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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Host San Diego State Thursday
2/8/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2000
Salt Lake City - GAME DATA: Utah is back at home on Thurs., Feb. 10 when they take on San Diego State at 5:15 p.m. (MST). On Sat., Feb. 12, the Utes face UNLV at home at 3:00 p.m. (MST).
PROBABLE STARTERS: Probable starters in the Utes' games against San Diego State and UNLV are: Lori Red (5-11, Jr., F), Lauren Beckman (6-2, So., F/C), Tiana Fuertes (5-3, Sr., G) Amy Ewert (6-0, Jr., G/F) and the fifth starter is TBA.
Probable starters for San Diego State are: #15 Shannon Lee (5-9, Jr., G/F), #20 Jamey Cox (5-7, Fr., G), #23 Mary Apiafi (6-2, Sr., C/F), #53 Anita Bundage (5-11, Jr., F), #55 Atim Otii (6-0, So., F).
Probable starters for UNLV are: #3 Kinesha Davis (5-10, So., G), #13 Linda Fr?hlich (6-2, So., F), #22 Dayna Gambill (5-6, Jr., G), #24 Erin Johansson (6-1, So., G), #32 Carlesa Dixon (6-1, Fr., F).
MWC Standings: The Utes split two games on the road last week, but are still in first-place in the MWC standings. Utah is currently 15-5 overall, 6-1 in the MWC. Colorado State stayed in second place with a 15-5 overall record, 5-2 MWC record. New Mexico moved into third place (14-6, 5-2 MWC), while BYU dropped out of third place and moved into fourth place with a 14-6 overall record, 4-3 in MWC play. UNLV is fifth (11-9, 3-4 MWC) and Wyoming is sixth (8-12, 2-5 MWC). San Diego State is seventh (7-13, 2-5 MWC) after pulling off a big win over Colorado State last week. Air Force is eighth (4-16, 1-6 MWC).
Scouting SDSU: Senior Mary Apiafi led all scorers with 21 points and junior Anita Bundage added 16 as the San Diego State women's basketball team stunned Mountain West Conference co-leader Colorado State, 68-58, at Cox Arena Sat., Feb. 5.
Apiafi, who pulled down 12 rebounds en route to her eighth double-double of the season, also grabbed a game-high eight steals for SDSU, just missing a triple-double. Freshmen Kacee Wheeler and Jamey Cox also finished in double figures with 11and 10 points, respectively, while junior Shannon Lee, the MWC's assist leader, tied a career-high with 11 assists.
Freshman Jamey Cox currently leads the Aztecs, scoring 13.6 points per game and 2.2 rebounds per game. Mary Apiafi averages 12.6 points per game and leads the team in rebounds per game (9.9). Anita Bundage posts 9.2 points per game, while Atim Otii scores 9.0 points per game.
Last year, the Aztecs finished 7-19 overall, 4-10 in the WAC.
SDSU Head Coach: Barb Smith enters her third season at the helm of the San Diego State women's basketball program. Smith, 35, was named head coach on May 2, 1997, and is just the fifth women's basketball coach in the 23-year history of the sport at SDSU.
Through two seasons, the Smith-led Aztecs have seen plenty of improvements, both on and off the court - women's basketball had the highest average team GPA at SDSU during the 1998-99 academic year, for example. And though that fact has often been obscured by the team's 17-34 overall record during that span, SDSU has produced some significant victories under Smith's guidance, including wins over Oregon State of the Pac 10 and Kansas State of the Big 12.
Scouting UNLV: Linda Fr?hlich led all players with 27 points, 14 rebounds and six steals as UNLV ran past Wyoming 73-59 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV held a 36-30 halftime lead and outscored Wyoming 16-8 over the first 7:02 of the second half to take a 14-point lead at 52-38. The Lady Rebels increased their advantage to 19 points at 63-49 with 6:48 to play, which included a 10-0 run over 3:13.
UNLV trailed 25-21 with 4:35 left in the first half and outscored the Cowgirls 15-5 to head into halftime with a six-point lead.
UNLV also had double-figure scoring from Kinesha Davis who had 19 points. The team stole the ball 22 times to Wyoming's six and forced 26 turnovers, while committing only 18.
