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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Friday, January 20
Corvallis, OR
9:00 PM
University of Utah
13-5, 2-5Pac-12
44
at
70
Oregon State
17-2, 6-1Pac-12
1
2
3
4
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Utah
14
8
10
12
44
Oregon State
18
21
19
12
70
No. 11 Oregon State wears down Utah
1/20/2017 10:45 PM | Women's Basketball
CORVALLIS, Ore. – University of Utah women's basketball fell to No. 11/12 Oregon State 70-44 Friday night at Gill Coliseum.
"We just couldn't score. We kept it close, but Oregon State went on an 11-0 run to end the second quarter and we never recovered from that," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "Part of the game plan was to take great shots and when we didn't; they made us pay. Oregon State is really good and they make you pay for mistakes and that's why they're one of the top teams in the country."
Junior forward Emily Potter led the Utes with 12 points on 6-of-15 shooting with one block.
Junior wing Wendy Anae scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor and 1-of-2 from 3-point range. Sophomore point guard pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, including three offensive boards.
"Emily (Potter) and Wendy (Anae) did the majority of our scoring with 23 points and we need more production from our perimeter players. We need to take better shots and score more," Roberts said.
The two teams battled through a close-fought first quarter, but the top-ranked Beavers connected on 10 3-pointers throughout the ball game to gain and keep control. Oregon State's bench outscored the Utah bench 25-to-13 while the Utes outscored the Beavers 26-20 in the paint.
Utah (13-5, 2-5) took control of the tip to open the game and Potter found the basket after a few turnovers on both ends of the floor for a 2-0 Utah lead. Potter connected again, but Oregon State (17-2, 6-1) found back-to-back open baskets from Mikayla Pivec to tie the game, 4-4.
Anae checked into game with the Utes down 8-6 and scored, but the Beavers answered. Senior wing Paige Crozon hit her lone 3-pointer of the game for an 11-10 lead before a media timeout. Oregon State scored six unanswered points to end the first quarter and pull ahead of the Utes, 18-14.
Utah forced a shot clock violation from Oregon State to open the second quarter, but couldn't take advantage of the offensive floor. Utah's defense forced another turnover as Potter scored from the elbow for the first points of the second quarter.
The Beavers hit their next two shots to jump out to a 23-16 lead causing Roberts to call a timeout for her Utes. Oregon State connected on another 3-pointer for a 10-point lead before Potter grabbed an offensive rebound and her fourth field goal of the game. Potter found herself with another basket to become the first player in double figures.
Bean saw her first points of the game on a mid-range jumper to trail 28-22, but the Beavers ended the first half with three consecutive 3-pointers and 11 unanswered points to lead 39-22 at the half.
Oregon State took a 10-rebound advantage at the half with 22 boards compared to Utah's 12 rebounds while also shooting 56.7 percent from the floor while Utah shot 32.3 percent.
The Beavers opened with a basket for a 19-point lead before Crozon knocked down a pair of foul shots to trail 41-24 to begin the third quarter. Oregon State's Sydney Wiese scored her third 3-pointer of the game – about 3-feet behind the arc – for a 22-point lead over Utah.
Oregon State continued with a 10-0 run before Potter found a layup under the basket as the Utes trailed 56-30. Junior wing Malia Nawahine would score her first points of the ball game on 1-of-6 shooting before the Beavers scored again, 58-32, to end the third quarter.
Utah was once again first on the board to open the fourth quarter on a basket from Bean, but Oregon State scored the next five points. Anae scored four-straight points to make a dent, 63-38.
Junior wing Tilar Clark would get on the board with a pair of free-throws before the final whistle as the Utes fell 70-44.
"We need to regroup for Sunday. Even if we won today, we'd still need to regroup and get ready to play a good Oregon team who is coming off a win against Colorado," Roberts stated about the team's next opponent.
Utah continues its road trip facing Oregon Sunday at 2 p.m. MT. The Ducks lead all-time 14-9 against the Utes.
"We just couldn't score. We kept it close, but Oregon State went on an 11-0 run to end the second quarter and we never recovered from that," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "Part of the game plan was to take great shots and when we didn't; they made us pay. Oregon State is really good and they make you pay for mistakes and that's why they're one of the top teams in the country."
Junior forward Emily Potter led the Utes with 12 points on 6-of-15 shooting with one block.
Junior wing Wendy Anae scored a career-high 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the floor and 1-of-2 from 3-point range. Sophomore point guard pulled down a team-high eight rebounds, including three offensive boards.
"Emily (Potter) and Wendy (Anae) did the majority of our scoring with 23 points and we need more production from our perimeter players. We need to take better shots and score more," Roberts said.
The two teams battled through a close-fought first quarter, but the top-ranked Beavers connected on 10 3-pointers throughout the ball game to gain and keep control. Oregon State's bench outscored the Utah bench 25-to-13 while the Utes outscored the Beavers 26-20 in the paint.
Utah (13-5, 2-5) took control of the tip to open the game and Potter found the basket after a few turnovers on both ends of the floor for a 2-0 Utah lead. Potter connected again, but Oregon State (17-2, 6-1) found back-to-back open baskets from Mikayla Pivec to tie the game, 4-4.
Anae checked into game with the Utes down 8-6 and scored, but the Beavers answered. Senior wing Paige Crozon hit her lone 3-pointer of the game for an 11-10 lead before a media timeout. Oregon State scored six unanswered points to end the first quarter and pull ahead of the Utes, 18-14.
Utah forced a shot clock violation from Oregon State to open the second quarter, but couldn't take advantage of the offensive floor. Utah's defense forced another turnover as Potter scored from the elbow for the first points of the second quarter.
The Beavers hit their next two shots to jump out to a 23-16 lead causing Roberts to call a timeout for her Utes. Oregon State connected on another 3-pointer for a 10-point lead before Potter grabbed an offensive rebound and her fourth field goal of the game. Potter found herself with another basket to become the first player in double figures.
Bean saw her first points of the game on a mid-range jumper to trail 28-22, but the Beavers ended the first half with three consecutive 3-pointers and 11 unanswered points to lead 39-22 at the half.
Oregon State took a 10-rebound advantage at the half with 22 boards compared to Utah's 12 rebounds while also shooting 56.7 percent from the floor while Utah shot 32.3 percent.
The Beavers opened with a basket for a 19-point lead before Crozon knocked down a pair of foul shots to trail 41-24 to begin the third quarter. Oregon State's Sydney Wiese scored her third 3-pointer of the game – about 3-feet behind the arc – for a 22-point lead over Utah.
Oregon State continued with a 10-0 run before Potter found a layup under the basket as the Utes trailed 56-30. Junior wing Malia Nawahine would score her first points of the ball game on 1-of-6 shooting before the Beavers scored again, 58-32, to end the third quarter.
Utah was once again first on the board to open the fourth quarter on a basket from Bean, but Oregon State scored the next five points. Anae scored four-straight points to make a dent, 63-38.
Junior wing Tilar Clark would get on the board with a pair of free-throws before the final whistle as the Utes fell 70-44.
"We need to regroup for Sunday. Even if we won today, we'd still need to regroup and get ready to play a good Oregon team who is coming off a win against Colorado," Roberts stated about the team's next opponent.
Utah continues its road trip facing Oregon Sunday at 2 p.m. MT. The Ducks lead all-time 14-9 against the Utes.
Team Stats
UTAH
OSU
FG%
.297
.483
3FG%
.182
.500
FT%
1.000
1.000
RB
36
40
TO
14
14
STL
5
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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