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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Saturday, January 18
SALT LAKE CITY
3:00 p.m.
University of Utah
73
vs
50
*COLORADO STATE
Utah Women Remain Undefeated in Mountain West
1/18/2003 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2003
SALT LAKE CITY - Head Coach Elaine Elliott collected her 401st career victory with an impressive 73-50 win over Colorado State in the Huntsman Center this afternoon as the Ute women's basketball team improved to 12-3 overall and 2-0 in the Mountain West Conference.
Utah shot nearly 45 percent on the game and held the Rams to just 38 percent, including a stretch where they went just 2-of-18. Though the battle for boards was even (33 apiece), the Utes forced 21 Ram turnovers.
Sophomore Shona Thorburn led Utah with a career-high 29 points (including seven treys), four rebounds, four steals and two assists. Fellow Canadian Kim Smith notched a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. She also added two assists, two steals and a block. Junior point guard Kelsy Stireman dished out a game-high seven assists, to go along with eight points and four steals.
"I'm not surprised with my team, nor am I disappointed," Elliott said. "I just want to let them play, let them grow. I'm obviously very happy with our 2-0 start in conference play."
CSU opened the game by taking a quick five-point lead. Utah then went on a 10-2 run, taking its first lead of the game with 8:43 left in the half, and led by nine at halftime.
The Utes opened the second half by scoring the first six points as part of a 15-2 run, setting the stage for the rest of the game. Utah built its lead to as many as 23 points, aided by the hot hands of Thorburn, who hit five three-pointers in the second half alone. Utah connected on 47 percent of its shots on the half, including 42 percent from behind the arc.
UP NEXT:
The Utes hit the road for a pair of conference games next weekend. Utah faces UNLV at 7:35 p.m. (PST) on Thursday, Jan. 23, followed by a game at San Diego State at 5:05 p.m. (PST) on Saturday, Jan. 25.
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