UP NEXT: Utah Heads to BYU for Rivalry Game

Saturday, January 31

Provo, UT

2:00 PM

University of Utah

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1/29/2026 12:47 PM | Women's Basketball

WBB Game Notes vs. BYU

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team will make the short trip to Provo, Utah for the rivalry matchup with the BYU Cougars. This will be the 102nd meeting between the two rivals, according to Utah records.

GAME INFORMATION
Utah (15-6, 6-3 Big 12) vs. BYU (15-5, 4,4 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Tuesday, Jan. 27 | 7 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Provo, Utah | Marriott Center
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HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can follow along with the live action of the matchup on ESPN+ with Dave McCann on the play-by-play and Kristen Kozlowski 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 earned a 71-64 wire-to-wire win over No. 22 West Virginia on Tuesday night at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes led from start to finish, building a double digit halftime lead, and held off a late Mountaineer push. Freshman L.A. Sneed pushed Utah with 15 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field, while Reese Ross added her fourth double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

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 39.7% from the field, 36.1% from three and 100% from the line while averaging 9.7 points per game. She's averaging 3.6 rebounds and has 76 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,082 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 215 career made three pointers, pulled down 333 career rebounds and posted 239 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 14.3 points per game. She's shooting 46.3% from the field, 39.3% from three and 86.8% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 104 total on the year and averages 5.0 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 35-14 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 BYU
BYU is 15-6 overall and 4-5 in Big 12 play this season. The Cougars are coming off a 67-51 loss to Oklahoma State. BYU is led by head coach Lee Cummard, who is in his first season at the helm of BYU and owns a 15-6 overall record.

BYU is averaging 71.6 points per game while allowing opponents to score 61.7 points per contest. The Cougars are shooting 41.0% from the field, 30.5% from three-point range, and 68.3% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, BYU is averaging 42.4 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 36.3 rebounds per game.

BYU has two players averaging double figures: Delaney Gibb (17.4) and Olivia Hamlin (12.3). Gibb leads the Cougars in scoring at 17.3 points per game, shooting 39.6% from the field, 31.9% from three-point range, and 76.3% from the free-throw line, while adding 3.8 rebounds per game.

Utah is 70-41 all-time against BYU. Utah is currently on a four-game win streak against BYU and have won six of the last seven matchups. The last time Utah and BYU faced off Utah won in overtime thanks to a half-court buzzer beater by Maty Wilke. Utah has a 25-20 record when taking on the Cougars in Provo.

NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• The Utes sit at No. 47 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah is coming off a 71-64 win to No. 22 West Virigina. This was Utah's second Top-25 win this season with the first coming against No. 8 TCU (1/3/26).
• Reese Ross pulled down her fourth double-double this season against WVU (1/27) with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Utah remains undefeated in true road games this season with a 7-0 record after downing Houston 71-61 (1/17).
• The Utes have outrebounded their opponents in 12 of the last 14 games with an average margin of 11.3 boards per game.

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. 34 assists per game (17.1)
    No. 23 defensive rebounds per game (29.1)
    No. 32 three point attempts (25.8)
    No. 35 three point percentage (35.8)
    No. 17 three pointers per game (9.1)

UP NEXT
Utah will make the short trip to Provo, Utah to take on rival BYU Jan. 31 before heading to Orlando, Fla. to take on UCF Feb. 4. The Utes next home game will be Feb. 7 against Iowa State.

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