Reading Time: 2 minutes What once was a team that was unbeatable at home and first in the Western Conference standings is now holding on to secure a playoff spot as Real Salt Lake enters the final stretch of the season. In last weeks 1-0 loss, Chivas USA snapped RSL’s home-unbeaten streak and dropped them from second in the west down into the middle of the tightly contested conference.
Reading Time: < 1 minute It was a long fought battle that ended in a five-set win for the Wolverines as they remained unbeaten at home this season. Things were looking up for the girls in the first game as they had a decent lead and won 25-20. The nail biting began in the second when Weber took the two-point win 26-24.
Reading Time: < 1 minute For the first time this season the women’s volleyball team experienced home court advantage and the crowd was certainly a boost. “We have had some tough losses, so it was exciting to come home and do what we know how to,” sophomore Kayli Broadbent said. The team put forth the best offensive attack of the season.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Cross Country captains named Utah Valley University head cross country coach Scott Houle announced his 2008 men’s and women’s cross country team captains Wednesday. Houle announced that his men’s team will be led by two local runners, redshirt senior Danny Moody from Provo (Timpview H.
Reading Time: 2 minutes One thing that’s always plagued UVU has been winning on the road. As the women’s soccer team heads out on its first road trip and the volleyball team takes off for yet another tough trip, the records of both teams may suffer.
Unfortunately for the Wolverines the best example of struggling on the road happened to be last seasons women’s basketball team.
Reading Time: < 1 minute At most universities the idea of intramural sports means major sports such as basketball, football, and soccer. Here at UVU we have that and much, much more. “Our events are designed with student engagement in mind,” said Bo Earls, director of intramurals and sport clubs.
Reading Time: < 1 minute Milwaukee mayhem In a bit of a rash decision, the Milwaukee Brewers fired their manager Ned Yost with just 12 games remaining on the Major League docket. Having started off to a miserable September, the Brewers’ management decided to fire Yost after his team had fallen into a tie for the N.
Reading Time: 2 minutes After an impressive season that saw the Orem Owlz cruise to the best record in the league, win 14 games in a row and put out the league MVP in Roberto Lopez, they dropped the third and final game of the Pioneer League championship series to lose the title to the Great Falls Voyagers.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Coming back from two exciting overtime wins and having an untainted 3-0 record, the women’s soccer team held on in a double overtime to tie with Idaho State last week. With nearly 500 fans attending, the crowd was anxious for a repeat overtime goal. UVU had its chances to score, but resorted to solid defense to avoid defeat.
Reading Time: 2 minutes After beating two well known teams — Air Force and Wyoming — The Northern Colorado Bears (2-3) rolled into town all fired up to beat UVU, but that didn’t stop Jennie Clough who finished off the Bears in an exciting overtime win. Coach Anderson needed only word to describe Jennie Clough’s remarkable play: “clutch.