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Saturday, December 14
SALT LAKE CITY
4:00 p.m.
University of Utah
91
vs
52
IDAHO STATE
Utah Women's Basketball Team Wins Fifth-Straight
12/14/2002 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 14, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY - The University of Utah women's basketball team (5-1) moved its winning streak to five when it defeated Idaho State 91-52 (2-4) at the Huntsman Center this evening. The Utes shot nearly 55 percent on the game, including 41 percent from three-point range, and out-rebounded the Bengals 43-23. Utah also held Idaho State to 37 percent from the field and forced 20 Bengal turnovers.
Idaho State scored the first basket just over 30 seconds into the game, but that would be their only lead. After two ties (2-2, 4-4), Utah scored 10 straight points to take a 14-4 lead. The Utes then outscored the Bengals 37-18, including a 12-0 run, to take a 29-point lead into the locker room at halftime. Utah shot a blistering 61 percent on the half and out-rebounded Idaho State 24-9.
The Bengals opened the second half on a 6-0 run before cutting the Utah lead to as little as 19 points, but the Utes answered with eight straight points en route to the rout.
"I was really concerned coming into the game because in the past we've had the tendency to overlook this game that falls at the end of Finals Week," Head Coach Elaine Elliott said. "But we didn't do that at all today. We played with intensity and showed a definite desire to be here."
Junior Carley Marshall and freshman Kim Smith led Utah with 21 points apiece, while freshman Julie Wood nailed five treys for a career-high 15 points on the game. Marshall connected on 10-of-12 of her shots, while Smith was 8-of-13 from the field with four three-pointers.
Smith and juniors Mandie Little and Kelsy Stireman pulled down six rebounds each to lead the Utes, while Little and sophomores Lana Sitterud and Shona Thorburn dished out three assists apiece. Sitterud and Thorburn both also had three steals on the game.
UP NEXT:
The Utes host New Mexico State for a 7 p.m. game on Monday, Dec. 16, at the Huntsman Center. "They will be a challenge," Elliott said. "They rebound the heck out of the ball, so we'll have to get our heads right back into it."
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