UCCU Crosstown Clash

The UCCU Crosstown Clash is a collegiate sports rivalry between Brigham Young University (BYU) and Utah Valley University (UVU) sponsored by Utah Community Credit Union (UCCU). The two universities are both situated on University Parkway in Orem and Provo, Utah and are located only 3.4 miles apart.[1] While UVU is currently a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), and BYU was in the past a member of the WAC, the series has always been a non-conference game. This is because UVU joined the WAC in 2013 and BYU left the WAC for the Mountain West Conference in 1999.[2][3]

UCCU Crosstown Clash
SportBasketball
First meetingNovember 29, 2003
BYU 84, UVU 65
Latest meetingDecember 7, 2022
UVU 75, BYU 60
Statistics
Meetings total8
All-time seriesBYU leads, 5–3
Largest victoryBYU, 31 (2015)
Longest win streakBYU, 3 (2017–2020)
Current win streakUVU, 2 (2021–present)

Men's basketball

The first rivalry matchup occurred in the first year that UVU transitioned to Division I with BYU winning the inaugural game by almost 20 points.[4] UVU's first win in the series came in 2016 in the Marriott Center with UVU scoring well over 100 points.[5] After UVU got their first home win in the rivalry in 2021, UVU followed the win with a second consecutive victory over BYU in the Marriott Center in 2022 by 15 points.[6] Below is a complete list of series results for the men's basketball rivalry according the BYU athletic department.[7]

BYU victoriesUVU victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1November 29, 2003 Provo, Utah BYU84–65
2November 15, 2015Provo, UtahBYU85–54
3November 26, 2016Provo, UtahUVU114–101
4November 29, 2017Orem, UtahBYU85–58
5November 9, 2018Provo, UtahBYU75–65
6November 28, 2020Provo, UtahBYU82–60
7December 1, 2021Orem, UtahUVU72–65 OT
8December 7, 2022Provo, UtahUVU75–60
Series: BYU leads 5–3

Other sports

BYU holds the advantage in all other sports rivalry series games with UVU. BYU has won each matchup in women's basketball and women's volleyball and holds a sizeable advantage in baseball, women's soccer, and women's volleyball. UVU women's soccer earned their first victory against BYU in 2022 with a 4–2 victory.[8] Later in the year, the two teams met in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament with BYU winning 3–0.[9] The following table summarizes the other sports rivalry series matchups as of January 2023.

Sport BYU Wins UVU Wins Ties Total
Baseball 34 9 0 43
Women's Basketball 10 0 0 10
Women's Soccer 8 1 0 9
Softball 45 5 0 50
Women's Volleyball 19 0 0 19

See also

References

  1. "Utah Valley travels to play crosstown rival BYU on Wednesday night in Provo". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  2. July 1, John Clyde | Posted-; P.m, 2013 at 5:51. "UVU officially joins the WAC". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  3. "Mountain West Chronology". themw.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. Harper, Mitch (2020-02-20). "BYU, UVU Renew Crosstown Clash With Three-Game Basketball Series". KSL Sports. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  5. McDonald, Kyle (2022-12-02). "A Look Back at Utah Valley's Historic Upset Win over BYU". WAC Hoops Digest. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  6. "Utah Valley upsets BYU again, 75-60". ABC4 Utah. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  7. "Men's Basketball History vs Brigham Young University". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  8. "BYU/UVU roundup: Wolverine women's soccer gets historic win at BYU". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
  9. "Utah Valley vs BYU DI Women's Soccer Game Summary - November 11th, 2022 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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