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Vieira's Milestone Night Assists Utah In 72-53 Victory Over Montana State
11/24/2024 11:17 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team downed Montana State 72-53 Sunday night. The Utes were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 19 points and Reese Ross' eight rebounds.
Utah's Inês Vieira recorded her 400th assist and made it into Utah's all-time top 10 in that statistic with her eight in the game. Vieira now owns the No. 10 spot on the school's all-time career assist list with 405.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah captured the momentum early in the game thanks to a 6-0 run to end the first quarter that was sparked by a layup from Mayé Touré. Utah finished with a made three pointer from Matyson Wilke to give Utah the 19-12 advantage.
The Utes started the second quarter out with a 10-2 run. Utah continued the second quarter strong and pulled out to a 32-20 lead over Montana State going into half time.
Kennady McQueen kicked the second half off with a made jumper in the paint. She then drained one from deep to get a quick five points for the Utes. Utah turned McQueen's five into a 10-2 run to jump out to a 20 point lead. Utah maintained that pace for a 47-32 lead going into the final quarter of play.
Utah kept Montana State at bay in the fourth quarter to come away with the 72-53 victory over the Bobcats.
LEADERS
Utah had three players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 19 points. Kneepkens went 7-of-12 from the field including four made from three point range. Mayé Touré had 12 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Kennady McQueen had 11 points for the Utes with the help of three made from beyond the arc. Inês Vieira was just one point shy of double digit scoring with nine points whils also leading the team with eight assists and three steals.
Reese Ross had an impressive night on the boards pulling down eight rebounds for Utah for a game high.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 51.9 percent from the court while Montana State shot 39.3 percent. Utah went 36.0 percent from deep making 9-of-25 while MSU went 17.4 percent shooting 4-of-23. The Utes shot for 70.0 percent from the free throw line going 7-of-10 while the Bobcats shot for 71.4 percent going 5-of-7 from the line.
Utah had 21 assists on 28 made field goals while Montana State had 13 assists on 22 made field goals. Montana State narrowly outrebounded Utah pulling down 31 to Utah's 30.
NOTABLES
Utah is now 5-1 overall on the season.
Touré has hit double digit scoring in every game but one game this season.
This is the second game this season Inês Vieira has had eight assists. Vieira breached 400 career assists and now sits at No. 10 on Utah's all-time career assist list with a 405 total.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall statement . . .
"Great win for our team against a really good Montana State team who came in undefeated. They're going to compete for the Big Sky Championship. It was a good, gritty performance by us. We just have continued to find that flow within our offense, moving the basketball, playing for each other and getting excited off those type of plays. I thought our kids gave everything Friday night. Yesterday was a little dead just because of the situation, which is to be expected and I knew that, so today was going to be a little bit more. We had to find that juice and we were able to do so over the course of four periods and I'm just proud of them for continuing to show up, be resilient and get the job done."
Gianna Kneepkens, guard, junior
On what its like being on court with Inês Viera, who recorded her 400th career assist on Sunday, and how she affects the offense…
"I've been here with her since freshman year and seeing her grow into the player she is, it's been so fun to play with her. She plays with so much pace and as a team that can shoot the ball and get it inside, that's all you want to do is be able to get up and down the floor, so it makes it a lot of fun. Also, something that I'm really proud of [Ines] is she gets a tough defensive assignment every single night and we count on her every single night and tonight, she did a great job. She held her person to 1-for-12. She's just someone we can trust. She can make the right reads on offense, but defensively, she's an absolute dog."
Reese Ross, forward, sophomore
On what its like being on court with Inês Viera, who recorded her 400th career assist on Sunday, and how she affects the offense…
"I'd like to touch on her leadership. Being a five, we play a lot together. I'm inbounding the ball to her and we have a genuine connection and I appreciate her communication and her leadership. She's always pushing players through on the weak side and always communicating and knowing what is going on. Not only does she know her role, she knows one through five and I don't think a lot people know that as a point guard. I just wanted to touch on that and say we really appreciate what she does because she has the hardest job on the court by far.
