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6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
December 22, 1998
GAME DATA: The Utah Utes (7-2) host the Idaho State Bengals (2-7) in their final game before the holidays on Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000). The game will be played as part of a doubleheader in with the Ute mens team hosting St. Francis (Pa.) at 7:35 p.m. following the womens game.
Game #10
Utah Utes (7-2) vs. Idaho State Bengals (2-7)
Dec. 22 Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City 5:15 p.m.
UTAH PROBABLE LINE-UP:
Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown Statistics F 21 Kristina Andersen 6-1 So. Eugene, Ore. 6.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg F 32 Lori Red 5-11 So. Provo, Utah 10.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.4 apg C 44 Kristi Rose 6-4 Jr. Palmdale, Calif. 7.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.4 bpg G 14 Erin Gibbons 5-9 Fr. Salmon Arm, B.C. 13.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.6 apg G 22 Tiana Fuertes 5-3 Jr. Honolulu, Hawaii 7.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 5.6 apgOFF THE BENCH: Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown Statistics G 11 Karie Allen 5-7 Jr. Bountiful, Utah 0.0 ppg, 0.0 rpg F 13 Katherine McColl 6-0 Fr. Hamilton, Ontario 6.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg F 15 Lindsay Sodja 6-1 So. Taylorsville, Utah 2.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg F 24 Amy Ewert 6-0 So. Vancouver, B.C. 3.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg F/G 25 Lindsay Herbert 5-11 Fr. Coeur dAlene, Idaho 1.1 ppg, 1.2 rpg G 30 Janna Whitman 5-10 Jr. Magna, Utah 0.2 ppg, 0.2 rpg F 40 Erin Hansen 6-3 Fr. Orem, Utah 2.2 ppg, 1.2 rpg F/C 52 Lauren Beckman 6-2 Fr. Elko, Nev. 10.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.4 bpg
A QUICK LOOK AT UTAH: The Utes are 7-2 after defeating Weber State 65-62 last Saturday night in Ogden, Utah. It was their only game last week after a break for fall semester final exams. The Utes have won four in row and seven of their last eight. Both of Utahs losses have been by one point, coming at Bradley (58-57) in the season opener and against No. 12 Colorado State (70-69) in the Huntsman Center on Dec. 3. Five of Utahs seven wins have been by more than 10 points.
Three Utes are averaging double-figures in scoring. Freshman 5-9 guard Erin Gibbons leads the team in scoring (13.9 ppg) and is shooting 41.2 percent from three-point range to average 2.3 three-pointers per game. Freshman 6-2 forward/center Lauren Beckman, despite playing off the bench, is second in scoring (10.9 ppg) and leads the Utes in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and blocked shots (2.4 bpg). Sophomore 5-11 forward Lori Red is the Utes third-leading scorer, averaging 10.8 points per game. Junior 6-4 center Kristi Rose is averaging 7.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game. Junior 5-3 point guard Tiana Fuertes leads the Utes in assists (5.6 apg) and is fourth on the team in scoring (7.0 ppg).
The Utes, shooting 47.9 percent from the field and 36.2 percent from three-point range, have outscored their opponents 70.9 to 59.4 points per game. Utah has also outrebounded its opponents 39.1 to 32.7 boards per contest. Head coach Elaine Elliott has made up for the loss of four starters and seven letterwinners from last years team by utilizing a deep bench. Nine players are averaging 9.9 minutes a game or better.
ON THE AIR: AM-700 KWLW in Salt Lake City will carry the Idaho State game live, beginning with a 15-minute pre-game show at 5:00 p.m. (MST) leading up to tip-off. Brad Stone (play-by-play) and Reggie Wright Jewkes (analyst) call the action.
The game will also be broadcast live on the internet. The address is http://www.broadcast.com/sports/ncaa/Utah/WomensBasketball. A link is also provided from Utahs internet home page at www.UtahUtes.com.
