Reading Time: < 1 minute On Jan. 31, the women’s basketball team traveled to Riverside, Calif. where they fell to California Baptist 83-54. With a few early steals and buckets from freshman forward Eve Braslis, the Wolverines were able to start with a slight lead. After some back and forth, they ended the first quarter trailing 16-14. At the half, […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley University women’s basketball team suffered its first defeat of the conference campaign when they travelled to Las Cruces, New Mexico to take on the New Mexico State Aggies. UVU entered the matchup having won all four of its first conference games, but fell 58-52. Junior Alexis Cortez led the way for Utah […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Back in October, the women’s basketball team was picked to finish this season eighth in the poll of WAC coaches. That was a brutal estimation considering it is California Baptist’s first year competing in Division I athletics and against WAC opponents. The only team picked to finish below UVU was the consistent cellar-dweller Chicago State. […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The UVU women’s basketball team has found itself at the midway point of the season. After battling through a grueling non-conference schedule, the Wolverines are two games into the WAC conference slate and find themselves atop the standings. With a 2-0 record against conference foes, UVU sits in a good position coming down the homestretch. […]
Reading Time: < 1 minute On Jan. 5, 2019, the women’s basketball team soared to their fourth straight home win, topping California State University Bakersfield 78-70. Playing in front of the home crowd in their own Lockhart Arena, the Wolverines were able to pull ahead early on. By halftime, they led 44-38, and from there, they rode their lead out […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Utah Valley University vs Southern Utah University Where: Cedar City, Utah When: Dec. 3 at 12 p.m. UVU has another in-state matchup during non-conference play as they head to Cedar City to take on Southern Utah University. The last time these two teams met was last season, when the Wolverines beat the Thunderbirds in […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines hosted the BYU Cougars on Nov. 29 in the Lockhart Arena. Coming into the game, both teams were coming off of good starts. The Wolverines sat at 4-1 and the Cougars at 5-2. With this being their first and only matchup with each other this year, both teams were gunning for bragging rights […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Sophomore guard Sophia Jacobsson had all eyes on her early in the 2018-2019. She led UVU with 13 points, 5-9 shooting from the field, 3-3 from the free-throw line and three steals against Portland, three games into the season. She is three games into her second season with the Wolverines, and is already breaking personal […]
Reading Time: 2 minutes Head coach Cathy Nixon referred to UVU as “lucky.” She said they were “outplayed and very immature.” “Give all credit to [La Verne] tonight. They came to play.” As lucky and immature as they may have been, the UVU women’s basketball team was also victorious on Thursday, Nov 8. UVU defeated the University of La […]
Reading Time: 1 minute On Tuesday, Nov. 6 UVU women’s basketball opened up the season in front of 2100 elementary schoolers from all across the valley against the Big West Conference’s UC Santa Barbara with a 63-54 win. While the game was close, UVU never lost control, taking a 15-13 lead after the first quarter that was built into […]