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Thursday, February 23
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University of Utah
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California
Utes host Cal and No. 3 Stanford in final home games
2/22/2023 12:30 PM | Women's Basketball
THE GAME
The No. 8/7 Utah Utes (23-3, 13-3 Pac-12) are set to take on Cal on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. before hosting No. 3 Stanford Saturday, Feb. 25 at noon.
THE MATCHUPS
Thursday, Feb. 23 | 5:00 p.m. (MT)
#8/7 Utah (23-3; 13-3 Pac-12) vs California (12-15; 3-13 Pac-12)
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: ESPN 700 Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
Saturday, Feb. 25 | Noon p.m. (MT)
#8/7 Utah (23-3; 13-3 Pac-12) vs #3 Stanford (26-3; 14-2 Pac-12)
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: ESPN 700 Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch both games on the Pac-12 Network, with Krista Blunk and Charli Turner Thorne calling the action against Cal. The game against Stanford will be called by Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy. 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
(all statistical rankings are updated through games of 2/21/23)
Utah will head to the Pac-12 Championship tournament March 1-5 in Las Vegas, Nev. Purchase tickets for the championship tournament at UtahTickets.com
Full notes package is attached and can be found here.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022-23 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
The No. 8/7 Utah Utes (23-3, 13-3 Pac-12) are set to take on Cal on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 5 p.m. before hosting No. 3 Stanford Saturday, Feb. 25 at noon.
THE MATCHUPS
Thursday, Feb. 23 | 5:00 p.m. (MT)
#8/7 Utah (23-3; 13-3 Pac-12) vs California (12-15; 3-13 Pac-12)
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: ESPN 700 Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
Saturday, Feb. 25 | Noon p.m. (MT)
#8/7 Utah (23-3; 13-3 Pac-12) vs #3 Stanford (26-3; 14-2 Pac-12)
Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center | Salt Lake City, Utah
TV: Pac-12 Network
Radio: ESPN 700 Listen Live Click Here
Live Stats: Click Here
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can watch both games on the Pac-12 Network, with Krista Blunk and Charli Turner Thorne calling the action against Cal. The game against Stanford will be called by Krista Blunk and Mary Murphy. 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
(all statistical rankings are updated through games of 2/21/23)
- The Utes maintained a Top 10 spot in the weekly AP Poll as they enter the week at No. 8.
- Utah has been ranked in the AP poll for 15 consecutive weeks, breaking the program record of nine weeks in a row set in 2001 and the most total weeks ranked in the same season. The Utes have been ranked in the top ten for eight consecutive weeks.
- This week's NCAA NET rankings place the Utes at No. 8, second-best among Pac-12 teams behind Stanford (3).
- Utah's 23-3 overall record on the season is its best through 26 games since 2000-01, where the Utes went 26-2.
- Utah's 14-0 start was the second-best in program history (16-0 in 1997-98) and tied for the fourth-best start by any program in Pac-12 history.
- Utah is the nation's No. 5 scoring team and ranks in the top 10 nationally in five major statistical categories:
- No. 4 field-goal percentage (48.8)
- No. 7 scoring margin (+18.7)
- No. 5 in scoring (83.8)
- No. 7 in assists (18.3)
- No. 9 in winning percentage (88.5)
- Three Utes averaging in double-figure scoring pace a balanced team attack: Alissa Pili (20.7), Gianna Kneepkens (15.2) and Jenna Johnson (11.8). Pili is No. 1 in the Pac-12 in scoring while Kneepkens is eighth among the Pac-12's best.
- Junior forward Alissa Pili, recently named to the Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 Watch List and the Katrina McClain Power Forward Top 10 finalists, leads the team in scoring (20.7, 1st Pac-12, 14th NCAA) and ranks 9th in the nation (1st Pac-12) in field-goal percentage (60.5%). She also sits at No. 9 nationally in total made field goals with 208. The Nov. 28 and Feb. 6 Pac-12 Player of the Week topped 1,000 career points this season.
- Pili is just one of two in the nation who averages 20 points per game while shooting 60% from the field.
- Sophomore Gianna Kneepkens ranks 27th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage (41.2%), No.2 among Pac-12 players.
- Utah holds an all-time home record of 547-131 (.806), and has won 16 of its last 17 home games, including 12-0 this year. The Utes have nine undefeated home seasons. This is the best home record since 2002-03 when the Utes also went 12-0.
- Watch Lists: Gianna Kneepkens (Jersey Mike's Naismith Award/nation's top player; and Cheryl Miller Award/top small forward). Alissa Pili (Katrina McClain Award; top power forward; Wooden Award & Ann Drysdale Meyers Award Midseason Watch Lists).
Utah will head to the Pac-12 Championship tournament March 1-5 in Las Vegas, Nev. Purchase tickets for the championship tournament at UtahTickets.com
Full notes package is attached and can be found here.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2022-23 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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