FUERTES NAMED WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Ute point guard Tiana Fuertes was named the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division Player of the Week on Monday. Fuertes, a junior from Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS), led Utah to a come-from-behind 65-62 road victory over Weber State on Saturday in the U.s only game last week. Fuertes had a career-high 18 points, shooting 5-of-9 (.556) from the field, 2-of-4 (.500) from three-point range and 6-of-8 (.750) from the free throw line. She also pulled down three rebounds, dished out five assists and recorded two steals.
It is the second consecutive time a Ute was named the WAC Pacific Division Player of the Week. Freshman guard Erin Gibbons earned the honor last Monday.
AFTER THIS: The Utes will resume their schedule after the holidays on Jan. 2 at San Francisco in a 2:00 p.m. (PST) contest.
UTAH VS. IDAHO STATE PREVIEW
SCOUTING IDAHO STATE: The Bengals are 2-7 following an 86-57 loss to Brigham Young in Pocatello, Idaho, last Saturday night. Idaho State had lost six straight prior to a 64-54 win over Southern Utah at home on Dec. 11.
Junior 6-2 center Ashley Wiseman leads the team in scoring and is second in rebounding, averaging 12.0 points and 5.6 boards per contest. Junior 5-7 guard Angela Munger is second on the team in scoring (11.9 ppg) and is shooting 37.3 percent from three-point range to average 2.1 treys per game. Munger is also averaging a team-best 6.1 rebounds per game. Senior 5-7 guard Theresa Mallak is the Bengals top assists getter (4.3 apg) and is third on the team in scoring (8.6 ppg).
Idaho State has been outscored 69.1 to 61.7 points per game this season, shooting just 37.1 percent from the field. The Bengals have a 38.1 to 37.2 edge over their opponents on the boards.
BENGALS HEAD COACH ARDIE McINELLY... is in her third season with the Bengals. She has a career record of 32-31 entering Tuesday nights game. The Mackay, Idaho, native is a 1982 graduate of Boise State, where she was a four-year letterwinner in basketball and a two-time team captain.
THE SERIES: Utah has never lost to Idaho State in 22 previous meetings and has a 12-0 record against the Bengals in Salt Lake City.
LAST MEETING: The two teams last met on Dec. 9, 1997 in Pocatello, Idaho. Utah posted a 75-58 victory over the Bengals, making 6-of-12 three-point field goals and outshooting ISU 46.8 to 37.3 percent from the field. The Utes also had a 42 to 34 edge on the boards. Julie Krommenhoek led Utah with 29 points and Holly Togiai, now a student assistant coach with Idaho State, led the Bengals with 18 points. Of those playing in tonight's game, Kristi Rose led the way with 6 points and 6 rebounds.
UTAH TEAM NOTES
GAME #9 RECAP: Utah bounced back from an eight-point first half deficit and withstood a late run to hold on for a 65-62 win over Weber State last Saturday night at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
Junior point guard Tiana Fuertes led the Utah (7-2) with a career-high 18 points, connecting on 5-of-9 shots from the field and 2-of-4 three-pointers. She also had five assists, three boards and two steals in 32 minutes. Lori Red carried the Utes in the first half, scoring 10 their 33 points. The junior forward finished with 16, going 6-for-8 from the field and 2-for-3 from behind the arc, in 37 minutes. Freshman Lauren Beckman came off the bench to go 4-for-5 from the field and score 10 points while hauling in 11 rebounds.
Utah committed seven turnovers in the first eight minutes and trailed 20-12 mid-way through the first half. Red then jump-started the Utes, making a three-pointer, a layup and a turnaround 10-foot jumper on successive possessions to tie the game at 22-22 with 5:18 remaining in the first half. Utah had a 33-31 advantage at halftime. The Utes led by nine points with 3:23 left in the game, but the Wildcats just would not go away. Jaynee Paskins got a layup to bring WSU back to within three points (63-60) with 1:15 remaining. However, Fuertes two free throws in four attempts in the final 24 seconds put the Utes up by five (65-60) before Paskins made a layup with time running out.
Utah outshot the Weber State 45.1 to 37.9 percent from the field, but allowed WSU put up 66 shots compared to 51 of its own. The Wildcats also dominated the boards 43 to 35, and had a 20 to 10 advantage on the offensive glass.
