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Sunday, February 23
Cincinnati, OH
Noon (MT)
University of Utah
21-6,12-4Big 12
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Utah Powers Up with 92-65 Win over Cincinnati
2/23/2025 2:51 PM | Women's Basketball
CINCINNATI – The Utah women's basketball team had five Utes score in double figures to power through for a 92-65 win over the Cincinnati Bearcats Sunday afternoon.
Utah jumped out to a 20-point lead at half that propelled the Utes to a second straight 90-point game on the road. Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 25 points that included six made from beyond the arc.
Utah is now 21-6 overall on the season and sit at 12-4 in Big 12 play. Kennady McQueen officially owns the program record for most games played in a Utah uniform as she made her 139th appearance today.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started the game out strong on a 7-0 run that was sparked by a made three off the fast break by Kennady McQueen. The Utes went on to hold the Bearcats to just one field goal in the final five minutes of the initial quarter of play while going on a 13-2 to run. Utah ended the quarter with a 26-10 lead over Cincinnati.
Utah's defense showed out to start the second quarter holding the Bearcats to a 3:30 scoring drought. The Utes controlled the pace in the remainder of the half and pulled out for a 45-25 lead going into the break.
Cincinnati came out firing in the third quarter and ended up outscoring Utah 25-21. Utah's first half efforts were enough to keep the lead as the Utes had a 66-50 lead going into the final quarter of play.
The Utes found their groove again in the fourth quarter thanks to an early 10-0 run. Utah controlled the remainder of the game and came away with a 92-65 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had a balanced attack with five Utes hitting double figures and were led by Kneepekens 25 points. She tied her career-high made three pointers knocking down six from beyond the arc.
Kennady McQueen was big for the Utes with 17 points knocking down five from beyond the arc.
Mayé Touré added 14 points for Utah while Matyson Wilke had 13 with four made three pointers. Reese Ross was the last Ute to break into double digit scoring with 12.
Touré led the Utes with six rebounds while Ross pulled down five. Inês Vieira had five assists to contribute for Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.7% from the field while Cincinnati shot 43.6% from the field. Utah went 50.0% from deep making 16-of-32 while UC went 30.0% shooting 3-of-10. The Utes went 8-of-10 from the free throw line for 80.0% while the Bearcats went 14-of-19 for 73.7%.
Utah had 24 assists on 34 made field goals while Cincinnati had 10 assists on 24 made field goals. The Utes outrebounded the Bearcats 34-28. The Utes had 11 offensive rebounds and turned that into 18 points while the Bearcats had eight o-boards to convert to 11 points.
NOTABLES
Kennady McQueen has now played in 139 total games in a Utah uniform breaking the program record for most games played.
Gianna Kneepkens has now scored 20 or more points in nine games this season.
Inês Vieira's five assists in the game gives her 500 total career assists to become the sixth Ute ever to hit the 500.
Utah has scored 90 or more points six times this season and are undefeated in those games. This is the second straight road game Utah has scored 90 or more after the Utes put up 98 at Arizona State (2/15).
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall Statement . . .
"Winning on the road is always difficult so you have to enjoy it. I don't care who it is, there's always adversity that comes up. I was proud that we were able to come together and respond after the Oklahoma State loss and put that behind us. It was good to get off to a good start on this road trip before we head to Morgantown to take on West Virginia."
On the team's efforts today . . .
"The two things that jump out to me is we held Cincinnati to eight offensive rebounds. That's the focus and grit and determination that we challenged our team with. We gave up 20 last week and that was uncharacteristic of us. We addressed it and our players accepted the challenge. The other thing I'm super proud of is 26 assists on 34 made baskets. Really proud of how the ball was moving today. It was moving exceptionally well today and we were able to have open shots that we knocked down."
On Kennady McQueen's most games played record . . .
"It's really cool for a legacy stat like that to be hers. She's goes about and handles her day-to-day in the right way. She's a great role model for all young girls out there. She's a tremendous basketball player and an even better person. It's really cool for Kennady because she has done everything we've ever asked of her. Whether it's guarding the best player from our opponent, coming off screens ready to shoot, to spotting up, she's capable of doing so much. I'm grateful she's been in a Utah uniform and has left her mark on this program."
Gianna Kneepkens, junior, guard
On Kennady McQueen's impact on the program . . .
"I've loved playing with Kennady. It's sad it's coming to an end here but she is someone I look up to. She's very tough and I think people say that about her a lot but I get to see it every day. She plays through pain, she jumps in for rebounds, she dives on the floor and she works really hard. She also happens to be a great person and one of my really great friends. I love Kennady and I've loved playing with her the last four years."
UP NEXT
Utah will travel to West Virginia Feb. 26 for the last regular season road game. The Utes final home game will be March 1 against rival BYU.
