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Tuesday, January 2
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
58
vs
64
Loyola Marymnt
Utah Women's Basketball Ends Ten-Game Home Win Streak
1/2/2001 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 2, 2001
Salt Lake City - The No. 23 ranked University of Utah women's basketball team lost its first home game in 10 games to Loyola Marymount, 64-58, at the Jon M. Hunstman Center, on Tues., Jan. 2. The Utes move to 11-2 overall, 0-0 in the Mountain West Conference. Loyola Marymount improves to 8-4 overall.
Utah came out slow in the first half and never recovered. The Utes were out-played in almost every facet of the game. LMU tallied 15 second chance points, with Utah managing only seven. The Lions out-rebounded the Utes, 37-27 and notched 11 assists and eight steals.
For the Utes, junior Lauren Beckman totaled 12 points, shooting 4-of-10 from the field, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line and added two blocks. Lori Red-Castagnetto also notched 12 points, Red-Castagnetto went 4-of-7 from the field, 2-of-4 from behind the arc and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Senior Amy Ewert went 3-of-7 from the field and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line for 10 points. Ewert also posted four steals, two assists and one block. Senior Kristina Andersen led the Utes with seven boards. Utah went 19-of-49 (39 percent) from the field, 3-of-11 (27 percent) from three-point range and 90 percent (17-of-19) from the free-throw line.
LMU saw three players score in double-figures. Kate Murray racked-up 18 points and shot 6-of-10 from the field, 2-of-4 from 3-point range and 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. Teammates Bryn Britton and Adrianne Slaughter posted 15 points each with Slaughter notching a career-high 16 rebounds. The Lions shot 44 percent from the field (23-of-52), 29 percent from the 3-point line (4-of-14) and 74 percent from the free-throw line (14-of-19).
"We got outplayed tonight," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "We didn't have the interest they had and we didn't show up in the important parts of the game like rebounding and our effort to the ball. We weren't even competitive on the boards and it showed. This shows us what happens when you're not ready and prepared to play your best" said Elliott.
AFTER THIS: On Sun., Jan. 7, Utah opens MWC play in Albuquerque, N.M. (MST). The Utes will match-up with the Lobos at 12:00 p.m. and the game will be televised on ESPN2. Utah will travel to Las Vegas, Nev. facing the UNLV Rebels on Thurs., Jan. 11 at 7:35 p.m. (PST). On Sat., Jan. 13, the Utes will meet San Diego State at 7:00 p.m. (PST) in San Diego, Calif. Utah hosts Colorado State on Thurs., Jan. 18, at 7:00 p.m. and Wyoming on Sat., Jan. 20, at 3:00 p.m. Utah will face Brigham Young at home on Sat., Jan. 27 at 3:07 p.m. On Sat., Feb. 3, the Utes will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo., to match-up with the Air Force Falcons at 2:00 p.m. Utah will host San Diego State on Thurs., Feb. 8, at 7:00 p.m. and UNLV on Sat., Feb. 10, at 3:00 p.m.
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