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Utah Women's Basketball Kicks Off 2024-25 Season With SUU
11/1/2024 5:09 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Utes will take on in-state rival, Southern Utah in the 2024-25 season opener on Monday, Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
GAME INFORMATION
Utah (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Southern Utah (0-0, 0-0 WAC)
DATE | TIME: Monday, Nov. 4 | 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
LIVE STREAM: Click Here
TV: ESPN+
LISTEN: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @UtahWBB
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch the match up on ESPN+ with Krista Blunk and Joe Cravens calling the action. The radio call will be on ESPN 700, with Tyson Ewing handling play-by-play and Milee Rustand as analyst.
TICKETS
Season tickets and single-game tickets for each non-conference home contest are now on sale. Tickets are $6 for seniors and youth (3 and up), and $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased by visiting utahtickets.com/wbb/. All ticket sales are cashless and all tickets are digital, including MUSS Tickets. Pre-purchasing tickets will allow fans to obtain the best price.
OPENING TIP
The Utes are coming off a 23-11 overall record in 2023-24
Utah has posted a 23-10 record overall on the season and finished with an 11-7 record in the Pac-12. This will be the 17th match up with SUU and Utah. Utah holds a 15-1 overall record over the Thunderbirds.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah fell 77-66 to Gonzaga in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. This was Utah's third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Second Round. In the First Round of the tournament Utah picked up a 68-54 win over No. 12 seeded South Dakota State.
THE UTES
Utah returned four starters from last year's squad including 2022-23 All-American Gianna Kneepkens. Kneepekens returns after suffering a season ending injury early in the season. Utah also brought back starters, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen and Inês Vieira. Other key players returning are Matyson Wilke, Samantha Crispe, Reese Ross. The Utes welcome two transfers in Chyra Evans and Mayé Touré and three true freshmen in Grace Foster, Kylie Ray and Brooke Walker.
KNOWING KNEEPKENS
Prior to her injury in 2023-24, Kneepkens was averaging 17.8 points per game while shooting 63.3 percent from the field and 54.0 percent from beyond the arc. She averaged 5.5 rebounds and four assists per game.
Kneepkens knocked down three or more three-pointers in all but one game last season with a season-high of five made against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19, 2023). She broke into the 1,000-point club when she put up 19 against Carroll College (Nov. 28, 2023).
She averages 14 points per game throughout her career and has career shooting averages of 49.1 percent from the field, 42.3 percent from the three and 84.1 percent from the line. She has 154 total made three pointers and is just five shy from breaking into Utah's top 10 all-time threes made list.
She was named to both the Naismith Player of the Year and Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watchlists. Kneepkens was also placed on the Big 12 Preseason All-Conference team.
IN THE RANKS
Utah received votes in the AP Top 25 Preseason Polls and was ranked in the Top 25 for 20 consecutive weeks during the 2023-24 season.
HEAD COACH LYNNE ROBERTS
Roberts is in her 10th season at the helm of the Utes. She has posted a 162-115 record in her time at Utah. She was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the team to its first ever Pac-12 regular season title. She led Utah to its second ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2022-23. Roberts also led the Utes to its highest AP Rankings in school history, including 12 weeks in the Top 10 during the 2022-23 season.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are also kicking off their season with this match up. The T-Birds are coming off an 8-22 record in the 2023-24 season. SUU ended the season with a 67-33 loss to UT Arlington in the WAC Tournament at the end of 2023-24.
Utah has a 15-1 record with SUU. Utah has an 11-1 record with the T-Birds in Salt Lake City. The last time the two teams met up was last season when Utah picked up a 90-66 win in Cedar City.
SUU is led by head coach Tracy Mason who is in her seventh season. She has an 86-89 record at the helm of the Thunderbirds.
NOTABLES
Fans can follow along during the 2023-24 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
GAME INFORMATION
Utah (0-0, 0-0 Big 12) vs. Southern Utah (0-0, 0-0 WAC)
DATE | TIME: Monday, Nov. 4 | 11 a.m.
LOCATION: Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
LIVE STREAM: Click Here
TV: ESPN+
LISTEN: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
TWITTER UPDATES: @UtahWBB
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch the match up on ESPN+ with Krista Blunk and Joe Cravens calling the action. The radio call will be on ESPN 700, with Tyson Ewing handling play-by-play and Milee Rustand as analyst.
TICKETS
Season tickets and single-game tickets for each non-conference home contest are now on sale. Tickets are $6 for seniors and youth (3 and up), and $10 for adults. Tickets can be purchased by visiting utahtickets.com/wbb/. All ticket sales are cashless and all tickets are digital, including MUSS Tickets. Pre-purchasing tickets will allow fans to obtain the best price.