ELLIOTT ELABORATES: On the win over Weber State - "They outplayed us the whole game at every position on the floor. We never matched their intensity physically, their intensity mentally or their hustle. They wanted to play more than we did. Lori and Tiana were about all we had in the first half. I think they were more ready to play than the rest of our team. It seemed like we were just in a fog. It was not a solid performance at all."
WAC TEAM STATISTICAL RANKINGS (Released Dec. 21):
Scoring 5th (70.9) Rebounds 6th (39.1) Scoring Defense 3rd (59.4) Opponents Rebounds 1st (32.7) Scoring Margin 3rd (11.4) Rebound Margin 1st (6.4) Field Goal Percentage 2nd (.479) Blocks 1st (5.2) Field Goal Pct. Defense 5th (.384) Steals 16th (5.4) 3-Point FG Percentage 3rd (.362) Turnover Margin 11th (-1.2) 3-Point FG Per Game 4th (6.0) Free Throw Percentage 9th (.683)
WAC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS (Released Dec. 21):
Scoring Erin Gibbons 11th (13.9)
3-Point Percentage Erin Gibbons 5th (.412)
Rebounds Lauren Beckman 6th (7.7)
Assists Tiana Fuertes 2nd (5.6)
Erin Gibbons 17th (2.6)
Blocked Shots Lauren Beckman 1st (2.4)
Kristi Rose 4th (1.4)
3-Point Field Goals Erin Gibbons 3rd (2.3)
UTE HEAD COACH ELAINE ELLIOTT... is the winningest coach in Utah womens basketball history. Now in her 16th season as Utahs head coach after spending four years as an assistant coach at the U., Elliott has a 309-135 (.696) career record and a 149-39 mark in conference games. The Dean of the Western Athletic Conference coaches, Elliott has the longest tenure at her current institution and the most career wins among the leagues coaches. Elliott recorded her 300th career victory on Feb. 14, 1998 with a 67-53 win over Colorado State.
Elliott has had ten 20-win seasons and three 19-win campaigns, averaging 20 wins in 15 years at the U. Last season, she was honored as the WBCA District VII Coach of the Year and the WAC Mountain Division Co-Coach of the Year, leading Utah to its second-consecutive conference divisional title. Elliott was also named the WAC Mountain Division Coach of the Year in 1996-97, and recently led Utah to the WAC regular-season championship in 1996 and the WAC Tournament championship in 1995.
Elliott has coached teams to a total of four regular-season conference crowns (1986, 87, 89, 96), two divisional titles (1997, 98) and four league tournament championships (1989, 90, 91, 94). Eight of her teams have advanced to the NCAA Tournament (1986, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 98).
ROSE SENDS EM BACK: Early in her junior season, 6-4 center Kristi Rose has already moved into third place in career blocked shots at Utah with 102. With two blocked shots at Bradley on Nov. 14, she tied Cindy Lindsay for third place (90). She needs 16 more to tie Mikki Kane-Barton for second place (118) and 22 more to tie Sandy Kovach for first place (124). With Rose recording 54 rejections last season, the second-most in a season in school history, she is likely to become Utahs all-time blocked shots leader in 1998-99.
Rose ranks sixth in the Western Athletic Conference in career blocked shots, and needs 15 more to tie Jessica Thompson, who played at Wyoming from 1993-97, for fourth place.
TWIN TOWERS: Junior 6-4 center Kristi Rose, the Utes only returning starter, has had plenty of help in the paint this season with the emergence of freshman 6-2 forward/center Lauren Beckman. Rose continues her climb the Utah career blocked shots chart, averaging 1.4 blocks per game. She is also averaging 7.9 points-shooting 60.4 percent from the field-and 4.7 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per game. Rose has led the Utes in scoring three times and once in rebounding.
