Volleyball: UVU beats UMKC in nail-biting 5 Sets

October 2, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University volleyball team continued conference play as it took on the University of Missouri, Kansas City Kangaroos, Saturday, Oct. 1, at the UCCU Center. This match proved to be important for both teams, as both records are similar: UVU sat at 5-11, and UMKC sat at 8-7. UVU took […]

Women’s soccer: Utah Valley suffers loss on the road

October 2, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo Courtesy UVU Athletics SEATTLE, Washington – In the final non-conference match of the season, Utah Valley University fell to Seattle U with a final score of 1-0, in a game where UVU was outplayed and dominated. SU outshot the Wolverines 14 to 6. After tonight’s game, UVU falls to 6-4-1 overall on the season, […]

Volleyball: UVU tops CSU in three straight

September 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes OREM– After an unsuccessful road trip during which they lost their first two conference games of the season, the Utah Valley University volleyball team returned home Thursday night to take on Chicago State University, which was picked to finish last in the pre-season conference poll. The Wolverines entered the contest on a five match losing […]

Wolverine Sports World Podcast

September 29, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this week’s episode we’re joined by UVU men’s soccer coach Greg Maas, we review a weekend of mixed results in UVU sports and preview a week of conference play.    

Women’s soccer: Peterson’s golden goal lifts UVU over GCU

September 27, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brad Curnow OREM, Utah–As the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team approaches conference play, each win becomes more crucial. That’s what mentality the Wolverines had entering Monday’s game. Alexis Peterson scored the golden goal against Grand Canyon University Monday at Clyde Field in a 2-1 overtime win, maintaining UVU’s undefeated streak at home. UVU took to the […]

Know thy enemy

September 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez The week in Utah Valley University spreads a full slate from Monday to Saturday. The men’s soccer and volleyball teams begin conference play, while the women’s soccer team continues a final week of out-of-conference play. Get to know your foe with this preview of the week. -The Wolverine women’s soccer team […]

UVU softball gets a needed shake-up in coaching change

September 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are times a coach leaves their post for greener pastures, but other times there just needs to be a change. News broke the afternoon of Tuesday, Sept. 6 that former Utah Valley University softball head coach Nikki Palmer was leaving UVU for a coaching position at University of California-Riverside. In this case, a shake-up […]

No sleep for Brooklyn

September 26, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Lonna King With two WAC Defensive Player of the Week recognitions so far this season, freshman goalkeeper Brooklyn Nielsen is quickly becoming a key figure for the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team. Nielsen is a Sandy, Utah native, who graduated from Jordan High School in 2016. The youngest of five, Nielson has […]

Volleyball: UVU falls to NMSU in 5 sets

September 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes LAS CRUCES, N.M.–After a disappointing loss earlier this week to open conference play, the Utah Valley University volleyball team looked to get back on track Saturday afternoon when it took on New Mexico State at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It was a hard fought contest, but in the end, UVU (4-11, […]

Volleyball: UVU drops conference opener

September 23, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Lesley Robles, photographer at The Rider EDINBERG, Texas–The Utah Valley University volleyball team dropped its conference opener 3-1 on the road against the Texas Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros (24-26, 18-25, 25-17, 23-25). Thursday’s game marked the first time UVU has lost a conference opener since joining the Western Athletic Conference in 2013. With the win UTRGV […]