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Utah Women's Basketball vs. Gonzaga - Game 12
12/27/2004 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 27, 2004
Game #12
University of Utah (8-3) at Gonzaga (8-2)
7 p.m. PST Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004 - McCarthey Center
Spokane, Wash.
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Utah-Gonzaga Fast Breaks
> This is just the fourth meeting on the hardwood between Utah and Gonzaga in women's basketball.
> Utah leads the series 3-0.
> Utah won the last meeting in the series 88-64 on Dec. 4, 2003 in Salt Lake City.
> This is Utah's first trip to Spokane for a game since Dec. 8, 1995, when the Utes took an 89-59 victory over the Bulldogs in the first-ever meeting between the schools.
> Gonzaga is the second Utah opponent this season out of the West Coast Conference. Earlier this season, the Utes defeated WCC member Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles.
> Utah holds an all-time record of 20-6 against teams from the West Coast Conference.
Utah Head Coach Elaine Elliott
University of Utah head women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott is in her 22nd season at the helm of the Ute program.
Elliott has a career record of 445-181. She is the winningest coach in Utah basketball history. Elliott has led the Utah women to 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, eight regular-season conference titles, three divisional crowns and five conference tournament championships. Elliott has been regarded for years as one of the best women's basketball coaches in the country. She has the longest tenure of any coach in the Mountain West Conference.
In 21 years, Elliott has had an astounding 20 winning seasons. She has been named her conference's coach of the year eight different times. Elliott has coached 28 first-team all-conference players and six Players of the Year.
Elliott was named the John and Nellie Wooden National Coach of the Year following the 2000-01 season.
Gonzaga Head Coach Kelly Graves
Kelly Graves is in his fifth season as the head coach at Gonzaga and his eighth season as a head coach.
Graves has put together a record of 60-67 with the Bulldogs. He has an overall record of 126-84.
Gonzaga was 18-12 last season and advanced to the Women's National Invitation Tournament at the conclusion of the season.
Prior to his time at Gonzaga, he spent three seasons as the head coach at Saint Mary's. He produced a record of 66-26 with the Gaels and led them to a West Coast Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Graves also led Saint Mary's to its first-ever 20-win season.
Graves was also a head coach at Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Wash.
Utah Update
Utah wrapped up its pre-Christmas schedule with a 72-59 loss at the hands of Oklahoma on Dec. 21 at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City. It was the worst home loss in nearly 10 years.
The Utes opened the game just 1-for-11 from the field, while Oklahoma opened up a 15-4 advantage. Utah climbed back within two points on two occasions in the first half, but could not get over the hump. OU led by six, 35-29, at the intermission.
The Utes were cold to start the second half as well, missing their first seven attempts from the floor. The Sooners used that stretch to quickly build their advantage back into double digits.
Kim Smith led all scorers with 19 points and also pulled down nine rebounds. Camie Allen scored a career-high eight points in the loss for Utah. Deanne Hanchett tied a season- and career-high with seven rebounds for the Utes.
Scouting Gonzaga
Gonzaga is 8-2 this season and has won four consecutive games, heading into the matchup with Utah. The Bulldogs and Utes have two opponents in common. Both Gonzaga and Utah have defeated Utah Valley State and Idaho.
Gonzaga has faced one other Mountain West Conference team this season. The Bulldogs dropped that contest -- a 76-54 decision -- at New Mexico.
The Bulldogs are led by Ashley Burke, who averages 12.3 points per game and is the team's leading rebounder, grabbing 5.7 boards a contest. Shannon Matthews is the only other Zag to average double-figure scoring, tallying 11.0 points per contest. Matthews also runs the Gonzaga offense, dishing out 5.5 assists per game from the point guard position.
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