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Utah Surges to 91-58 Victory Over Boise State
12/10/2025 9:56 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY– Utah women's basketball remains undefeated (3-0) against Mountain West opponents this season as the Utes surged to a 91-58 win over Boise State on Wednesday night.
The Utes are now 7-3 overall on the season. Utah was led by a standout scoring night from Lani White who tied her career-high with 23 points. LA Sneed continued to impress by posting a career-best 17 points. The Utes also recorded a season-high 56 rebounds.
GAME SUMMARY
Boise State got on the scoreboard first with a made three. Utah quickly stole the momentum thanks to a three by Avery Hjelmstad and another by Lani White. The two teams leaped frog on the scoreboard and ended the first quarter tied at 19-19.
The Utes locked in during the second quarter starting off with a 10-3 run. Utah continued to carry the momentum throughout the quarter and pulled ahead for a 47-29 lead going into half. Lani White scored six, while Evelina Otto, Kamyrn Mafua and LA Sneed all added five in the second quarter. The Utes outscored Boise State 28-10 in the second quarter.
Out of the halftime break BSU went on a 9-2 run off three threes. The Utes then found their rhythm with two quick threes made by Lani White. Utah ended the quarter on a 13-2 run led by two threes by LA Sneed to give Utah a 73-48 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
Utah continued to dominate with a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter. The Utes never let up and walked away with a 91-58 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had four Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Lani White's 23 points including a career-high 5-of-5 made threes. White's 23 points are the most she's scored in a Utah uniform.
LA Sneed posted a career-high, scoring 17 points, going 6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-6 from deep and 2-3 from the line. Chrya Evans contributed 15 points and Avery Hjemstad added 10.
White led Utah with nine rebounds, while Chrya Evans pulled down eight boards. Reese Ross also had a big night on the boards with six.
White also led the team with six assists while Sneed and Otto each added four.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.7% from the field while Boise State shot 32.3% from the field. Utah went 46.7% from three making 14-of-30 while Boise State went 46.2% shooting 12-of-26. The Utes shot 75.0% from the line going 3-of-4 while the Broncos shot 33.3% from the line going 4-of-12.
Utah had 25 assists to Boise State's 15. The Utes outrebounded the Broncos 56-28. Utah boasted 40 points in the paint to Boise's 12.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Opening statement…
"You know, great to be back in the Huntsman Center after a couple weeks on the road at Montana and then Colorado State. I'm very proud of the way we responded coming out of practice Monday and then Tuesday. It's a tough time of the year with finals and the stress that is put on these young women. The team focused on the game plan and put together a good 40 minutes of basketball— and that's something I've been preaching to these guys is that we've got to put a full game together. If you were wondering what I told them what adjustment that helped them and it was simple… it was one word… It was 'decide.' When these young women decide they want to be THAT team, they can be…when they decide they want to go through the motions, they can be that team too. I'm going to be coaching them up whatever team they want to decide to be— I know the one I like coaching. I know the team that they like having fun together with— but it comes at a cost, you've got to be willing to be the tougher team, whether it's rebounding, setting screens, diving on loose balls. When we decided to do [those things] the game started opening up, we started to play freely and it was fun… So, extremely proud of the 40 minutes that they put together today."
On his confidence in LA Sneed (specifically moving her into the starting lineup)…
"We recruited LA from her sophomore year in high school and through the recruiting process we told her that she was going to be able to come here and play in the style of play that suits her. Why not Utah, right? It was just a matter of time before she felt comfortable, you know? She had some things she had to work through early in the preseason and she's worked past that and now she's ready to go. I have the utmost confidence in her and all our guards. I mean, they get put in the position to score, facilitate, and push the pace, and they're very capable of it and I believe in them 100%."
Senior Guard Lani White
On how her shot has developed as the season's progressed…
"I mean no shooter is perfect. I don't think Steph Curry started his [career] with 100% from the line. But I got in the gym, I had a conversation with Gavin and he said, 'you find your confidence in your reps.' I just got in the gym, I lived there for two weeks and I guess I figured it out. I'm going to carry that with me for the rest of the season."
On LA's confidence and mentality…
"LA is worker. I mean, when she buys in, she's unstoppable. So I want to give kudos to her because from game one to now, she's a different player in my opinion. Not many freshmen can do that. Not many freshmen can just turn it around in the middle of the season and be like 'I'm Utah's point guard and I'm going to push the ball'— that's hard to do. Major Kudos to LA."
Freshman Guard LA Sneed
On her confidence 10 games into her freshman season…
"I don't think the game's changed. I think my mentality starting off was really just nervous and I played that way and I feel like that's why my first games looked like that. I just told myself that my mentality needs to change, especially in practice, and that just helps me play the way I've been playing for the past two-three games."
UP NEXT
Utah will have two more home games, first hosting Northwestern Dec. 14 and then UC Riverside Dec. 17. Utah will then start Big 12 play Dec. 22 at Arizona. The Utes first home Big 12 game will be against the Sun Devils of Arizona State on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
The Utes are now 7-3 overall on the season. Utah was led by a standout scoring night from Lani White who tied her career-high with 23 points. LA Sneed continued to impress by posting a career-best 17 points. The Utes also recorded a season-high 56 rebounds.
