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No. 7 Utah picks up 92-69 win over Washington
2/10/2023 11:22 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 7 Utah Utes' hot shooting leads them to a 92-69 win over the Washington Huskies Friday night.
Utah advanced to 21-2 overall on the season and 11-2 in Pac-12 play. This ties the best record through 23 games in school history. Washington is now 13-10 on the season and 5-8 in the Pac-12.
The Utes found the fire late in the first quarter going on an 8-0 run to jump out to a 17-9 lead. Utah maintained the momentum going into the second quarter. With 4:23 remaining in the half, Kennady McQueen drained a three pointer to give the Utes a double digit lead for the first time in the game. Utah never let Washington come within a single digit deficit the rest of the game. McQueen's three sparked a 10-2 run that pushed Utah to a 14-point lead with just eight seconds remaining in the half.
With one second on the clock, Issy Palmer launched one from half court and hit nothing but net to send the Utes into halftime with a 52-35 lead. Utah's 52 points is the most scored by any team in the Pac-12 in a first half this season.
Utah never let off the gas in the second half and pushed their lead to 68-50 going into the final quarter of play. The Utes went on a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter and held Washington scoreless for over three minutes. With three minutes left in the game Jenna Johnson drained one from beyond the arc to give Utah their largest lead of the game of 30 points. As the game closed out, Utah walked away with a 92-69 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had five Utes score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens who had 19 points going 7-12 from the field including five made from beyond the arc. This is the third time this season Kneepkens has knocked down five from three point range. Kneepkens also led the Utes in assists with six. Alissa Pili put up 17 points. Johnson ended the game with 11 points and an impressive six boards.
Lani White also put up 11 points for a career high. Dasia Young came in off the bench and put up 10 points going 3-4 from the field with two made from beyond the arc. Kelsey Rees pulled down seven rebounds for the game high.
COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 50.8 percent from the field, 55.2 percent from beyond the arc going 16-29, and 93 percent from the line going 14-15 from the line.
Washington finished the game shooting 44 percent from the field, 40 from the three and 92 from the line.
Utah outrebounded Washington 32-25, holding the Huskies to just four rebounds in the first quarter. The Utes ended the game with 14 offensive boards to the Huskies' 10. Utah recorded 11 turnovers to Washington's 12.
Utah maintained the lead for 39:11.
TALKING ABOUT THE GAME – HEAD COACH LYNNE ROBERTS:
"That was a great crowd. We appreciate everyone that came out, it's fun to see it build and the energy was great tonight. Washington was coming off of beating Stanford so they definitely had our team's attention and I thought we came out really well and just kind of wore them down. Obviously we shot the ball really well. They were doing a really good job at defending inside and it was hard to score around the bucket. If you're able to shut down the inside, we have people that can shoot. It was a great win, anytime you can win by 23 in this league, I don't care if you're home or away it's a great night."
"I think winning those close games against UCLA and Arizona gave us confidence and going on the road we won a close overtime game at Oregon State. We had a big lead and they cut it and that situation gives you confidence too. Confidence has to be earned, you cannot just want it and I think these guys have earned it. It's a slippery slope to arrogance but that's not who these guys are as people. I do not have to worry about that. We just have to stay focused on the next game. We're going to enjoy tonight and then tomorrow we're going to be all about Wazzu and nothing else."
STANDOUT STATS
Utah picked up the 23 point victory in front of 3,725 fans. This was the largest crowd in the Huntsman Center since the 2018-19 season when Utah recorded a 3,743 attendance number on Feb. 22, 2019 against Washington.
Utah's 16 made three point field goals is the second most this season. Utah hit 17 against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 13. This is the fourth time this season Utah has 13 or more three pointers in a game. Utah has hit 10 or more three pointers in three consecutive games including 10 at Oregon State and 13 at Oregon.
Utah recorded assists on 80.5 percent of all field goals made tonight with 25 assists from 31 made field goals. The Utes have been sharing the ball well all season recording assists on 62.7 percent off all made field goals (438-698).
Utah now has six consecutive wins and remains undefeated at home with an 11-0 record.
UP NEXT
The Utes return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to host Washington State Feb. 12. Tyson Ewing and Milee Enger will have the Utah radio call on ESPN 700 and live stats can be found at UtahUtes.com.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along during the 2022-23 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Utah advanced to 21-2 overall on the season and 11-2 in Pac-12 play. This ties the best record through 23 games in school history. Washington is now 13-10 on the season and 5-8 in the Pac-12.
