Know thy enemy: A preview of the week in UVU sports

January 11, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold With the bulk of the nonconference foes behind them, the spring sports teams of UVU are now in the heart of the most important part of the season: Western Athletic Conference play (or, in the wrestling team’s case, Big 12 Conference play). What happens over the next few weeks of competition […]

Men’s basketball: UVU loses conference opener at GCU

January 7, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU men’s basketball team opened their Western Athletic Conference schedule Saturday with a trip to Phoenix, Arizona to take on Grand Canyon University. UVU (8-8) was able to keep it close through a see-saw first half, but GCU (10-6) blew it open in the second frame, coming away with a 82-72 victory over the […]

Men’s basketball: UVU dominates in nonconference finale

January 2, 2017

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM— On a snowy night when few dared make the voyage to the UCCU Center, a game was in fact played Monday by the UVU men’s basketball team. In its final nonconference tilt of the season, UVU (8-7) welcomed the University of Antelope Valley (6-8). It was a wire-to-wire victory for […]

Men’s basketball: Poor shooting performance dooms UVU vs UC Davis

December 31, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold DAVIS, Calif.– UVU (7-7) finished their two-game California road swing Saturday, falling 83-69 to the University of California-Davis (8-7) in a game that it led only once, by one point early in the first half. For the Wolverines, the loss was marked by struggling to control the ball on offense and an […]

Men’s basketball: UVU downs UC Riverside

December 29, 2016

Reading Time: < 1 minute Photo by Brigham Berthold RIVERSIDE, California—The UVU men’s basketball team beat the University of California- Riverside 73-64 Wednesday night behind 16 points from Conner Toolson. Zach Nelson also grabbed nine rebounds and the Wolverines marked their second straight victory and first against a Division I opponent in its last five tries. Toolson, a sophomore transfer […]

Men’s basketball: UVU falls to Weber State

December 18, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OGDEN, Utah—Weber State University beat UVU 93-85 in the Dee Events Center Saturday night. WSU torched the Wolverines with 12 3-pointers, shooting 60 percent from beyond the arc. The Wildcats’ Jeremy Senglin scored 27 points to lead all scorers and help Weber improve to 6-4 all-time versus UVU. In a game that […]

Men’s Basketball: Five takeaways from UVU’s loss to USU

December 12, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold Home atmosphere for USU? One of the most fun things about in-state games is the opportunity it brings for opposing fan bases to come together. When UVU played at Utah last week, the UVU student section was loud and proud, overpowering the Utah crowd for much of the game. In this […]

Men’s basketball: UVU drops overtime thriller to USU

December 10, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Brigham Berthold OREM, Utah—Different squads, same result. After holding a lead or tie for the first 39 minutes of regulation Saturday, the UVU men’s basketball team fell to Utah State 80-79 in overtime. UVU moves to 0-12 all-time against the in-state Aggies. Conner Toolson and Isaac Neilson both finished with double-doubles. Toolson led […]

Women’s basketball: UVU tops Denver behind Seals, Lubcke

December 9, 2016

Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Mykah Heaton OREM, Utah—Mariah Seals dropped 19 points and the UVU women’s basketball team grinded out a 72-58 win over Denver in Lockhart Arena on Friday night. UVU improved its record to 3-8 and has strung together two wins for the first time all season. UVU was dominant in the paint, scoring 32 […]