Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus Iowa State on February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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The University of Utah Athletics
Saturday, February 7
Salt Lake City, Utah
5:00 PM
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UP NEXT: Utah to Host Iowa State Saturday
2/5/2026 5:36 PM | Women's Basketball
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah women's basketball team will return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center to take on Iowa State in Salt Lake City for the first time since 1989.
GAME INFORMATION
Utah (16-7, 7-4 Big 12) vs. Iowa State (18-5, 6-5 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Saturday, Feb. 7 | 5 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
LIVE STATS: Click Here
LIVE STREAM: Click Here
LISTEN: Click Here
TWITTER UPDATES:@UtahWBB
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can follow along with the live action of the matchup on ESPN+ with Tony Parks on the PxP and Elaine Elliott as analyst. The radio call will be on 92.5 FM with Tyson Ewing and Milee Rustand calling the action.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah women's basketball picked up a 67-57 win over UCF. After a slow start the Utes surged in the second and third quarter to keep the Knights at arm length to walk away with the victory. Utah was led by Lani White's second consecutive 20-point game with her 22 points. Maty Wilke had a big game knocking down five from beyond the arc to end the game with 18 points.
THE UTES
Utah returns four key contributors from the 2024-25 season including Maty Wilke, Samantha Crispe, Brooke Walker and Reese Ross. This year the Utes welcome back Lani White who played at Utah for her freshman and sophomore seasons. White spent her junior season at Virginia Tech but has returned to finish her collegiate career where she started it all, as a Ute. The Utes welcome one true transfer in Kamryn Mafua and four freshmen in LA Sneed, Ella Todd, Avery Hjelmstad and Evelina Otto.
THE KEY IS WILKE
Maty Wilke is Utah's top returner. Wilke is shooting 40.9% from the field, 37.2% from three and 88.9% from the line while averaging 10.4 points per game. She's averaging 3.5 rebounds and has 53 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,118 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 223 career made three pointers, pulled down 338 career rebounds and posted 241 career assists.
LANI'S CHARISMA
Lani White hit a hot streak. She scored 20 or more points and hit five or more made three pointers in back-to-back games (Boise State, 12/10 and Northwestern 12/14). She posted a career-high 26 points and a career-high 7-of-7 from three point range against Northwestern (12/14). She knocked down 12 straight three pointers without a single miss. She matched her career-high scoring by hitting 26 points against Arizona (12/21) including a career-high 11 made field goals.
White has logged six 20-point games this season. She currently leads the Utes with 14.9 points per game. She's shooting 46.9% from the field, 39.5% from three and 86.9% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 110 total on the year and averages 4.8 rebounds a game.
HEAD COACH GAVIN PETERSEN
Petersen enters his second season and first full season as head coach. He was named the head coach of the Utah women's basketball team on Nov. 19, 2024 just four games into the 2024-25 season. He has a 35-15 record in his career. Petersen became the fastest coach in program history to get a Top-10 victory when he led the Utes to a 78-67 win over No. 3 NotreDame (11/30/24). He brings 23 seasons of college coaching experience to the role, he is in his 11th season overall with the Utes and spent the previous five years as associate head coach under Lynne Roberts.
Petersen has been a part of the staff that has led the Utes to seven postseason appearances—including four NCAA tournaments and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen—and five 20-win seasons, as well as regular appearances in the AP Top 25.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
Iowa State is 16-5overall and 6-5 in Big 12 play this season. The Cyclones are coming off a 65-52 win over UCF. Iowa State is led by head coach Bill Fennelly who is in his 30th season at the helm of Iowa State and owns a 818-383 overall record.
Iowa State is averaging 83.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 63.8 points per contest. The Cyclones are shooting 49.2% from the field, 36.8% from three-point range and 72.5% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, ISU is averaging 38.4 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 32.4 rebounds per game.
Iowa State has three players averaging double figures this season: Audi Crooks (25.9), Jada Williams (14.3) and Addy Brown (13.1). Audi Crooks leads the Cyclones in scoring at 25.9 points per game, shooting 67.1% from the field, 17.5% from three-point range, and 70.8% from the free-throw line, while adding 7.7 rebounds per game.
Utah leads the all-time series 5-0 against Iowa State. The Utes have a 1-0 record against the Cyclones in Salt Lake City. The last time the two teams met up was last season where Utah came away with a 75-67 win in Ames. ISU hasn't made the trip to Salt Lake City since 1989.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• The Utes sit at No. 47 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah is coming off a 67-57 road win over UCF. The Utes boast an 8-1 record in true road games this season.
• Lani White has put up back-to-back 20-point games for the second time this season after putting up 22 against UCF (2/4) and 20 against BYU (1/31). Previously this season she put up 23 against Boise State (12/10) and then a career-high 26 against Northwestern (12/14).
• Against UCF, Maty Wilke knocked down five from beyond the arc for the second time this season. Previously she knocked down five from deep against Utah Valley (11/11). She also tied her season high of 18 points for the third time.
