The Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big West Conference.
History Utah Valley began play in 1979 as a member of NJCAA. They joined Division I in 2003. They never reached the NCAA Tournament prior to 2013, due to the Great West Conference (their previous conference before joining the WAC in 2013) not getting an automatic bid to a postseason tournament. They won the 2010 Great West Conference women's basketball tournament, finishing runner-up in 2012 and 2013. In 2021, the Wolverines made their first appearance in the NCAA tournament after WAC champion, California Baptist could not participate due to being in the middle of a transition from Division II.
Coaches
Sharon Peterson (1979–1984) Tom Perkins (1984–1995) Cathy Nixon (1995–2019) Dan Nielson (2019–present)
Postseason results
NCAA Tournament appearances The Wolverines have appeared in one NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament and have an overall record of 0–1. UVU was matched with Stanford in the First Round and was defeated 44–87 in the Alamo Region. 2021 #16 First Round #1 Stanford L 44–87
WNIT Tournament appearances The Wolverines have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) two times. In 2025, the team defeated Air Force 70–64 before falling to Washington State 54–57. The following year, the Wolverines were again selected to participate in the WNIT and faced San Francisco. Their overall record in the WNIT is 1–2. 2025 Round 1Round 2 Air ForceWashington State W 70–64 L 54–572026 Round 1 San Francisco L 50–80
Seasons
Individual Honors
All-American
Robyn Fairbanks, three times (2007, 2008 and 2009)
Conference player of the year
Sammi Jensen, twice (2012 and 2013)
Hall of fame
Tricia Ferrin Melani Francis Kirk
Individual Records
Points scored, single game: 43, Robyn Fairbanks Points scored, season: 708, Robyn Fairbanks Points scored, career: 2507, Robyn Fairbanks Rebounds, single game: 22, Sammi Jensen Rebounds, season: 394, Sammi Jensen Rebounds, career: 1,048, Robyn Fairbanks Assists, single game: 13, Abbie Beutler and Asumi Nakayama Assists, season: 180, Asumi Nakayama Assists, career: 553, Asumi Nakayama
See also
Utah Valley Wolverines men's basketball
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