Reading Time: 2 minutes Brigham Flint, Assistant Sports Editor On September 11, UVU’s volleyball team came up short of extending their win streak after falling to the Weber State Wildcats in five sets. “You got to give Weber the credit,” said UVU head coach Sam Atoa. “I feel like we didn’t do a very good job of protecting our […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Sammie Jo Raymond After wrapping up regular season play last weekend, the UVU volleyball team faced off against UMKC in the opening round of the WAC tournament Thursday night in Edinburg, Tex. Despite a first set loss, the third seeded Wolverines rallied to beat the sixth seeded Kangaroos in four sets (24-26, 25-22, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista In its final game of the 2017 regular season, the UVU volleyball team took down Chicago State 3-1 (25-27, 25-19, 25-22, 25-19) Saturday. The Wolverines (14-15, 9-5) closed out the season and a two-game home stand, overpowering the Cougars (10-21, 1-13) in a final tune up before the WAC tournament next […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Maricel Evangelista Following a pair of losses during its road trip last week, the volleyball team returned home Thursday night to host the Kangaroos of UMKC in conference action. The Wolverines overmatched the ‘Roos in this one, as UVU (13-15, 8-5) defeated UMKC (9-17, 5-8) in 3 sets (25-20, 25-23, 25-20) on senior […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes After a three-set sweep of Grand Canyon last time out, the UVU volleyball team returned to action Thursday night for a pivotal conference road match against the first place Aggies of New Mexico State. Despite a valiant effort by the Wolverines, the Aggies proved to be too much, as NMSU (18-7, 9-2) defeated UVU (12-14, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Cody Glassett Talent alone is not enough to propel a team beyond the ranks of the good and into the realm of the great. While natural physical ability among players cannot be discounted, leadership and experience are equally valuable on the path to achieving great things. The 2017 UVU volleyball team not only […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Byron Harward The UVU volleyball team took care of Grand Canyon University in straight sets Saturday behind the power of the defense. The Wolverines’ undefeated weekend moves them to 12-13 overall and 7-3 in conference play. UVU is now one game behind New Mexico State at 8-2 for the WAC lead. In the […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Cody Glassett After coming up just short in a five-set heartbreaker to Seattle last time out, the UVU volleyball team returned to action Thursday night as it welcomed WAC-leading CSUB to Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines turned in a dominant performance as they overmatched the Roadrunners in three sets (25-14, 27-25, 25-16) to avenge […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Byron Harward After beginning conference play with a 2-2 mark, the volleyball team has now won three straight, including both games of its weekend road trip. Following a five-set victory over perennial WAC power New Mexico State last Saturday at the Lockhart Arena, the Wolverines hit the road for visits to Chicago State […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by Cody Glassett After a loss last time out at the hands of UTRGV in its conference home opener, the UVU volleyball team returned to the Lockhart Arena Saturday afternoon to take on the Aggies of New Mexico State. Despite trailing 2-1 after the third set, UVU (8-12, 3-2) was able to grind out […]