2025-26 SEASON NEED TO KNOW
• Utah is coming off its fourth consecutive 20-win season and fourth NCAA Tournament appearances. Head Coach Gavin Petersen enters his second season at the helm of the Utes and 11th overall season at Utah.
• The Utes are returning seven from last year's squad including key contributors Maty Wilke, Reese Ross, Samantha Crispe and Brooke Walker.
• Utah welcomes back Lani White who spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 season with Utah before spending the 2024-25 season at Virginia Tech.
• The Utes have five true newcomers on the roster this year in transfer Kamryn Mafua and freshmen Ella Todd, Evelina Otto, LA Sneed and Avery Hjelmstad
• At the helm for the Utes is Gavin Petersen who is in his second season as head coach and 11th overall season at Utah. He was named head coach Nov. 19, 2024, just four games into the 2025-26 season.
• Utah downed No. 8 TCU (1/3) in overtime 87-77 handing the Frogs their first loss of the season. This was the 11th Top-10 win in school history and the fourth consecutive season the Utes have downed a Top-10 team. It also marked the first time in program history that Utah has picked up a Top-10 win in four straight seasons.
• Against No. 1 UConn (11/23), the Utes posted 14 assists on 14 made field goal for a 100% rate, the highest on the season.
• Maty Wilke, Avery Hjelmstad and Lani White have each logged at least five made threes in a game so far on the season.
• Lani White holds the season high with most points scored in a game with 26 twice (Northwestern 12/14, Arizona 12/21).
• Utah had a season high of 25 assists against Utah State (11/7) including a career-high nine from LA Sneed. Sneed's nine also marks a season high for Utah.
• The Utes best rebounding game of the season came against Boise State where Utah had 56 total boards.
• The Utes knocked down 14 from beyond the arc for the most threes made in a game this season against Boise State (12/10).
• Utah is top 40 nationally in five major statistical categories:
No. 45 assists per game (16.6)
No. 25 defensive rebounds per game (28.9)
No. 28 three point attempts (25.9)
No. 41 three point percentage (35.0)
No. 16 three pointers per game (9.0)
UP NEXT
The Utes ping pong between home and road games the remainder of the season heading to Tempe, Ariz. to take on Arizona State. Feb. 11 and then returning home to host Cincinnati in the Elaine Elliott Legacy game on Feb. 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
GAME INFORMATION
Utah (16-7, 7-4 Big 12) vs. Iowa State (18-5, 6-5 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Saturday, Feb. 7 | 5 p.m. (MT)
LOCATION: Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
LIVE STATS: Click Here
LIVE STREAM: Click Here
LISTEN: Click Here
TWITTER UPDATES:@UtahWBB
HOW TO TUNE IN
Fans can follow along with the live action of the matchup on ESPN+ with Tony Parks on the PxP and Elaine Elliott as analyst. The radio call will be on 92.5 FM with Tyson Ewing and Milee Rustand calling the action.
LAST TIME OUT
Utah women's basketball picked up a 67-57 win over UCF. After a slow start the Utes surged in the second and third quarter to keep the Knights at arm length to walk away with the victory. Utah was led by Lani White's second consecutive 20-point game with her 22 points. Maty Wilke had a big game knocking down five from beyond the arc to end the game with 18 points.
THE UTES
Utah returns four key contributors from the 2024-25 season including Maty Wilke, Samantha Crispe, Brooke Walker and Reese Ross. This year the Utes welcome back Lani White who played at Utah for her freshman and sophomore seasons. White spent her junior season at Virginia Tech but has returned to finish her collegiate career where she started it all, as a Ute. The Utes welcome one true transfer in Kamryn Mafua and four freshmen in LA Sneed, Ella Todd, Avery Hjelmstad and Evelina Otto.
THE KEY IS WILKE
Maty Wilke is Utah's top returner. Wilke is shooting 40.9% from the field, 37.2% from three and 88.9% from the line while averaging 10.4 points per game. She's averaging 3.5 rebounds and has 53 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,118 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 223 career made three pointers, pulled down 338 career rebounds and posted 241 career assists.
LANI'S CHARISMA
Lani White hit a hot streak. She scored 20 or more points and hit five or more made three pointers in back-to-back games (Boise State, 12/10 and Northwestern 12/14). She posted a career-high 26 points and a career-high 7-of-7 from three point range against Northwestern (12/14). She knocked down 12 straight three pointers without a single miss. She matched her career-high scoring by hitting 26 points against Arizona (12/21) including a career-high 11 made field goals.
White has logged six 20-point games this season. She currently leads the Utes with 14.9 points per game. She's shooting 46.9% from the field, 39.5% from three and 86.9% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 110 total on the year and averages 4.8 rebounds a game.
