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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Thursday, February 17
Laramie, Wyo.
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
85
at
66
Wyoming
Women's Hoops Defeat Wyoming, 85-66
2/17/2000 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2000
Laramie, Wyo. - The University of Utah women's basketball team defeated the Cowgirls of Wyoming, 85-66, on Thurs., Feb. 17, in Laramie, Wyo. Utah improves to 18-5 overall, 9-1 in the MWC. Wyoming drops to 8-14 overall, 2-7 in the MWC.
Senior Tiana Fuertes led the Utes a career-high 23 points. Fuertes was a perfect 6-of-6 from the field, 5-of-5 from 3-point range and 6-of-6 from the free-throw line. She racked up five assists and one steal in the game. Junior Amy Ewert also posted a career-high against the Cowgirls, totaling 18 points. Ewert was 5-of-10 from the field and an impressive 8-of-9 from the free-throw line. Her defensive play was top-notch, holding Wyoming's Carrie Bacon to just four points in eight attempts. Lauren Beckman had 16 points in the game, making 4-of-12 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free-throw line. Kristina Andersen had 13 points and led the team with eight rebounds. As a team, Utah shot 44 percent from the field (24-of-55), 62 percent from behind the arc (8-of-13) and 85 percent (29-of-34) from the free-throw line. Utah scored 26 points in the paint, compared to Wyoming's 12 and Utah made 28 points off of Wyoming turnovers. The Utes had only 11 turnovers compared to Wyoming's 20.
For the Cowgirls, Carly Stucky led the team with 14 points, making 5-of-12 from the field and 4-of-9 from 3-point range. Ann McColl and Shelby Hoffman each totaled 11 points. Teammate Carrie Bacon led the Cowgirls with 11 boards. Wyoming shot 36 percent from the field (22-of-62), 42 percent from the 3-point line (8-of-19) and 82 percent from the free-throw line (14-of-17).
"Tiana had a wonderful game, she was exceptional in all areas. It's easy to see the offensive output and it's nice when someone is shooting so well, but she was into the game defensively too. She was coming up with loose balls and making some of the plays that you have to make to win games on the defensive end of the floor. She had a great game and I'm extremely proud of her tonight. Amy Ewert really filled the wing position well and went hard to the glass. As a team, we were really aggressive to the basket and against the press tonight.
AFTER THIS: On Sat., Feb. 19, the Utes will play at Colorado State at 2:00 p.m. (MST). Utah hosts in-state rival Brigham Young on Sat., Feb. 26 at 3:00 p.m. (MST) in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah will play New Mexico on Thurs., Mar. 2 at home at 7:00 p.m. (MST) and Air Force on Sat., Mar. 4 at home at 3:00 p.m. (MST). The Utes will compete for the inaugural MWC championship Wed.-Sat., Mar. 8-11 in Las Vegas, Nev. Game times are TBA.
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