Utah Women’s Basketball Hoping To Make More History In Pac-12 Title Game Against Stanford
Mar 5, 2022, 5:59 PM
(Photo courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference)
(Photo courtesy of the Pac-12 Conference)
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah women’s basketball team will look to make more history when they face No. 1-seed Stanford in the Pac-12 title game.
Going into the Pac-12 Tournament, Utah women’s basketball had never advanced past the quarterfinals and now they will face Stanford in the title game in Las Vegas.
Stanford is the reigning Pac-12 and NCAA National Champions. The Cardinal is looking to repeat this season with a 27-3 record and a No. 2 ranking in the latest poll.
The defending champs are averaging 73.8 points per game and are winning their games by an average of 16.6 points.
𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐂-𝟏𝟐 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏.
Down goes the No. 2 seed Oregon and the Utes are advancing to the tournament final for the first time in program history!
Utah, 80. Oregon, 73. #GoUtes pic.twitter.com/qfvwrHlmbX
— Utah Women’s Basketball (@UTAHWBB) March 5, 2022
Utah Women’s Basketball Hoping Strong Offense Continues In Pac-12 Title Game vs. Stanford
The Utes have changed their offense this season and it’s more explosive and involves more three-pointers. That has led to a Pac-12-leading 77 points per game. They also lead the conference in three-pointers made (283, school-record), three-point percentage (35.3%), three-point attempts (801), assists (464), free throws made (446) and free throw attempts (569).
In the Pac-12 Tournament, Utah set a tourney record against Washington State in the quarterfinals for most points in a quarter with 29. After their win over Oregon on Friday night in the semifinals, Utah made history by winning multiple Pac-12 Tournament games for the first time in program history.
The Utes lost both games against Stanford this season. They fell to the Cardinal at home, 83-73 in a hard fought game on January 16. Then they lost in Palo Alto, 91-64 on February 11.
Utah and Stanford will tip-off at 4 p.m. MT on Sunday, March 6 on ESPN2.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
