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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, January 10
Missoula, Mont.
7:30 PM
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No. 24 Utah Falls at Montana 61-58
1/10/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 10, 2004
MISSOULA, Mont. - Sophomore Shona Thorburn's three-pointer as time ran out fell short as the No. 24 Utah women's basketball team fell 61-58 at Montana tonight. With the loss, the Utes fall to 10-4 as they enter conference play. The Lady Griz improve to 11-4 on the year. Utah shot 40 percent from the field on the game, compared to the 45 percent of Montana. Utah out-rebounded the Lady Griz 31-28, but committed 13 turnovers while Montana had 10.
"I like our effort tonight - we made it a game down the stretch," Head Coach Elaine Elliott said. "Things just went their way. They made a couple of big plays and we didn't. There's no embarrassment losing to this team in this building."
Sophomore All-America candidate Kim Smith led Utah with her second consecutive double-double, finishing with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds. She also added three assists. Senior Kelsy Stireman had 13 points and three steals, while senior Carley Marshall finished with 12 points, six rebounds and a career-high six assists. Sophomore Julie Wood finished with nine points, all off three-pointers, while Thorburn had four assists and two blocks.
After Utah scored the first four points of the game, Montana went on an 8-0 run to go up 8-4. The Utes cut the lead to one on a Wood trey, but the Lady Griz then outscored Utah 14-2 to take a 24-11 lead. Utah, which trailed by as many as 13, closed out the half with a 10-0 run to go into the locker room down by just two, 31-29.
Utah shot 40 percent from the field on the half, while Montana connected on 50 percent of its shots. The Utes' saving grace was rebounds, as Utah out-rebounded a much larger Lady Griz team 18-10 on the half. Wood led the Utes with six points on the half, followed by Marshall and Stireman with five apiece. Smith pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds on the half.
The Utes quickly tied the game at 31 and again at 33 to start the second half, but the Lady Griz then went on an 8-0 run to go up 41-33. Utah answered with five straight points to make it a three-point game (41-38). The Montana lead remained at five for some time before Utah scored back-to-back three-pointers to take its first lead since early in the first half. The game remained close for the remainder, with no team leading by more than three. Thorburn's last second three-point attempt came up short, and the Utes lost by three, 61-58.
Utah shot 40 percent from the field on the half, but made just 33 percent of its shots from downtown. The Lady Griz also connected on 40 percent from the field, but just 25 percent from beyond the arc. Montana out-rebounded Utah 18-13 on the half.
UP NEXT:
The Utes open conference play at 7 p.m. next Thursday, Jan. 15, in Laramie, Wyo., where they will face former associate head coach Joe Legerski's Wyoming Cowgirls.
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