“Our guys battled today. I’m proud of our effort,” said UVU head coach Adam Hall. “We faced some adversity and persevered through it. We had four out of five advance to day two. I’m excited for Haiden, Dave, Caleb, and Jack to continue on their journey to become an All-American tomorrow.”

Forbes notched two impressive wins during the second session, pinning his first opponent in 23 seconds before scoring a major decision win over No. 19 Nate Schon of Drexel. In his first match, against Mason Rebuck of Bloomsburg in the consolation preliminary match at 285 pounds, Forbes recorded the fastest pin of the season for a Wolverine. He got in on Rebuck’s right leg and secured a cradle and fall just 23 seconds into the match.

Against Schon, Forbes jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead with a takedown and four-point near fall. It was 8-4 after an escape and takedown from Schon, but Forbes kept the pressure on with a six-point second period that included a two-point near fall and a 14-5 lead after two en route to an 18-4 major decision.

Uhlenhopp, who won his opener in the pigtail match earlier Friday before falling to top seed and unbeaten Rocco Welsh of Penn State, took out No. 17 Ian Bush of West Virginia with a 4-1 sudden victory on Thursday evening. Uhlenhopp fought off a pair of deep shots from Bush to end both the second and third periods before getting the decisive takedown midway through the sudden victory period.

Drury rebounded in session two after a narrow 2-0 loss to PSU’s Braeden Davis earlier Thursday. He defeated Princeton’s Matthew Martino in the second session to stay alive. Drury got the first takedown in the opening period but a reversal and locked hands, following a Princeton video challenge, tied it at 3-3 after one. Drury got an escape in the second before a second takedown gave him a 7-3 lead after two. Drury was tough on top to start the third, flipping net minus riding time to exactly one minute before Martino got an escape. Drury then held off Martino over the final 45 seconds, eating a stall warning before winning 8-4.

Evans opened the championships earlier on Thursday with an 11-5 win over Andrew Clark of Rutgers, but fell in the round of 16 to No. 8 Casey Swiderski (OKST) in a match that featured three coaches’ reviews. Evans took what looked to be a shot to the side of his head after Swiderski secured the first takedown of the match, leading to a delay. It was 3-1 near the end of the first when the Oklahoma State corner challenged a takedown. That was successful, as was a challenge from Hall that netted Evans a penalty point to make it 6-2 after one.

It was 6-3 after two before Swiderski pulled away in the third behind two more takedowns to move into the quarterfinals where the Cowboy will face No. 1 Shayne Van Ness.

BYU baseball drops Game 1 at No. 20 West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – No. 20 ranked West Virginia defeated BYU 7-4 in Game 1 of a three-game Big 12 baseball series at Kendrick Family Ballpark on Thursday.

WVU (14-4) scored seven runs on nine hits while stranding 10. BYU (10-10) plated four runs on five hits while leaving five on base. Easton Jones homered twice and Ridge Erickson had his first home run of the season for the Cougars.

West Viginia jumped out to an early lead, scoring four runs on a walk and four hits in the bottom of the second inning for a 4-0 advantage.

Following two scoreless innings, BYU got on the scoreboard in the top of the fifth with a two-out solo home run by Erickson to cut the lead to 4-1.

The Mountaineers pushed the lead to 7-1 in the bottom of the sixth on a couple of singles and a home run by second baseman Gavin Kelly.

Jones homered in the top of the seventh to cut the WVU lead to 7-2, while Cougar relief pitchers Nate Wochner and Brock Snow combined to hold WVU scoreless in the seventh and eighth innings.

Jones made it interesting in the top of the ninth with a two-run, 423-foot blast over the centerfield wall that scored Bryker Hurdsman who had reached on walk. Keoni Painter then singled with one out, but WVU closer David Perez came out of the bullpen to strike out the next two batters to earn the save.

No. 23 Oklahoma State shuts out BYU softball

STILLWATER, Okla. — BYU softball fell in game one at No. 23/21 Oklahoma State, 6-0 at Cowgirl Stadium on Thursday night.

The Cougars (8-19, 0-4 Big 12) were retired in order in five of the seven innings, tallying just one hit in the contest.

After Oklahoma State loaded the bases in the bottom of the first with no outs, BYU got out of the jam with a 1-2-3 double play before an infield pop out.

The Cowgirls were able to plate two in the second on two walks, a sacrifice bunt, double to right, Cougar fielding error, and double steal attempt to lead 2-0 after two.

BYU loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the third as  Kaiya Fabela  and  Danica Acosta  walked and  Lily Owens  beat out an infield single, but a fielder’s choice three pitches later left them loaded.

OSU then hit an opposite field solo home run in the third to take a 3-0 lead.

Doubling up on its lead in the fourth, Oklahoma State homered twice more to gain a 6-0 advantage.

The Cougars put two in scoring position with two outs in the top of the sixth on an error, walk and ground out but struck out and left the pair stranded. BYU went down in order in the seventh.

UVU women’s basketball ends season with loss in WNIT

SAN FRANCISCO – Utah Valley’s 2025-26 season came to an end Thursday night in an 80-50 loss to San Francisco Dons women’s basketball at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

Cambree Blackham scored 16 points for the Wolverines (16-15) to lead the team. Senior Kaylee Headrick added 10 points with seven rebounds. USF (19-14) was led by First Team All-WCC selection Candy Edokpaigbe, who scored 20 points on 8-of-10 shooting.

San Francisco shot 56.9% from the field and finished 10 of 20 from 3-point range. It marked the Dons’ best shooting performance of the season. They advance to play in the second round on Sunday, March 22, against Montana State.

The Wolverines trailed 8-2 in the first quarter when Tessa Chaney entered the game. After grabbing a rebound, she scored off the glass on the other end to cut the lead to 8-4. Later, her high school teammate Kaylee Headrick provided a spark, scoring six of her 10 points in the opening 10 minutes to help Utah Valley close the gap to 15-11. Gracie Sorenson finished with 11 points, including a layup early in the second quarter to make it a three-point game at 16-13. The tide then swung to the home team as the Wolverines went cold from the field, while the Dons continued shooting well, building a 39-22 halftime lead.

The inside-out game with Blackham and Sorenson paced Utah Valley’s offense in the third quarter. The Wolverines found success inside, including a 7-2 run over a 1:30 span. Each time UVU cut into the deficit, USF responded with a key basket to maintain momentum.  Blackham continued to attack the basket and scored six points in the fourth quarter, but the deficit proved too much to overcome. Two Wolverines reached career milestones in the game. Kylee Mabry played in her 112th career game, tying Julie Smith for eighth all-time in games played, while Saige Gibb appeared in her 111th game to move into ninth place all-time.

Utah Valley finished the 2025-26 season with a 16-15 overall record and a fourth-place finish in its final season in the Western Athletic Conference. The Wolverines will look to build on back-to-back postseason appearances in 2026-27 as they transition to The Big West.