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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Faces Michigan State in First Round of Wahine Classic
11/23/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 23, 2004
Nov. 17, 2004
Game #3
University of Utah (1-1) vs. No. 15/15 Michigan State (2-0)
5:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 26, 2004 - Stan Sheriff Center (10,500)
Honolulu, Hawaii
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Utah-Michigan State Fast Breaks
> This is only the second-ever meeting on the hardwood between the Utah women's basketball team and Michigan State.
> Utah won its only contest against the Spartans by a tally of 63-62 back on March 24, 1977 in Minneapolis, Minn.
> The first meeting between the Utes and Michigan State was part of the AIAW National Championship tournament.
> The first time these two teams met was just the third season of women's basketball at the U. The legendary Fern Gardner was the head coach of that squad, which finished 26-3. Two of the 1976-77 team's losses came at the AIAW National Championship tournament.
Up Next
Utah will play the winner of Santa Clara-Hawaii on Saturday in the second round of the Wahine Classic. The time of Saturday's game will depend on the opponent. If the Utes face Santa Clara, the game will be at 6:20 p.m. (MST). If Utah advances to play Hawaii, the game will be at 4:10 p.m. (MST).
Utah Head Coach Elaine Elliott
University of Utah head women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott is in her 22nd season at the helm of the Ute program.
Elliott has a career record of 438-179. She is the winningest coach in Utah basketball history. Elliott has led the Utah women to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, eight regular-season conference titles, three divisional crowns and five conference tournament championships. Elliott has been regarded for years as one of the best women's basketball coaches in the country. She has the longest tenure of any coach in the Mountain West Conference.
In 21 years, Elliott has had an astounding 20 winning seasons. She has been named her conference's coach of the year eight different times. Elliott has coached 28 first-team all-conference players and six players of the year. Elliott was named the John and Nellie Wooden National Coach of the Year following the 2000-01 season.
Michigan State Head Coach Joanne McCallie
Joanne P. McCallie enters her fifth season as Michigan State's head coach, and continues to shape Spartan basketball into one of the nation's elite programs. After guiding MSU to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments and upper division Big Ten finishes, McCallie has Michigan State poised to become a perennial power. Last season, McCallie guided MSU to its first 20-win season since 1996-97 and just the fifth in school history.
McCallie arrived at MSU after spending eight years as the head coach at the University of Maine. During her tenure with the Black Bears, McCallie, guided Maine to a record of 167-73, six-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, two North Atlantic Conference Championships, two America East Conference championships and five regular-season titles.
Utah Update
The Utes picked up their first victory of the season Monday night, getting by Georgetown University by a tally of 64-53.
Utah (1-1) survived an ice-cold first half to hold off the visiting Hoyas. The Utes converted just 30 percent of their field-goal attempts in the first half. Georgetown wasn't much better, hitting just 33.3 percent.
Shooting percentages improved in the second half. But they only improved by a significant margin for one team - Utah. The Utes shot better than 58 percent in the second half, while the Hoyas continued to struggle. Georgetown converted at a rate of .342 in the second half and finished the game .338 from the floor.
Shona Thorburn led four Utah players in double figures with 15 points. Kim Smith recorded the 12th double-double of her career with 10 points and 13 boards. Lana Sitterud and Shauna Brouillard scored 13 and 11 points, respectively.
Scouting Michigan State
Michigan State is 2-0 on the season, opening with a pair of home victories in the Spartan Classic. MSU won the tournament with a 77-42 drubbing of Central Connecticut State and an overtime victory over Boston College, 82--78.
Four Spartans are scoring in double figures through the first two contests. Liz Shimek paces Michigan State with 17.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Kristin Haynie is scoring 15.5 and pulling down 7.5 boards per game. Kelli Roehrig (14.5) and Lindsay Bowen (10.0) also average in double digits.
Michigan State is adept at forcing turnovers. The Spartans hold an average turnover margin of +9.0. In addition to her scoring and rebounding prowess, Haynie has 11 steals through two games.
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