Utah Women Fall Flat At Home On Senior Day Against Washington
Mar 2, 2024, 1:52 PM | Updated: 8:21 pm
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 18 Utah women’s basketball team is wrap up their regular season hosting the Washington Huskies for Senior Day.
The Utes had a great outing Thursday night against Washington State and want to end things on a high note against UW not only for their seniors, but for seeding purposes in the NCAA Tournament.
The Utes started flat against the Huskies and never really got into their groove in the first half of the game. Utah went into the locker room down six to UW, 27-21.
HALFTIME
Utah trails UW by six, 27-21.#Utes shooting at just 30% from the field, 14% from the three and 50% from the line.
Huskies have been shooting 43% from the field and 60% from the three.
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) March 2, 2024
Utah continued struggle in the second half, ultimately succumbing to UW on Senior Day at the Huntsman Center, 62-47.
Rough close to the regular season for the Utah women.#Utes pic.twitter.com/EgBI8vKldO
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) March 2, 2024
Utah Women’s Basketball 2023-24 Seniors
🔥 I S S Y P A L M E R 🔥
Join us tomorrow at Senior Day to honor and tribute @palmerisabel11 for her grit and determination and the mighty impact she will leave on our program.
Purchase tickets at https://t.co/Nj0sFjtmJW #goutes pic.twitter.com/rWnfeETSpq
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 1, 2024
🔥 D A S I A Y O U N G 🔥
Join us tomorrow at Senior Day to honor and recognize @Dasia_Young11 for her resilience and powerful contributions to our program.
Purchase tickets at https://t.co/J3TFS70Oeq #goutes pic.twitter.com/Xl65S9hhCC
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 1, 2024
🔥 A L I S S A P I L I 🔥
Join us tomorrow at Senior Day to honor and celebrate @alissa_pili for her profound impact and lasting contributions to our program.
Purchase tickets at https://t.co/J3TFS70Oeq #goutes pic.twitter.com/tVAp10ooRy
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 1, 2024
Looking Ahead At The Utah Women’s Basketball Schedule
Utah will make their way to Las Vegas next week for the Pac-12 Tournament from March 6-10.
Starting Lineups Utah Women Vs. Washington
Today’s starting lineup:#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/xLhaVZJb5M
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 2, 2024
Utah Women Stats Leaders Vs. UW
- Scoring Leader: Maty Wilke – 17 points
- Rebound Leader: Alissa Pili – 8 rebounds
- Assists Leader: Alissa Pili – 3 assists
Maty Wilke finished as the leading scorer for the Utes going 6-10 from the field, 2-6 from the three, and 3-4 from the line. Wilke also tallied three rebounds, and one assist.
Ines Vieira came in as Utah’s second leading scorer with nine points on the day and had three assists.
Kennady McQueen rounded out Utah’s top shooters for the day with seven points. McQueen also had a nice day off the boards with seven.
Noteworthy Women’s Basketball Team Stats Vs. Washington
The Utah women had a rough day shooting against UW going 32% from the field while shooting 19% from the three, and 67% from their trips to the line.
The Utes collected 31 rebounds, 12 assists, no blocks and seven steals.
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