Men’s Basketball Claims MGM Main Event Belt in Las Vegas Tournament

December 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes While the majority of the UVU student body headed home for the Thanksgiving holiday, the men’s basketball team took a trip to Las Vegas to play in the MGM Resort Main Event Tournament. Teams gathered together to play in multiple tournaments. UVU was placed in the Middleweight tournament against the University of Hartford and Long […]

OPPONENT PREVIEW: Wolverines set to clash with PAC 12 power house

December 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University vs. University of Arizona Where: Tucson, AZ When: Dec. 6 at 7 PM   UVU will take on arguably its toughest opponent of the young season on Dec. 6 when they fly south to take on the Arizona Wildcats.   Quick Glance: University of Arizona Mascot: Wildcats Location: Tucson, Arizona Conference: PAC […]

Women’s basketball falls to BYU

December 2, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines hosted the BYU Cougars on Nov. 29 in the Lockhart Arena. Coming into the game, both teams were coming off of good starts. The Wolverines sat at 4-1 and the Cougars at 5-2. With this being their first and only matchup with each other this year, both teams were gunning for bragging rights […]

Sophia Jacobsson: Running Full Speed Toward A New Basketball Season

November 15, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sophomore guard Sophia Jacobsson had all eyes on her early in the 2018-2019.  She led UVU with 13 points, 5-9 shooting from the field, 3-3 from the free-throw line and three steals against Portland, three games into the season. She is three games into her second season with the Wolverines, and is already breaking personal […]

Wolverines Can’t Claim ‘Cross Town Clash’ Victory

November 10, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes UVU men’s basketball couldn’t pull off a win in Provo Friday night against the BYU Cougars, falling short 75-65. The Wolverines put up a hard fight for the entirety of game. The score was consistently close with the lead bouncing back and forth until the last four or five minutes.   “We are so disappointed […]

Wolverines stave off Leopards to improve to 2-0

November 10, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Head coach Cathy Nixon referred to UVU as “lucky.” She said they were “outplayed and very immature.” “Give all credit to [La Verne] tonight. They came to play.” As lucky and immature as they may have been, the UVU women’s basketball team was also victorious on Thursday, Nov 8. UVU defeated the University of La […]

Opponent Preview: Wolverines to take on in-state foe Utah State

November 8, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University vs Utah State University Where: Logan, Utah When: Nov. 16 at 7 p.m.   The Wolverines have yet another in-state matchup early on in the season, taking on Logan foe Utah State University. UVU didn’t face-off against USU last season, but have lost considerably to USU in previous matchups in past seasons. […]

UVU soars past Westminster in season opener

November 8, 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Kicking off their regular season against Westminster, UVU’s men’s basketball team soared to an easy victory over the Griffins 96-71 in front of their home crowd on Nov. 6. After trailing briefly in the opening minutes, the Wolverines quickly took control by halftime, heading to the locker room with a commanding 42-27 lead. During the […]

UVU edges out UC Santa Barbara in Home Opener

November 7, 2018

Reading Time: 1 minute On Tuesday, Nov. 6 UVU women’s basketball opened up the season in front of 2100 elementary schoolers from all across the valley against the Big West Conference’s UC Santa Barbara with a 63-54 win. While the game was close, UVU never lost control, taking a 15-13 lead after the first quarter that was built into […]

Men’s Basketball handles Dixie State In Exhibition Game

October 31, 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU men’s basketball team took on Dixie State in an exhibition game as a precursor to their home opener on Nov. 6. The game affected neither teams overall records, so both will head into their home openers 0-0. Both teams started out a little slow with early foul trouble for DSU and shots not […]