Aird says better play, tough schedule will pay off

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes In collegiate sports any season can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. Sometimes a certain player catch’s fire and doubles their scoring average. Others it can be as simple as losing a player to injury. In any case, coaches and players work tirelessly to keep success rolling or dig themselves out of […]

Q and A with Taylor Huber

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes After the Lady Wolverine’s defeat of Longwood University Tuesday night, UVU Review sports writer Colin McGrath got a chance to catch up with freshman guard and three-point specialist Taylor Huber. A true freshman, Huber scored 17 points against Boise State and logged her first start against San Jose State.   Q) What are the strengths […]

Golfweek features Utah Valley’s Casper Mason

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Asher Wildman – Golfweek   In the past few years, some college golfers have been watched more closely than others. Sam Saunders, Arnold Palmer’s grandson, was one that always turned heads while at Clemson. Recent Oklahoma State graduate Kevin Tway was a star in Stillwater, Okla., because he followed his father Bob’s footsteps (who […]

Sports Brief: UVU track team excels

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute PROVO — One day after winning the men’s long jump, UVU sophomore Michael McPherson added two more firsts and a third on the final day of the BYU Invitational on Jan. 7.   McPherson won the 60m (6.89) and the 300m (35.07) and finished third in the triple jump (44 feet, 9 inches).   McPherson […]

Wrestling program earns passionate fan base

January 16, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes It was quite a spectacle. Nearly 2,000 fans cheered and chanted in unison, rooting on the hometown Wolverines. The energy was palpable, the anticipation was mounting and the chants of “U-V-U” were deafening.   One would assume this occurred during the waning seconds of a tightly contested Utah Valley Men’s Basketball game, but in actuality […]

Thank you and farewell to Mike Fackrell

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: < 1 minute Death is a difficult thing to face. And for most college students it is not something we have to think much about. But at this time, we, the UVU Review staff ask you to take a minute and think about it. Recently, the UVU Review staff received devastating news, that one of our own, Michael […]

Men’s basketball season re-cap

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 3 minutes This season has done little for the nerves of those associated with the men’s basketball team.   The Wolverines started out the season 4-4 and a little shaky, losing to some strong competition with the likes of Houston, Arkansas, Wyoming and Utah State. They played tough and hung in most games other than a 34 […]

The great conference shuffle

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s been easy to look with envy at neighboring universities in regards to NCAA status. In one year we’ve seen:   Utah move to the PAC-12 BYU’s earn its own time slot on ESPN, Utah State refuse to help UVU in its bid for an invite to the Western Athletic Conference   When the dust […]

Wrestling looks for repeat win over Boise State

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Monte Schmalhaus joked he would prefer not to remember the Wolverines’ 2010 dual against Boise State. The then-freshman was matched against No. 1 nationally ranked Kirk Smith, who bolstered his undefeated record at Schmalhaus’ expense.   The team, however, pulled off a major upset over the No. 8 Broncos, holding on for a 22-20 victory. […]

Wolverines seeking consistency, confidence

January 9, 2012

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sammie Jensen may need to remind herself every now and again she hasn’t changed teams. Seeing nine different teammates in the starting lineup will do that.   The roster shuffling has been necessary, as the Wolverines have seen one player perform well one night only to disappear the next. True freshman Taylor Huber started her […]