Upcoming Event: Women's Basketball versus #9 Seed BYU on March 5, 2026 at 12:30 PM (MT)
12:30 PM (MT)
Women's Basketball
vs #9 Seed BYU
The University of Utah Athletics
Thursday, March 5
Kansas City, MO
12:30 PM (MT)
University of Utah
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BYU
UP NEXT: The Rivalry Continues as No. 8 Utah Takes on No. 9 BYU in Big 12 Tournament
3/4/2026 4:12 PM | Women's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, MO. – The Utah women's basketball team heads to Kansas City for the Phillips 66 Women's Basketball Tournament as the No. 8 seed. The Rivalry continues as the Utes are set to take on the No. 9 seed and rival, BYU, after the Cougars downed the No. 16 seed Houston in the first round of the tournament.
GAME INFORMATION
Utah (19-11, 10-9 Big 12) vs. BYU (20-10, 9-9 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Thursday, March 5 | 12:30 PM (MT)
LOCATION: Kansas City, MO| T-Mobile 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 Eric Frede on the PxP and Christy Thomaskutty as analyst. The radio call will be on ESPN700 with Tyson Ewing and Milee Rustand calling the action.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utah women's basketball team finished out the regular season with an 81-67 win over Arizona. Utah had a balanced attack with four Utes scoring in double figures. Lani White led the Utes with 19 points while Reese Ross had 16, Maty Wilke added 12 and LA Sneed had 11. Ross and Chyra Evans led the Utes with six rebounds apiece while Sneed added five assists.
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 39.7% from the field, 35.3% from three and 86.4% from the line while averaging 10.6 points per game. She's averaging 3.4 rebounds and has 66 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,198 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 238 career made three pointers, pulled down 358 career rebounds and posted 257 career assists.
LANI'S CHARISMA
White earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors heading into the Big 12 Tournament. She has logged nine 20-point games this season and has scored in double figures 16 of the last 18 games. Currently leads the Utes with 15.6 points per game. She's shooting 46.6% from the field, 40.5% from three and 84.3% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 144 total on the year and averages 4.8 rebounds a game. She leads the team with 159 made field goals and is second on the team with 66 made three pointers.
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.
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 38-19 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 BYU
The No. 8 seeded BYU Cougars downed the No. 16 seeded Houston Cougars in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament. BYU is currently on a four-game win streak.
BYU is led by head coach Lee Cummard, who is in his first season at the helm of BYU and owns a 21-10 overall record.
BYU is averaging 70.7 points per game while allowing 64.6 points per contest. The Cougars are shooting 41.0% from the field, 30.9% from three-point range, and 71.2% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, BYU is averaging 40.1 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 37.0 rebounds per game.
BYU has two players averaging double figures: Delaney Gibb (17.8) and Olivia Hamlin (12.7). Gibb leads the Cougars in scoring at 17.8 points per game, shooting 38.0% from the field, 31.1% from three-point range, and 79.9% from the free-throw line, while adding 4.4 rebounds per game.
Utah leads the all-time series 70-43 against BYU. This will be the 144th meeting between the two teams in the Huntsman Center. Utah has won six of the last 10 matchups with BYU. Utah is 0-2 against BYU this season.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• The Utes sit at No. 55 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah is coming off a solid 81-67 win over Arizona and are on a two-game win streak.
• Lani White has scored in double figures in 16 of the last 18 games.
• This is the third time Utah has gone into a conference tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Power-4 Era (since 2012).
• Utah holds a 0-1 all-time record in the Big 12 Tournament after falling to Texas Tech in the second round last year.
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).
• Against BYU (2/21), the Utes recorded 33 points in the fourth quarter for the most points scored in a quarter this season. Utah and BYU broke the record for most total combined points scored in a single quarter in a Big 12 league game with 63 total points in the fourth quarter (2/21). Utah posted 33 while BYU had 30 of its own.
