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Utes Fall To CSU In Second Regular Season Game
11/23/1999 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 23, 1999
FORT COLLINS, Colo. - The University of Utah women's basketball team fell to the Colorado State Rams, 58-47 in their second regular season game of the year at the Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo., on Nov. 23.
Lauren Beckman led the Utes with 14 points. Beckman hit six of six from the field and had eight rebounds. The Utes were plagued by turnovers committing 19 in the first half, Beckman had nine in the game. Sophomore Lindsay Herbert scored 12 points off the bench and teammate Erin Gibbons added 8 points. The Utes shot only 26 percent from the field in the first half (5-19) and went 1 for 11 from behind the arc. Utah shot 46 percent from the free throw line hitting six of 13 and trailed CSU 38-17 at the half. The Utes stepped it up in the second half going 13-26 from the field (50 percent) and hitting 4 of nine three pointers. For the game, the Utes shot 40 percent from the field, 25 percent from behind the three-point line and 43 percent from the free-throw line. Utah has a 1-1 record overall, 0-0 in the MWC. Colorado State has a 1-0 overall record, 0-0 in conference play.
For CSU, senior guard Jaque Johnson had a team high 21 points and went five for six from behind the three-point line. Freshman Ashley Augspurger scored 15 points and was three for four from behind the arc. The Rams shot 52 percent from the field (14 of 27) in the first half, 33 percent (5-15) in the second half and 45 percent in the game.
"The first 20 minutes really set the tone of the game," says Elliott. "We did not compete. The inability f or the kids to respond was disappointing. We can't allow the game to be so out of control for 20 minutes. Lauren (Beckman) did not play with confidence. She was our most dominating player but you wouldn't know it. We didn't get any leadership out of our junior class. What we have to do know is learn from this game and understand what we did differently in the second half."
Up Next:
Utah travels to Missoula, Mont., on Tues., Nov. 28 to face Montana at 3:00 p.m. The Utes are back in action at home on Thurs., Dec. 2 vs. Iowa at 7:00 p.m. Utah is on the road on Sat., Dec. 4 vs. Idaho State at 6:00 p.m. Utah is at home on Thurs., Dec. 9, when they take on in-state rival Weber State at 7:00 p.m. On Fri., Dec. 10, the Utes take on Whitworth College in the Jon M. Huntsman Center at 7:00 p.m.