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Show Special Section Jake Buntjer/UVU Review Women's basketball enters 2010-11 season with a winning momentum from last season's Great West Conference championship. i;i 2010-11 Home luvu ' Women's Basketball Oct. 30 vs. Dixie State (Exhibition event) 7:05 p.m. in the Activity Center Nov. 23 vs. Weber State : ;.^;^^^^"^•;^;.^;^••^v.^:.vi•^• '%*: Nov. 26 vs, Southern Utah : W^#: ;5cr: Nov. 27 vs". 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"She's somebody who we feel like we can swing in and out, is a very good rebounder and has picked up things really quickly, J think she's going to really make a contriFresh off a winning season, the Great bution this year." West Conference Champion lady Wolverines will kick off the basketball seaAlso recruited from out of state is son this week. 6-foot newcomer Kali Roche from ParAfter entering the GWC tournament ma, Idaho. "She's somebody who I feel last season as the sixth out of seven seeds like has progressed a lot," Nixon said. "I and then coming from behind to take the think coming into our conditioning prochampionship, the lady Wolverines are "We're the first (UVU) gram and just our system, she's been able ready to begin a new season with the winto raise her level individually and I feel team to compete h ning momentum they gained last March. like she's coming along really well." a team es/ent of the "I think we still are feeling that moLocally, the Wolverines picked up mentum from that tournament, I really do Whitney Jenkins from Salt Lake City NCAA, we feel honored believe that," said Coach Cathy Nixon. who played for Skyline High School. to represent LA/ and "We felt that through our spring training "We're excited about Whitney; she's and in the summer. And I think in the fall a very good athlete, comes from a very hope to do that h a we felt that success that we'd had then. good program," Nixon said. "I feel like good way," said Mxon. And it has definitely left a desire for us to she just continues to get better and better repeat that, but I think, reaUy, just gave and shining more and more in the things the returning kids a little bit of a boost of that we do." confidence." Last season's big bang roster and Nixon's team lost four seniors last Kyra Prause, Brynn Bradley and Chan- winning end gives this season's roster season, but with eight returning players, telle Martin. a chance to compete in the preseason two junior college transfers and three "Definitely in the last month of (last) Women's National Invitation Tournatrue freshmen, Nixon is confident in this season we were getting really quite a bit ment beginning on Nov. 12 against South season's team. of contribution out of Kaycee," Nixon Dakota State and will be guaranteed at "Obviously having Blake [Reynolds] said. "In the tournament, especially, least three games. and Julie [Smith], Asumi [Nakayama] Kyra really came on and Cydne was "We're the first (UVU) team to comand Kayla [BurninghamJ leave, that's coming up to speed, so we feel like with pete in a team event at the NCAA, we a loss to our team. That's basically our those returning kids we did gain some feel honored to represent UV and hope to leadership, our leading scorer and our experience. Then with the junior college do that in a good way," said Nixon. point guard," Nixon said. "I think if you kids that have come with a whole realm Even with the losses the roster took took those three components away from of experience of their own, that, 1 think, after last season, Nixon is still confident any team it would leave a void. That's is going to help them to be able to step in in this season's roster and invites fans to something I think will take some time to and hopefully we won't miss too many come and watch. fill in any one of those^aps they've left, beats." 'This team is full of mentally tough, but we feel like with the returning playNixon recruited from both out of state hard-working kids and if you have any ers we have a good core of kids coming and locally for the three incoming fresh- appreciation for an athlete that's working back that have experience." men this year. The lady Wolverines wel- hard, I think you'll fall in love with our Among those returning players are come Kim Bell all the way from Ashbum, team. I love watching them every day," junior all-stars Jenna Johnson and Erika Va. Bell scored 1000-plus career points Nixon added. Newbold. in high school and was named first-team The lady Wolverines will begin ex"Towards the end of (last) year Efika All-District her first three years of high hibition play this Saturday as they host and Jenna were in starting positions," school and second-team All-Region her Dixie State in the Activity Center at 7:05 Nixon said. junior year. p.m. and F * t Lewis on November 3 at After fighfftig injury last season, "She (Bell) comes from a family of 4:30 p.m. before they take off to the preNewboid underwent shoulder surgery athletes and is somebody who we really season WNIT play on November 12. By Kira Terry Sports editor this summer and was just released to play two weeks ago. "She came flying into the gym, so we're really excited to have her back; it's made a difference in practice for the younger girls to have some experience to go against," Nixon said. Other returning players are five of last season's six true freshmen, now sophomores: Kaycee Mansfield, Cydne Mason, |