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The University of Utah Athletics
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Women's Basketball Opens Practice for 2022-23 Season
9/28/2022 3:33 PM | Women's Basketball
The Utes open the season against Northwest Nazarene on Oct. 27 in an exhibition contest.
SALT LAKE CITY – The 2022-23 Utah women's basketball season kicked off Wednesday morning when they held their first official practice of the season.Â
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The Utes open the season on Friday, October 27, when they host Northwest Nazarene in an exhibition contest at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah will also host Westminster (Utah) in an exhibition game on Nov. 1. The full non-conference schedule can be found by clicking here.Â
"Day one was good, as we had a great fall with the team, and we have progressed a little faster than normal," remarked head coach Lynne Roberts. "We added some new pieces to the team and are ahead of schedule in many areas. I love how hard this team works; they are fun to be around and coach. Day one is always fun and exciting."???????????? ???????????? N????! ?? @UTAHWBB | #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/vcVj5Ezf1c
— Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) September 28, 2022
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Season tickets for the 2022-23 season are now available. Floor seats are priced at $100, while general admission tickets at $25. Call the Utah ticket office at 801-581-UTIX or visit www.UtahTickets.com. Â
The Pac-12 has announced the weekly matchups and site designations for the league 2022-23 season. Specific dates and times for each game will be announced after television selections are finalized. Some games may shift outside the Conference's traditional Friday-Sunday windows, pending those television selections and other factors. The weekly pairings can be found by clicking here.�????????? ???????????????? ???????????????? ?#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/tlRQBYcY5i
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) September 28, 2022
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Utah brings back eight players from last year's squad, including 2021-22 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Gianna Kneepkens. Kneepkens was also a First Team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman honoree. She finished the season averaging 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.Â
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Also returning are Kennady McQueen and Jenna Johnson. McQueen was a Pac-12 honorable mention, and she averaged 9.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Johnson was a Pac-12 All-Freshman team selection as she averaged 12.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.Â
Getting a look at @UTAHWBB this morning. #GoUtes #UteProud pic.twitter.com/wkv1tLlYR5
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 28, 2022
The Utes welcome in transfer Alissa Pili to the mix. Pili, who transferred from Southern California, is in her first year as a Ute. In three seasons with Southern California, Pili appeared in 63 games and was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year following the 2019-20 season.Â
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Freshmen Lani White, Naya Ojukwu, and Teya Sidberry join the Utes this season. White joins the Utes from Irvine, Calif., and was a member of the Mater Dei HS women's basketball team. She was a Second Team All-State selection following the 2019 and 2020 seasons. Ojukwu comes to the Utes from Mountain View HS in Meridian, Idaho. She was named the 2020-21 Idaho Gatorade Player of the year and 2020-21 MaxPreps Idaho Player of the Year. Sidberry, an SLC native, joins the Utes after a successful four-year career at Judge Memorial HS that saw her break the Utah women's basketball career scoring record.Â
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Over the last seven seasons, the Pac-12 leads all conferences in Final Four appearances (7), NCAA Tournament wins (76), NCAA Tournament winning percentage (.685), regular-season, non-conference winning percentage (.793), and WBCA All-Americans (15).
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