HEAD COACH GAVIN PETERSEN
Petersen enters his second season and first full season as head coach. He was named the head coach of the Utah women's basketball team on Nov. 19, 2024 just four games into the 2024-25 season. He has a 35-15 record in his career. Petersen became the fastest coach in program history to get a Top-10 victory when he led the Utes to a 78-67 win over No. 3 NotreDame (11/30/24). He brings 23 seasons of college coaching experience to the role, he is in his 11th season overall with the Utes and spent the previous five years as associate head coach under Lynne Roberts.
Petersen has been a part of the staff that has led the Utes to seven postseason appearances—including four NCAA tournaments and a trip to the Sweet Sixteen—and five 20-win seasons, as well as regular appearances in the AP Top 25.
SCOUTING IOWA STATE
Iowa State is 16-5overall and 6-5 in Big 12 play this season. The Cyclones are coming off a 65-52 win over UCF. Iowa State is led by head coach Bill Fennelly who is in his 30th season at the helm of Iowa State and owns a 818-383 overall record.
Iowa State is averaging 83.8 points per game while allowing opponents to score 63.8 points per contest. The Cyclones are shooting 49.2% from the field, 36.8% from three-point range and 72.5% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, ISU is averaging 38.4 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 32.4 rebounds per game.
Iowa State has three players averaging double figures this season: Audi Crooks (25.9), Jada Williams (14.3) and Addy Brown (13.1). Audi Crooks leads the Cyclones in scoring at 25.9 points per game, shooting 67.1% from the field, 17.5% from three-point range, and 70.8% from the free-throw line, while adding 7.7 rebounds per game.
Utah leads the all-time series 5-0 against Iowa State. The Utes have a 1-0 record against the Cyclones in Salt Lake City. The last time the two teams met up was last season where Utah came away with a 75-67 win in Ames. ISU hasn't made the trip to Salt Lake City since 1989.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• The Utes sit at No. 47 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah is coming off a 67-57 road win over UCF. The Utes boast an 8-1 record in true road games this season.
• Lani White has put up back-to-back 20-point games for the second time this season after putting up 22 against UCF (2/4) and 20 against BYU (1/31). Previously this season she put up 23 against Boise State (12/10) and then a career-high 26 against Northwestern (12/14).
• Against UCF, Maty Wilke knocked down five from beyond the arc for the second time this season. Previously she knocked down five from deep against Utah Valley (11/11). She also tied her season high of 18 points for the third time.
2025-26 SEASON NEED TO KNOW
• Utah is coming off its fourth consecutive 20-win season and fourth NCAA Tournament appearances. Head Coach Gavin Petersen enters his second season at the helm of the Utes and 11th overall season at Utah.
• The Utes are returning seven from last year's squad including key contributors Maty Wilke, Reese Ross, Samantha Crispe and Brooke Walker.
• Utah welcomes back Lani White who spent the 2022-23 and 2023-24 season with Utah before spending the 2024-25 season at Virginia Tech.
• The Utes have five true newcomers on the roster this year in transfer Kamryn Mafua and freshmen Ella Todd, Evelina Otto, LA Sneed and Avery Hjelmstad
• At the helm for the Utes is Gavin Petersen who is in his second season as head coach and 11th overall season at Utah. He was named head coach Nov. 19, 2024, just four games into the 2025-26 season.
• Utah downed No. 8 TCU (1/3) in overtime 87-77 handing the Frogs their first loss of the season. This was the 11th Top-10 win in school history and the fourth consecutive season the Utes have downed a Top-10 team. It also marked the first time in program history that Utah has picked up a Top-10 win in four straight seasons.
• Against No. 1 UConn (11/23), the Utes posted 14 assists on 14 made field goal for a 100% rate, the highest on the season.
• Maty Wilke, Avery Hjelmstad and Lani White have each logged at least five made threes in a game so far on the season.
• Lani White holds the season high with most points scored in a game with 26 twice (Northwestern 12/14, Arizona 12/21).
• Utah had a season high of 25 assists against Utah State (11/7) including a career-high nine from LA Sneed. Sneed's nine also marks a season high for Utah.
• The Utes best rebounding game of the season came against Boise State where Utah had 56 total boards.
• The Utes knocked down 14 from beyond the arc for the most threes made in a game this season against Boise State (12/10).
• Utah is top 40 nationally in five major statistical categories:
No. 45 assists per game (16.6)
No. 25 defensive rebounds per game (28.9)
No. 28 three point attempts (25.9)
No. 41 three point percentage (35.0)
No. 16 three pointers per game (9.0)
UP NEXT
The Utes ping pong between home and road games the remainder of the season heading to Tempe, Ariz. to take on Arizona State. Feb. 11 and then returning home to host Cincinnati in the Elaine Elliott Legacy game on Feb. 14.
FOLLOW THE UTES!
Fans can follow along during the 2025-26 season on social media (Twitter: @UtahWBB | Instagram: @UtahWBB | Facebook: Facebook.com/UtahWBB).
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