Sophomore Linda Fr?hlich currently leads the Rebels, averaging 21.4 points per game and 12.2 rebounds per game. Last year, Fr?hlich was named national Freshman of the Year by the Women's Basketball Journal and the United States Basketball Writers Association. Teammate Kinesha Davis totals 15.5 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Constance Jinks posts 11.3 points per game.
Last year, the Rebels finished 17-11 overall, 7-7 in the WAC (tied for 4th).
UNLV Head Coach: Entering her second season at UNLV, Regina Miller is the seventh head coach in the 25-year history of the Lady Rebels program.
Miller led the Lady Rebels in becoming the most improved team in Division I from 1997-98 to the 1998-99 season. (UNLV had back-to-back-to-back seasons with four wins and in 1998-99 the team compiled a 17-11 mark.) She coached freshman Linda Fr?hlich to become national Freshman of the Year by the Women's Basketball Journal and the United States Basketball Writers Association after she led the conference in scoring at 23.5 ppg, which was No. 1 in the nation among freshman. Miller led UNLV to its first-ever WAC Tournament berth and first-ever WAC Tournament win. She led UNLV to its best season since 1993-94. She exceeded the team's victory total of the prior three seasons combined. She more than quadrupled the victory total of the year before. Miller led the Lady Rebels to a 10-3 home record. She captured the title at the Golden Gopher Classic in Minnesota, which was UNLV's first tournament title since the 1993-94 season. She won the conference opener for the first time since the 1993-94 season and the first conference opener on the road since the 1992-93 season.
New Mexico Game Recap: The University of Utah women's basketball team lost in overtime 74-70 to New Mexico, in Albuquerque, N.M. on Thurs., Feb. 3. New Mexico improved to 13-6 overall, 4-2 in the MWC.
Utah's Amy Ewert converted 1-of-2 free-throws with 0:03.6 seconds left, sending the game into overtime. But the Utes could not hold on as New Mexico's Molly McKinnon hit a pair of free-throws with 0:11.4 seconds left in overtime, clinching the win for the Lobos. Utah had 14 turnovers in the game, compared to New Mexico's eight.
Junior Lindsay Sodja led the Utes with her first double-double of the season, tying a career-high 22 points and a career-high 10 rebounds. Sodja was 9-of-17 from the field and 4-of-6 from behind the arc. Junior Kristina Andersen had 13 points and five rebounds and Lori Red added 10 points. Senior Tiana Fuertes had eight points and six assists in the game. As a team, Utah shot 40 percent from the field (27-of-68), 47 percent from behind the arc (9-of-19) and 70 percent (7-of-10) from the free-throw line.
For the Lobos, Jordan Adams came off the bench to score 30 points, making 13-of-24 from the field. Molly McKinnon added 10 points and seven rebounds, while teammate Miranda Sanchez had seven boards. New Mexico shot 39 percent from the field (26-of-66), 38 percent from the 3-point line (6-of-16) and 70 percent from the free-throw line (16-of-23).
Air Force Game Recap: The University of Utah women's basketball team rolled in Mountain West Conference play with an 85-49 win over Air Force, in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Sat., Feb. 5. Utah is currently 15-5 overall, 6-1 in the MWC. Air Force drops to 4-16 overall, 1-6 in the MWC.
Freshman Carley Marshall led the team scoring a career-high 17 points in 17 minutes of play, making 9-of-10 from the field. Junior Kristina Andersen had 14 points, while Lori Red totaled 13 points. Amy Ewert posted 11 points, six assists and led the team with seven boards. Sophomore Lindsay Herbert also scored in double figures with 10 points. As a team, Utah shot 53 percent from the field (30-of-57), 38 percent from behind the arc (8-of-21) and 74 percent (17-of-23) from the free-throw line. Utah unloaded its bench with all 13 players seeing time and all but two scored points in the game.
For the Falcons, Rozalyn Russ led the team with 12 points. Samantha Clifton added 10 points and led Air Force with five rebounds. Air Force shot 39 percent from the field (17-of-44), 26 percent from the 3-point line (5-of-19) and 71 percent from the free-throw line (10-of-14).
"They were very intense and came out very aggressively and we were somewhat timid in the beginning. In the second half we calmed down and started to play our game. Our kids did a really nice job defensively tonight and almost everyone contributed offensively as well," said Elliott.
