Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle Bruderer, Sports Writer, @brudkyle Three different players nearly reached the 20-point plateau on Saturday as the Utah Valley University women’s basketball team defeated the Cougars of Chicago State 68-53. Sam Loggins and Mariah Seals each scored 19 points and Rebecca MaWhinney finished with 18. MaWhinney and Seals combined for 30 points from three-point range alone, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, Twitter:@xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU men’s basketball dropped its seventh-straight game Thursday night by a score of 51-38 in another Western Athletic Conference match against first-place New Mexico State behind a double-double performance by the Aggies’ freshman forward Pascal Siakam. Siakam scored 14 points on 4-for-6 shooting while adding 10 rebounds and 1 block […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Coach Hunsaker’s a coach on and off the court Kyle McDonald | Sports Writer | @kylesportsbias Utah Valley University men’s basketball Head Coach Dick Hunsaker is part of a rare group of coaches who are loyal to their school and believe that continuity is important with regards to recruiting, style of play, and building trust […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Students at UVU share insights on rooting for their school. Tim Castaneda | Sports Writer | @xTIMBOxSLICEx With many major universities involved in NCAA Division I athletics having strong fan bases such as BYU, Utah, and Utah State, the competition for fans remains an on-going battle for UVU. In spite of the school’s recent success […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, @xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU men’s basketball ran away in the second half with a 77-55 blow-out victory over Saint Katherine University on Monday behind a game-high 17 points from forward Zach Nelson to end its three-game losing streak. Nelson, who finished the game shooting 7-for-11 from the field while adding five rebounds and […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle Bruderer, Sports Writer The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team gave the Seattle University Redhawks a good old fashioned beat down on Saturday in the PE building with a final score of 73-42. “I thought it was our best team defense of the year by far,” said head coach Cathy Nixon. “We really took […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Kyle Bruderer, Sports Writer, The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team snapped a four game losing streak on Thursday night at the UCCU center by defeating the Bakersfield Roadrunners 70-58. “One of the good things about this team is that they keep believing. January was a rough month for us,” said head coach Cathy Nixon. […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Ronnie Price’s Basketball Road Kyle Bruderer | Sports Writer | @ brudkyle It’s not every day that you see a professional athlete’s profile with Utah Valley University as the college that they played for, but the starting point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers wears that Wolverine green label with pride. As a senior in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Tim Castaneda, Sports Writer, Twitter: @xTIMBOxSLICEx UVU men’s basketball suffered a tough 66-59 loss at the hands of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Saturday despite a late Wolverine comeback push heading into the final minutes of the game. The Wolverines trailed by as many as 13 points with two minutes and 20 seconds remaining in […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Mariah Seals: Freshman Basketball Up and Commer Kyle Bruderer | Sports Writer | @brudkyle The noise of the crowd rises as the Wolverines set up one final play. It’s a tie game with only 20 seconds on the clock, freshman guard Mariah Seals has the ball. Seconds quickly disappear as she dribbles to the left […]