For first-year head coach Mark Madsen, there has been quite a learning curve. Utah Valley has struggled to start games fast, execute at a high level on the offensive end and finish games late. It's led to a 9-14 record overall and 3-5 record in WAC play. The Wolverines were mere minutes away from being 5-3 or possibly 6-2 in WAC play. An overtime loss at CSU Bakersfield. A loss at Kansas City when the Wolverines led 63-61 with a minute to play. A loss at home to California Baptist despite a 15-0 run to start the second half. According to Madsen, the ways Utah Valley is losing games are fixable and that is what the Wolverines spent the off-week working on.Madsen also talks up his big man, Emmanuel Olojapoke, who WAC Hoops Digest has as its mid-season Defensive Player of the Year. Olojapoke leads the WAC in blocks with 65. The next closest is California Baptist's Zach Pirog who has 34 blocks. The Wolverines host Seattle on Saturday afternoon at the UCCU Center in a must-win situation for both programs. Seattle dominated Utah Valley at the Redhawk Center on Jan. 11 to the tune of 83-50. So, Utah Valley has a little redemption on its mind for Saturday.