Series History: The series between Utah and San Diego State is tied at 10-10. In their last meeting on Jan. 13, 1999, Utah defeated the Aztecs 53-44 in San Diego, Calif. Utah is 7-2 at home, 2-6 away and 1-2 at a neutral site game vs. San Diego State.
UNLV leads the series with Utah 8-7. On Jan. 15, 1999, the Utes shut-down the Rebels, 76-46 in Las Vegas, Nev. Utah is 5-1 at home, 2-6 away and 0-1 at a neutral site game vs. UNLV.
AFTER THIS: Utah hits the road on Thurs., Feb. 17 to take on the Cowgirls of Wyoming at 7:00 p.m. (MST). On Sat., Feb. 19, the Utes will play at Colorado State at 2:00 p.m. (MST).Utah hosts in-state rival Brigham Young on Sat., Feb. 26 at 3:00 p.m. (MST) in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah will play New Mexico on Thurs., Mar. 2 at home at 7:00 p.m. (MST) and Air Force on Sat., Mar. 4 at home at 3:00 p.m. (MST). The Utes will compete for the inaugural MWC championship Wed.-Sat., Mar. 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nev. Game times are TBA.
Statistical Leaders: As a team, Utah is first nationally and in the Mountain West Conference in scoring defense, holding their opponents to an average of 52.2 points per game. Utah is currently 8th nationally in field goal percentage defense (35.8) and 4th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage (.414). The Utes are also first in free-throw percentage (.726), scoring margin (+13.2) and rebounding defense (32.8). Utah is second in blocked shots, averaging 4.25 per game, in assists (16.65) and in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.299), third turnover margin (+1.80), in field goal percentage (.431), and in rebounding margin (+3.5). The Utes are fourth in three-point field goals made (6.75), and fifth in defensive rebounds (24.20), in offensive rebounds (12.10) and in rebounding offense (36.3). Utah is sixth in scoring offense (65.4) and eighth in steals (7.55). Sophomore Lauren Beckman is first in blocked shots (2.00), fourth in free-throw percentage (.795), sixth in field goal percentage (.506), eighth in rebounding (6.6), in defensive rebounds (4.15), and ninth in offensive rebounds (2.45). She is 19th in scoring, averaging 11.0 points per game. Senior Tiana Fuertes is currently second in assists/turnover ratio (1.80), and in assists (4.60). Fuertes is 14th in steals, averaging 1.60 spg. Junior Kristina Andersen is seventh in 3-point field goal percentage (.441), eighth in blocked shots (0.75) and in field goal percentage (.489). Andersen is 10th in offensive rebounds (2.10) and 14th in 3-point field goals made (1.30/game). She is 17th in rebounding (4.8) and 23rd in scoring, posting 9.8 points per game. Erin Gibbons is first in 3-point field goal percentage (.476) and 10th in the MWC in 3-point field goals made (1.50/game). Amy Ewert is ninth in steals (1.85), 10th in blocked shots (0.60), 12th in assists (2.80), tied for 15th in defensive rebounds (3.20) and 29th in scoring (8.0 ppg). Lori Red is third in 3-point field goal percentage (.458), 13th in 3-point field goals made (1.35/game) and 30th in scoring, averaging 7.8 points per game.
Individual Milestones Lindsey Herbert scored a career-high 18 points vs. Washington State (11/20/99). Senior Janna Whitman scored a career-high 10 points vs. Whitworth College (12/10/99). Freshman Carley Marshall had a career-high 17 points at Air Force and was 9-of-10 from the free-throw line (2/5/00). Marshall recorded a career-high seven rebounds against Wyoming on Jan. 20, 2000. On Wed., Dec. 22, Lauren Beckman was 15-of-18 from the free-throw line against San Francisco. This was a career-high for Beckman, she also tied the Utah single-game record for free-throws made. Beckman set the Utah single-game record for free-throws attempted, and she tied the Jon M. Huntsman Center record for free-throws attempted. She also scored a career-high 23 points in the game vs. San Francisco (12/22/99). Also against San Francisco (12/22/99), Amy Ewert totaled a career-high 17 points. Ewert tied a career-high five steals vs. Wyoming (1/20/00). Junior Kristina Andersen posted a career-high 22 points in Utah's win over BYU (1/28/00). Junior Lindsay Sodja had a career-high 10 rebounds and tied a career-high 22 points at New Mexico (2/3/00). This was Sodja's first double-double of her career. Senior Tiana Fuertes tied a career-high 10 assists against San Francisco (12/22/99). Erin Gibbons recorded a career-high five rebounds against Colorado State (1/22/00).
