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vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Tuesday, January 4
Dallas
7:00 PM CT
University of Utah
43
at
51
SMU
Utah Edged By SMU
1/4/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 4, 2000
SALT LAKE CITY -The University of Utah women's basketball team lost to SMU, 51-43 in Dallas, Texas on Tues., Jan. 4. Utah is currently 8-4 overall, 0-0 in the MWC. SMU improves to 6-5 overall, 0-0 in the WAC. Utah was plagued with 16 turnovers in the game, eleven in the second half alone, while SMU had only eight turnovers. The Utes shot 4-of-9 from the free-throw line compared to SMU's 10-of-14.
Sophomores Lauren Beckman and Erin Gibbons combined for 26 of Utah's 43 points. Beckman totaled 14 points and led the team with eight rebounds. Gibbons shot 4-of-8 from the 3-point line for 12 points. Junior Amy Ewert posted six points, three assists, one block and one steal in the game. As a team, Utah shot 32 percent from the field, 36 percent from behind the arc and 44 percent from the free-throw line.
For the Mustangs, Nici Johnson led the team with 11 points and seven boards. Johnson made 5-of-6 from the free-throw line. Teammates Anika Krouch and Kenni Patton each racked up 10 points in the win. Karlin Kennedy lead SMU with nine rebounds, while Katie Remke added seven boards. SMU shot 32 percent from the field, 21 percent from the 3-point line and 71 percent from the free-throw line.
"Scoring just 43 points won't get you a win. You can't turn the ball over and you can't miss shots down the stretch, that was the difference for us tonight," said Elliott.
AFTER THIS:
Utah will travel to Moraga, Calif. on Jan. 6 to take on St. Mary's at 7:30 p.m. (PST). On Thurs., Jan. 13, the Utes are at San Diego State University. Tip-off is at 7:00 p.m. (PST). Utah travels to Las Vegas, Nev. to take on the Rebels of UNLV on Sat., Jan. 15 at 7:35 p.m. (PST). Utah is back in action at home when they take on MWC opponent Wyoming, Thurs., Jan. 20 at 7:00 p.m. (MST). On Sat., Jan. 22, Utah hosts Colorado State at 3:35 p.m. (MST). On Fri., Jan. 28, the Utes travel to Provo, Utah to take on in-state rival BYU at 7:00 p.m. (MST). Utah travels to Albuquerque, N.M. to face the Lobos of New Mexico at 7:00 p.m. (MST). On Sat., Feb. 5, the Utes take on Air Force at 2:00 p.m. (MST) in Colorado Springs, Colo.
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