Get out and support the UVU basketball teams

January 19, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes When I was a freshman here at Utah Valley University, the basketball team had one of the greatest seasons in program history by winning the Western Athletic Conference regular season title and coming one game short of playing in the NCAA Tournament. The team made an appearance in the National Invitational Tournament in which they […]

UVU women’s hoops drop fifth straight game

January 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverine women are still seeking their first win in conference play this season after losing their fifth straight game, this one to Grand Canyon University, 61-53. It was a close game from the opening tip, but UVU was unable to close it out down the stretch. The Wolverines were able to stifle GCU for […]

Student fees and the UVU Athletic department

January 12, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Wolverines rely heavily on student fees to keep program moving forward When prospective students look up the tuition and fees at Utah Valley University, they notice that for a student with 10+ credits, the student fees for 2015-16 are in the amount of $354 per semester. What some students might not know is that $106.77 […]

Why all the negativity?

January 11, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Recently, the sporting world recognized the one-year anniversary of the passing of longtime sports anchor Stuart Scott. In one of the most inspiring sports stories ever, Scott gave an emotional speech about his battle with cancer when he was given an award at the 2014 ESPY’s. The world of sports is littered with inspiring off […]

Utah Valley women drop conference opener to New Mexico State

January 8, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Las Cruces, N.M. — The Wolverine women opened WAC play Thursday with a 73-68 loss to New Mexico State. A slow start to the second half sunk UVU in what was a close game throughout as they were outscored 15-9 in the third quarter. Deijah Blanks led the Wolverines with 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting, including 2-of-3 […]

Mid-Season report on the Top 10 storylines

January 5, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes Feature photo courtesy of Brooke Morrill With the coming of a new semester means we take a look at the Top 10 storylines in UVU athletics at the midway point of the year. 1. Men’s Cross Country 3-Peat.  Senior Jason Lynch crossed the finish line in a time of 23:58.86 to win the individual WAC […]

Calling all UVU students

January 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes This fall, fans of Utah Valley University soccer helped both the men’s and women’s teams reach the top 25 in attendance in the nation.  Both soccer teams had a great amount of success, each reaching their NCAA tournaments for the first time in program history. The UVU men’s and women’s basketball teams need the same […]

College-Student Athletes should not be paid

January 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The debate as to whether student athletes should be paid or not has really heated up in recent years. With it being college football bowl season right now, it can be assumed the topic will again come up. While I respect the time, work and excitement college athletes bring this time of year, they should […]

New Years Resolutions for UVU athletic teams

January 4, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes With a new year, comes this idea and hope that we can all start new. We treat Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 as if there is a massive divide between the two and that one day is so much different than the last. Jan. 1 is the time to start unhealthy crash diets, get to […]

Idaho State uses huge fourth quarter run to defeat Utah Valley

December 29, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photos by Kyle McDonald OREM — In the game of basketball, a team can trail for three quarters of the game and still win. For the Idaho State Bengals, that happened on Tuesday afternoon at the UCCU Center. The Bengals outscored the Wolverines 25-9 in the fourth quarter en route to a 56-47 victory. “The […]