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The University of Utah Athletics
Women's Basketball Achieves Academic Success In 2000-2001
5/30/2001 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
May 30, 2001
Salt Lake City - The University of Utah women's basketball team enjoyed success off the court through many academic accomplishments in 2000-01. Utah, as a team, pulled in a 3.26 GPA for the fall semester and a 3.164 for the spring semester. Ten Utes made the honor roll with another seven athletes earning Dean's List honors. Four athletes earned academic all-MWC honors and two were named MWC Scholar-Athletes. That is more than half (10 out of 14) of the athletes on the team receiving academic recognition in 2000-2001.
All five starters and four reserves were named to the fall semester honor roll. Athletes qualifying with at least a 3.00 grade point average were Kristina Andersen, Amy Bastman, Lauren Beckman, Amy Ewert, Lindsay Herbert, Lori Red-Castagnetto, Caroline Matthews, Kelsy Stireman and Sarah Wobbe. Andersen, Beckman, Ewert, Herbert, Matthews and Red-Castagnetto also garnered Dean's List honors with a 3.50 GPA or better. Andersen, Bastman, Beckman, Ewert, Matthews, Stireman and Whitney Sutak were named to the spring semester honor roll. Beckman, Matthews and Stireman each made Dean's List for the spring semester. Although records were not kept until 1986, fifty-five players have made the honor roll a combined 232 times during Coach Elliott's 18-year tenure at Utah.
Utah women's basketball was also honored for its academic success by the Mountain West Conference. Andersen, Beckman, Ewert and Red-Castagnetto earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference recognition. Andersen and Beckman were also named Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athletes in 2000-2001.
Senior Red-Castagnetto received her degree in parks, recreation and tourism this past spring, Andersen is on track to receive her degree in the summer of 2001, while teammate Ewert will finish up in the spring of 2002.
The 2000-2001 season marked the most wins (28) in a season and the best winning percentage (.875) in a season in Utah women's basketball school history. Utah went undefeated in conference play (14-0) for the second time in school history. The Utes participated in their first-ever NCAA "Sweet 16" Tournament, Mar. 24, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. The Utes lost in the Midwest Regional, 69-54, to the eventual national champion, Notre Dame. Utah hosted its first-ever NCAA First & Second Round Tournament on Mar. 17-19 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes notched their seventh-consecutive, and 19th overall 20-win season, and reached their 550th career win in 2000-01. After leading Utah to a perfect 14-0 conference record and its second straight MWC regular-season title, Elaine Elliott was named 2001 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. She was also named the 2000-2001 IKON/WBCA Division I District 7 Coach of the Year, and was the recipient of the John & Nellie Wooden Award. Ewert was honored as the Co-Player of the Year. She picked up the league's Defensive Player of the Year award. Utah placed three individuals on the all-conference list as junior Lauren Beckman and senior Amy Ewert, both second team members in 1999-00, made the first team. Andersen, a second team selection last year, earned third-team honors this past season. Utah received 414 points for a No. 15 ranking in the Final USA Today/ESPN poll (April 2) and received 371 points for a No. 17 ranking in the Final Associated Press poll (Mar. 11). Utah broke into the national rankings (25th in the Associated Press Top 25 poll) for the first time in 2000-01 on Mon., Dec. 18. The Utes were ranked or received votes in the Top 25 in at least one of the two polls for 22 consecutive weeks. Utah ranked as high as No. 13 in the 2000-2001 season.
"I am extremely proud that we have such high-caliber student-athletes in our program," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "Their success in the classroom indicates the kind of quality individuals that have come to be successful here at Utah. It was a great year for us in terms of competition, as well as academics. Our kids did exceptionally well this year, that says a lot about our athletes' character and their effort to be students first. Obviously, I am very proud of that," said Elliott.
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