Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley extended their winning streak to 11 games and improved their overall record to 18-10 and 8-0 in Great West Conference play after a 70-60 win over Montana Tech on Monday. The Wolverines were led in scoring in the first half by Ben Aird and Holton Hunsaker, who scored 11 and 9 points […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes By: Assistant Sports Editor Jonathan Boldt Real men wear pink. Coach Dick Hunsaker took to the court in his light pink blazer and his squad took a stand for coaches vs. cancer in their slightly pink uniforms Saturday night. When riding a six game win streak, sooner or later positive individual achievements […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Wolverines (12-10, 2-0) played host to cross-country conference foe Chicago State (2-18, 1-2) Thursday night and avoided a huge upset on an effort that was sparked by top scoring threat Isiah Williams. Despite trailing by three at the half, UVU pulled away late to cash in with a nine-point, 65-56 victory and notch their […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley extended its winning streak to four games in a hard-fought defensive battle between the top two teams in the Great West Conference, beating North Dakota 72-64 to open Great West Conference play and improve their record on the season to 11-10. “We anticipated it would be a very physical, back-and-forth match,” UVU […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alfonzo Hubbard hears head coach Dick Hunsaker preach effort in practice. He hears him bark out when Hubbard makes a mistake or he’s not where he should be. After a game, Hunsaker will follow up with him, tell him what he did wrong and what to keep doing. The constant in-your-face teaching and expectations […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s in a name? Apparently a lot. Great West Conference member and long-time institution University of North Dakota was forced to forfeit its mascot and name, the Fighting Sioux, this month as a result of protest from the NCAA and a local Native American tribe. No word yet on whether animal rights groups […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes In collegiate sports any season can turn on a dime, for better or for worse. Sometimes a certain player catch’s fire and doubles their scoring average. Others it can be as simple as losing a player to injury. In any case, coaches and players work tirelessly to keep success rolling or dig themselves out of […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes This season has done little for the nerves of those associated with the men’s basketball team. The Wolverines started out the season 4-4 and a little shaky, losing to some strong competition with the likes of Houston, Arkansas, Wyoming and Utah State. They played tough and hung in most games other than a 34 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Head coach Dick Hunsaker expressed his appreciation to all the support present as the Utah Valley men’s basketball team (3-1) won Saturday night after a close fight against The University of Missouri Kansas City (1-3). Isiah Williams led the Wolverines in scoring with 17 total points, all scored in the second half. The largest threat […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley held Grambling State to 15 percent shooting in the first half before going on an 18-0 run, spurring them to a 64-34 win at home Wednesday night. Isiah Williams led a balanced Wolverine offense with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while Alfonzo Hubbard chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds off the bench […]