Utah Women's Basketball Spends Thanksgiving Holiday at Junkanoo Jam
11/23/2015 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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No. 21/24 Oklahoma Game Information
Match-up: Utah Utes (3-0) vs. No. 21/24 Oklahoma Sooners (3-1)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 26
Tipoff: 4:15 p.m. ET
Location: Freeport, Bahamas
Arena: St. George's High School Gymnasium (1,000)
2015 Junkanoo Jam | ESPN 700 | Watch
Boston College Game Information
Match-up: Boston College Eagles vs. Utah Utes
Date: Friday, Nov. 27
Tipoff: 8:00 p.m. ET
Location: Freeport, Bahamas
Arena: St. George's High School Gymnasium (1,000)
2015 Junkanoo Jam | ESPN 700 | Watch
Utah's Junkanoo Jam Game Notes
The University of Utah women's basketball team hits the road for the first time this season for two neutral-site games at the Junkanoo Jam in the Bahamas, beginning against No. 21/24 Oklahoma on Thursday, Nov. 26 at 4:15 p.m. ET followed by Boston College on Friday, Nov. 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Utah is out to its first 3-0 start since the 2012-13 season. The Utes won their season opener against South Dakota on Nov. 13 (66-59), defeated Lamar 71-67 on Nov. 17 and completed the sweep of their three-game home stand with a 74-62 victory over George Mason on Nov. 20.
No. 21/24 Oklahoma has won three of its four games to start this season, including wins over Winthrop (78-48), BYU (73-47) and Bradley (79-46) with their lone loss coming to North Texas (61-57).
Boston College has won each of its first four contests by an average of 15.8 points per game. The Eagles have defeated Providence (67-41), Maine (55-48), Holy Cross (60-51) and Boston University (58-37).
Game Coverage: Rick Bouillon will have the radio call of both games for ESPN 700. Fans can also watch the game live on Periscope.
Follow the Utes: Receive in-game updates as well as a behind the scenes look at the Utah women's basketball program throughout the season by keeping up with the Utes' social media accounts. Also be sure to `Like' the Utes on Facebook and `Follow' on Twitter and Instagram.
Coach Roberts' Press Conference: Utah Head Coach Lynne Roberts will hold her next weekly press conference on Tue., Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. MT in the Eccles Center Media Room.
Lynne Roberts Coach's Show: The Lynne Roberts Coach's Show will air live on ESPN 700, the home of Utah Women's Basketball, every Monday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. MT beginning Nov. 30 and going through Feb. 29.
Fans can listen to each show at ESPN 700 and chime in via Twitter by mentioning @UtahWBasketball in their tweets.
The Voice of Utah Women's Basketball, Rick Bouillon, will host the show and fans will hear from Roberts as well as a Utah women's basketball player each week throughout the season as the Utes face their non-conference and Pac-12 competition.
From Tuesday through Monday at 12 p.m. MT of the week leading up to each show, @UtahWBasketball will select a topic for fans to discuss using the hashtag, #LetLynneKnow. Coach Roberts will select her favorite tweet from those who follow @UtahWBasketball. The winner will get their tweet read on air and receive a pair of courtside seats to a Utah women's basketball home game as well as a t-shirt.
Mingle with all 15 Utah women's basketball players and the entire Ute coaching staff at live show events that will be open to the public on Jan. 25 and Feb. 15 at the 50 West Comedy Club and Café, located below the ESPN 700 Studio on 50 Broadway. Fans will also receive giveaways as well as refreshments at each live show.
Utes for the Block: Utah is second in the Pac-12 Conference and 10th in the country with 7.0 blocks per game. The Utes had nine blocks in the Lamar game, tying for second-most in the Pac-12 in 2015-16.
Utes at the Line: The Utes are second in the league and 14th in the NCAA this season with an 81.0 free throw percentage, converting on 51 of 63 attempts.
Week in Review: Utah took its third straight victory by a 74-62 margin over George Mason on Nov. 20 in the Huntsman Center. The Utes secured a 50-40 advantage in team rebounds over the Patriots. Seventeen of the Utes' 26 baskets were assisted and they held a 40.6 (26-64) to 30.0 (21-70) edge in shooting percentage over the Patriots.
Seventeen of Utah's 24 field goals were assisted and Utah buried 21 of 23 free throws for a 91.3% clip, which is the second-highest single-game mark for a team in the Pac-12 this season.
All-Time Record: Entering this season, Utah is the 16th all-time winningest Division I women's basketball program in NCAA history.
Utah's all-time women's basketball record is 849-385 (.688) and the Utes are 85-81 (.512) all-time in games played at neutral sites.