Despite the fact that she does not start, Beckman plays an average of 21.8 minutes per game. She is second on the team in scoring (10.8 ppg), first in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and first in blocked shots (2.4 bpg). Beckman is also shooting a team-best 65.6 percent from the field. In the last five games, the 6-2 rookie from Elko, Nev., has connected on 24-of-31 field goal shots, averaging 11.8 points and 8.2 rebounds. She posted a career-high 19 points against No. 12 Colorado State on Dec. 3 and a career-best 13 rebounds against Idaho on Dec. 12. Beckman has led the Utes in scoring once and rebounding five times. She has reached double figures in points six times and rebounds four times.
Combined, Rose and Beckman are averaging 18.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots per game. Beckman is sixth in the Western Athletic Conference in rebounds (7.7 rpg). Utah leads the league with 5.2 blocks per game, with Beckman ranking first (2.4) and Rose fourth (1.4) in the league, individually.
GIBBONS FIRES AWAY: Sharpshooting 5-9 freshman guard Erin Gibbons, playing the position in the line-up formerly held by Utah and WAC career scoring and three-point leader Julie Krommenhoek, is already drawing comparisons to her predecessor. So, let the numbers speak for themselves.
Gibbons is leading the Utes in scoring with an average of 13.9 points per game. She is also averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game and shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 41.2 percent from three-point range. Krommenhoek, as a freshman, averaged 16.8 points and 2.5 treys per game, shooting 50.1 percent from the field and 47.5 percent from three-point range.
Gibbons ranks 11th in the Western Athletic Conference in scoring (13.9 ppg), fifth in three-point field goal percentage (41.2) and third in three-point field goals per game (2.3). She has scored over 20 points in two of the last three games, burning Washington State for 22 on Dec. 10 and getting a career-best 23 points against Idaho on Dec. 12, making 9-of-14 field goals. She has led the Utes in scoring four times.
THEY DONT PLAY LIKE FRESHMAN: Nine games into the season, Elaine Elliott is getting solid production from her freshman class. Of the five newcomers, four are averaging at least 9.9 minutes per game and three are averaging at least 18.9 minutes per contest. Erin Gibbons, Lauren Beckman and Katherine McColl are among the top six on the team in scoring with Gibbons ranking first (13.9 ppg), Beckman second (10.9 ppg) and McColl sixth (6.8 ppg). Beckman leads the team in rebounding (7.7 rpg) and McColl is second (5.0 rpg).
OH, CANADA: Utah has raided the pool of talent to the north, featuring three Canadians on its roster this season. Sophomore 6-0 forward/guard Amy Ewert, a native of Vancouver, British Columbia, became the first-ever Canadian to play for the Utes last season. Ewert is joined by two freshmen this season. Erin Gibbons, a 5-9 guard from Salmon Arm, British Columbia; and Katherine McColl, a 6-0 freshman from Hamilton, Ontario, have also made the trek south. All three are averaging at least 12 minutes per game and rank among the Utes top eight scorers and top eight rebounders.
HOME SWEET DOME: After Utahs home win over St. Marys College on Dec. 5, the Utes have won 44 of their last 46 games in the Jon M. Huntsman Center since a loss to Western Athletic Conference rival San Diego State on Jan. 12, 1995. The Utes won all 11 of their home games last season and have taken four of their first five this season. Utah has an all-time record of 246-29 (.895) under the silver dome.
With Utahs 70-69 loss to Colorado State on Dec. 3, the Utes 16-game homecourt winning streak was terminated. It was the 11th-longest active streak in the nation before it ended. The Utes previous loss at the Jon M. Huntsman Center was also to Colorado State, 79-68, in triple overtime on Feb. 8, 1997.
SILVER ANNIVERSARY SEASON FOR WACS TOP PROGRAM: This is the 25th season for the University of Utah womens basketball program, which has an all-time record of 495-199 (.713). Utah is the winningest womens basketball program in Western Athletic Conference history and also has the best record against other league teams with an 87-25 (.777) mark. The Utes have also made the most NCAA Tournament appearances (9) among WAC programs and are tied for the most WAC regular-season titles (3) with San Diego State.
