was also named to the All-GWC First Team, while seniors Abbie Beutler, Jenna Johnson and sophomore Whitney Jenkins were named All-Conference Honorable Mention selections. […]

Rodeo team shines in first 2012 competition

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley University Rodeo team kicked off their spring season this past weekend, placing second in both the men’s and women’s competitions held at Weber State University.   “We had a really good weekend, both the men’s and women’s team,” head coach Shane Draper said. ”We thought we had won both but ending up […]

Return to Chicago

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 4 minutes As the UVU men’s basketball team made their way  to the Great West Conference Tournament on Chicago State’s home floor, senior guards Isiah Williams and Kevin Woods remember other nearby courts they made their own.   Before the NCAA arenas, the Wolverine duo started on Chicago’s inner city playgrounds, each establishing a style and identity […]

Wolverines set to face No. 10 Arizona State

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes For the Utah Valley Baseball team, the time for a turnaround is now. After a three game series against the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, the Wolverines head south to take on the No. 10 Arizona State Sun Devils.   Utah Valley has struggled to begin the season, going 2-8 and currently having lost seven out of […]

Men’s rugby beats SUU, readies for playoffs

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Last week the rugby team continued with its winning ways against Southern Utah University. Currently the team is ranked fourth in the country. They are undefeated in league play and are currently getting ready for the playoffs.   Matt Lefrandt is in his second year playing for the school. When asked why the team has […]

Wilson suffers broken nose, qualifies for nationals

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s been a long, hard and grueling season for the UVU wrestling team. For Josh Wilson (149 pounds) all of that hard work and dedication will pay off as he takes on the nations best in the 2012 NCAA wrestling nationals.   Wilson wrestled well in the 2012 NCAA West Regional tournament March 2-4, placing […]

In The Zone: A reminder that players are people, too

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The men’s basketball team seemed loose. Unworried. Heck, at times it looked like they’d forgotten the plane was taking them to their most important string of games of the season.   Isiah Williams and Kevin Woods were at the center of the plane and the fun, trying to find every conceivable way to cut a […]

Women golf takes 10th at Red Rocks Invitational in Sedona, AZ

March 12, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU women’s golf team opened their season after a four-month break by competing this past weekend in the Red Rocks Invitational in Sedona, Ariz. The team was tied for sixth place after the first round and slipped a bit in the final round Sunday before finishing in 10th place overall, their best finish in […]

Ground game gives club football season opening victory

March 11, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes The UVU football team is not going to get too fancy with their offense one game into the season. Their style is simple: run, run and then run some more.   The Wolverines look like they will be a monster to stop, with speed in all positions and particularly their run game.  They can beat […]