<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://admin.utahutes.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>University of Utah Athletics</title><link>https://admin.utahutes.com/rss.aspx?path=wbball</link><description>Latest news items for University of Utah Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://admin.utahutes.com/rss?path=wbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Find the Joy in Movement with Director of Sports Performance Lindsey Kirschman</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-basketball-find-the-joy-in-movement-with-director-of-sports-performance-lindsey-kirschman</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/6/16/womens-basketball-find-the-joy-in-movement-with-director-of-sports-performance-lindsey-kirschman</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lindsey Kirschman " src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/11/IMG_4433_2P7iN.jpeg" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY — Lindsey Kirschman has been the Director of Sports Performance for the Utah women's basketball team for the last four seasons. Her primary responsibility is developing the training program for the Utes both during season and during the off season.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/IMG_4433_2P7iN.jpeg" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/IMG_4433_2P7iN.jpeg"><media:title>Lindsey Kirschman </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/IMG_4433_2P7iN.jpeg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2026 11:29:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57777</s:story_id></item><item><title>Big 12 Home and Away Designations for Women's Basketball Announced</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/6/11/big-12-home-and-away-designations-for-womens-basketball-announced</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/6/11/big-12-home-and-away-designations-for-womens-basketball-announced</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Big 12 Matrix 2026-27 wbb" src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Big_12_Matrix_web_banner.png" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY – The Big 12 Conference announced the women's basketball home-and-away pairings for the upcoming 2026-27 season that will consist of an 18-game league slate.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Big_12_Matrix_web_banner.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Big_12_Matrix_web_banner.png"><media:title>Big 12 Matrix 2026-27 wbb</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/11/Big_12_Matrix_web_banner.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:05:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57770</s:story_id></item><item><title>Record-Breaking GPA for Utah Student-Athletes in 2025-26</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/19/general-record-breaking-gpa-for-utah-student-athletes-in-2025-26</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/19/general-record-breaking-gpa-for-utah-student-athletes-in-2025-26</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Men's Swimming &amp; Diving, Women's Basketball, Gymnastics, Soccer, Women's Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track &amp; Field, Skiing, Women's Swimming &amp; Diving, Lacrosse</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Spring 2026 & Full-Year GPA " src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/18/ATH_2026_Fall2025_Academic_Success_Graphic__1920x1080__v2_senbX.png" /><br /><br />Utah's student-athletes broke the department record with their combined grade-point average of 3.441 for the 2025-26 academic year]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/18/ATH_2026_Fall2025_Academic_Success_Graphic__1920x1080__v2_senbX.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/18/ATH_2026_Fall2025_Academic_Success_Graphic__1920x1080__v2_senbX.png"><media:title>Spring 2026 &amp; Full-Year GPA </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/18/ATH_2026_Fall2025_Academic_Success_Graphic__1920x1080__v2_senbX.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:58:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57743</s:story_id></item><item><title>Utah Adds Elise Livingston to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-basketball-utah-adds-elise-livingston-to-2026-27-roster</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-basketball-utah-adds-elise-livingston-to-2026-27-roster</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="WBB Elise Livingston Signing " src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/14/Elise_Livingston_Signed_Web_Banner.png" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's women's basketball head coach Gavin Petersen announces the addition of one new Utes transferring to Utah for the 2026-27 roster in Elise Livingston.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/14/Elise_Livingston_Signed_Web_Banner.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/14/Elise_Livingston_Signed_Web_Banner.png"><media:title>WBB Elise Livingston Signing </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/14/Elise_Livingston_Signed_Web_Banner.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 10:43:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57729</s:story_id></item><item><title>Utah Adds Four to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/1/womens-basketball-utah-adds-four-to-2026-27-roster</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/5/1/womens-basketball-utah-adds-four-to-2026-27-roster</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Transfer signees" src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/1/SignedWebBanner_92_.png" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's women's basketball head coach Gavin Petersen announces the addition of four new Utes transferring to Utah for the 2026-27 roster in Laia Conesa, Lena Girardi, Filipa Barros and Olivia Bradley.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/SignedWebBanner_92_.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/SignedWebBanner_92_.png"><media:title>Transfer signees</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/SignedWebBanner_92_.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 1 May 2026 12:31:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57696</s:story_id></item><item><title>51 Utah Utes on Big 12 Winter All-Academic Team</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/30/general-51-utah-utes-on-big-12-winter-all-academic-team</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/30/general-51-utah-utes-on-big-12-winter-all-academic-team</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Men's Swimming &amp; 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Huntsman Center. The University's 157th general commencement also can be watched live on Thursday at commencement.utah.edu/watchlive.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/ATH_2026_GeneralGraduation_Graphic__1920x1080__v0.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/ATH_2026_GeneralGraduation_Graphic__1920x1080__v0.png"><media:title>2026 Graduation Banner</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/29/ATH_2026_GeneralGraduation_Graphic__1920x1080__v0.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:00:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>39</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57676</s:story_id></item><item><title>Utah Women's Basketball Signs Emma Petrie to 2026-27 Roster</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/15/utah-womens-basketball-signs-emma-petrie-to-2026-27-roster</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/15/utah-womens-basketball-signs-emma-petrie-to-2026-27-roster</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Emma Petrie signed " src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Emma_Signed_Web_Banner.png" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY – Utah's women's basketball head coach Gavin Petersen announced the signing of freshman Emma Petrie, a 6-2 forward from Queensland, Australia.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Emma_Signed_Web_Banner.png" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Emma_Signed_Web_Banner.png"><media:title>Emma Petrie signed </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/Emma_Signed_Web_Banner.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:46:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57625</s:story_id></item><item><title>Lani White Picked By Minnesota Lynx in WNBA Draft</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/13/womens-basketball-lani-white-picked-by-minnesota-lynx-in-wnba-draft</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/13/womens-basketball-lani-white-picked-by-minnesota-lynx-in-wnba-draft</guid><category>Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Lani White " src="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/14/02212026.UU.WBB.vsBrigham_Young.DB.18.JPG" /><br /><br />SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Women's basketball guard Lani White was selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the third round 45th overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/02212026.UU.WBB.vsBrigham_Young.DB.18.JPG" /><media:content url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/02212026.UU.WBB.vsBrigham_Young.DB.18.JPG"><media:title>Lani White </media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://admin.utahutes.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/14/02212026.UU.WBB.vsBrigham_Young.DB.18.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 22:14:00 MST</pubDate><s:sport_id>12</s:sport_id><s:story_id>57617</s:story_id></item><item><title>Annual Student-Athlete Awards Unveiled April 13-17</title><link>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/10/general-annual-student-athlete-awards-unveiled-april-13-17</link><guid>https://utahutes.com/news/2026/4/10/general-annual-student-athlete-awards-unveiled-april-13-17</guid><category>Baseball, Football, General, Men's Basketball, Men's Golf, Men's Tennis, Softball, Men's Swimming &amp; 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