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Utah's Inês Vieira recorded her 400th assist and made it into Utah's all-time top 10 in that statistic with her eight in the game. Vieira now owns the No. 10 spot on the school's all-time career assist list with 405.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah captured the momentum early in the game thanks to a 6-0 run to end the first quarter that was sparked by a layup from Mayé Touré. Utah finished with a made three pointer from Matyson Wilke to give Utah the 19-12 advantage.
The Utes started the second quarter out with a 10-2 run. Utah continued the second quarter strong and pulled out to a 32-20 lead over Montana State going into half time.
Kennady McQueen kicked the second half off with a made jumper in the paint. She then drained one from deep to get a quick five points for the Utes. Utah turned McQueen's five into a 10-2 run to jump out to a 20 point lead. Utah maintained that pace for a 47-32 lead going into the final quarter of play.
Utah kept Montana State at bay in the fourth quarter to come away with the 72-53 victory over the Bobcats.
LEADERS
Utah had three players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 19 points. Kneepkens went 7-of-12 from the field including four made from three point range. Mayé Touré had 12 points and pulled down six rebounds.
Kennady McQueen had 11 points for the Utes with the help of three made from beyond the arc. Inês Vieira was just one point shy of double digit scoring with nine points whils also leading the team with eight assists and three steals.
Reese Ross had an impressive night on the boards pulling down eight rebounds for Utah for a game high.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 51.9 percent from the court while Montana State shot 39.3 percent. Utah went 36.0 percent from deep making 9-of-25 while MSU went 17.4 percent shooting 4-of-23. The Utes shot for 70.0 percent from the free throw line going 7-of-10 while the Bobcats shot for 71.4 percent going 5-of-7 from the line.
Utah had 21 assists on 28 made field goals while Montana State had 13 assists on 22 made field goals. Montana State narrowly outrebounded Utah pulling down 31 to Utah's 30.
NOTABLES
Utah is now 5-1 overall on the season.
Touré has hit double digit scoring in every game but one game this season.
This is the second game this season Inês Vieira has had eight assists. Vieira breached 400 career assists and now sits at No. 10 on Utah's all-time career assist list with a 405 total.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall statement . . .
"Great win for our team against a really good Montana State team who came in undefeated. They're going to compete for the Big Sky Championship. It was a good, gritty performance by us. We just have continued to find that flow within our offense, moving the basketball, playing for each other and getting excited off those type of plays. I thought our kids gave everything Friday night. Yesterday was a little dead just because of the situation, which is to be expected and I knew that, so today was going to be a little bit more. We had to find that juice and we were able to do so over the course of four periods and I'm just proud of them for continuing to show up, be resilient and get the job done."
Gianna Kneepkens, guard, junior
On what its like being on court with Inês Viera, who recorded her 400th career assist on Sunday, and how she affects the offense…
"I've been here with her since freshman year and seeing her grow into the player she is, it's been so fun to play with her. She plays with so much pace and as a team that can shoot the ball and get it inside, that's all you want to do is be able to get up and down the floor, so it makes it a lot of fun. Also, something that I'm really proud of [Ines] is she gets a tough defensive assignment every single night and we count on her every single night and tonight, she did a great job. She held her person to 1-for-12. She's just someone we can trust. She can make the right reads on offense, but defensively, she's an absolute dog."
Reese Ross, forward, sophomore
On what its like being on court with Inês Viera, who recorded her 400th career assist on Sunday, and how she affects the offense…
"I'd like to touch on her leadership. Being a five, we play a lot together. I'm inbounding the ball to her and we have a genuine connection and I appreciate her communication and her leadership. She's always pushing players through on the weak side and always communicating and knowing what is going on. Not only does she know her role, she knows one through five and I don't think a lot people know that as a point guard. I just wanted to touch on that and say we really appreciate what she does because she has the hardest job on the court by far.
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!
Fans can follow along during the 2024-25 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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Team Stats
MSU
Utah
FG%
.393
.519
3FG%
.174
.360
FT%
.714
.700
RB
31
30
TO
21
18
STL
10
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
19
FGM
7
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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/ Women's BasketballG
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