Men’s Basketball: Poor shooting night dooms UVU at WSU

November 30, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold The Utah Valley University men’s basketball team had a four-game win streak snapped when they visited Pullman, Washington Wednesday to take on Washington State University. The 83-76 loss puts UVU at 4-2 on the season. After setting a Marriott Center record with 18 3-point shots made against BYU Saturday, the Wolverines […]

Women’s basketball: UVU downs Pepperdine for first win

November 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM, Utah— The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team beat Pepperdine University 72-65 Tuesday night to win the battle between the two winless squads and gave UVU its first victory of the season. Junior Mariah Seals scored a season-high 23 points to lead the Wolverines to victory in the closely-contested first […]

Anthony Turner reinforces direction of UVU women’s basketball

November 29, 2016

Reading Time: 4 minutes Anthony Turner brings philosophy, faith and 26 years of experience to the Utah Valley University women’s basketball. Head coach Cathy Nixon’s decision to hire Turner was announced July 1, 2016. “First and foremost he is an incredible man and a very, very good basketball coach,” said Nixon. The relationship between Nixon and Turner is based […]

Renovated PE Gym ready to host basketball, wrestling

November 29, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes The new and improved P.E. Gym on the Utah Valley University campus opened to the volleyball and women’s basketball teams in November. While the renovation was taking place earlier in the volleyball season, the team was displaced to the UCCU Center. The volleyball team played its first matches in program history in the UCCU center […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s win over BYU

November 28, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Jesse Sanchez If you were under a rock all weekend (or perhaps too busy with Thanksgiving festivities), you missed what was probably the biggest win in Utah Valley University men’s basketball history. Head coach Mark Pope and the Wolverines marched into BYU’s home Marriott Center and beat the Cougars, 114-101. Here are five […]

Know thy enemy

November 28, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold With Thanksgiving break behind them, Utah Valley University men’s basketball, women’s basketball and wrestling look to get into the heart of the nonconference schedule. The men’s and women’s basketball teams have an opportunity to collect some wins with weak schedules during the week. Meanwhile, the wrestling team will compete in a […]

Men’s basketball: UVU shocks BYU 114-101

November 27, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes PROVO, Utah—In its previous trip to the Marriott Center, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team scored a total of 54 points. UVU matched that at the end of the first half as Brandon Randolph sunk a long 3-pointer at the buzzer in a 114-101 win over BYU Saturday. Randolph was just shy of a triple-double and […]

Men’s basketball: UVU overcomes massive halftime deficit, downs Denver

November 24, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold DENVER—After trailing by 21 at the half, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team stormed back in the second half and defeated Denver 88-85 Wednesday. Kenneth Ogbe and Jordan Poydras led UVU with 28 and 23 points, respectively. “I just wish all of our students and fans could have seen this,” […]

Men’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s win over Benedictine

November 20, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah—In a final home game before a three-game road trip, the Utah Valley University men’s basketball team ran away with a 86-52 victory over Benedictine Mesa Saturday. Here are five takeaways from the blowout win. De-Fense! Consistent defense has been an issue early in the season for UVU. However, after […]

Women’s basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s loss at Utah

November 20, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team was beat badly by Utah Saturday night in Salt Lake City. UVU lost by nearly 50 points in the blowout loss. Here are five things to take away from the game. Defensive Woes Utah Valley gave up 100 points to […]