OPENING TIP
The Utes are coming off a 23-11 overall record in 2023-24
Utah has posted a 23-10 record overall on the season and finished with an 11-7 record in the Pac-12. This will be the 17th match up with SUU and Utah. Utah holds a 15-1 overall record over the Thunderbirds.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah fell 77-66 to Gonzaga in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. This was Utah's third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Second Round. In the First Round of the tournament Utah picked up a 68-54 win over No. 12 seeded South Dakota State.
THE UTES
Utah returned four starters from last year's squad including 2022-23 All-American Gianna Kneepkens. Kneepekens returns after suffering a season ending injury early in the season. Utah also brought back starters, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen and Inês Vieira. Other key players returning are Matyson Wilke, Samantha Crispe, Reese Ross. The Utes welcome two transfers in Chyra Evans and Mayé Touré and three true freshmen in Grace Foster, Kylie Ray and Brooke Walker.
KNOWING KNEEPKENS
Prior to her injury in 2023-24, Kneepkens was averaging 17.8 points per game while shooting 63.3 percent from the field and 54.0 percent from beyond the arc. She averaged 5.5 rebounds and four assists per game.
Kneepkens knocked down three or more three-pointers in all but one game last season with a season-high of five made against Eastern Kentucky (Nov. 19, 2023). She broke into the 1,000-point club when she put up 19 against Carroll College (Nov. 28, 2023).
She averages 14 points per game throughout her career and has career shooting averages of 49.1 percent from the field, 42.3 percent from the three and 84.1 percent from the line. She has 154 total made three pointers and is just five shy from breaking into Utah's top 10 all-time threes made list.
She was named to both the Naismith Player of the Year and Cheryl Miller Award Preseason Watchlists. Kneepkens was also placed on the Big 12 Preseason All-Conference team.
IN THE RANKS
Utah received votes in the AP Top 25 Preseason Polls and was ranked in the Top 25 for 20 consecutive weeks during the 2023-24 season.
HEAD COACH LYNNE ROBERTS
Roberts is in her 10th season at the helm of the Utes. She has posted a 162-115 record in her time at Utah. She was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the team to its first ever Pac-12 regular season title. She led Utah to its second ever Sweet 16 appearance in 2022-23. Roberts also led the Utes to its highest AP Rankings in school history, including 12 weeks in the Top 10 during the 2022-23 season.
SCOUTING SOUTHERN UTAH
The Southern Utah Thunderbirds are also kicking off their season with this match up. The T-Birds are coming off an 8-22 record in the 2023-24 season. SUU ended the season with a 67-33 loss to UT Arlington in the WAC Tournament at the end of 2023-24.
Utah has a 15-1 record with SUU. Utah has an 11-1 record with the T-Birds in Salt Lake City. The last time the two teams met up was last season when Utah picked up a 90-66 win in Cedar City.
SUU is led by head coach Tracy Mason who is in her seventh season. She has an 86-89 record at the helm of the Thunderbirds.
NOTABLES
- For the third consecutive year, Gianna Kneepkens was placed on the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Inês Vieira claimed a spot on the Nancy Liberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Jenna Johnson claimed a spot on the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Gianna Kneepekens was named to the Nancy Liberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason Watch List
- Utah was selected to finish sixth in the Big 12 coaches' poll
- Gianna Kneepkens was named to the All-Big 12 Preseason Team
- The Utes are coming off their third consecutive NCAA second round appearance
- At the helm for the Utes is Lynne Roberts who enters her 10th season
- Utah is returning four of last year's starting five including, All-American Gianna Kneepkens, as well as, Jenna Johnson, Kennady McQueen and Inês Vieira
- Utah welcomes two transfers (Chyra Evans and Mayè Tourè) and three true freshman (Brooke Walker, Grace Foster and Kylie Ray) to this year's squad
- The Utes posted a 23-11 overall record last season and picked up their highest ranked win against No. 2 UCLA (1/22/24) and highest ranked road win against No. 7 USC (2/25/24)
- Utah finished 2023-24 being ranked in the Top 25 for the entirety of the season
- During 2023-24, Utah broke the record for most made three pointers in a single season with 348
- Utah ended the season in the top 20 nationally in seven major statistical categories:
- No. 6 in assists per game (19.4)
- No. 12 Assist/Turnover Ratio (1.40)
- No. 13 field goal percentage (47.3)
- No. 17 scoring margin (+15.4)
- No. 4 in made three pointers per game (10.2)
- No. 6 in three point attempts per game (28.4)
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock exclusive video content, news and information, schedules, rosters, stats, and access to buy and manage tickets. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock exclusive video content, news and information, schedules, rosters, stats, and access to buy and manage tickets. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
Fans can follow along during the 2023-24 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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