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Women's Basketball
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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, November 15
Salt Lake City, Utah
2:00 PM
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Utah Falls to No. 25 Washington 72-61
11/15/2025 5:14 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – Despite a strong first half the Utah women's basketball team couldn't pull out a win and fell to No. 25 Washington 61-72 on Saturday afternoon.
Utah now moves to 3-1 overall on the season. Utah had four Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Maty Wilke's 13 points.
GAME SUMMARY
The Utes came out firing with a 10-2 start with Reese Ross having five of those 10 points. Utah continued the momentum through the rest of the first quarter and had a 20-16 lead after the initial 10 minutes of play.
The Utes started the second quarter on a 5-0 run all from free throws. However, Washington battled back and went on a 6-0 run to tie the game up at 31-31. Washington had a 36-33 lead in the final minute of the half but Lani White hit a half court shot at the buzzer to tie it up going into the break.
Utah kept fighting in the fourth quarter and tried to cut the score deficit. Maty Wilke posted eight points in the fourth including two made three-pointers. However, it wasn't enough and Washington persevered to finish with a 72-61 win over Utah.
LEADERS
The Utes had four score in double figures and were led by Maty Wilke's 13 points including three knocked down from beyond the arc. Lani White posted 12 points including a career-high nine made from the free throw line. Reese Ross also had 12 points going 5-8 from the field. Chrya Evans hit a season-high 11 points going 5-of-7 from the field.
White had a big game on the boards and led the Utes with a career-high 12 rebounds. Ross set a career high and led the team with five assists. LA Sneed added two steals to help out the Utes defensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 41.5% from the field while Washington shot 45.6% from the field. Utah went 29.4% from three making 5-of-17 while Washington went 17.6% shooting 3-of-17.
Utah posted 11 assists while the Huskies just had eight. Washington pulled down 38 rebounds to Utah's 31.
Hear From the Utes
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall thoughts on the game . . .
"I was really proud of our fight and how we started the game today. We were very dialed in, focused and played with intensity. They made their run in the second quarter and we answered but for whatever reason we let the third quarter get away from us. We kept battling and fought to the bitter end. I expect nothing else from our team. Washington is a great program. They're going to be in the NCAA Tournament. It was a great test for us early in the season. We have to play and buy into what we're trying to do as a team collectively for 40 minutes. Tonight was a great taste of intensity and the type of 40 minutes we're going to have to put together to win Big 12 games. I'm eager to get back to the drawing board and hit the ground running with these guys before playing our next game."
On bouncing back and looking forward . . .
"I think we've got to get used to playing in these types of games and these types of environments. We've got to stick together. The tendency is to go into your own silo and self diagnose, but it's about the team. We are earning the right to play and you do that in practice. You have to earn trust, you have to be able to do things on a consistent level and a consistent basis. We're going to have to circle up, regroup, and get ready for the next game. We lost one game to a Top 25 team. Great. It exposes what we need to work on, what steps are needed for us to put 40 minutes together. Basketball is fun and we just need to get back to finding the joy in it."
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to play in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase where they will take on Syracuse Nov. 21 and No. 1 UConn Nov. 23. The Utes return to the Huntsman Center on Nov. 26 to face off against in-state foe Weber State at 7 p.m.
SEASON TICKETS
Fans can purchase season tickets for Utah women's basketball for $75 at https://utahutes.evenue.net/list/WB
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Utah now moves to 3-1 overall on the season. Utah had four Utes score in double figures and were led by senior Maty Wilke's 13 points.
GAME SUMMARY
The Utes came out firing with a 10-2 start with Reese Ross having five of those 10 points. Utah continued the momentum through the rest of the first quarter and had a 20-16 lead after the initial 10 minutes of play.
The Utes started the second quarter on a 5-0 run all from free throws. However, Washington battled back and went on a 6-0 run to tie the game up at 31-31. Washington had a 36-33 lead in the final minute of the half but Lani White hit a half court shot at the buzzer to tie it up going into the break.
Washington sparked a 9-0 run early in the third quarter to take a 47-39 lead all while holding the Utes to a three minute scoring drought. The drought was broken by a back door cut layup by Ross. The Utes pushed back and forced the Huskies into a three minute scoring drought while going on a 6-0 run. Despite Utah taking the momentum, Washington maintained a 51-45 lead going into the final quarter of play.??????LANI WHITE EVERYBODY ??????
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Utah kept fighting in the fourth quarter and tried to cut the score deficit. Maty Wilke posted eight points in the fourth including two made three-pointers. However, it wasn't enough and Washington persevered to finish with a 72-61 win over Utah.
LEADERS
The Utes had four score in double figures and were led by Maty Wilke's 13 points including three knocked down from beyond the arc. Lani White posted 12 points including a career-high nine made from the free throw line. Reese Ross also had 12 points going 5-8 from the field. Chrya Evans hit a season-high 11 points going 5-of-7 from the field.
White had a big game on the boards and led the Utes with a career-high 12 rebounds. Ross set a career high and led the team with five assists. LA Sneed added two steals to help out the Utes defensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 41.5% from the field while Washington shot 45.6% from the field. Utah went 29.4% from three making 5-of-17 while Washington went 17.6% shooting 3-of-17.
Utah posted 11 assists while the Huskies just had eight. Washington pulled down 38 rebounds to Utah's 31.
Hear From the Utes
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall thoughts on the game . . .
"I was really proud of our fight and how we started the game today. We were very dialed in, focused and played with intensity. They made their run in the second quarter and we answered but for whatever reason we let the third quarter get away from us. We kept battling and fought to the bitter end. I expect nothing else from our team. Washington is a great program. They're going to be in the NCAA Tournament. It was a great test for us early in the season. We have to play and buy into what we're trying to do as a team collectively for 40 minutes. Tonight was a great taste of intensity and the type of 40 minutes we're going to have to put together to win Big 12 games. I'm eager to get back to the drawing board and hit the ground running with these guys before playing our next game."
On bouncing back and looking forward . . .
"I think we've got to get used to playing in these types of games and these types of environments. We've got to stick together. The tendency is to go into your own silo and self diagnose, but it's about the team. We are earning the right to play and you do that in practice. You have to earn trust, you have to be able to do things on a consistent level and a consistent basis. We're going to have to circle up, regroup, and get ready for the next game. We lost one game to a Top 25 team. Great. It exposes what we need to work on, what steps are needed for us to put 40 minutes together. Basketball is fun and we just need to get back to finding the joy in it."
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to play in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Showcase where they will take on Syracuse Nov. 21 and No. 1 UConn Nov. 23. The Utes return to the Huntsman Center on Nov. 26 to face off against in-state foe Weber State at 7 p.m.
SEASON TICKETS
Fans can purchase season tickets for Utah women's basketball for $75 at https://utahutes.evenue.net/list/WB
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Team Stats
UW
Utah
FG%
.456
.415
3FG%
.176
.294
FT%
.778
.800
RB
38
31
TO
11
16
STL
13
4
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
12
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
9
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
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