THE GAME
The University of Utah women's basketball team is heading to the Pacific Northwest for a pair of games, starting at Washington on Friday, Feb. 7. The game is set for an 8 p.m. MT tip on Pac-12 Washington.
UTAH vs. THE PAC-12
The Utes are 117-165 all-time against the current members of the Pac-12. Since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season, Utah is 56-98 in conference play.
HOW TO TUNE IN
Utah's game against Washington will air on Pac-12 Washington with Elise Woodward and Drew Shiller 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
The Utes will head to the southeastern part of the state of Washington to take on the Washington State Cougars on Sunday, Feb. 9. The game will air on Pac-12 Mountain at 1 p.m. MT with Maylana Martin-Douglas and Guy Haberman on the call.
THREE POINTERS
• Utah has knocked down 175 three-pointers this season, ranking third in the Pac-12 and No. 21 in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Utah's 8.3 threes per game also ranks second in the league and No. 25 nationally.
• Utah's underclassmen have scored 1,034 of Utah's 1,425 points this season (73%). Utah's top two scorers are both underclassmen (Freshmen
Brynna Maxwell – 12.5 – and
Lola Pendande – 11.4)
• Utah went a perfect 18-of-18 from the free throw line against Oregon State, setting a new Utah record and tying the Pac-12 record for single-game free throw percentage when attempting a minimum of 10 from the charity stripe.
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.
KNOCK EM DOWN
Utah's 18-for-18 (1.000) outing at the charity stripe against the Oregon State Beavers on Feb. 1 set a single-game record for the Utes in free throw percentage, with the previous record standing at 96-percent (at Wyoming, 2/15/03).
• The perfect game from the free throw line also tied the Pac-12 single-game record that was originally set in 1994 when Arizona went 17-for-17 on free throws against Stanford.
• Utah is tied for the national lead in single-game free throw percentage when attempting a minimum of 15. The Utes only trail behind Utah Valley, who went 22-of-22 against UMKC on Jan. 4.
• The last time Utah went perfect from the free throw line was also against Oregon State on Jan. 20, 2017 (4-4).
• Utah is one of four teams in the Pac-12 this season that have been perfect from the line when attempting 10-or-more free throws (Oregon vs. Utah State, 14-14; Arizona at Chicago State, 13-13; Washington State vs. Arizona State, 10-10).
• Freshman
Lola Pendande went 9-for-9 for a career-high in free throws made.
HOME AND AWAY
The Utes have two different leading scorers when playing on the road or at home.
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Lola Pendande is averaging 11.4 points per game overall, but 13.5 points per game at home. Of the seven games that Pendande has led or tied for the lead in points, six were inside the Huntsman Center.
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Brynna Maxwell is averaging 12.5 points per game overall, but 14.9 on the road. Of the seven games that Maxwell has led or tied for the lead in points, six were away from the Huntsman Center, including all three of her 20-point games (vs. UTSA, 22 pts; at Colorado, 24 pts; at California, 27 pts).
MARTÍN FINDING HER RHYTHM
Prior to the last three games, freshman Kemery Martín was averaging 3.4 points per game, but in the last three has been averaging 12.3 and has led the Utes in scoring in two of the last three.
• She scored a career-high 15 points against No. 3 Oregon, shooting a season-high 6-for-10 from the floor and 2-for-4 from the three, adding two rebounds and a career-high three assists.
• Recorded 13 points against No. 6 Stanford, shooting 5-of-8 from the floor and 2-of-4 from the arc.