Former Duke, Princeton recruit brings toughness to Wolverines

October 7, 2011

Reading Time: 3 minutes Only the strong shall survive. Adaptation. These are just two traits Utah Valley redshirt sophomore Natalie Young has utilized in order to advance her collegiate athletic career and put her in a position of leadership on this year’s Wolverines soccer team.   Growing up, Young found herself amid a slew of 10 children. She fell […]

Wolverines soccer on the rebound

September 19, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Utah Valley women’s soccer team not only scores goals on the rebound, they seem bent on rebounding as team from their 1-4 start. Prior to their last two games, the stats seemed to bear out the vision of a team learning as they go.   After winning two close games over the weekend against […]

In the Zone: Big games form big opportunity

August 29, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes Michigan. Syracuse. Penn State. Santa Clara. Arkansas.   What school is this again? Surely not Utah Valley, the school not good enough to get into the WAC, the school without a football team.   For the programs mentioned above, however, the Wolverines apparently make the cut. Volleyball, soccer, werstling and men’s basketball all feature dates […]

Soccer falls short at home against Wyoming

August 26, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Wolverines improved their shots on goal Friday night as they played under their home lights, but fell to a 2 -1 loss after the Wyoming Cowgirls blocked all eight of UVU’s shots on goal, and scored two goals in the second half.   The Wolverines consistently executed plays to increase their shots on goal […]

Soccer drops first game of season to Weber St.

August 24, 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutes The bleachers were full and the team bench was eager for a win Tuesday night as the Wolverines fought a hard home game against the Weber State Wildcats. Despite multiple blocked kicks on defense and hard drives on offense, the Wolverines would fall in a 1-0 loss to put UVU’s record at 1-1-0.   The […]

Soccer claims Great West Conference Championship

November 16, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU used a second-half goal by Katey Turner to claim the first ever GWCC with a win over Houston Baptist last week. The goal came as Brianne Larsen passed the ball to Turner who dribbled to the top of the box, and banged it home to secure the win. “I told her halftime that I […]

UVU women’s soccer second to none

November 9, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute After winning five and tying one in the six possible games of the Great West Conference, the UVU women’s soccer team will head into the GWC Championship second to none. The Wolverines proved their worthiness in a home game against South Dakota on Oct. 29 with a final score that reflected UVU’s level of talent […]

Lyons’ hat trick leads Wolverines

November 2, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes Jaime Lyons scored three goals for UVU to lead the Wolverines to a convincing 4-0 victory over North Dakota in Great West Conference play. Lyons’ hat trick is the fourth in school history and the first since 2003. UVU head coach Brent Anderson said he was pleased to see Lyons play that well. “It was […]

Wolverines drop fifth in a row

October 12, 2009

Reading Time: < 1 minute UVU fell 2-0 to Portland State on Friday afternoon at Clyde Field in the team’s final tune-up before Great West Conference play begins next week. The Wolverines (1-9-0) open conference play on the road in the GWC’s inaugural season next Friday at North Dakota, they finish up the weekend at  South Dakota on Sunday. In […]

Late Wyoming goal spoils lady Wolverines’ home opener

September 15, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the 86th minute of Friday’s home opener for the Lady Wolverine soccer team, Wyoming’s Emily Layton came free of a scramble in front of the Wolverine goal and knocked the ball past goalie Hailey Brown. With the score tied at one at the time, the goal was the go-ahead score and just four minutes […]