UP NEXT: Utah to Host No. 19 Texas Tech

Saturday, January 24

Salt Lake City, Utah

5:00 PM

University of Utah

Texas Tech

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1/22/2026 4:28 PM | Women's Basketball

WBB Game Notes vs. Texas Tech

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team returns home to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to host No. 19 Texas Tech. This is the fourth Top-25 team to come to the Huntsman Center this year and the first time the Red Raiders have been to Salt Lake City since 1993.

GAME INFORMATION
#RV Utah (14-5, 5-2 Big 12) vs. No. 19 Texas Tech (19-1, 11-1 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Saturday, Jan. 24 | 5 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Salt Lake City, Utah | John M. Huntsman Center
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HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can follow along with the live action of the matchup on ESPN+ with Tony Parks on the play-by-play and Elaine Elliott as analyst. The radio call will be on 92.5 FM with Tyson Ewing and Milee Rustand calling the action.

LAST TIME OUT
Utah women's basketball secured the 71-61 win over Houston. Utah pushed with steady momentum throughout the first half and took a 42-21 lead. Houston came out of the break pushing hard, holding the Utes to only 10 points in the third quarter. However in the fourth quarter, Utah fought and were able to close out the game on top. The Utes were led by senior Lani White's 19 points including 4-of-6 from beyond the arc.

THE UTES
Utah returns four key contributors from the 2024-25 season including Maty Wilke, Samantha Crispe, Brooke Walker and Reese Ross. This year the Utes welcome back Lani White who played at Utah for her freshman and sophomore seasons. White spent her junior season at Virginia Tech but has returned to finish her collegiate career where she started it all, as a Ute. The Utes welcome one true transfer in Kamryn Mafua and four freshmen in LA Sneed, Ella Todd, Avery Hjelmstad and Evelina Otto.

THE KEY IS WILKE
Maty Wilke is Utah's top returner. Wilke is shooting 40.1% from the field, 35.2% from three and 100% from the line while averaging 9.8 points per game. She's averaging 3.7 rebounds and has 49 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,065 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 210 career made three pointers, pulled down 328 career rebounds and posted 237 career assists.

LANI'S CHARISMA
Lani White hit a hot streak. She scored 20 or more points and hit five or more made three pointers in back-to-back games (Boise State, 12/10 and Northwestern 12/14). She posted a career-high 26 points and a career-high 7-of-7 from three point range against Northwestern (12/14). She knocked down 12 straight three pointers without a single miss. She matched her career-high scoring by hitting 26 points against Arizona (12/21) including a career-high 11 made field goals.

White currently leads the Utes with 14.5 points per game. She's shooting 46.8% from the field, 40.0% from three and 86.3% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 101 total on the year and averages 5.3 rebounds a game.

HEAD COACH GAVIN PETERSEN
Petersen enters his second season and first full season as head coach. He was named the head coach of the Utah women's basketball team on Nov. 19, 2024 just four games into the 2024-25 season. He has a 33-13 record in his career. Petersen became the fastest coach in program history to get a Top-10 victory when he led the Utes to a 78-67 win over No. 3 NotreDame (11/30/24). He brings 23 seasons of college coaching experience to the role, he is in his 11th season overall with the Utes and spent the previous five years as associate head coach under Lynne Roberts.

Petersen has been a part of the staff that has led the Utes to seven postseason appearances—including four NCAA tournaments and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen—and five 20-win seasons, as well as regular appearances in the AP Top 25.

SCOUTING No. 19 TEXAS TECH
Texas Tech is 19-2 overall and 6-2 in Big 12 play this season. The Raiders are coming off a 61-73 loss against BYU. The Raiders are led by head coach Krista Gerlich, who is in her sixth season at the helm of Texas Tech and owns a 95-83 record.

The Raiders are averaging 73.86 points per game while allowing opponents to score 55.05 points per contest. The Raiders are shooting 44.9% from the field, 34.9% from three-point range, and 74% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, Texas Tech is averaging 36.9 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 35.7 rebounds per game.

Texas Tech has three players averaging 12 points or more per game, Bailey Maupin (15.3), Snudda Collins (14.3) and Jaylnn Bristow (12.2). Bailey Maupin leads the Raiders in scoring at 15.3 points per game, shooting 44.4% from the field, 35.2% from three, and 83.7% from the free-throw line, while adding 3.6 rebounds per game.

Utah is 2-3 all-time against the Raiders, and are 1-0 in Salt Lake City. This is only the second time the Raiders have played the Utes in the Huntsman Center. Utah beat Texas Tech in their last meeting at home 72-55 (1/8/93).

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• Utah has received votes in the second consecutive week in the AP Top 25 Poll.
• The Utes sit at No. 45 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah remains undefeated in true road games this season with a 7-0 record after downing Houston 71-61 (1/17).
• The Utes have won 11 of their last 13 games and are on a one game winning streak after downing Houston.
• Chyra Evans recorded her first career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 11 rebounds against No. 18 Baylor (1/14/26).

2025-26 SEASON NEED TO KNOW
• Utah is coming off its fourth consecutive 20-win season and fourth NCAA Tournament appearances. Head Coach Gavin Petersen enters his second season at the helm of the Utes and 11th overall season at Utah.
• The Utes are returning seven from last year's squad including key contributors Maty Wilke, Reese Ross, Samantha Crispe and Brooke Walker.
• Utah welcomes back Lani White who spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 season with Utah before spending the 2024-25 season at Virginia Tech.
• The Utes have five true newcomers on the roster this year in transfer Kamryn Mafua and freshmen Ella Todd, Evelina Otto, LA Sneed and Avery Hjelmstad
• At the helm for the Utes is Gavin Petersen who is in his second season as head coach and 11th overall season at Utah. He was named head coach Nov. 19, 2024, just four games into the 2025-26 season.

• Utah downed No. 8 TCU (1/3) in overtime 87-77 handing the Frogs their first loss of the season. This was the 11th Top-10 win in school history and the fourth consecutive season the Utes have downed a Top-10 team. It also marked the first time in program history that Utah has picked up a Top-10 win in four straight seasons.
• Against No. 1 UConn (11/23), the Utes posted 14 assists on 14 made field goal for a 100% rate, the highest on the season.
• Maty Wilke, Avery Hjelmstad and Lani White have each logged at least five made threes in a game so far on the season.
• Lani White holds the season high with most points scored in a game with 26 twice (Northwestern 12/14, Arizona 12/21).
• Utah had a season high of 25 assists against Utah State (11/7) including a career-high nine from LA Sneed. Sneed's nine also marks a season high for Utah.
• The Utes best rebounding game of the season came against Boise State where Utah had 56 total boards.
• The Utes knocked down 14 from beyond the arc for the most threes made in a game this season against Boise State (12/10).

• Utah is top 40 nationally in five major statistical categories:
    No. 28 assists per game (17.5)
    No. 35 rebound margin (7.6)
    No. 12 defensive rebounds per game (30.1)
    No. 21 three point attempts (26.7)
    No. 11 three pointers per game (9.4)

UP NEXT
The Utes will take on West Virginia on Tuesday Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. Utah will then make the short trip to Provo, Utah to take on rival BYU Jan. 31.

FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).