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Women's Basketball: Junior Class Preview
10/25/2019 8:15 AM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women's basketball team will have a wealth of new faces this season, including a trio of players who will be ready to lead the Utes as the senior class a year from now.
Three transfers in Julie Brosseau, Ola Makurat and Zuzanna Puc will begin their second and first years with the team, respectively, with Puc sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. Both Brosseau and Makurat redshirted in 2018-19 for the same reason and are ready to done the red and white in 2019-20.
Brosseau and Makurat both led their previous teams to NCAA Tournament berths while Puc was a mainstay for Texas-El Paso, starting in over 50 games. Between the three of them, they have 221 games of NCAA Division I women's basketball experience before even setting foot on the court for the Utes.
"Both Julie and Ola have played in the NCAA Tournament with their past teams," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "They redshirted last year and worked on their individual games and they look good. I don't think a lot of people know who they are because I don't think they know we have them. Those two are going to help a lot this year."
Utah Women's Basketball Junior Class
Quick Hits on the Utah Women's Basketball Junior Class
#1 Zuzanna Puc // 6-2, F // Poznan, Poland
Listed on the roster as a senior, but will redshirt this year and join Brosseau and Makurat next year as a redshirt senior … played three seasons at University of Texas-El Paso, seeing action in 91 games with 54 starts … averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in El Paso … led the Miners in scoring (12.0), rebounding (6.7), field goal percentage (.480), assists (65) and blocks (20) as a junior in 2018-19 … career-high 27 points against Florida International in 2017-18 … also competed for Poland at the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship in 2016 and for the U18 team in 2015.
"Zuzanna is going to be great to have in practice this year since she has to sit out due to NCAA transfer rules," Roberts said. She is talented and will be a great addition next year."
#25 Julie Brosseau // 5-9, G // Repentigny, Quebec
Played two seasons for the Maine Black Bears, leading them to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2018 … played in 66 games, starting 31 at Maine … ranked fourth in the America East Conference in three-pointers per game as a sophomore in 2017-18 … career-high 29 points that included a school record tying seven made threes at Ohio State in 2017-18 … led the Black Bears in three-point shooting in both of her seasons in Maine … averaged 11.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore … teammates with Maurane Corbin and Andrea Torres at Montmorency in Quebec … was rated the fourth-best player in Canada in 2016 by Crown Scout Magazine.
"Julie is a great combo guard and is one of our best scorers," Roberts said. "She can play both the one or the two for us and has played a ton of minutes before coming here."
#35 Ola Makurat // 6-3, F // Sierakowice, Poland
Played two seasons for Liberty, leading them to a Big South title and NCAA Tournament berth as a sophomore in 2017-18 … played in 64 games with 27 starts with the Lady Flames … back-to-back seasons shooting 80-percent or higher from the free throw line … averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore … put up a career-high 20 points at Gardner-Webb in 2017-18 … had 11 games in double-digits in 2017-18 with two double-doubles … started 23 games as a freshman … played for the Polish National Team as a U18 and U20.
"Ola is probably one of our best shooters, and she is 6-3 and long," Roberts said. "She is somewhat unorthodox when you watch her play, which are sometimes the hardest players to defend. We are excited to see what she can do this year."
The Utes open the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 31 against Westminster for an exhibition game. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center with admission to the game being free.
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Three transfers in Julie Brosseau, Ola Makurat and Zuzanna Puc will begin their second and first years with the team, respectively, with Puc sitting out the season due to NCAA transfer rules. Both Brosseau and Makurat redshirted in 2018-19 for the same reason and are ready to done the red and white in 2019-20.
Brosseau and Makurat both led their previous teams to NCAA Tournament berths while Puc was a mainstay for Texas-El Paso, starting in over 50 games. Between the three of them, they have 221 games of NCAA Division I women's basketball experience before even setting foot on the court for the Utes.
"Both Julie and Ola have played in the NCAA Tournament with their past teams," head coach Lynne Roberts said. "They redshirted last year and worked on their individual games and they look good. I don't think a lot of people know who they are because I don't think they know we have them. Those two are going to help a lot this year."
Utah Women's Basketball Junior Class
| 1 | Zuzanna Puc | 6-2, F | Poznan, Poland |
| 25 | Julie Brosseau | 5-9, GÂ | Repentigny, Quebec |
| 35 | Ola Makurat | 6-3, F | Sierakowice, Poland |
Quick Hits on the Utah Women's Basketball Junior Class
#1 Zuzanna Puc // 6-2, F // Poznan, Poland
Listed on the roster as a senior, but will redshirt this year and join Brosseau and Makurat next year as a redshirt senior … played three seasons at University of Texas-El Paso, seeing action in 91 games with 54 starts … averaged 9.2 points and 5.4 rebounds per game in El Paso … led the Miners in scoring (12.0), rebounding (6.7), field goal percentage (.480), assists (65) and blocks (20) as a junior in 2018-19 … career-high 27 points against Florida International in 2017-18 … also competed for Poland at the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship in 2016 and for the U18 team in 2015.
"Zuzanna is going to be great to have in practice this year since she has to sit out due to NCAA transfer rules," Roberts said. She is talented and will be a great addition next year."
#25 Julie Brosseau // 5-9, G // Repentigny, Quebec
Played two seasons for the Maine Black Bears, leading them to an NCAA Tournament berth in 2018 … played in 66 games, starting 31 at Maine … ranked fourth in the America East Conference in three-pointers per game as a sophomore in 2017-18 … career-high 29 points that included a school record tying seven made threes at Ohio State in 2017-18 … led the Black Bears in three-point shooting in both of her seasons in Maine … averaged 11.3 points and 3.1 rebounds per game as a sophomore … teammates with Maurane Corbin and Andrea Torres at Montmorency in Quebec … was rated the fourth-best player in Canada in 2016 by Crown Scout Magazine.
"Julie is a great combo guard and is one of our best scorers," Roberts said. "She can play both the one or the two for us and has played a ton of minutes before coming here."
#35 Ola Makurat // 6-3, F // Sierakowice, Poland
Played two seasons for Liberty, leading them to a Big South title and NCAA Tournament berth as a sophomore in 2017-18 … played in 64 games with 27 starts with the Lady Flames … back-to-back seasons shooting 80-percent or higher from the free throw line … averaged 7.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game as a sophomore … put up a career-high 20 points at Gardner-Webb in 2017-18 … had 11 games in double-digits in 2017-18 with two double-doubles … started 23 games as a freshman … played for the Polish National Team as a U18 and U20.
"Ola is probably one of our best shooters, and she is 6-3 and long," Roberts said. "She is somewhat unorthodox when you watch her play, which are sometimes the hardest players to defend. We are excited to see what she can do this year."
The Utes open the 2019-20 season on Thursday, Oct. 31 against Westminster for an exhibition game. The game will tip off at 11 a.m. MT in the Jon M. Huntsman Center with admission to the game being free.
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