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University of Utah
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UCLA
Utes Crush UCLA In Season Opener, 65-42
11/17/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2000
LOS ANGELES - The University of Utah women's basketball team (1-0) went on a second half tear to rout UCLA (0-3), 65-42, in the season opener in front of 735 in attendance at Pauley Pavilion.
After Utah took a 28-26 lead into halftime, the Utes rolled off a 17-0 run with 16:17 left in the game. During the offensive outburst, Utah's defense picked up as well. The Utes held UCLA scoreless for 7:29. The Bruins broke the drought at 9:08 left in the game, before Utah got offensive again with another 10-0 run. In the end, Utah had rolled off a 27-2 advantage in 12:52, and reassured a spot as only the eighth team to beat UCLA in all-time home openers. The 42-point output was the third lowest offensive total by any UCLA teams.
The game was a tale of two halves for the Utes. Utah shot only 23 percent from the field in the first half, including 1-11 from the three-point line. The Utes also committed 10 turnovers and recorded no assists in claiming the two-point advantage at half. The first half was also a foul fest, that favored Utah in the end, as Utah went 22-28 from the free throw line to 11-20 for UCLA. Utah went 14-26 from the field in the ensuing period. Sophomore Erin Gibbons led the way with 14 points. Senior Amy Ewert ripped the nets for 12 points, while senior Kristina Andersen popped in 10. Anderson also pulled down nine rebounds. Junior Lauren Beckman contributed eight points and seven boards, while dishing out two assists. Sophomore Whitney Sutak spurred the defensive effort with four steals.
The Bruins were led by Jalina Bradley's 12 points.
Utah plays Iowa in Iowa City Sun., Nov. 19 at 1 p.m.
"It wasn't pretty early on for both teams," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "We got a good run going in the second half. We had a lot better ball distribution on offense and our shot selection improved. In the second half we gave ourselves easier opportunity to score. We fell in love with the three-point shot early on and it gave us nothing. We also rebounded better in the second half and handled the ball well on the floor by containing our dribble."
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