BRING ON THE COMPETITION: Utah has seven games against five teams that played in the 1998 NCAA Tournament, including three non-conference games. Out of the league, Utahs schedule is highlighted by games against Montana, Colorado State and SMU, all at home. Although Colorado State and SMU are members of the Western Athletic Conference, they are aligned in the Mountain Division this year, while Utah is in the Pacific Division. Therefore, those two games do not count as league contests. Montana was the No. 14 seed in the West Region of the 1998 NCAA Tournament, while Colorado State was the No. 12 seed in the Midwest and SMU the No. 11 seed in the East. The Utes have already defeated Montana, 71-64, on Nov. 21 and lost to Colorado State, 70-69, on Dec. 3 at the Huntsman Center.
During the conference season, Utah will be placed in the WACs Pacific Division with Brigham Young, Fresno State, Hawaii, New Mexico, San Jose State, San Diego State and UTEP. Hawaii was the No. 8 seed in the NCAA West Region and New Mexico was the No. 8 seed in the East.
UTES PICKED THIRD IN WAC PRESEASON POLL: Utah was picked to finish third in the Western Athletic Conference Pacific Division in 1998-99 according to the WAC women's basketball coaches' preseason poll.
Despite returning just one starter and six letterwinners, the Utes garnered 93 points and one first-place vote. The U. was picked behind Hawai'i, which collected 115 points and 10 of the 16 first-place votes. New Mexico received 103 points and the remaining five first-place votes.
The remainder of the Pacific Division was predicted as follows: Brigham Young (77), Fresno State (62), UTEP (48), San Diego State (40) and San Jose State (30).
In the Mountain Division, Colorado State garnered 15 first-place votes and 120 points. The Rams were also picked to win the overall 1999 WAC title. Hawai'i, New Mexico and Rice each received one vote in the overall WAC championship balloting.
UTES ON TELEVISION: Utah will make two appearances on regional cable television and two more appearances on local television this season. The Utes games with Hawaii on Jan. 17 at 12:00 p.m. (MST) from the Jon M. Huntsman Center and at Fresno State on Jan. 24 at 12:00 p.m. (PST) will be televised live by FOX Sports Net. The games will be shown on the cable networks Rocky Mountain, Southwest, West 2 and Bay Area affiliates.
KJZZ-TV in Salt Lake City will televise Utahs game with Brigham Young on Feb. 6 at 3:00 p.m. from the Huntsman Center. KBYU-TV will televise the Utah/BYU game on Feb. 9 at 3:00 p.m. in Provo, Utah, to the Salt Lake City market.
UTES ON RADIO: Utah women's basketball has a new radio home this season. In an effort to provide more coverage and a stronger signal, the games have been moved to AM-700 KWLW, a 50,000-watt station in Salt Lake City. KWLW will carry 16 regular-season games and all postseason contests live. Additional WAC games, which would be broadcast tape-delayed, could be added later. Each broadcast will begin 15 minutes prior to tip-off with a pre-game show and conclude with the Elaine Elliott post-game show.
KWLW is operated by Jacor Broadcasting of Salt Lake City, Inc., which also owns 570 K-News and KALL-910 in the Salt Lake market. Jacor is in the first year of a four-year contract as the exclusive radio home of University of Utah sports. Anchoring the broadcast team is 570 K-News/KALL-910 AM Sports Director Brad Stone. He will do play-by-play for the home games with former Ute Reggie Wright-Jewkes providing color commentary. University of Utah Assistant Sports Information Director Mike Lageschulte will handle play-by-play for the road games for the third consecutive season.
UTES HONOR FORMER ADMINISTRATOR LINDA EDGAR: Utah players are wearing an oval patch with the initials "L.E." stitched on the left thigh of their uniform shorts this season. The patch is worn in honor Linda Edgar, a long-time member of the University of Utah administrative staff and Coordinator of Financial Aid/Eligibility, who passed away after a long battle with cancer last summer.
