UTAH VALLEY SET FOR SATURDAY MATINEE AT WEBER STATE

• Utah Valley will hit the hardwood for the first time since Dec. 15 as the Wolverines travel up I-15 to Ogden for a Saturday matinee against in-state rival Weber State. Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.
   
• Utah Valley is yet to play with its full roster this season. Evan Cole and Tim Fuller missed the first three games of the season. Colby Leifson missed the first two games of the year and JJ Overton hasn't played since the Dec. 2 game against Westminster.
   
• UVU graduate forward Evan Cole was named the College Sports Madness WAC Player of the Week on Dec. 21 for his play in a road loss at Utah on Dec. 15. Cole scored a career-high 31 points and matched a career-high with 10 rebounds for his first double-double since 2018. The Atlanta, Georgia native also knocked down a career-high 12 of 16 shots from the floor, including a make from long range. He also made a career-high 6 of 8 free throws and tallied three blocks.
   
• Aimaq's 20 rebounds against Wyoming on Dec. 12 breaks the previous UVU single game record of 19 rebounds set by Baylee Steele against BYU on Nov. 9, 2018. Aimaq has recorded 15 or more rebounds in four of UVU's six games this season.
   
• As of Dec. 31, Aimaq leads the nation in rebounds per game (14.5) among players who have played more than one game this season. He also ranks leads the country in defensive rebounds per game (9.8) and ranks second in offensive rebounds per game (4.6), ninth in double-doubles (4), and 13th nationally in total rebounds (87).
   
• Utah Valley ranks seventh in the nation in assists per game, dishing out 20.8 a contest. The Wolverines also rank 25th in the country in assist-to-turnover ratio at 1.49 and 49th in field goal percentage (48.5 percent).

BROADCAST INFORMATION
Saturday's game at Weber State will be broadcast live on Pluto.tv (channel 1054). Steve Klauke will be handling the play-by-play duties and David Patten will be on the commentary. The game will also be broadcast over the radio waves as Jim McCulloch enters his 11th season as the Voice of the Wolverines. Brandon Crow will be on the air at 2 p.m. with the Wolverine pregame show.  The radio broadcast will be aired live on ESPN 960AM radio. A live stream of the radio broadcast will also be available at ESPN960Sports.com.

ABOUT WEBER STATE
Weber State holds a 3-3 overall record this season. The team has had four of its game canceled this season, including two straight. The Wildcats head into Saturday's game off an 87-79 loss at BYU on Dec. 23 at Vivint Smart Home Arena.  Weber State was scheduled to play a pair of Big Sky Conference games this weekend against Idaho State, but both were canceled due to COVID-19 issues inside the Idaho State program. Senior guard Isiah Brown, who scored 13 points against UVU with Grand Canyon in his last matchup against the Wolverines, leads the Wildcats and ranks second in the Big Sky in scoring this season at 19.7 points a contest. He also ranks third in the league in free throw percentage, fifth in assists, and sixth in steals. As a team, Weber State is averaging 79.5 points per game while limiting opponents to a 71.1 points per game average. The Wildcats rank 15th nationally at the free throw line at a 78.1 percent clip.

SERIES HISTORY VS. WEBER STATE
Utah Valley (2-4) and Weber State (3-3) will meet up on the basketball hardwood for the 14th time on Saturday at the Dee Events Center. Weber State leads the all-time series, 7-6. The Wolverines have won two of the last three matchups between the two teams. The last time the two teams met in Ogden (12/15/18), UVU picked up the first-ever road win in the series last season with a 75-63 victory. Weber State then returned the favor last season with its first-ever win in Orem, defeating the Wolverines, 72-67 at the UCCU Center (12/4/19).

All-Time Results vs. Weber State (WSU leads series 7-6)
Nov. 19, 2004    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 59-51        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 20, 2004    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 71-58        Orem, Utah
Dec. 06, 2005    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 68-49        Orem, Utah
Dec. 28, 2005    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 69-62        Ogden, Utah
Mar. 13, 2012    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 72-69        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 05, 2012    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 89-56        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 11, 2013    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 62-59        Orem, Utah
Dec. 20, 2014    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 73-61        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 09, 2015    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 84-81        Orem, Utah
Dec. 17, 2016    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 93-85        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 06, 2017    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 83-56        Orem, Utah
Dec. 15, 2018    Utah Valley def. Weber State, 75-63        Ogden, Utah
Dec. 04, 2019    Weber State def. Utah Valley, 72-67        Orem, Utah
 
AIMAQ BREAKS UVU SINGLE GAME REBOUND RECORD
Aimaq's 20 rebounds on Dec. 12 against Wyoming breaks the previous UVU single game record of 19 rebounds set by Baylee Steele against BYU on Nov. 9, 2018. Aimaq has now recorded 15 or more rebounds in four of UVU's six games this season. He now holds three of the top four marks on the UVU single game rebounds record chart.

AIMAQ LEADS THE NATION ON THE BOARDS
As of Dec. 31, Aimaq leads the nation in rebounds per game (14.5) among players who have played more than one game this season. He also ranks leads the country in defensive rebounds per game (9.8) and ranks second in offensive rebounds per game (4.6), ninth in double-doubles (4), and 13th nationally in total rebounds (87).

COLE NAMED COLLEGE SPORTS MADNESS WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Utah Valley graduate forward Evan Cole has been named the College Sports Madness WAC Player of the Week on Dec. 21 for his play in a road game at Utah. Cole scored a career-high 31 points and matched a career-high with 10 rebounds for his first double-double since 2018. The Atlanta, Georgia native also knocked down a career-high 12 of 16 shots from the floor, including a make from long range. He also made a career-high 6 of 8 free throws and tallied three blocks.

DISH MASTERS
Utah Valley is one of the top assists teams in the nation. The Wolverines rank seventh nationally in assists per game (20.8). The team also ranks 25th in the country in assist turnover ratio at 1.49. Individually,  Blaze Nield ranks fourth nationally in assist turnover ratio at 7.00. Trey Woodbury leads the team in assists at 5.5 a game, followed by Nield at 3.5 a contest.

UPSET BID COMES UP JUST SHORT AT UTAH, 93-88
Evan Cole scored a career-high 31 points to go along with 10 rebounds to lead Utah Valley in a 75-67 road loss at Utah on Dec. 15 at the Jon M. Hunstman Center in Salt Lake City.