Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s hard to quantify how far the UVU men’s basketball team fell in their semifinal loss to NJIT, but here’s an attempt: • They went from winning 13 games in a row to dropping two straight • They failed to win a game in the Great West Conference Tournament as the No. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Come Friday’s semifinal game against NJIT, the Utah Valley women’s basketball team try to do what they’ve managed just once in conference play. Beat a team for the second time. That team was Houston Baptist, an injury-riddled tragedy that ended at the hands of NJIT on Thursday. The Huskies ended the season 1-27 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Friday night’s semifinal matchup sounds like something from a Broadway billboard. Isiah Williams vs. Isaiah Wilkerson. Chicago native vs. Staten Island product. 2011 Great West Player of the Year vs. 2012 Great West Player of the Year. Williams’ 15.8 points per game to Wilkerson’s 16.0ppg. UVU forward Geddes Robinson knows which one he’d rather […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Jenna Johnson knows full well Utah Valley women’s basketball hasn’t met its own expectations this season. She knows they lost games they should have won, meshed later than they should have, and underachieved in their own eyes if not those of the coaches’ preseason poll. In short, this year’s Wolverines team looks a lot […]
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 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 […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Men’s basketball head coach Dick Hunsaker has been loathe to make specific predictions for this season, but he did tip his hand a little this week, throwing in two key factors for good measure. “We have high expectations for a fine team,” Hunsaker said. “It will all hinge on our health and the development […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Early in the first set the crowd fell in silence for nearly two minutes after middle blocker Erica Nish hit the ground with a knee injury. Nish, second on the team in blocks (119), was assisted off the court and head coach Sam Atoa didn’t hesitate to bring in Katie Fritzler off the bench. […]