NEW CONFERENCE IN 1999-2000: The Utah womens basketball program will usher in the new millennium in a new conference. On May 26, 1998, eight schools (including Utah) announced their intentions to withdraw from the Western Athletic Conference to form a new conference. The new Mountain West Conference-half of whose schools were charter members of the WAC when it started back in 1962-will consist of Utah, Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego State and Wyoming. It will seek immediate certification from the NCAA and will start operation as a conference in June of 1999. Craig Thompson has been named the commissioner, and will begin his duties in January.
The WAC had a history of expansion that spanned three decades. Until last spring, the only exception was in 1978, when Arizona and Arizona State departed the WAC for the Pacific 10. Before and after their departure, charter members Utah, Brigham Young, New Mexico and Wyoming were joined by expansion programs Colorado State (1967), UTEP (1967), San Diego State (1978), Hawaii (1979), Air Force (1980) and Fresno State (1992). From 1962-90, the WAC sponsored championships for mens sports only. In 1990-91, a merger with the womens-only High Country Athletic Conference (HCAC) formed a single conference under one administrative structure. The expansion explosion of 1996 brought the league from 10 to 16 teams with the addition of Rice, SMU, TCU, Tulsa, UNLV and San Jose State.
Utah Quick Facts
General Information
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Founded: 1850
Enrollment: 26,183
President: Dr. J. Bernard Machen
Nickname: Utes
Mascot: Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk)
Colors: Crimson and White
National Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Western Athletic (WAC)
Division: Pacific
Arena: Jon M. Huntsman Center (15,000)
Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill
Associate A.D./SWA: Amy Hackett
Asst. A.D./Marketing: Marc Amicone
Asst. A.D./Development: Peter Hart
Athletics Dept. Phone: (801) 581-8171
Ticket Office Phone: (801) 581-UTIX (8849)
Basketball Staff
Head Coach: Elaine Elliott (Boise State 77)
Record at Utah: 309-135 (.696)/16th Year
Career Record: 309-135 (.696)/16th Year
Conference Record: 149-41 (.784)
Associate Head Coach: Joe Legerski (Wyoming 79)
Assistant Coaches: Shelley Jarrard (Vanderbilt 93), Carter Shaw (Utah 95)
Basketball Facts
Started Basketball: 1974-75
All-Time Record: 495-199 (.713)/25th Year
All-Time WAC Record: 87-25 (.777)/9th Year
1997-98 Overall Record: 21-6
1997-98 Conference Record: 11-3/1st Div.-T
Postseason Results: NCAA Tournament-First Round
Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 6/7
IDAHO STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
F - 15 Krissy Range 6-0 So. Tonasket, Wash. 6.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg F - 25 Angela Munger 5-7 Jr. Hawthorne, Nev. 11.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg C - 31 Ashley Wiseman 6-2 Jr. Eugene, Ore. 12.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg G - 12 Chris Urbanski 5-10 So. Hillsboro, Ore. 6.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg G - 32 Theresa Mallak 5-7 Sr. Park Falls, Wis. 8.6 ppg, 4.3 apg
STANDINGS
Pacific Division WAC Pct. Overall Pct. 1. New Mexico 0-0 --- 8-2 .800 2. UTAH 0-0 --- 7-2 .778 3. Hawaii 0-0 --- 6-3 .667 4. Brigham Young 0-0 --- 5-4 .556 5. UTEP 0-0 --- 6-5 .545 7. Fresno State 0-0 --- 3-8 .273 8. San Diego State 0-0 --- 2-6 .250 6. San Jose State 0-0 --- 2-8 .200Mountain Division WAC Pct. Overall Pct. 1.Colorado State 0-0 --- 12-0 1.00 2.TCU 0-0 --- 7-2 .778 3.UNLV 0-0 --- 5-2 .714 4.Rice 0-0 --- 5-4 .556 5.SMU 0-0 --- 3-6 .333 Air Force 0-0 --- 3-6 .333 Wyoming 0-0 --- 3-6 .333 8. Tulsa 0-0 --- 1-8 .111
