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Show B6 Monday v February 2, 2009 mg headlines Wolverines earn tough win over Weber State by keeping her energy up for her total game time of Sports writer 35 minutes. Wall hit 3-for-3 Three of UVU's top from the arc as well as makplayers shelled out double- ing all sorts of cuts to the digit points Tuesday to get a inside to put the ball in the win over Weber State. basket and finish the game It wasn't an easy win for with a season high of 26 the Wolverines but they did points. the job and put the points on "Sandy really helps to the board that they needed. create energy and to give Sandy Wall, Robyn Fair- us an identity on the defenbanks and Julie McMurray sive end," Nixon said and put together a total of 63 couldn't have been more points for their 81-73 win. pleased with Wall's perfor"It was one we definite- mance also saying, "I think ly had to earn," said coach she's playing great and SanCathy Nixon. "I was proud dy's really our catalyst on that we stepped up to the the defensive end." challenge and found a way Asumi Nakayama also to get it done when they was a huge help with nine were hitting shots and really big assists helping her teammaking us work for it." mates put the points on the The Wolverines came board. out strong and ready to deNakayama continues to fend their court, but Weber excel as a player and Nixon State also came out strong couldn't be more happy and right off the bat. The Wol- concluded, "I look at what verines were determined to she's been able to accomtake the win. plish in the two years that Wall was on fire Tuesday she's been here and its just night and certainly showed incredible." Dave Iba/ UVU Review Junior Julie McMurray goes for a lay-up as UVU slipped past Weber State what she had rts Briefs KIRA TERRY Beckham hopes to make AC Milan permanent David Beckham is currently under contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy but is on loan to AC Milan. However, Beckham is enjoying his time in Italy so much that he wants to stay with AC Milan permanently. Milan's vice president said he is willing to pay a fee in order to keep Beckham. The loan ends March 8, after which he is due to go back to the MLS. Good News in Bean town In last season's opening game, the New England Patriots' Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury. Brady expects to be ready for the start of the 2009 season. He has been throwing, running, doing skill drills and getting back in shape. Matt Cassel led the Pats to an 11-5 record and they may use the franchise tag on him. Weber State 81-73. OLSEN from • B5 just does what is needed to win. The Wolverines took a 24-19 lead into the locker room at the break after an extremely defensive first half. Utah Valley held Savannah State to only three field goals in the first 10 minutes of the game and led by as many as 10 before the half. Jourdain Scoubes came up big in the first half for Dave Iba/ UVU Review UVU with six points and UVU coach Dick Hunsaker instructs his players during a time out. seven rebounds to help maintain the lead. He would finish with 12 points on the night as the Wolverines put it on cruise control in the second half. UVU broke the game open in the second half, shooting 50 percent from the field and holding the Tigers to 37 percent shooting. Utah Valley spurted to a 15-2 run over nearly four and half minutes at one point down the stretch and hit 5-of-7 from down town in the final 20 minutes to secure the win. Flash look to make run as season winds down Assistant sports editor CAMPUS TOUR a: February 7th • J{ r'i'\ AA I A ' V W ' V M / J \i/ J+1 Time: ^Registration begins at 8:00am and jog/walk begins at 9:0Oarii.'M Registration fee: $10.00 -T-shirt and pancake breakfast included. All proceeds will be donated to the UVU Habitat for Humanity of Utah County house. I •Check oz cuh will only be accepted at the onsito registration on February 7th. If you would like to register early or pay with a credit card go (o the UVU Outdoor Adventure Center located in the Sorensen Student Center. Registration at the OAC will be accepted until February 6lh. R)r m o r e information or to download a registration form go lo www.u7u.edu/vDlunleer or call B0I-8S3-B768. Dave iba/ UVU Review Kyrylo Fesenko have won three straight games and gained some momentum as they try to turn things around on the road. Jefferson leads the team in assists with 5.4 a game and steals with 1.5 a game. 30 year-old Carlos Wheeler leads the team in rebounds. The Flash is starting to be on something of a roll, winning five of their last seven games. However, starting Feb. 26, ten of their next 12 games are on the road, which is where they have struggled. The next Flash game at the McKay Events Center will be Friday Feb. 6 against the Los Angeles D-fenders, a