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The University of Utah Athletics
Sunday, January 7
Albuquerque, N.M.
12:00 PM MT
University of Utah
76
at
73
New Mexico
Utah Women's Basketball Opens MWC With Win
1/7/2001 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 7, 2001
The No. 25 ranked University of Utah women's basketball team opened MWC play with a 76-73 win over New Mexico in front of 16,845 fans at The Pit in Albuquerque, N.M., on Sun., Jan. 7. The Utes improve to 12-2 overall, 1-0 in the Mountain West Conference. New Mexico drops to 9-6 overall, 0-1 in MWC play.
Utah saw four players score in double figures and out-rebounded the Lobos 39-28. Utah edged New Mexico in second-chance points, 12-5 and notched 18 assists, three steals and two blocks.
Senior Amy Ewert racked up a season-high 15 points, three assists, two steals and one block. Ewert shot 6-of-9 from the field, 2-of-3 from behind the arc and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line. Teammate Lindsay Herbert tallied 14 points, making 5-of-10 from the field, 1-of-2 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line. Junior Lauren Beckman posted her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 boards. Kristina Andersen added 13 points in the win. Utah went 25-of-53 (47 percent) from the field, 7-of-17 (41 percent) from the 3-point line and 73 percent (19-of-26) from the free-throw line.
New Mexico saw all five starters score in double-figures. Jordan Adams and Nikki Heckroth each scored 14 points to lead the Lobos. Adams led the team with six rebounds and added three assists, three blocks and one steal. Miranda Sanchez tallied 13 points, Molly McKinnon had 11 points and Chelsea Grear added 10 points. The Lobos shot 44 percent >from the field (25-of-57), 38 percent from the 3-point line (8-of-21) and 75 percent from the free-throw line (15-of-20).
"You always have to hit free-throws down the stretch, we really only had one bump in the game and if you have a lead, you have to score points to keep that lead," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "I was very proud of our kids and this is one of the toughest places to play. This is a good start for us and I certainly won't give it back, but we will have to play well and play with intensity for 13 more games. I'm happy with this win and our kids came through down the stretch." said Elliott.
AFTER THIS:
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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