The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Utah junior guard Delon Wright goes up for a shot against No. 1 Arizona on Sunday. The Wildcats won the contest 65-56. Photo by Marie Sasnett/The Daily Wildcat

Utah can’t close against Arizona

January 26, 2014

Utah showed once again Sunday night that it is capable of competing with every team in the Pac-12, and the country for that matter, but in the end the Utes faltered in a 65-56 loss to No. 1 Arizona in...

Freshman Nolan Rogers competes in the breaststroke at a meet earlier this month at the Ute Natatoriume. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Utes knock out BYU second year in a row

January 26, 2014

Utah’s swim and dive teams drove down south to take on rival BYU, but came out on top as they beat the Cougars for the second straight year on Friday night. The Utes won handily on the both sides and...

Senior forward Michelle Plouffe charges down the court at the game against the Arizona
Wildcats Sunday afternoon at the Huntsman Center. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Utah scrapes past Wildcats

January 26, 2014

Senior forward Michelle Plouffe summed it all up in one sentence: “It definitely was not the prettiest win.” The Utes (9-10, 2-6) outlasted a late rally from Arizona (4-15, 0-8) and came out with the...

Michael Kutz, student body president at the
University of Washington, talks to peers from
across the nation at the Pac-12 Student
Leadership Summit on Thursday at the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building. Photo by Calvin Chhour.

Leaders convene at Pac-12 summit

January 26, 2014

ASUU hosted the first ever Pac-12 leaders summit last Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Student leaders from 10 of the 12 schools attended the summit at the U, which was meant to create a more unified student...

Junior center Dallin Bachynski jumps for the basket at the UCLA game last week at the
Huntsman Center. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Bachynski bros to face off in ASU game

January 22, 2014

When the Utes travel to Arizona State tonight, one of their players will see a familiar face on the opposing bench. Utah big man Dallin Bachynski will get the chance to go up against his older brother...

Sophmore guard Danielle Rodriguez dribbles down the court in a nearly empty Huntsman Center. Photo by Brent Uberty.

Low attendance hurting Utes

January 22, 2014

Last week, head coach Anthony Levrets said Utah has some of the lowest fan attendance numbers in the Pac-12. With the Utes being ranked 11th in the league in average fan attendance, fans need to ask themselves...

Kenneth Ogbe: ‘a team-first guy’

Kenneth Ogbe: ‘a team-first guy’

January 21, 2014

At the press conference following Saturday’s 74-69 victory over UCLA, seldom-used freshman guard Kenneth Ogbe drew a laugh. Fresh off scoring 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting, Ogbe was asked if he had been...

Red Rocks face beam challenges

Red Rocks face beam challenges

January 21, 2014

After two weeks of competition, the Red Rocks are off to an incredibly impressive start, and they have the numbers to prove it. Utah is first in the nation on vault, second on floor and tied for eighth...

Mens basketball: Utah defeats No. 25 UCLA

Men’s basketball: Utah defeats No. 25 UCLA

January 21, 2014

On an afternoon when Ute fans packed the Huntsman Center to celebrate the past, the current team gave them a big reason to cheer. Utah survived a furious UCLA rally to upset the No. 25 Bruins 74-69 Saturday....

Womens basketball: Utes conquer Cougars with last-second lay-up

Women’s basketball: Utes conquer Cougars with last-second lay-up

January 20, 2014

With its previous two games coming down to the wire, Utah found itself in a similar situation over the weekend. Senior forward Michelle Plouffe put in a layup with 2.4 seconds left on the clock to give...