Wolverine Sports World Podcast

September 22, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute In this week’s episode we recap the weekend in UVU sports, as always, talk to UVU women’s soccer defender Kalli Suesue, then preview the upcoming week in UVU sports, including volleyball’s conference openers.  

Women’s soccer: UVU beats Idaho State on the road, snaps winless streak

September 18, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo by Keely Damara POCATELLO, Idaho — With a day full of first times and season highs, the Utah Valley University women’s soccer team came away with a decisive win over the Idaho State Bengals by a final score of 5-1. With the win, UVU not only snaps a three-game winless streak, but also improves to 5-3-1 on the season. Idaho State slides to […]

Volleyball: UVU comeback falls short in out-of-conference finale

September 17, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez OREM, Utah—In its final tune-up game before entering conference play, the Utah Valley University volleyball team hosted the Cal State Northridge Matadors. After getting in an early hole at two sets to none, the Wolverines fell to the Matadors after a decisive fifth set (25-21, 25-21, 22-25, 19-25, 17-15). UVU has […]

Women’s soccer:UVU keeps home unbeaten streak alive against Utah

September 17, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo courtesy UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—The Utah Valley University women’s soccer team hosted the in-state rival Utah Utes at Clyde Field Friday night looking to keep their home unbeaten streak alive. With several key saves from goalkeeper Brooklyn Nielsen, UVU was able to secure a 0-0 tie, bringing the home unbeaten streak to 13 matches. […]

Volleyball: UVU downed by UNLV, 3-1

September 16, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley University volleyball team returned to action Friday night to take on University of Nevada Las Vegas at the UCCU Center in the first game of the BYU/UVU Invitational. The Wolverines were looking to bounce back from a deflating loss to Utah State their last time out. But UNLV (10-0) proved to be […]

Volleyball: UVU can’t hold on against USU

September 13, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Athletics OREM, Utah—After a weekend in Hawaii where it recorded a 1-2 record, the Utah Valley University volleyball team returned home Tuesday night to face Utah State at the UCCU Center. UVU (4-7) was unable to capitalize on home court advantage as it fell to USU (5-5) in four sets (24-26, 25-6, […]

What once was great can be great again

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo courtesy UVU Review There was a time when the Western Athletic Conference was full of big-name schools. Its charter schools included Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. In 1980 the Arizona schools took off for what is now known as the Pac-12. They were replaced by San Diego State and Hawaii. […]

Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Julie Ostler Homecoming week at Utah Valley University will see six games played on campus among the volleyball team and men and women’s soccer teams. After a slow start to the season the volleyball team bounced back at home by sweeping the Wolverine Invitational. UVU will look to capitalize on home court advantage […]

Dennison showcasing her skills early

September 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes As the Utah Valley University volleyball team begins to hit their stride this season, Madison Dennison is in the middle of it all. The junior middle blocker from Pleasant Grove, Utah was named to the Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference Team, and has proved herself worthy of the honor with her play on the court. “She […]