Pulling for Potter: Redshirt sophomore Emily Potter ranks third in the nation and first in the Pac-12 with 10.0 defensive rebounds per game.
Potter stands fourth in the NCAA and leads the Pac-12 with 4.33 blocked shots per game.
Potter leads the Pac-12 and is 11th in the country with 13.0 rebounds per game. She also leads the Pac-12 with 10.0 defensive rebounds per game.
Potter is tied for third in the Pac-12 with 20.0 points per game. She is fourth in field goal percentage (62.2, 23-37) and tied for seventh in offensive boards (3.0 orpg).
Potter averaged a double-double with 21.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game against Lamar and George Mason to go with 4.5 blocks per contest last week. She had a 72.0 shooting percentage, making 18 of 25 shots from the floor, and was a flawless 7-for-7 from the free throw line.
Potter turned in her sixth double-double and her second in three games this season with career highs of 25 points and 18 rebounds last Friday against George Mason. She was 10-of-16 from the field and hit all five of her free throw attempts to go along with two blocks. Her 18 rebounds is the second-highest single-game total in the league this season. Her 10 made field goals is tied for the second-most in a single-game in the Pac-12.
Potter had 18 points and set a career-high with seven blocks, the most in a single game in the Pac-12 in 2015-16, last Tuesday against Lamar. Her 88.9% shooting percentage from the floor (8-of-9) is also the highest mark for a single game in the conference this season. She also grabbed eight boards against the Cardinals.
Potter has six career double-doubles, 20 career double-figure scoring games and seven career double-digit rebound outings.
Potter and Poeltl. Both sophomores standing tall at #Utah. Putting up big numbers for their teams so far! #goutes pic.twitter.com/Y8AIBFH2HL
-- Utah Athletics (@utahathletics) November 23, 2015
Crozon Crashes the Boards: Junior wing Paige Crozon is second on the team and 10th in the Pac-12 in rebounding average with 8.0 per game. She leads the league with 35.7 minutes per game, ranks sixth with 6.0 defensive rebounds per game, and is tied for the team lead with 1.7 steals per game.
Crozon has tied her career high with eight rebounds in each contest this season.
Crozon scored a season-high 17 points against George Mason on Nov. 20 thanks to a 3-for-6 shooting night from 3-point range.
Tanaeya's Totals: Sophomore Tanaeya Boclair stands second on the team in scoring with 10.7 points per game. She is 10th in the Pac-12 in free throws (80.0, 8-10) and second on the team with 3.3 assists per contest.
Boclair was second on the team with 12 points on Nov. 17 against Lamar, including a 5-for-5 night from the free throw line, to go with six rebounds and three assists. She now has 16 career game in double-digits for points.
Boclair distributed a team-high four assists on Nov. 13 against South Dakota. She added 13 points to go with five rebounds.
Boclair scored seven points and hauled in six rebounds on Nov. 20 against George Mason.
Dani's Dimes: Senior point guard Danielle Rodriguezis second in the Pac-12 with 35.0 minutes per game, sixth with a team-high 5.0 assists per game and 13th in the league with a 2.5 (15-6) assist-to-turnover ratio.
Rodriguez is tied for the team lead with 1.7 steals per game and is second on the team with 35.0 minutes played per game.
Rodriguez set her season high with eight assists against George Mason on Nov. 20 and scored six points to go with three rebounds.
Rodriguez dished out a team-high six assists on Nov. 17 against Lamar. She also scored eight points, including a 6-for-8 night at the free throw line, to go with six rebounds.
Rodriguez hit four of six shots from the field for 10 points against South Dakota to go with three boards.
Thursday's game against Oklahoma will be the 100th career outing for Rodriguez, who has started 98 career games for the Utes. She has 331 career assists is 10th in school history and her career 37.1 3-point shooting percentage would be eighth in school history, but is 18 shots shy of qualifying.
Nawahine's Numbers: Redshirt sophomore wing Malia Nawahine is third on the team with 10.3 points per game.
Nawahine is tied for the team lead with 1.3, 3-pointers per game and is second on the team in free throw percentage (.875, 7-8).
Nawahine scored 18 points (one shy of her career high) on Nov. 13 against South Dakota. She was 3-for-5 from distance (6-for-11 from the field overall) and has had double-digits in points nine times in her career. Nawahine added nine points to go with three boards as well as a pair of assists on Nov. 17 against Lamar.
HEEEELLLOOOO from The Bahamas 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴 pic.twitter.com/NHOdj8YErx
-- Utah Women's Hoops (@utahwbasketball) November 23, 2015