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SALT LAKE CITY
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University of Utah
71
vs
79
UNLV
Utah Women's Basketball Drops Game To Rebels
1/31/2002 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 31, 2002
Salt Lake City - The University of Utah women's basketball team lost to the UNLV Rebels, 79-71 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thurs., Jan. 31. Utah moves to 9-9 overall, 2-4 in MWC play. The Rebels improve to 17-3 overall, 5-2 in the MWC.
Utah played a very physical game in both the first and second half. The Rebels managed a steady lead throughout the first half, but the Utes came back to close the gap to two points (36-34) before going into the break. Both teams shot well in the first half, with Utah making 13-of-29 from the field and UNLV making 13-of-24 from the field.
In the second half, both teams battled for baskets and Utah came back to take the lead, 52-49, with 10:53 left in the game. The Utes continued to lead until UNLV's Constance Jinks stole the ball with 1:57 left and converted a field goal, putting the Rebels up by two. Utah tied the game with 1:25 left on a six-footer by Erin Gibbons, but UNLV's Erin Johansson hit a three-pointer, regaining the lead for the Rebels, 72-69 with 1:06 left. Utah made a costly mistake down the stretch and turned the ball over with just :36 seconds to go in the game. The Rebels managed to convert seven free-throws in the final seconds of play to edge the Utes, 79-71.
On the night, Utah had three players score in double figures. Senior Lauren Beckman racked up 22 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the field and 2-of-2 shooting from the free-throw line. Teammate Erin Gibbons totaled 14 points, a career-high eight assists and two steals. Sophomore Carley Marshall came off the bench to score 10 points and three rebounds, three assists and two steals. As a team, the Utes went 28-of-54 from the field, 4-of-17 from three-point range and 11-of-13 from the free-throw line.
For the Rebels, Linda Frohlich led all scorers with 26 points, nine boards and four assists. Frohlich went 8-of-13 from the field and 10-of-11 from the free-throw line. Teammates Petra Glaser and Constance Jinks also scored in double figures for the Rebels. Glaser totaled 13 points, while Jinks managed 10 points. UNLV shot 52 percent (26-of-50) from the field, 46 percent (5-of-11) from the behind the arc and 67 percent (22-of-33) from the free-throw line. The Rebels out-rebounded Utah, 33-23.
"It will be tough to get over this loss," said Head Coach Elaine Elliott. "There were bright spots in the game tonight for us, we had kids that wanted to compete and we were in this game until the last few minutes when we had some costly turnovers. Our bench gave us a lift and I thought our starters could carry us down the stretch, but that is not the way it happened tonight."
UP NEXT: Utah will take on the San Diego State Aztecs on Sat., Feb. 2 at 3:00 p.m. in Salt Lake City. On Feb. 7, the Utes will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., facing the Colorado State Rams at 6:30 p.m. On Sat., Feb. 9, Utah will take on the Wyoming Cowgirls at 7:00 p.m. in Laramie, Wyo.
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