The Utes found the fire late in the first quarter going on an 8-0 run to jump out to a 17-9 lead. Utah maintained the momentum going into the second quarter. With 4:23 remaining in the half, Kennady McQueen drained a three pointer to give the Utes a double digit lead for the first time in the game. Utah never let Washington come within a single digit deficit the rest of the game. McQueen's three sparked a 10-2 run that pushed Utah to a 14-point lead with just eight seconds remaining in the half.
With one second on the clock, Issy Palmer launched one from half court and hit nothing but net to send the Utes into halftime with a 52-35 lead. Utah's 52 points is the most scored by any team in the Pac-12 in a first half this season.
PALMER WITH THE HALF COURT BUCKET ??#GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) February 11, 2023
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Utah never let off the gas in the second half and pushed their lead to 68-50 going into the final quarter of play. The Utes went on a 9-0 run to start the fourth quarter and held Washington scoreless for over three minutes. With three minutes left in the game Jenna Johnson drained one from beyond the arc to give Utah their largest lead of the game of 30 points. As the game closed out, Utah walked away with a 92-69 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had five Utes score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens who had 19 points going 7-12 from the field including five made from beyond the arc. This is the third time this season Kneepkens has knocked down five from three point range. Kneepkens also led the Utes in assists with six. Alissa Pili put up 17 points. Johnson ended the game with 11 points and an impressive six boards.
Lani White also put up 11 points for a career high. Dasia Young came in off the bench and put up 10 points going 3-4 from the field with two made from beyond the arc. Kelsey Rees pulled down seven rebounds for the game high.
3-Ball from Lani White gives her a new career high!#GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) February 11, 2023
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COMPARISON
Utah ended the game shooting 50.8 percent from the field, 55.2 percent from beyond the arc going 16-29, and 93 percent from the line going 14-15 from the line.
Washington finished the game shooting 44 percent from the field, 40 from the three and 92 from the line.
Utah outrebounded Washington 32-25, holding the Huskies to just four rebounds in the first quarter. The Utes ended the game with 14 offensive boards to the Huskies' 10. Utah recorded 11 turnovers to Washington's 12.
Utah maintained the lead for 39:11.
TALKING ABOUT THE GAME – HEAD COACH LYNNE ROBERTS:
"That was a great crowd. We appreciate everyone that came out, it's fun to see it build and the energy was great tonight. Washington was coming off of beating Stanford so they definitely had our team's attention and I thought we came out really well and just kind of wore them down. Obviously we shot the ball really well. They were doing a really good job at defending inside and it was hard to score around the bucket. If you're able to shut down the inside, we have people that can shoot. It was a great win, anytime you can win by 23 in this league, I don't care if you're home or away it's a great night."
"I think winning those close games against UCLA and Arizona gave us confidence and going on the road we won a close overtime game at Oregon State. We had a big lead and they cut it and that situation gives you confidence too. Confidence has to be earned, you cannot just want it and I think these guys have earned it. It's a slippery slope to arrogance but that's not who these guys are as people. I do not have to worry about that. We just have to stay focused on the next game. We're going to enjoy tonight and then tomorrow we're going to be all about Wazzu and nothing else."
STANDOUT STATS
Utah picked up the 23 point victory in front of 3,725 fans. This was the largest crowd in the Huntsman Center since the 2018-19 season when Utah recorded a 3,743 attendance number on Feb. 22, 2019 against Washington.
Utah's 16 made three point field goals is the second most this season. Utah hit 17 against Southeastern Louisiana on Nov. 13. This is the fourth time this season Utah has 13 or more three pointers in a game. Utah has hit 10 or more three pointers in three consecutive games including 10 at Oregon State and 13 at Oregon.
Utah recorded assists on 80.5 percent of all field goals made tonight with 25 assists from 31 made field goals. The Utes have been sharing the ball well all season recording assists on 62.7 percent off all made field goals (438-698).
Utah now has six consecutive wins and remains undefeated at home with an 11-0 record.
UP NEXT
The Utes return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to host Washington State Feb. 12. Tyson Ewing and Milee Enger will have the Utah radio call on ESPN 700 and live stats can be found at UtahUtes.com.
Follow the Utes!
Fans can follow along during the 2022-23 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Quick passes and easy buckets#GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) February 11, 2023
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McQueen for three!
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) February 11, 2023
(Saying that never gets old) @KennadyMcqueen #GoUtes
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Did you know, @alissa_pili WILL DRAIN them from beyond the arc? #GoUtes
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) February 11, 2023
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Team Stats
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.441
.508
3FG%
.400
.552
FT%
.917
.933
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32
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12
11
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6
5
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19
FGM
7
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
6
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