Utah Women’s Basketball’s Gianna Kneepkens Named Big 12 Player Of The Week
Jan 27, 2025, 4:28 PM
SALT LAKE CITY — After a week that included two new career highs, Utah women’s basketball’s Gianna Kneepkens has been named Player of the Week in the Big 12 Conference.
Kneepkens continues to lead the Utah women’s squad and came up big in back-to-back games.
January 2⃣7⃣ #Big12WBB Player of the Week 🏅
Gianna Kneepkens | @UTAHWBB pic.twitter.com/ytlyvcUXVr
— Big 12 Conference (@Big12Conference) January 27, 2025
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Gianna Kneepkens, Big 12 Player of the Week
Kneepkens bested her previous career-high of 29 points, which she actually accomplished against BYU as a freshman back in 2021. She enjoyed back-to-back 30-point games, which also served as the first two 30-point games of her career.
To start, Kneepkens not only posted 30 points but a near triple-double against Kansas, which included a season-high 10 rebounds and 8 assists. She converted 12-of-18 from the field in that game, including 6-of-11 from 3-point range. Most importantly, she led the Utes to a dominant 79-61 win after Utah dropped two straight.
To follow that up, she improved upon her career high by two, scoring 32 points against rival BYU in an 81-76 win in Provo. Kneepkens was efficient yet again, as she finished 8-of-16, which included 6-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, and 10-of-12 from the free throw line, and added 8 rebounds and 3 steals to her stat line.
Between the two games, she converted 58.8% from the field, 66.7% from the 3-point range, and 83.3% from the line. Her play led to two-straight victories, which improved Utah’s record to 15-5 overall and 6-3 in Big 12 Conference play.
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Up Next – Arizona vs Utah
Gavin Peterson and the Utah women’s basketball program will enjoy a few days off. They will welcome the Arizona Wildcats to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, January 31.
