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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Tuesday, November 28
Salt Lake City, UT
11:00 AM
University of Utah
6-1,0-0Pac-12
100
vs
44
Carroll College
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1
2
3
4
F
Carroll (MT)
8
20
8
8
44
Utah
22
27
25
26
100
Photo by: Hunter Dyke/Utah Athletics
No. 12 Utah picks up 100-44 win over Carroll College
11/28/2023 3:31 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The No.12 Utah women's basketball team took down Carroll College 100-44 in front of over 6,000 cheering elementary school kids in the annual Future Scholar Kid's Game.
Carroll College knocked down a three on their first possession of the game and then the Utes went on a 17-point run, including seven points from Gianna Kneepkens. The Utes held the Fighting Saints scoreless for eight full minutes in the first quarter and only gave up eight points.
In the second quarter, Utah started out with a 9-1 run. With 2:33 remaining in the half, Gianna Kneepkens knocked down a three pointer giving her 1,000 career points. The Utes held out the rest of the quarter and captured a 49-28 lead at halftime.
Kennady McQueen started the second half with a made three from the corner that sparked a 9-2 run for the Utes. Utah locked back in on defense only allowing eight points in the third quarter. The Utes had a 12-0 run to end the third quarter capturing a 75-36 lead going into the final quarter of play.
With the momentum in favor of the Utes, Utah started the fourth quarter with a 14-2 run. Utah only allowed one field goal in the fourth quarter and only allowed Carroll to score eight points. Utah ended the game with a 100-44 victory over the Fighting Saints.
Utah had four players score in double figures and were led by Alissa Pili who had 21 points going 8-10 from the field and 3-3 from beyond the arc. Kneepkens had a perfect shooting game going 8-8 from the field and 3-3 from the three. Reese Ross also had a perfect shooting game going 6-6 from the field, 2-2 from three and 2-2 from the line for a total of 16 points.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 67.2 percent from the field, 60.9 percent from beyond the arc, and 88.9 percent from the free throw line. Utah pulled 40 total rebounds and had 27 assists, eight steals and 11 turnovers.
Carroll College shot 25 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the three and 92.3 percent from the free throw line. The Fighting Saints ended the game with 18 rebounds, five assists, and 14 turnovers.
WHAT LYNNE ROBERTS SAID
Opening statement…
"Great atmosphere. I want to start with that. Our marketing department just crushed it. It was fun having all those kids here. My ears are still ringing. They bring the pitch level up an octave that I didn't know existed. It's fun and cool to see all the kids here and cheering on the Utes and hopefully getting a sense of what college can be, and light a fire about wanting to come to the U or anywhere when they graduate high school. It's always a fun day for us, and we appreciate the athletic department's sponsoring and organizing it all because it's a lot of work. It was a good win for us, other than that second quarter, I thought we played really well. We came out and did a good job defensively, then I thought we just kind of got casual and loose and turned it over and didn't defend with the intensity we needed. We had 10 turnovers I think at halftime and finished with just one in the second half so that was good. Defensively, in the second half, they made five field goals. Great job by our players for responding to what we talked about at halftime, and now we move on."
WHAT GIANNA KNEEPKENS SAID
On achieving 1000 career points…
"It's exciting. But I think for me, it's a lot more fun just winning games. I didn't really know how many points I needed or anything like that. My mom surprised me today so there was a little clue that maybe I'd get it today. But it's fun and this team is so fun to play with. Like she [Coach Roberts] said today, I thought we really moved the ball well, and when you get it moving and someone hits a big shot after that makes it a lot of fun."
NOTABLES
Utah has scored 100 or more points five times this season tying the record for most 100 point games in a single season.
The Utes are now 6-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah is on a 20-game win streak when playing at home.
Utah knocked down 14 made three-pointers, this is the fifth game this season Utah has hit 13 or more threes.
With Kneepkens 19 points, she now has 1,005 career points becoming the 31st Ute to hit the milestone.
Utah will stay home in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the rivalry game with BYU on Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. Utah will hit the road to take on Saint Joseph's on Dec. 7 before playing in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. where the Utes will take on No. 1 South Carolina. Pac-12 action is set to start Dec. 30 at Colorado.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Carroll College knocked down a three on their first possession of the game and then the Utes went on a 17-point run, including seven points from Gianna Kneepkens. The Utes held the Fighting Saints scoreless for eight full minutes in the first quarter and only gave up eight points.
