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The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, February 8
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
62
vs
45
San Diego St
No. 17 Ranked Utes Continue Home Win Streak
2/8/2001 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 8, 2001
Salt Lake City - The No. 17 ranked University of Utah women's basketball team defeated the San Diego State Aztecs, 62-45, continuing an eight-game win streak and a four-game home win streak on Thurs., Feb. 8. The Utes improve to 19-2 overall, 8-0 in the Mountain West Conference. San Diego State falls to 11-10 overall, 3-5 in MWC play.
After an ugly start, Utah managed to lead at the break, 23-21. The Utes scored 18 points off the bench and 13 points off turnovers. The Aztecs out-rebounded Utah, 38-32 in a very physical match-up. The Utes recorded 13 assists, five blocks and four steals in the game.
For the Utes, junior Lauren Beckman scored 12 points and six rebounds. Beckman went 5-of-7 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Senior Lori Red-Castagnetto came off the bench to score 11 points, making 4-of-6 from the field, 1-of-2 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line. Kristina Andersen added 11 points. Caroline Matthews came off the bench in relief when Beckman got in early foul trouble, and scored five points and tied a career-high three blocked shots. Utah went 23-of-46 (50 percent) from the field, 2-of-9 (22 percent) from three-point range and 93 percent (14-of-15) from the free-throw line.
For the Aztecs, senior Jamey Cox scored 16 points, making 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from 3-point range. Atim Otii scored nine points and nine rebounds and teammate Anita Bundage racked up 11 boards in the game. San Diego State shot 27 percent from the field (15-of-55), 33 percent from behind the arc (4-of-12) and 61 percent from the free-throw line (11-of-18).
"I think San Diego State played hard," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "They are aggressive and athletic, and you have to match that when you play them. I think we did a lot better in the second half, we got in the paint and drove on them, we got some layups inside, and that's what you have to do if you're not shooting the ball. I have a lot of respect for San Diego State, they are an improved team. I thought our kids put the bad things behind them and made a good run in the second half." said Elliott.
AFTER THIS: Utah will host UNLV on Sat., Feb. 10, at 3:00 p.m. On Thurs., Feb. 15, the Utes travel to Laramie, Wyo., to face the Cowgirls at 7:00 p.m. Utah will meet Colorado State on Sat., Feb. 17 in Fort Collins, Colo., at 2:00 p.m. On Fri., Feb. 23, Utah will travel to Provo, Utah to take on the Cougars of Brigham Young at 7:00 p.m. The Utes are back at home on Thurs., Mar. 1, when they face the Air Force Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Utah hosts New Mexico in its final regular-season game on Sat., Mar. 3, at 3:00 p.m. in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah will vie for its second-straight MWC tournament championship on Mar. 7-10, in Las Vegas, Nev.
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