Player Notes Junior Kristina Andersen's status for the rest of the 1999-2000 season is still game-to-game. She left the team indefinitely Sat., Jan 29 to return home and attend to her mother, Diane, who has a form of cancer called multiple myeloma, which attacks her plasma cells. Her mom has been in the hopsital for the past three weeks and Andersen has been commuting home to Oregon and back to Salt Lake City trying to juggle a family crisis, school and basketball all at the same time. She made the decision to go home to spend as much time with her mother as possible.
Injury Report Sophomore Erin Hansen suffered a shoulder injury in Utah's game vs. Whitworth College, causing Hansen to sit out the rest of the season. After recovering from surgery in late December, Hansen will use this season as a red-shirt year.
Utah Newcomers The University of Utah women's basketball team announced the signing of three prep recruits Mon., Dec. 8. Head Coach Elaine Elliott received National Letters of Intent from Amy Bastman, Caroline Matthews and Kelsy Stireman.
Matthews, a 6-3 forward from Preston, Victoria, Australia recently graduated from Santa Maria College, a prep school in Victoria. She arrived in the states just after the holidays and will be using this year's season to red-shirt.
Boise State All-Tournament Team Three Utah players were selected to the All-Tournament team. Juniors Lori Red and Lindsay Sodja were All-Tournament selections, while teammate Kristina Andersen was named the tournament MVP. Stephanie Block from Boise State, Tia Converse from Northwestern State, along with Megan Lofthouse from Southern Utah rounded out the All-Tournament team.
Poll Watch Utah received votes in the Dec. 6th, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, Jan. 31 and Feb. 7 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25. The Utes also received votes in the Jan. 23 and Jan. 31 Associated Press Top 25.
Utes on the Radio/TV Thursday's and Saturday's game can be heard live on KALL-910 AM or on the internet at www.UtahUtes.com. KALL-910 AM is the exclusive home of the Utah Women's Basketball team for the 1999-2000 season. As part of its agreement with the University of Utah, KJZZ-TV is scheduled to televise the Utah-BYU game on Feb. 26 live from the Huntsman Center.
SportsWest Productions and the Mountain West Conference announced Thurs., Feb. 3, that the Salt Lake City-based company will produce and air the quarterfinal and semifinal women's games of the Inaugural Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships from Las Vegas, March 8-11.
All quarterfinal and semifinal games will be aired as point-to-point broadcasts and be shown on the local affiliates. The affiliates are: Adelphia Cable (Colorado Springs, Colo.), KSL-TV (Salt Lake City/Provo), AT & T Cable Systems (Ft. Collins, Colo.), KRQE -TV (Albuquerque), Cox Cable Systems (Las Vegas), Cox Communications (San Diego) and KTWO-TV (Casper, Wyo.).
Additionally, all seven affiliates have the option to air any of the games produced by SportsWest Productions, regardless of the participating teams. The affiliates also have the option to air the games live or on a tape-delay basis.
2000 MWC Championship Tournament The inaugural Mountain West Conference Basketball Championship will be held at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. All eight MWC institutions will compete in the single-elimination event for the first league title March 8-11. Tickets for the event are available through the Utah ticket office.
All requests for media credentials must be submitted in writing to Assistant Commissioner Amy Turner at the MWC office prior to the event. The media hotel for the tournament is the MGM Grand. Please call (719) 533-9506 to have a credential and hotel form sent to you. Hotel accommodations can be guaranteed only if requested by Feb. 23, 1999.
A QUICK LOOK AT UTAH: Utah returns four starters and 11 of the 12 letterwinners from last year's team that went 21-7 overall, tied for first place in the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division with a 12-2 record and earned a bid to the WNIT. What's amazing is that, after the loss of five seniors from the 1997-98 team, last season was supposed to be a "rebuilding" year. Instead, the Utes merely continued their winning ways under head coach Elaine Elliott. It was the fifth consecutive year in which the U. won 20 games, claimed a conference championship of some form and earned a postseason bid. Elliott embarks on her 17th season as Utah's head coach with a 323-140 career record. Utah was one of the preseason favorites to win the inaugural Mountain West Conference championship.
