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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Thursday, January 6
Moraga, Calif.
7:30 PM PT
University of Utah
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Utes Win Nailbiter
1/6/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 6, 2000
Salt Lake City - The University of Utah women?s basketball team kept their composure and sustained a 50-48 win over the St. Mary?s Gaels in Moraga, Calif. on Thurs., Jan. 6. Utah is currently 9-4 overall, 0-0 in the MWC. St. Mary?s drops to 7-5 overall, 0-0 in the WCC.
Down by three at the half (24-21), the Utes came back in the second half to outscore the Gaels 29-24 and claim the win. Sophomore Lauren Beckman totaled 18 points, four rebounds, two blocked shots and one steal. Beckman was 7-of-10 from the field and an efficient 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. Junior Lori Red posted 10 points, shooting 4-of-6 from the field, 2-of-4 from behind the arc. Junior Amy Ewert added eight points in the effort and was once again Utah?s ace defensively. Tiana Fuertes had seven assists and two steals in the game. As a team, Utah shot 51 percent from the field (20-of-39), 50 percent from behind the arc (5-of-10) and 71 percent (5-of-7) from the free-throw line.
For the Gaels, Tracy Morris led the team with 14 points and posted six boards. Morris was 5-of-9 from the field and a perfect 3-of-3 from the 3-point line. Teammate Hilary Parker totaled seven points and five rebounds, while Jerkisha Dosty added seven points and seven rebounds. Leslie Quintal added six assists and one steal in the effort. St. Mary?s shot 33 percent from the field (17-of-51), 33 percent from the 3-point line (5-of-15) and 69 percent from the free-throw line (9-of-13).
?It was a little bit scary tonight in the last 45 seconds when we were trying to control the game. We scored, putting us up 50-48 with eight seconds left and then we turned the ball over on a basic play and that was frustrating for us. On a positive note, we scored two points instead of no points and we had fewer turnovers in the last few minutes of play. Right now we have to look at the positive side of things and we have to keep the kids up and maintain their confidence. Sustaining this win will hopefully help us play a little bit better down the road,? said Elliott.
AFTER THIS: 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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