team which the Flash has beaten three times this season. ' '•'' Where: Utah Valley University McKay Events Center •tfre&pnxl west of the McKay Events Center. £-i >„-,:•'" At Utah Valley University, many may not know that there is a semi-pro basketball team playing at the McKay Events Center. The Utah Flash is a developmental basketball team whose NBA affiliates are the Utah Jazz and the Boston Celtics. After 22 games in their season, the Utah Flash are 13-9 and sitting in third place in the Western Division behind the Bakersfield Jam and the first place Idaho Stampede. At the McKay Events Center, the Flash has fared well, going 7-3. On the road they have struggled a bit, going 7-6. For the season, the Flash is shooting just over 46 percent from the floor and 33 percent from 3-point range. They are averaging 99 points a game and defensively have held opponents to 45 percent shooting and 97 points a game. The Flash has three players averaging double figures. They are led by recently- acquired Tulsa 66ers forward Ronald Dupree who is averaging 19.7 points a game, Guard Dontell Jefferson who has 18.1 per game, and Guard Andre Ingram who has 11.2. Dupree seems to have been quite a pick up' as they Schedule Friday, Feb 6 | f l - - . • , ' • Softball Thurday, Feb 5 vs. Southern Utah University Men's Basketball Saturday, Feb 7 vs. Academy of Art University 7:00 PM Women's Basketball vs. Johnson & Wales 3:00 PM - UVU to Host First Ever GWC Basketball Championships Utah Valley University was selected to host the first combined men's and women's Great West Conference Basketball Tournament, to be held March 10-13, 2010 at the 8,500-seat McKay Center, the league office announce Thursday. All seven GWC men's and women's teams will compete in the post-season event, culminating with the first basketball tournament champion in Great West basketball history. "This will be a great opportunity for our school, our community, and our program to set a standard of what this tournament represents," UVU Director of Athletics Mike Jacobsen said. "Bringing 14 teams here for five or six days will be good exposure for our university and a strong economic positive for the community." Participating members of the GWC include Utah Valley, Chicago State, Houston Baptist, NJIT, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Texas-Pan American. "We're very excited to host the inaugural conference championships," UVU head men's basketball coach Dick Hunsaker said. "It takes a lot of time, work, and effort from the institution and the community to ran a tournament like this" The Great West will begin its first season of double round robin basketball scheduling with men's and women's doubleheaders on Saturday, January 9, 2010 featuring Chicago State at Utah Valley. UVU Breaks Another School Record at Blue & Orange Invite Utah Valley University men's and women's track and field teams competed well at Boise State's Blue and Orange Invitational Saturday as the Wolverines broke another school record, the women's 4x400m relay. "Overall it was a really good meet for us today," UVU head track coach Scott Houle said. "We knew coming into the event that we would face good competition and be able to compete at a wonderful facility and our kids definitely performed well. We are slowly starting to get ourselves geared up and ready for the conference championships in the beginning of March." Members of the women's 4x400m relay team, Chelsea Baker. Zandrea Nelson, Jessica Wortley and Tierra Zaugg set a new school record on Saturday by just over five seconds off the previous time. The Wolverines placed third overall in the event with a time of 3:52.44. UVU's Jazmine Wittman was able to finish first in the women's 60m dash for the second consecutive meet and she finished with a time of 7.81. Utah Valley finished the women's 60m dash with four sprinters placing in the top six. Amanda Morse placed third, Natasha Martin fourth, and Zandrea Nelson sixth. In the women's mile, Utah Valley had four athletes that finished in the top lOasKarinne Bentley led the way placing third, Shelise Walker finished fifth, Mary Nothum eighth, and Kalina Zufelt 10th. In the women's shot put, Nicole Knighton finished second with a throw of 44'-06.25". The Wolverine men were led by distance-runner Jared Keller who won the men's 3000m run with a time of 8:42.39. Fellow distance-runner Danny Moody finished in the event right behind Keller, placing second. Keller also led UVU in the mile run, placing third in the event with a time of 4:16.69. Following behind Keller in the mile ran was teammate Tim Rowberry, who finished fourth. At the Blue and Orange Invitational, UVU competed against athletes from Boise State, Nevada, Utah State, Idaho State, Northwest Nazarene, Concordia, Mesa State, Eastern Oregon, and Warner Pacific. |