Returning for the Utes is two-year letterwinner Lori Red. Red, a 5-11 junior from Provo, Utah, was named to the first-team all-WAC Pacific Division in 1998-99. She started in all 28 games, second on the team in scoring, averaging 9.9 points per game. Red was third on the team, averaging 4.6 rebounds per game and 2.4 assists per game. She scored in double figures in 15 out of 28 games last season. Back at guard for Utah is three-year letterwinner, Tiana Fuertes. Fuertes started in 27 games last season, averaging 5.9 points per game. Fuertes ranked 3rd in the final WAC standings in assists, averaging 4.9 assists per game. Kristina Andersen, a 6-1 forward is back for her third season with Utah. Andersen started in 27 games last season, where she was fourth in scoring, averaging 7.1 points per game. She was second on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.3 rebounds per game. Amy Ewert, a two-year letterwinner is back, spending time between the forward and guard positions. Ewert started in 10 games last season, seeing action in 27. She posted 2.4 points per game and 2.1 rebounds per game last season.
Erin Gibbons is back for her second season with the Utes. Gibbons, a 5-9 sophomore guard from Salmon Arm, B.C, was named the WAC Pacific Division Freshman of the Year, as well as earning second team all-conference honors and a spot on the all-newcomer team. Gibbons ranked 15th in the WAC in scoring (11.7 ppg), third in three-pointers per game (2.3) and eighth in three-point field goal percentage (.374), starting 17 games. Gibbons scored in double figures in 17 games and led the Utes in scoring 11 times. Lauren Beckman, a 6-2 sophomore center/forward from Elko, Nev., joined Gibbons on the Pacific Division's all-newcomer team. She played in all 28 games off the bench, averaging 21.7 minutes. Beckman ranked 29th in the nation and led the WAC in blocked shots (1.8 bpg). She also ranked 17th in the league in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and was third on the team in scoring (9.6 ppg). Beckman led the Utes three times in scoring and 11 times in rebounding. Katherine McColl, a 6-0 sophomore was seventh on the team in scoring last season, averaging 5.4 points per game. McColl was fourth in rebounding, averaging 4.0 rebounds per game. She played in 27 games, starting in one. Junior Lindsay Sodja returns at the forward position. Sodja played in 27 games, starting in one and averaged 4.9 points per game for the Utes. Sodja grabbed 1.9 rebounds a game last season. Lindsay Herbert, a 5-11 sophomore saw action in 27 games, starting in two. Herbert averaged 1.5 points per game and 1.3 rebounds per game. Erin Hansen, a 6-3 forward is back for her second season with Utah. Hansen saw time in 14 games last season. Janna Whitman, a three-year letterwinner played in 14 games last season.
Utah has three newcomers on this year's team. The Utes inked Carley Marshall, a 6-2 forward/center from Eugene, Ore., Whitney Sutak, a 6-0 guard from Mill Valley, Calif., and Sarah Wobbe, a 5-9 point guard from Elmira, Ore.
Marshall earned honorable mention All-America honors from USA Today last season. In 1997-98, she averaged 16.5 points and 12.7 rebounds for Willamette High School (Eugene, Ore.). She was a Blue Chip Illustrated All-American in 1997-98, as well as a second-team all-conference and an academic all-conference selection. Sutak, who can play the one through three positions, was a first-team all-conference selection in 1997-98 at Branson High School (Mill Valley, Calif.). She averaged 12.8 points, 4.3 assists and 3.6 rebounds. Wobbe comes to the U. from Marist High School (Elmira, Ore.), the same program that produced Ute junior forward Kristina Andersen. Wobbe was a preseason honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith heading into the 1998-99 season. She earned third-team all-state and first-team all-conference honors in 1997-98, averaging 9.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 5.2 steals per game.
POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: Head Coach Elaine Elliott and Utah players will be available for interviews outside the Utah lockerroom following a 10 minute cooling off period. A member of the Utah sports information staff will gather interview requests immediately following the game. Box scores will be provided and faxed upon request.
UTES FAVORED TO WIN INAUGURAL MWC CHAMPIONSHIP: Utah was selected by both the league coaches and the media as the preseason favorite to win the conference crown. Utah received 60 votes in the coaches' poll and 195 votes (11 first place votes) in the media poll. The results of both polls were very similar with only two positions being reversed.
