Women's Basketball To Host Colorado Friday

Friday, January 18

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

University of Utah

Colorado

1/15/2019 10:32 AM | Women's Basketball

Game Notes (PDF)

Game 17 vs. Colorado
Date: Friday, Jan. 18
Time: 7 p.m. MT
Location: Salt Lake City (Jon M. Huntsman Center)
Radio: ESPN 700
TV: Pac-12 Networks
Live Stats: www.UtahUtes.com

The Basics: The Utah women's basketball program will only play one game this week, hosting Pac-12 foe Colorado on Friday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m. MT. It is the second time the two teams have faced off this season with Utah winning the first battle in Boulder, 76-61 on Dec. 30.

How to Tune In: The game against Colorado will air on the Pac-12 Networks. Fans can also catch the game in action on the radio with Tyson Ewing calling the shots on ESPN 700.

The Opponent: The Colorado Buffaloes enter the game with an overall record of 10-6, also sitting at 0-5 in the Pac-12. The Buffaloes will be looking for their first conference win and first win since Dec. 20 when they defeated Samford, 81-39. Colorado has three double-digit scorers on its roster, led by Kennedy Leonard who is averaging 14.1 points per game. The senior is also averaging 7.2 assists per game, which ranks second in the league and six nationally. Utah enters the game shooting 48-percent from the floor, but Colorado has been holding its opponents to just 38-percent, which ranks fourth in the Pac-12.

Next Up: Utah will remain at home next week when they bring in the Bay Area, starting with California on Friday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. They follow it up with a Sunday game against No. 6 Stanford at 12 p.m. with both games airing on Pac-12 Networks.

Get Your Tickets!:Single-game tickets are available at UtahTickets.com or by calling 801-581-UTIX. Fans can buy season tickets for $20 and receive a Utah Utes banner (limit 1 banner per customer).

Three Pointers:
• Utah's seven Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors is the second most by a program in a season and it is just the second time in Pac-12 history that a program has had three separate student-athletes win.
• Utah has shot 50-percent or higher in four straight games while holding its opponents to 40-percent or below in three of the last four. Utah ranks eighth nationally in field goal percentage this season (.485).
• Utah currently has a .938 winning percentage overall which is tied for fourth nationally and is tied for first in the Pac-12 this season.

Last Time Out: The Utes completed its first Pac-12 road sweep of the season with a 58-43 win over Washington on Sunday. Despite only scoring six points in the fourth quarter and just 19 in the second half altogether, Utah still was able to shoot 51-percent for the game while holding Washington to 43 points and 33-percent shooting. The Utes were led by two double-doubles with Megan Huff notching 25 points and 12 rebounds while Dre'Una Edwards put up 14 points and 10 boards.

Utah vs. The Pac-12: The Utes are 109-149 against the current members of the Pac-12. Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011-12, Utah is 48-83 in conference play.

Huff Gets 20: Megan Huff has scored 20-plus points in back-to-back games, including her 25 against Washington. She has nine games this season in the 20-point range and 16 in her career at Utah. Her nine 20-point games this season is tied for second in the Pac-12.

Where There's a Huff, There's a Dre: Between Dre'Una Edwards and Megan Huff, the duo has combined for 15 double doubles this season, including four in the same game. The freshman and senior had double doubles together against Nevada, Alabama, Arizona and Washington.

Dre's Doubles: Dre'Una Edwards has six double-doubles this season which is tied for fourth in the Pac-12 (ranks first among freshmen). She is tied for third among freshmen in double-doubles nationally and is one of just four freshmen in the country to have six or more.

Huff on the Double: Megan Huff has notched a double-double in nine games, including in five of the last six, tying for 12th nationally while also tying for second in the Pac-12. She has 15 double-doubles since becoming a Ute and 20 in her career (5 at Hawaii).

Blocks All Around:Utah currently has three players ranked in the top-15 in the league in blocks per game (Dre'Una Edwards, 4^th; Megan Huff, 5^th; Erika Bean, 15^th). The Utes are the only team in the Pac-12 with three players ranked in the top-15, ranking second overall with 4.5 blocks per game.

All Around Player:Freshman Dre'Una Edwards has proved she can get things done around the basket, scoring 12.8 points per game, but she also is a great team player, averaging 1.6 assists per game which ranks third on the team. She had a career-high four assists against Washington.
Huff Plus Eight:Megan Huff tied her season-high in field goals made against Washington with 12 (12 vs. BYU), the sixth time this season she has had eight or more field goals in a game.

Plus Five: Utah currently has two players averaging over five assists a game in Dru Gylten (6.2) and Erika Bean (5.2). Utah is the only team in the Pac-12 to have two players averaging 5.0+ assists per game.

Made Half: The Utes have shot 50-percent or higher from the floor in four straight games, including its second-highest shooting percentage of 55-percent against Washington State (.633 at Eastern Washington). Utah has shot 45-percent or higher in 13 of the 16 games this season, ranking third in the Pac-12 and eighth nationally in field goal percentage (.485).

Bean Keeps Moving Up: Erika Bean has 83 assists through 16 games, giving her 455 in her career. She is just the eighth player in program history to have 400 career assists and has cracked the top-five all-time in program history. With her three against Washington, she has taken sole possession of fourth all-time, passing former teammate Danielle Rodriguez (452, 2012-16). Janita Badon (2008-12) is currently third all-time in program history with 578. Bean has 49 career games with five or more assists and has led Utah in assists 59 times in her career.