THE GAME
The University of Utah women's basketball team is set to take on Washington State on Sunday, Feb. 9 for its second game of the weekend. The game against the Cougars will tip off at 1 p.m. MT inside Beasley Coliseum in Pullman, Wash.
UTAH vs. THE PAC-12
The Utes are 118-165 all-time against the current members of the Pac-12. Since joining the Pac-12 for the 2011-12 season, Utah is 57-98 in conference play.
HOW TO TUNE IN
Utah's game against Washington will air on Pac-12 Mountain with Maylana Martin-Douglas and Guy Haberman 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 return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a four-game home stand, starting with the second half of their series against the Bay Area schools. Utah will take on the Stanford Cardinal on Friday, Feb. 14 (7 p.m. MT) for its Valentine's Day game (wear red or pink, get in free), followed by the Utes' Power in Pink game on Sunday, Feb. 16 against California (wear pink, get in free).
THREE POINTERS
• Utah has knocked down 186 three-pointers this season, ranking second in the Pac-12 and No. 18 in NCAA Division I women's basketball. Utah's 8.5 threes per game also ranks second in the league and No. 21 nationally.
• Utah's underclassmen have scored 1,091 of Utah's 1,499 points this season (73%). Utah's top two scorers are both underclassmen (Freshmen
Brynna Maxwell – 12.7 – and
Lola Pendande – 11.3)
• Utah ranks in the top-half of the conference in assists per game (14.7), sitting at No. in the league and in the top-75 nationally. Utah has 324 assists to 543 made baskets (60%).
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.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utes led the Washington Huskies from start to finish on Friday night, and even with the Huskies closing the gap in the third quarter, Utah was able to keep its composure and leave with another road win (10-3 when playing in Seattle). Utah led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter, but the Huskies shot 66-percent from the floor in the third, closing the gap on an 8-0 run to end the period to make it a four-point game. Utah was able to stay in control in the fourth quarter with
Brynna Maxwell scoring seven of her 16 points in the period. She finished the game with her team-high 16 points, adding a career-high tying seven rebounds and two steals.
Kiana Moore was Utah's second leading scorer in the game, finishing with 11 points on 4-of-6 shooting.
HOME AND AWAY
The Utes have two different leading scorers when playing on the road or at home.
• Freshman
Brynna Maxwell is averaging 12.7 points per game overall, and 15.0 points per game on the road. Of the eight 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 outings (vs. UTSA, 22 pts; at Colorado, 24 pts; at Cal, 27 pts).
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Lola Pendande is averaging 11.3 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.
THREES, THREES AND MORE THREES
Utah has hit eight or more threes 11 times this season and 47 times under the direction of
Lynne Roberts, going 37-10 in those games. Utah has also knocked down double-digit threes in seven games (10 vs. South Dakota; 10 vs. UTSA; 14 at BYU; 11 vs. ORU; 11 vs. USC; 16 at Colorado; 11 at Washington)
• Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 and No. 18 in Division I women's basketball in three-pointers made this season (186).
• Utah ranks second in the Pac-12 and No. 21 in Division I women's basketball in three-pointers made per game (8.5).
• Utah's 16 made threes against Colorado (1/17/20) was a school record for single-game threes made, breaking the previous record of 15 set in 2004 vs. TCU.
• Utah shot 69.6-percent from the arc against Colorado which ranks first in the Pac-12 and fifth nationally in single-game three-point percentage this season.
• Utah's 16 made threes against Colorado is the second-most scored in a game in the Pac-12 this season (Oregon, 17 vs. Utah State). Utah's 11 threes in the second half against the Buffaloes leads the conference in three-pointers made in the second half this season.
• Eight of Utah's 16 made threes at Colorado came in the third quarter with seven dropping during a 23-5 run that gave Utah the lead after trailing at halftime.
• Nine of the 12 players that have seen action this year have knocked down at least 10 threes each.