UP NEXT: No. 12 Utah Hosts Carroll College in Annual Future Scholars Kid’s Game

Tuesday, November 28

Salt Lake City, UT

11:00 AM

University of Utah

Carroll College

UP NEXT: No. 12 Utah Hosts Carroll College in Annual Future Scholars Kid’s Game

11/27/2023 4:00 PM | Women's Basketball

WBB Game Notes vs. Carroll College

SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 12 ranked University of Utah women's basketball team is set to host Carroll College on Tuesday Nov. 28 at 11:00 a.m. in the annual Future Scholars Kid's Game.

GAME INFORMATION
Utah (5-1, 0-0 Pac-12) vs. Carroll College (6-2)
DATE | TIME: Tuesday, Nov. 28 | 11:00 a.m. MT
LOCATION: Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
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HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch the Carroll College game on the Pac-12 Network. The radio call will be on ESPN 700, with Tyson Ewing handling play-by-play and Milee Enger as analyst. Live stats are on UtahUtes.com.

OPENING TIP
The Utes have posted a 5-1 record so far on the season and are 3-0 in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes are currently on a 19-game win streak at home.

LAST TIME OUT
Utah hosted Merrimack College and came away with a 98-34 victory over the Warriors. Utah was led by Alissa Pili who had 22 points and Kennady McQueen who tied her career-high of 6 made three pointers for 18 points. Freshman Reese Ross had a double-double for Utah with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Utah's 64-point margin of victory is the largest of the season so far for the Utes.

THE UTES
Utah is returning all of last year's starting five including All-American and Pac-12 Player of the Year, Alissa Pili as well as All-American Gianna Kneepkens.Utah also brings back starters, Jenna Johnson, Kennedy McQueen and Isabel Palmer. Ines Vieira, Lani White and Dasia Young also return for the Utes. Utah welcomes three transfers in Matyson Wilke, Alyssa Blanck and Samantha Crispe as well as two true freshman Daniela Falcon Hernandez and Reese Ross to this year's squad.

Pili has earned Preseason AP All-American Honorable Mention as well as been named to the Katrina McClain Preseason Watchlist, Naismith Trophy Watchlist and the WBCA Wade Trophy Preseason Watchlist. Pili was also placed No. 9 on the ESPN Top 25 Women's Basketball Players list. Kneepkens also raked in some preseason recognition as she was named to the Ann Meyers-Drysdale Watchlist and Naismith Trophy Watchlist.

IN THE RANKS
Utah has been ranked No. 12 in the latest AP Top 25 polls. Utah has been ranked in the Top 25 for 3 consecutive weeks. Utah was ranked No. 5 in the AP Top 25 Preseason Poll. This was the highest preseason ranking for Utah in school history and the first time the Utes have been ranked to start a season since 2005. Utah is one of five Pac-12 schools currently in the Top 25.

HEAD COACH LYNNE ROBERTS
Roberts is in her ninth season at the helm of the Utes. She has posted a 144-104 record in her time at Utah. She was dubbed the Pac-12 Coach of the Year in 2023 after leading the team to its first ever Pac-12 regular season title. She led Utah to its second ever Sweet 16 appearance. Roberts also led the Utes to its highest AP Rankings in school history, including 12 weeks in the Top 10.

SCOUTING CARROLL COLLEGE
The Carroll College Fighting Saints are coming off a 60-56 win over Southern Oregon University. Carroll is 6-2 overall on the season and is on a five-game win streak. The Fighting Saints are led by Jamie Pickens who averages 18.8 points per game and 10.5 rebounds per game. This will be the first meeting between the two teams.

NOTABLES
(all statistical rankings are updated through games of 11/27/23)

Ranked No. 12 in this week's AP Top 25 Polls
Utah has been ranked for three consecutive weeks this season in the Top 25. Last year, the Utes broke the record being ranked for 13 consecutive weeks in the AP Top 10 during 2022-23 and was ranked in the AP Poll 19 consecutive weeks.
The Utes are 3-0 in the Huntsman Center this year and are currently on an 19-game win streak at home.
Utah's 98-34 win over Merrimack College is Utah's largest margin of victory so far this season.
Against South Carolina State (Nov. 9), Utah had 21 made three pointers breaking the school record for most threes in a game which was previously set at 19 (vs. Lipscomb Nov. 10, 2021).
Utah has three Utes averaging double figures, Alissa Pili (22.3), Gianna Kneepkens (17.7) and Isabel Palmer (14).
Utah has posted four games of 100 points or more and are undefeated when hitting 100 or more in school history (24-0).
Utah is the nation's No. 4 scoring team and ranked in the top 10 nationally in nine major statistical categories:
- No. 1 scoring (100.8)
- No. 5 in assist/turnover ratio (1.87)
- No. 1 in assists per game (27.7)
- No. 1 field goal percentage (54.1)
- No. 9 rebounding (47.3)
- No. 2 scoring margin (+44.2)
- No. 4 in three point percentage (41.7)
- No. 1 in made three pointers per game (14.3)
- No. 4 in three point attempts per game (34.3)
Alissa Pili is No. 3 in the nation in field goal percentage (73.1 ppg) and No. 2 in the Pac-12. She's also No.11 in scoring (22.3).
Gianna Kneepkens is No. 8 in the nation in three pointers per game (3.5) and No. 9 in the nation in three point percentage (55.3).
Alissa Pili was named an AP Preseason All-American Honorable Mention, as well as named to the Katrina McClain Preseason Watchlist and the Wade Trophy Watchlist
Gianna Kneepkens was named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Watchlist
Both Kneepkens and Pili were named to the Naismith Trophy Preseason Watchlist and the Wooden Award Watchlist.
The Utes are coming off a historic 2022-23 season including a Pac-12 regular season title and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance
At the helm for the Utes is reigning Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Lynne Roberts who enters her ninth season

NEXT UP
Utah will host in-state rival BYU, Saturday Dec. 2 at 7:00 p.m. before hitting the road to take on St. Joseph's. Utah will take on No. 1 South Carolina in the Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase Dec. 10 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn.

FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2023-24 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).