THIS WEEK
December 21 (Monday)
December 22 (Tuesday)
December 23 (Wednesday)
December 27 (Sunday)
December 28 (Monday)
The Elliott ERA
Year Overall Pct. WAC Pct. Finish 1983-84 19-12 .613 9-3 .750 2nd-T 1984-85 16-12 .571 8-4 .667 2nd-T 1985-86 21-8 .724 11-1 .917 1st 1986-87 20-7 .741 10-2 .833 1st-T 1987-88 19-9 .679 9-1 .900 2nd 1988-89 24-6 .800 9-1 .900 1st 1989-90 20-10 .667 6-4 .600 3rd 1990-91 20-10 .667 9-3 .750 2nd 1991-92 22-8 .733 10-4 .714 3rd 1992-93 19-10 .655 9-5 .643 2nd-T 1993-94 12-14 .462 9-5 .643 3rd 1994-95 23-7 .767 12-2 .857 2nd 1995-96 21-8 .724 12-2 .857 1st-T 1996-97 25-6 .806 15-1 .938 *1st 1997-98 21-6 .778 11-3 .785 *1st-T 1998-99 7-2 .778 0-0 ---
Totals 309-135 .696 149-41 .784
*Denotes Division Finish
UTE Career Charts
BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Sandy Kovach (79-83) 124 2. Mikki Kane-Barton (89-93) 118 3. Kristi Rose (96-Present) 102 4. Cindy Lindsay (85-89) 90
WAC CAREER CHARTS
BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Debbie Dimond, BYU (91-95) 268 2. Michelle Suman, SDSU (91-95) 251 3. Teresa James, CSU (92-96) 164 4. Jessica Thompson, UW (93-97) 117 5. Mikki Kane-Barton, UU (90-93) 112 6. Kristi Rose, UU (96-Present) 102
PLAYER NOTES
KRISTINA ANDERSEN - 21
Has played in all 9 games, starting the last 8 ... tied career highs with 13 points (5-for-10 FG) and 7 rebounds at Idaho (Dec. 12) ... also had 5 steals in 26 minutes against the Vandals ... 12 points (5-for-10 FG), 7 rebounds to tie a career high and 2 blocked shots against Albertson College (Nov. 25) ... tied a career high with 7 rebounds in 20 minutes at Weber State (Dec. 19) ... 11 points, making 5-of-6 field goals and 1-of-2 three-pointers, as well as 5 rebounds in 17 minutes against St. Marys College (Dec. 5) ... 5 points (2-for-2 FG), 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot against Kansas State (Nov. 28) ... first start of her career against Montana (Nov. 21), scoring 3 points (1-for-2 3FG) and grabbing 1 rebound in 19 minutes ... 5 points (2-for-3 FG) and 3 rebounds in 12 minutes at Bradley (Nov. 14) off the bench.
LAUREN BECKMAN - 52
Has played in all 9 games ... has led the Utes in scoring once and rebounds five times ... career-high 19 points, making 7-of-9 field goals, and 5 rebounds in 22 minutes against No. 12 Colorado State (Dec. 3) ... career-high 13 rebounds to go with 7 points and 3 blocked shots in 23 minutes at Idaho (Dec. 12) ... 8 points (4-for-5 FG) and 10 rebounds in 21 minutes at Weber State (Dec. 19) ... 13 points (5-for-6 FG), 5 rebounds and 4 blocked shots against St. Marys College (Dec. 5) ... in her first collegiate game, had a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds (9 offensive) and 10 points (5-for-10 FG) in 19 minutes off the bench at Bradley (Nov. 14) ... second career double-double with 10 points (3-for-6 FG) and 10 rebounds in 29 minutes at Washington State (Dec. 10) ... 11 points (4-for-7 FG), 3 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 21 minutes against Montana (Nov. 21) ... career-high 5 blocked shots, 9 points (4-for-5 FG) and 5 rebounds in 18 minutes against Albertson College (Nov. 25) ... 8 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocked shots against Kansas State (Nov. 28).
AMY EWERT - 24
Has played in all 9 games ... career-high 10 points, going 5-for-7 from the field, along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists
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