GAME SUMMARY
Boise State got on the scoreboard first with a made three. Utah quickly stole the momentum thanks to a three by Avery Hjelmstad and another by Lani White. The two teams leaped frog on the scoreboard and ended the first quarter tied at 19-19.
The Utes locked in during the second quarter starting off with a 10-3 run. Utah continued to carry the momentum throughout the quarter and pulled ahead for a 47-29 lead going into half. Lani White scored six, while Evelina Otto, Kamyrn Mafua and LA Sneed all added five in the second quarter. The Utes outscored Boise State 28-10 in the second quarter.
Out of the halftime break BSU went on a 9-2 run off three threes. The Utes then found their rhythm with two quick threes made by Lani White. Utah ended the quarter on a 13-2 run led by two threes by LA Sneed to give Utah a 73-48 lead heading into the final quarter of play.
Utah continued to dominate with a 15-2 run to start the fourth quarter. The Utes never let up and walked away with a 91-58 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had four Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Lani White's 23 points including a career-high 5-of-5 made threes. White's 23 points are the most she's scored in a Utah uniform.
LA Sneed posted a career-high, scoring 17 points, going 6-of-10 from the field, 3-of-6 from deep and 2-3 from the line. Chrya Evans contributed 15 points and Avery Hjemstad added 10.
White led Utah with nine rebounds, while Chrya Evans pulled down eight boards. Reese Ross also had a big night on the boards with six.
White also led the team with six assists while Sneed and Otto each added four.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.7% from the field while Boise State shot 32.3% from the field. Utah went 46.7% from three making 14-of-30 while Boise State went 46.2% shooting 12-of-26. The Utes shot 75.0% from the line going 3-of-4 while the Broncos shot 33.3% from the line going 4-of-12.
Utah had 25 assists to Boise State's 15. The Utes outrebounded the Broncos 56-28. Utah boasted 40 points in the paint to Boise's 12.
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Opening statement…
"You know, great to be back in the Huntsman Center after a couple weeks on the road at Montana and then Colorado State. I'm very proud of the way we responded coming out of practice Monday and then Tuesday. It's a tough time of the year with finals and the stress that is put on these young women. The team focused on the game plan and put together a good 40 minutes of basketball— and that's something I've been preaching to these guys is that we've got to put a full game together. If you were wondering what I told them what adjustment that helped them and it was simple… it was one word… It was 'decide.' When these young women decide they want to be THAT team, they can be…when they decide they want to go through the motions, they can be that team too. I'm going to be coaching them up whatever team they want to decide to be— I know the one I like coaching. I know the team that they like having fun together with— but it comes at a cost, you've got to be willing to be the tougher team, whether it's rebounding, setting screens, diving on loose balls. When we decided to do [those things] the game started opening up, we started to play freely and it was fun… So, extremely proud of the 40 minutes that they put together today."
On his confidence in LA Sneed (specifically moving her into the starting lineup)…
"We recruited LA from her sophomore year in high school and through the recruiting process we told her that she was going to be able to come here and play in the style of play that suits her. Why not Utah, right? It was just a matter of time before she felt comfortable, you know? She had some things she had to work through early in the preseason and she's worked past that and now she's ready to go. I have the utmost confidence in her and all our guards. I mean, they get put in the position to score, facilitate, and push the pace, and they're very capable of it and I believe in them 100%."
Senior Guard Lani White
On how her shot has developed as the season's progressed…
"I mean no shooter is perfect. I don't think Steph Curry started his [career] with 100% from the line. But I got in the gym, I had a conversation with Gavin and he said, 'you find your confidence in your reps.' I just got in the gym, I lived there for two weeks and I guess I figured it out. I'm going to carry that with me for the rest of the season."
On LA's confidence and mentality…
"LA is worker. I mean, when she buys in, she's unstoppable. So I want to give kudos to her because from game one to now, she's a different player in my opinion. Not many freshmen can do that. Not many freshmen can just turn it around in the middle of the season and be like 'I'm Utah's point guard and I'm going to push the ball'— that's hard to do. Major Kudos to LA."
Freshman Guard LA Sneed
On her confidence 10 games into her freshman season…
"I don't think the game's changed. I think my mentality starting off was really just nervous and I played that way and I feel like that's why my first games looked like that. I just told myself that my mentality needs to change, especially in practice, and that just helps me play the way I've been playing for the past two-three games."
UP NEXT
Utah will have two more home games, first hosting Northwestern Dec. 14 and then UC Riverside Dec. 17. Utah will then start Big 12 play Dec. 22 at Arizona. The Utes first home Big 12 game will be against the Sun Devils of Arizona State on Dec. 31 at 2 p.m.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Team Stats
Boise
Utah
FG%
.323
.507
3FG%
.462
.467
FT%
.333
.750
RB
28
56
TO
9
14
STL
7
5
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
9
3FGM
5
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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