THE GAME
The University of Utah women's basketball team is set to host a pair of Top 25 teams for its final regular season home games, starting with No. 11 Arizona on Friday, Feb. 21. The game is set for a 7 p.m. MT tip in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Utah will celebrate the Jon M. Huntsman Center 50th Anniversary on Friday against the Wildcats. Fans will receive free player cards featuring the Utah Greats from the past with the Utes showing videos remembering some of the best moments in the Huntsman Center throughout the game. Utah's game against Arizona on Friday night will also be a BLACK OUT with fans wearing black to the game receiving FREE admission!
UTAH vs. THE PAC-12
The Utes are 119-167 all-time against the current members of the Pac-12. Since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season, Utah is 58-100 in conference play.
HOW TO TUNE IN
Utah's game against Arizona will air on Pac-12 Mountain with Krista Blunk and Amanda Smith on the call. Fans can also tune in on the radio on ESPN 700 and listen to play-by-play announcer Tyson Ewing call the shots.
NEXT UP
Utah will host the No. 21 Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 12 p.m. MT in the Huntsman Center, airing on Pac-12 Arizona. The game will be Utah's Senior Day, honoring
Daneesha Provo and
Kiana Moore as they play their final regular season game inside the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The first 100 fans in attendance on Sunday will receive a Ute Proud t-shirt.
THREE POINTERS
• Utah has knocked down 207 three-pointers this season, ranking third in the Pac-12 and No. 21 in NCAA Division I women's basketball.
• Utah's underclassmen have scored 1,248 of Utah's 1,715 points this season (73%). Utah's top two scorers are both underclassmen (Freshmen
Brynna Maxwell – 12.8 and
Lola Pendande – 11.0)
• Utah set a school record for threes made in a season in 2018-19 (239). With four regular season games remaining, the Utes have knocked down 207 (8.3 per game).
TICKETS!
Season and single-game tickets for home Utah Women's basketball can be purchased by calling 801-581-UTIX or visit www.UtahTickets.com.
TEAM LEADERS
This season, Utah has had eight different players lead the Utes or tie for the lead in scoring at least once.
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Andrea Torres, 1x (14 pts at Oregon State)
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Daneesha Provo, 1x (17 pts vs. USC)
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Dru Gylten, 1x (21 pts vs. Cal)
• Kemery Martín, 3x (13 pts at Stanford; 15 pts vs. Oregon; 15 pts vs. Stanford)
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Julie Brosseau, 2x (14 pts vs. ORU; 10 pts vs. UCLA)
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Niyah Becker, 3x (13 pts at Cincinnati; 17 pts vs. Eastern Washington; 18 pts vs. Weber State)
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Lola Pendande, 7x (19 pts vs. South Dakota; 12 pts vs. Nevada; 21 pts vs. Providence; 18 pts vs. Weber State; 20 pts vs. Colorado; 12 pts at Oregon State; 17 pts vs. Oregon State)
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Brynna Maxwell, 9x (15 pts at Xavier; 15 pts vs. Texas Southern; 22 pts vs. UTSA; 18 pts at BYU; 24 pts at Colorado; 27 pts at Cal; 17 pts vs. Oregon State; 16 pts at Washington; 22 pts at Washington State)
UTES IN THE 20s
Utah has four players who have reached the 20-point mark in a game, two being true freshmen.
Brynna Maxwell holds Utah's top-four scoring numbers this season (27 at Cal; 24 at Colorado; 22 at Washington State & vs. UTSA).
• Maxwell put up a career-high 27 points with a career-high 10 made field goals against Cal.
• In Maxwell's 20-point games, she has hit a combined 19 three-pointers (6 vs. UTSA & Colorado; 4 at Washington State; 3 vs. Cal).
• All four of Maxwell's 20-point games have come on the road or on a neutral court.
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Lola Pendande put up her career-high of 21 points against Providence and 20 points in Utah's Pac-12 opener against Colorado.
• Pendande knocked down nine field goals against Colorado, tying for the second most by a Ute this season.
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Daneesha Provo scored a career-high 20 points against Washington State on the road, her sixth career 20-point game.
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Dru Gylten recorded a season-high 21 points against California, her second-career 20-point game. She knocked down a career-high tying seven field goals against the Bears.
MAXWELL MAKING IT COUNT
Freshman
Brynna Maxwell is leading the Utes this season in scoring (12.8 ppg) and three-pointers made (65). She has led the Utes in scoring in nine games and has reached double-digits in 16, including in four of the last five games.
• Her 65 made three pointers is the most by a Ute since Iwalani Rodrigues knocked down 110 in 2010-11.
• Maxwell has 10 games this season with 15+ points, including in four of the last five games.
• 43.9% three-point percentage leads the Pac-12, ranks No. 14 in the nation overall and is second among freshmen nationally.
• Her 65 made threes leads the Pac-12 overall and ranks No. 37 in the country. It also ranks third among freshmen nationally.
• Her 2.60 threes per game ranks first in the Pac-12 and No. 44 in the country, also ranking sixth nationally among freshmen.
• She has hit two-or-more threes in 20 of Utah's 25 games this season and was held with zero threes and zero points for the first time this season against Stanford (2/14).
• Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week after her trip home to the state of Washington where she averaged 19.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game in Utah's wins over Washington and Washington State on the road.