In the second quarter, Utah started out with a 9-1 run. With 2:33 remaining in the half, Gianna Kneepkens knocked down a three pointer giving her 1,000 career points. The Utes held out the rest of the quarter and captured a 49-28 lead at halftime.
Kennady McQueen started the second half with a made three from the corner that sparked a 9-2 run for the Utes. Utah locked back in on defense only allowing eight points in the third quarter. The Utes had a 12-0 run to end the third quarter capturing a 75-36 lead going into the final quarter of play.
With the momentum in favor of the Utes, Utah started the fourth quarter with a 14-2 run. Utah only allowed one field goal in the fourth quarter and only allowed Carroll to score eight points. Utah ended the game with a 100-44 victory over the Fighting Saints.
LEADERSInês stealin' that bag ??@inesvieira03 #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 28, 2023
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Utah had four players score in double figures and were led by Alissa Pili who had 21 points going 8-10 from the field and 3-3 from beyond the arc. Kneepkens had a perfect shooting game going 8-8 from the field and 3-3 from the three. Reese Ross also had a perfect shooting game going 6-6 from the field, 2-2 from three and 2-2 from the line for a total of 16 points.
Jenna Johnson posted double figures with 15 points and had the game high rebounds with eight.Pili makes it look too easy. @alissa_pili #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 28, 2023
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COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 67.2 percent from the field, 60.9 percent from beyond the arc, and 88.9 percent from the free throw line. Utah pulled 40 total rebounds and had 27 assists, eight steals and 11 turnovers.
Carroll College shot 25 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the three and 92.3 percent from the free throw line. The Fighting Saints ended the game with 18 rebounds, five assists, and 14 turnovers.
WHAT LYNNE ROBERTS SAID
Opening statement…
"Great atmosphere. I want to start with that. Our marketing department just crushed it. It was fun having all those kids here. My ears are still ringing. They bring the pitch level up an octave that I didn't know existed. It's fun and cool to see all the kids here and cheering on the Utes and hopefully getting a sense of what college can be, and light a fire about wanting to come to the U or anywhere when they graduate high school. It's always a fun day for us, and we appreciate the athletic department's sponsoring and organizing it all because it's a lot of work. It was a good win for us, other than that second quarter, I thought we played really well. We came out and did a good job defensively, then I thought we just kind of got casual and loose and turned it over and didn't defend with the intensity we needed. We had 10 turnovers I think at halftime and finished with just one in the second half so that was good. Defensively, in the second half, they made five field goals. Great job by our players for responding to what we talked about at halftime, and now we move on."
WHAT GIANNA KNEEPKENS SAID
On achieving 1000 career points…
"It's exciting. But I think for me, it's a lot more fun just winning games. I didn't really know how many points I needed or anything like that. My mom surprised me today so there was a little clue that maybe I'd get it today. But it's fun and this team is so fun to play with. Like she [Coach Roberts] said today, I thought we really moved the ball well, and when you get it moving and someone hits a big shot after that makes it a lot of fun."
NOTABLES
Utah has scored 100 or more points five times this season tying the record for most 100 point games in a single season.
The Utes are now 6-1 overall on the season and 4-0 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah is on a 20-game win streak when playing at home.
Utah knocked down 14 made three-pointers, this is the fifth game this season Utah has hit 13 or more threes.
With Kneepkens 19 points, she now has 1,005 career points becoming the 31st Ute to hit the milestone.
UP NEXT??1?0?0?0???
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 28, 2023
With this three @giannakneepkens breaks 1000 career points!#GoUtes ?? https://t.co/hZnfQn5jSE pic.twitter.com/8UKeiUJroG
Utah will stay home in the Jon M. Huntsman Center for the rivalry game with BYU on Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. Utah will hit the road to take on Saint Joseph's on Dec. 7 before playing in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. where the Utes will take on No. 1 South Carolina. Pac-12 action is set to start Dec. 30 at Colorado.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Lani White in the corner, hits it!@laniwhitee #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) November 28, 2023
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Team Stats
Carr
Utah
FG%
.250
.672
3FG%
.333
.609
FT%
.923
.889
RB
18
40
TO
14
11
STL
4
8
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
19
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
2
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