• Utah is top 50 nationally in five major statistical categories:
No. 42 assists per game (16.4)
No. 27 defensive rebounds per game (28.3)
No. 24 three point attempts (25.7)
No. 46 three point percentage (34.5)
No. 16 three pointers per game (8.9)
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 (19-11, 10-9 Big 12) vs. BYU (20-10, 9-9 Big 12)
DATE | TIME: Thursday, March 5 | 12:30 PM (MT)
LOCATION: Kansas City, MO| T-Mobile 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 Eric Frede on the PxP and Christy Thomaskutty as analyst. The radio call will be on ESPN700 with Tyson Ewing and Milee Rustand calling the action.
LAST TIME OUT
The Utah women's basketball team finished out the regular season with an 81-67 win over Arizona. Utah had a balanced attack with four Utes scoring in double figures. Lani White led the Utes with 19 points while Reese Ross had 16, Maty Wilke added 12 and LA Sneed had 11. Ross and Chyra Evans led the Utes with six rebounds apiece while Sneed added five assists.
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 39.7% from the field, 35.3% from three and 86.4% from the line while averaging 10.6 points per game. She's averaging 3.4 rebounds and has 66 assists so far this season. Wilke has 1,198 total points in her collegiate career. She has also hit 238 career made three pointers, pulled down 358 career rebounds and posted 257 career assists.
LANI'S CHARISMA
White earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors heading into the Big 12 Tournament. She has logged nine 20-point games this season and has scored in double figures 16 of the last 18 games. Currently leads the Utes with 15.6 points per game. She's shooting 46.6% from the field, 40.5% from three and 84.3% from the free throw line. She's second on the team in rebounding pulling down 144 total on the year and averages 4.8 rebounds a game. She leads the team with 159 made field goals and is second on the team with 66 made three pointers.
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.
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 38-19 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 BYU
The No. 8 seeded BYU Cougars downed the No. 16 seeded Houston Cougars in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament. BYU is currently on a four-game win streak.
BYU is led by head coach Lee Cummard, who is in his first season at the helm of BYU and owns a 21-10 overall record.
BYU is averaging 70.7 points per game while allowing 64.6 points per contest. The Cougars are shooting 41.0% from the field, 30.9% from three-point range, and 71.2% from the free-throw line this season. On the glass, BYU is averaging 40.1 rebounds per game, compared to opponents' 37.0 rebounds per game.
BYU has two players averaging double figures: Delaney Gibb (17.8) and Olivia Hamlin (12.7). Gibb leads the Cougars in scoring at 17.8 points per game, shooting 38.0% from the field, 31.1% from three-point range, and 79.9% from the free-throw line, while adding 4.4 rebounds per game.
Utah leads the all-time series 70-43 against BYU. This will be the 144th meeting between the two teams in the Huntsman Center. Utah has won six of the last 10 matchups with BYU. Utah is 0-2 against BYU this season.
NEW AND NOTEWORTHY
• The Utes sit at No. 55 in the Net Rankings.
• Utah is coming off a solid 81-67 win over Arizona and are on a two-game win streak.
• Lani White has scored in double figures in 16 of the last 18 games.
• This is the third time Utah has gone into a conference tournament as the No. 8 seed in the Power-4 Era (since 2012).
• Utah holds a 0-1 all-time record in the Big 12 Tournament after falling to Texas Tech in the second round last year.
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).
• Against BYU (2/21), the Utes recorded 33 points in the fourth quarter for the most points scored in a quarter this season. Utah and BYU broke the record for most total combined points scored in a single quarter in a Big 12 league game with 63 total points in the fourth quarter (2/21). Utah posted 33 while BYU had 30 of its own.
• Utah is top 50 nationally in five major statistical categories:
No. 42 assists per game (16.4)
No. 27 defensive rebounds per game (28.3)
No. 24 three point attempts (25.7)
No. 46 three point percentage (34.5)
No. 16 three pointers per game (8.9)
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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