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Women's Basketball
vs Western Colorado (EXHIBITION)
Wednesday, February 12
Salt Lake City, Utah
7:00 PM
University of Utah
19-5,10-3Big 12
77
vs
60
Colorado
16-8,7-6Big 12
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2
3
4
F
Colorado
17
17
11
15
60
Utah
29
16
20
12
77
Utah Conquers Colorado in 77-60 Victory
2/12/2025 10:36 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team downed familiar foe Colorado 77-60 Tuesday evening. The Utes are now 19-5 overall on the season and 10-3 in Big 12 play.
Utah had a balanced attack with nine different Utes scoring and seven Utes scoring seven or more points. Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 16 points while Mayé Touré added 15 for the Utes.
GAME SUMMARY
Mayé Touré started the game with nine consecutive points for Utah to give the Utes a 9-2 lead. Utah continued to push and held Colorado to a four minute drought to push out for a 17-2 lead. Colorado found a spark and went on a 10-0 run but Utah finished the first quarter out with a 29-17 lead.
The Buffs made a surge in the second quarter and cut the score deficit to just four points. The Utes answered with a 7-0 run to end the half and claim a 45-34 lead going into the break.
Utah held Colorado scoreless for almost five minutes to start the third quarter. The Utes went on a 17-2 run during that time and pushed out for a 20-point lead to end the third quarter.
The Utes were able to keep the momentum in the fourth quarter and finished with a 77-60 victory over the Buffs.
LEADERS
Utah had two players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 16 points while Mayé Touré added 15 for the Utes. Utah had a balanced attack otherwise with Sam Crispe and Jenna Johnson putting up eight points each and Inês Vieira, Reese Ross and Matyson Wilke each adding seven points for Utah.
Touré led the Utes on the boards with six while Johnson, Vieria, Ross and Kennady McQueen each added five rebounds to the Utes totals. Vieira and Kneepkens each added five assists to Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.9% from the field while Colorado shot 44.0% from the field. Utah went 32.0% from deep making 8-of-25 while Colorado went 50.0% shooting 8-of-16. The Utes went 11-of-12 from the free throw line for 91.7% while the Buffaloes went 8-of-14 for 57.1%.
Utah had 19 assists on 29 made field goals while Colorado had 17 assists on 22 made field goals. The Utes outrebounded the Buffs 36-23.
Hear from the Utes
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall statement . . .
"It was a good team win today. We had a lot of people score but I think we did a great job on the rebounding. Especially on the offensive side with 12 rebounds for second chances for our team. I have a lot of respect for Colorado and their coaching staff. I know they've been hit with the injury bug but we knew they were going to give us everything they had. We knew they would come in and attack us hard so I was really excited to see our start in the first quarter to get us settled in early. As the game went on we took our foot off the gas pedal in a few moments but we were prepared and ready to go today."
Gianna Kneepkens, junior, guard
On her role during off-beat moments in games . . .
"I think the biggest thing is staying consistent in my effort. Missed shots and turnovers are going to happen. They're part of basketball but we can always give 100% effort. I can do a better job of staying consistent in that area so that when we aren't making shots it's not compounding and affecting our defense. Just focusing on giving my best effort more consistently."
On the team's defensive performance . . .
"It starts with our preparation. We have a good idea of what they're going to throw at us. We expected things but we made reads and communicated on things that would come up. That communication really helped us on defense tonight."
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to take on Arizona State Feb. 15 before returning to Salt Lake City to host Oklahoma State Feb. 18. Utah's last road trip of the regular season will start at Cincinnati Feb. 23 and end at West Virginia Feb. 26. The Utes final home game will be March 1 against rival BYU.
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Utah had a balanced attack with nine different Utes scoring and seven Utes scoring seven or more points. Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 16 points while Mayé Touré added 15 for the Utes.
GAME SUMMARY
Mayé Touré started the game with nine consecutive points for Utah to give the Utes a 9-2 lead. Utah continued to push and held Colorado to a four minute drought to push out for a 17-2 lead. Colorado found a spark and went on a 10-0 run but Utah finished the first quarter out with a 29-17 lead.
The Buffs made a surge in the second quarter and cut the score deficit to just four points. The Utes answered with a 7-0 run to end the half and claim a 45-34 lead going into the break.
Utah held Colorado scoreless for almost five minutes to start the third quarter. The Utes went on a 17-2 run during that time and pushed out for a 20-point lead to end the third quarter.
The Utes were able to keep the momentum in the fourth quarter and finished with a 77-60 victory over the Buffs.
LEADERS
Utah had two players score in double figures and were led by Gianna Kneepkens' 16 points while Mayé Touré added 15 for the Utes. Utah had a balanced attack otherwise with Sam Crispe and Jenna Johnson putting up eight points each and Inês Vieira, Reese Ross and Matyson Wilke each adding seven points for Utah.
Touré led the Utes on the boards with six while Johnson, Vieria, Ross and Kennady McQueen each added five rebounds to the Utes totals. Vieira and Kneepkens each added five assists to Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.9% from the field while Colorado shot 44.0% from the field. Utah went 32.0% from deep making 8-of-25 while Colorado went 50.0% shooting 8-of-16. The Utes went 11-of-12 from the free throw line for 91.7% while the Buffaloes went 8-of-14 for 57.1%.
Utah had 19 assists on 29 made field goals while Colorado had 17 assists on 22 made field goals. The Utes outrebounded the Buffs 36-23.
Hear from the Utes
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall statement . . .
"It was a good team win today. We had a lot of people score but I think we did a great job on the rebounding. Especially on the offensive side with 12 rebounds for second chances for our team. I have a lot of respect for Colorado and their coaching staff. I know they've been hit with the injury bug but we knew they were going to give us everything they had. We knew they would come in and attack us hard so I was really excited to see our start in the first quarter to get us settled in early. As the game went on we took our foot off the gas pedal in a few moments but we were prepared and ready to go today."
Gianna Kneepkens, junior, guard
On her role during off-beat moments in games . . .
"I think the biggest thing is staying consistent in my effort. Missed shots and turnovers are going to happen. They're part of basketball but we can always give 100% effort. I can do a better job of staying consistent in that area so that when we aren't making shots it's not compounding and affecting our defense. Just focusing on giving my best effort more consistently."
On the team's defensive performance . . .
"It starts with our preparation. We have a good idea of what they're going to throw at us. We expected things but we made reads and communicated on things that would come up. That communication really helped us on defense tonight."
UP NEXT
Utah will hit the road to take on Arizona State Feb. 15 before returning to Salt Lake City to host Oklahoma State Feb. 18. Utah's last road trip of the regular season will start at Cincinnati Feb. 23 and end at West Virginia Feb. 26. The Utes final home game will be March 1 against rival BYU.
OFFICIAL MOBILE APP OF UTAH ATHLETICS – UTAH 360
The official mobile app of Utah Athletics is Utah 360. Download it today to unlock a refreshed game-day experience, from managing tickets to mobile concessions ordering, as well as video content, news and information, schedules, rosters and stats. The app is available in both the Apple Store (download) and Google Play (download). Add it today, access your game tickets and download them to your smartphone's wallet to make yourself game-day ready.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2024-25 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
Team Stats
CU
Utah
FG%
.440
.509
3FG%
.500
.320
FT%
.571
.917
RB
23
36
TO
16
13
STL
7
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
3
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