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Utah jumped out to a 20-point lead at half that propelled the Utes to a second straight 90-point game on the road. Utah was led by Gianna Kneepkens' 25 points that included six made from beyond the arc.
Utah is now 21-6 overall on the season and sit at 12-4 in Big 12 play. Kennady McQueen officially owns the program record for most games played in a Utah uniform as she made her 139th appearance today.
GAME SUMMARY
Utah started the game out strong on a 7-0 run that was sparked by a made three off the fast break by Kennady McQueen. The Utes went on to hold the Bearcats to just one field goal in the final five minutes of the initial quarter of play while going on a 13-2 to run. Utah ended the quarter with a 26-10 lead over Cincinnati.
Utah's defense showed out to start the second quarter holding the Bearcats to a 3:30 scoring drought. The Utes controlled the pace in the remainder of the half and pulled out for a 45-25 lead going into the break.
Cincinnati came out firing in the third quarter and ended up outscoring Utah 25-21. Utah's first half efforts were enough to keep the lead as the Utes had a 66-50 lead going into the final quarter of play.
The Utes found their groove again in the fourth quarter thanks to an early 10-0 run. Utah controlled the remainder of the game and came away with a 92-65 victory.
LEADERS
Utah had a balanced attack with five Utes hitting double figures and were led by Kneepekens 25 points. She tied her career-high made three pointers knocking down six from beyond the arc.
Kennady McQueen was big for the Utes with 17 points knocking down five from beyond the arc.
Mayé Touré added 14 points for Utah while Matyson Wilke had 13 with four made three pointers. Reese Ross was the last Ute to break into double digit scoring with 12.
Touré led the Utes with six rebounds while Ross pulled down five. Inês Vieira had five assists to contribute for Utah's offensive efforts.
COMPARISON
Utah shot 50.7% from the field while Cincinnati shot 43.6% from the field. Utah went 50.0% from deep making 16-of-32 while UC went 30.0% shooting 3-of-10. The Utes went 8-of-10 from the free throw line for 80.0% while the Bearcats went 14-of-19 for 73.7%.
Utah had 24 assists on 34 made field goals while Cincinnati had 10 assists on 24 made field goals. The Utes outrebounded the Bearcats 34-28. The Utes had 11 offensive rebounds and turned that into 18 points while the Bearcats had eight o-boards to convert to 11 points.
NOTABLES
Kennady McQueen has now played in 139 total games in a Utah uniform breaking the program record for most games played.
Gianna Kneepkens has now scored 20 or more points in nine games this season.
Inês Vieira's five assists in the game gives her 500 total career assists to become the sixth Ute ever to hit the 500.
Utah has scored 90 or more points six times this season and are undefeated in those games. This is the second straight road game Utah has scored 90 or more after the Utes put up 98 at Arizona State (2/15).
HEAR FROM THE UTES
Head Coach Gavin Petersen
Overall Statement . . .
"Winning on the road is always difficult so you have to enjoy it. I don't care who it is, there's always adversity that comes up. I was proud that we were able to come together and respond after the Oklahoma State loss and put that behind us. It was good to get off to a good start on this road trip before we head to Morgantown to take on West Virginia."
On the team's efforts today . . .
"The two things that jump out to me is we held Cincinnati to eight offensive rebounds. That's the focus and grit and determination that we challenged our team with. We gave up 20 last week and that was uncharacteristic of us. We addressed it and our players accepted the challenge. The other thing I'm super proud of is 26 assists on 34 made baskets. Really proud of how the ball was moving today. It was moving exceptionally well today and we were able to have open shots that we knocked down."
On Kennady McQueen's most games played record . . .
"It's really cool for a legacy stat like that to be hers. She's goes about and handles her day-to-day in the right way. She's a great role model for all young girls out there. She's a tremendous basketball player and an even better person. It's really cool for Kennady because she has done everything we've ever asked of her. Whether it's guarding the best player from our opponent, coming off screens ready to shoot, to spotting up, she's capable of doing so much. I'm grateful she's been in a Utah uniform and has left her mark on this program."
Gianna Kneepkens, junior, guard
On Kennady McQueen's impact on the program . . .
"I've loved playing with Kennady. It's sad it's coming to an end here but she is someone I look up to. She's very tough and I think people say that about her a lot but I get to see it every day. She plays through pain, she jumps in for rebounds, she dives on the floor and she works really hard. She also happens to be a great person and one of my really great friends. I love Kennady and I've loved playing with her the last four years."
UP NEXT
Utah will travel to West Virginia Feb. 26 for the last regular season road game. 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
Utah
UC
FG%
.507
.436
3FG%
.500
.300
FT%
.800
.737
RB
34
28
TO
11
17
STL
9
3
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
25
FGM
9
3FGM
6
FTM
1
Pts
17
FGM
5
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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