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Thursday, December 21
Salt Lake City, UT
12:00 PM
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Photo by: Rob Gray
No. 11 Utah Downs Weber State 89-36
12/21/2023 4:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The No.11 Utah women's basketball team ended non-conference action with a big 89-36 win over in-state foe, Weber State.
Utah's Dasia Young surpassed the 1,000 point career milestone with her 10 points in the game. Three other Utes hit double figures against the Wildcats with Alissa Pili leading the way with 19. Jenna Johnson came up big with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Utah is now 10-2 overall on the season.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started out at a slow pace, not scoring for the first two minutes of action. However, that pace didn't last long as Utah went on a 17-0 run, including eight points from Johnson. Utah's defense locked in allowing just five points and held the Wildcats scoreless for over five minutes of time. The Utes had a 22-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Weber State hit a three at the start of the second quarter but Utah's defense powered up and forced the Wildcats into a four minute scoring drought. The Utes took advantage of the drought and put up 11 unanswered points. Utah pushed on for a 31-point lead at the half with a score of 46-15.
The Utes had their best scoring quarter in the third putting up 25 points. Utah held WSU to single digit scoring with nine in third. Going into the final quarter of play, Utah had a 71-24 lead.
Utah pushed out for its largest scoring margin of the game with a 58-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Utes finished out the game with an 89-36 victory over the Wildcats.
Utah had four players score in double figures and were led by Alissa Pili who had 19 points. She went 7-12 from the field, 2-4 from beyond the arc and 3-3 from the line. Kennady McQueen had 17 points knocking down five from beyond the arc in the first half. Johnson had her first double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Young added an even 10 points for the Utes.
Inês Vieira had nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals to contribute to the Utes' victory. Lani White had nine points, including two made from beyond the arc. Reese Ross was also on the brink of double digit scoring with her eight points.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 51.5 percent from the field while Weber State shot just 26.3 percent. Utah dominated beyond the arc knocking down 14 and shot 40.0 percent while WSU only made five and shot 23.8 percent.
The Utes out rebounded the Wildcats 47-27. Utah had 40 points in the paint to Weber State's 14. Utah also had 25 points off the bench and 23 points off fast breaks while WSU had 10 points from the bench and zero from fast breaks.
Lynne Roberts, Head Coach
On Utah's defensive performance
"I think we've improved defensively. Our effort has gotten better, our defensive system was different last year so there's been a learning curve and everyone understands it a little bit better. Everyone always talks about our offense because we like to go out and run but it's hard to run if you let the other team score. We try to get stops and then get out and run and score."
#22 Jenna Johnson, forward
On Utah's momentum
"Before the game we talked about how our defense will allow us to get out and run, which is what we like to do. We missed a couple shots right at the beginning but Kennady started hitting which sparked the rest of us. Everyone that came off the bench played with a lot of confidence and then we started rolling."
#24, Kennady McQueen, guard
On Utah's overall performance
"It's hard to get out and score if we let the other team score.I thought we came out in the first quarter and played really good defense which set the tone for the game. When we were getting stops and running we were playing loose and with the flow of the game .
NOTABLES
The Utes are now 10-2 overall on the season and have a 51-6 record over Weber State.
Young is the second Ute this season to breach 1,000 career points as Gianna Kneepkens hit the milestone earlier this season against Carroll College (Nov. 28).
Utah will start Pac-12 action Dec. 30 at Colorado and will follow that up with a trip to Arizona and Arizona State. Utah will return home to host Stanford on Jan. 12 and Cal on Jan. 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Utah's Dasia Young surpassed the 1,000 point career milestone with her 10 points in the game. Three other Utes hit double figures against the Wildcats with Alissa Pili leading the way with 19. Jenna Johnson came up big with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Utah is now 10-2 overall on the season.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started out at a slow pace, not scoring for the first two minutes of action. However, that pace didn't last long as Utah went on a 17-0 run, including eight points from Johnson. Utah's defense locked in allowing just five points and held the Wildcats scoreless for over five minutes of time. The Utes had a 22-5 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Weber State hit a three at the start of the second quarter but Utah's defense powered up and forced the Wildcats into a four minute scoring drought. The Utes took advantage of the drought and put up 11 unanswered points. Utah pushed on for a 31-point lead at the half with a score of 46-15.
The Utes had their best scoring quarter in the third putting up 25 points. Utah held WSU to single digit scoring with nine in third. Going into the final quarter of play, Utah had a 71-24 lead.
Utah pushed out for its largest scoring margin of the game with a 58-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Utes finished out the game with an 89-36 victory over the Wildcats.
LEADERS??This sequence ??@alissa_pili block to a @KennadyMcqueen 3!#GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) December 21, 2023
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Utah had four players score in double figures and were led by Alissa Pili who had 19 points. She went 7-12 from the field, 2-4 from beyond the arc and 3-3 from the line. Kennady McQueen had 17 points knocking down five from beyond the arc in the first half. Johnson had her first double-double of the year with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Young added an even 10 points for the Utes.
Inês Vieira had nine assists, seven rebounds and four steals to contribute to the Utes' victory. Lani White had nine points, including two made from beyond the arc. Reese Ross was also on the brink of double digit scoring with her eight points.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 51.5 percent from the field while Weber State shot just 26.3 percent. Utah dominated beyond the arc knocking down 14 and shot 40.0 percent while WSU only made five and shot 23.8 percent.
The Utes out rebounded the Wildcats 47-27. Utah had 40 points in the paint to Weber State's 14. Utah also had 25 points off the bench and 23 points off fast breaks while WSU had 10 points from the bench and zero from fast breaks.
HEAR FROM THE UTESDefense leads to offense!@inesvieira03 @ReeseRoss9 #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) December 21, 2023
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Lynne Roberts, Head Coach
On Utah's defensive performance
"I think we've improved defensively. Our effort has gotten better, our defensive system was different last year so there's been a learning curve and everyone understands it a little bit better. Everyone always talks about our offense because we like to go out and run but it's hard to run if you let the other team score. We try to get stops and then get out and run and score."
#22 Jenna Johnson, forward
On Utah's momentum
"Before the game we talked about how our defense will allow us to get out and run, which is what we like to do. We missed a couple shots right at the beginning but Kennady started hitting which sparked the rest of us. Everyone that came off the bench played with a lot of confidence and then we started rolling."
#24, Kennady McQueen, guard
On Utah's overall performance
"It's hard to get out and score if we let the other team score.I thought we came out in the first quarter and played really good defense which set the tone for the game. When we were getting stops and running we were playing loose and with the flow of the game .
NOTABLES
The Utes are now 10-2 overall on the season and have a 51-6 record over Weber State.
Young is the second Ute this season to breach 1,000 career points as Gianna Kneepkens hit the milestone earlier this season against Carroll College (Nov. 28).
UP NEXTLittle dancey, dance@Dasia_Young11 #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) December 21, 2023
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Utah will start Pac-12 action Dec. 30 at Colorado and will follow that up with a trip to Arizona and Arizona State. Utah will return home to host Stanford on Jan. 12 and Cal on Jan. 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES
Fans can follow along on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Servin' it up for the AND ONE@ReeseRoss9 @laniwhitee #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) December 21, 2023
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Team Stats
Weber
Utah
FG%
.263
.515
3FG%
.238
.400
FT%
.500
.875
RB
27
47
TO
18
13
STL
11
9
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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