Expected to finish second is Colorado State University, third belongs to the University of New Mexico, fourth to Brigham Young, and fifth to UNLV. The coaches gave the edge to the University of Wyoming for sixth, while the media listed San Diego State University in the No. 6 position. These two schools were reversed in the No. 7 slot in the opposite poll. Air Force Academy placed eighth in both polls.
Utah's Lori Red is one of just two first team all-conference selections (the other being Froehlich, UNLV) back for the 1999-2000 season. Red averaged 9.9 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game last season and was selected as the conference player of the week twice in 1998-99. She was chosen to the preseason team by both the coaches and the media.
The preseason all-conference teams also have a similar look with four players appearing on both teams. Named as both the coaches and media's choice as the Top Returning Player is UNLV's Linda Froehlich. Also named to both squads were Utah's Lori Red, Colorado State's Heather Haanen and BYU's Cady Williams. Rounding out the coaches' five-member team is New Mexico's Mirando Sanchez. The media chose BYU's Jill Adams.
FLASHBACK TO `98-'99
DEFENSE, DEFENSE, DEFENSE: Utah was one of the top defensive teams in the nation last season, ranking first in the NCAA in scoring defense (55.1 ppg). The U. outscored its opponents by an average of 10.8 points a game, ranking 30th in the nation in scoring margin. The Utes also ranked 25th in the NCAA in rebound margin in 1998-99 with an advantage of 5.5 boards per game and was fifth in the final NCAA rankings in field goal percentage defense (.361). Utah led the 16-team Western Athletic Conference in scoring defense, field goal percentage defense and rebound margin.
UTES LIGHT IT UP FROM DOWNTOWN: Utah's offense got a boost from its outside shooting last season. The Utes ranked 23rd in the final NCAA rankings in three-point field goals per game (6.1) and 37th in three-point field goal percentage (.352). Utah was third in the Western Athletic Conference in three-point field goal percentage and fourth in three-point field goals per game. A solid inside game also helped the Utes lead the WAC in field goal percentage last season (.443).
A BALANCED ATTACK: As the old saying goes, the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts, and Ute head coach Elaine Elliott had lots of quality parts to work with last season. Ten players appeared in at least 27 of the 28 games, averaging at least 9.6 minutes per contest. While Erin Gibbons was the only Ute to average in double-figures in scoring (11.7 ppg), seven players averaged 5.4 points per game or better. Nine different players led Utah in scoring in 1998-99.
THEY DIDN'T PLAY LIKE FRESHMEN: Utah's quick rebuilding project last season was due at least in part to the solid production Elaine Elliott got from her freshman class. Of the five newcomers, four averaged at least 9.6 minutes per game and three averaged 17.0 minutes per contest or better. Erin Gibbons, Lauren Beckman and Katherine McColl were among the top seven on the team in scoring, with Gibbons ranking first (11.7 ppg), Beckman third (9.6 ppg) and McColl seventh (5.4 ppg). Beckman led the team in rebounding (6.1 rpg) and McColl was fifth (4.0 rpg).
OH, CANADA: Utah has raided the pool of talent to the north, featuring three Canadians on its roster this season. Junior 6-0 forward/guard Amy Ewert, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, became the first-ever Canadian to play for the Utes in 1997-98. Ewert was joined by two others last season. Erin Gibbons, a 5-9 guard from Salmon Arm, British Columbia, and Katherine McColl, a 6-0 forward from Hamilton, Ontario, also made the trek south. All three have averaged at least 14.4 minutes per game and ranked among the Utes' top nine scorers and top eight rebounders last season.
Gibbons started 17 games last season, while Ewert started the last nine games and 10 overall. Ewert, Gibbons and McColl each played in 27 of the 28 games.
ELLIOTT'S MARK: During her illustrious career, Elliott has led Utah to eight NCAA Tournament appearances, four regular-season conference titles, three divisional crowns and four league tournament championships. Elliott posted her 300th career victory with a 67-53 win over Colorado State on Feb. 14, 1998 at the Huntsman Center. Elliott is quickly approaching her 350th career win. She currently has 337 career victories under her belt.
Elliott, who was named the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division Coach of the Year for 1998-99, has been regarded for years as one of the top women's collegiate coaches in the country. Elliott has amassed a 337-144 record (.701) during her career at Utah. She has the longest tenure of any coach in the MWC.
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