BASKETBALL: Utah Valley's Ryan Toolson has been named the men's NCAA Division I Independent Player of the Week, his fifth weekly honor. Toolson scored a career-high 38 points in the Wolverines' 99-89 overtime win over Chicago State. That ties former UVSC standout (and current NBA guard) Ronnie Price's single-game school scoring record.
Utah State
INDOOR TRACK: Utah State women's track athlete Amy Egan has been named the Western Athletic Conference Women's track athlete of the week.
Egan, a senior from Latrobe, Pa., was one of two Aggies who placed first in their individual events at the Boise State Bronco Invitational. She won the 800 meters with a personal-best time of 2:10.33, bettering her conference-leading time by a second and a half. The time was also the second-fastest in USU history, just .03 behind the school record of 2:10.30 set in 2006 by Jill Steele.TENNIS: Utah State's men's team will match up against in-state foe Weber State today at 1 p.m. in the Aggies home opener at the Sports Academy and Raquet Club.
BYU
GOLF: In the opening tournament of the spring season, the BYU women's golf team is tied for second place at the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge. After the first round, junior Natalia Jimenez and sophomore Daphne Vines lead the team tied for 10th place at 2-over-par.
The Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge is a 15-team tournament including 84 competitors and is being held at the par-71 Palos Verdes Golf Club. The tournament tees are set at 5,912 yards.
TENNIS: The No. 58 BYU women's tennis team will return home to host a pair of dual matches against ranked opponents in No. 49 Boise State and No. 72 Texas Tech this weekend. The Cougars (2-5) hope to rebound after suffering a loss to Notre Dame on Feb. 5.
Boise State is coming off a pair of successful sweeps against No. 67 Utah and Eastern Washington. The nation's 81st-ranked singles player, Bianca Jochimsen, is helping to lead the Broncos to a 2-1 record, along with the No. 40 doubles pair of Polina Kokoulina and Pichitira Thongdach.
SOFTBALL: After finishing its first tournament 5-0, the BYU women's softball team heads to Las Vegas to compete in the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic this week.
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