Utah Probable Line-Up:
Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown Statistics G 10 Alli Bills 5-7 Sr. Sandy, Utah 11.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 8.9 apg G 33 Julie Krommenhoek 5-9 Sr. American Fork, Utah 20.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.6 apg C 44 Kristi Rose 6-4 So. Palmdale, Calif. 8.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.9 bpg F 11 Amy Alcorn 5-8 Sr. Oregon City, Ore. 3.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg F 42 Angie Thill 6-0 Sr. Belt, Mont. 12.9 ppg, 8.1 rpg Off The Bench: Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. Hometown Statistics G 14 Rosie Shelley 5-9 Jr. American Fork, Utah 1.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg F 15 Lindsay Sodja 6-1 Fr. Taylorsville, Utah 2.5 ppg, 1.0 rpg F 21 Kristina Andersen 6-1 Fr. Eugene, Ore. 2.9 ppg, 2.3 rpg G 22 Tiana Fuertes 5-3 So. Honolulu, Hawaii 1.1 ppg, 1.1 apg F/G 24 Amy Ewert 6-0 Fr. Vancouver, B.C. 2.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg G 25 ReShawnda Richardson5-7 So. Long Beach, Calif. 1.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg G 30 Janna Whitman 5-10 So. Magna, Utah 0.3 ppg. 0.3 rpg F/C 35 Laura Ross Allen 6-2 Sr. Sparks, Nev. 5.4 ppg, 4.5 rpgAir Force Probable Starters
G - 10 Kallie Quinn 5-7 Sr. Littleton, Colo. 5.9 ppg, 4.0 apg G - 14 Julia Karlstad 5-10 Jr. Tuscaloosa, Ala. 8.5 pgg, 3.1 rpg C - 42 Sara Fortna 6-0 Jr. Littleton, Colo. 4.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg F - 34 Elycia Hall 5-10 Jr. Grass Lake, Mich. 15.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg F - 35 Moillie Peters 6-0 So. LeMars, Iowa 6.4 ppg, 5.6 rpgUNLV Probable Starters
G - 11 Kristen Pool 5-6 Jr. Provo, Utah 7.8 ppg, 2.6 rpg G - 24 Toby Girard 5-5 Sr. Tempe, Ariz. 6.3 ppg, 2.9 apg C - 15 Liz Wolfe 6-3 Jr. Coquitlam, B.C. 6.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg F - 21 Angalete Dye 6-1 Jr. Vacaville, Calif. 8.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg F - 33 Taneisha Gossett 5-9 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. 11.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Scouting The Falcons:
Air Force is 5-10 overall and in eighth place in
the Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division with an 0-5 record. The Academy
lost to New Mexico, 77-42, and UTEP, 75-63, at home last weekend. Junior Elycia
Hall ranks 13th in the conference in scoring (15.1 ppg). Heather Meyer is second
on the team in scoring (9.9 ppg) and rebounds (5.5), but will sit out this week
with mononucleosis. Junior Julia Karlstad averages 8.5 points per game, and ranks
11th in the WAC in three-point field goal percentage (.417) and 13th in
three-pointers per game (1.6). Air Force has been outscored (70.5 to 59.5) and
outrebounded (43.5 to 37.9) in its first 15 games this season.
Air Force Head Coach Marti Gasser
Is 232-162 in 15 years with the
Falcons and has a 294-222 career record in 19 seasons. Gasser was the head coach
at Southwest Missouri State from 1979-83. She is a 1976 graduate of Ohio State.
Series Notes:
Utah and Air Force will meet for the first time on
Thursday night.
Scouting The Lady Rebels:
UNLV enters Thursday night's game at Brigham
Young with a 2-14 overall record and a 1-4 mark in Western Athletic Conference
games, tied for sixth place in the Mountain Division with the Cougars. Last
weekend, the Lady Rebels lost to UTEP, 60-59, and New Mexico, 77-60, at home.
Senior Taneisha Gossett leads the team in scoring with an average of 11.7 points
per game. Junior 6-1 forward Angalete Dye leads the WAC in rebounding (9.2),
ranks seventh in the league in blocked shots (1.0) and is second on the team in
scoring (8.7 ppg). Junior Kristen Pool is the Lady Rebels' third-leading scorer
(7.8 ppg) and ranks 19th in steals (1.9). UNLV was outscored (72.2 to 60.2) and
outrebounded (41.4 to 39.8) in its first 16 games this season.
Unlv Head Coach LaDonna Mcclain
Is 6-37 in her second year with the
Rebels and has a 66-140 career mark in eight seasons. McClain went to UNLV after
spending six seasons at Austin Peay, leading the Lady Governors to the 1996 NCAA
Tournament.
Series Notes:
Utah and UNLV meet for the 13th time on Saturday. UNLV
leads the overall series, 8-4. Utah has a 4-1 edge in games played in Salt Lake
City. The Lady Rebels won the last meeting, 67-53, on March 15, 1989 in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev.
GAME DATA:
Utah (14-0, 5-0 WAC), ranked 13th by USA Today/ESPN and
14th by A.P., concludes the first half of its Western Athletic Conference
schedule at home this week. The Utes host Air Force (5-10, 0-5 WAC) on Thursday
at 7:00 p.m. and UNLV (2-14, 1-4 WAC) on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in the Jon M.
Huntsman Center (15,000).
ON RADIO:
KALL-910 AM, the flagship station of the Utah Sports
Network, will broadcast the Air Force game tape-delayed on Thursday at 10:30 p.m.
following the Utah menis basketball game. KALL will also carry the UNLV game live
on Saturday, beginning with the pre-game show at 2:45 p.m. KALL Sports Director
Brad Stone (play-by-play) and former Ute Reggie Wright-Jewkes (color) call the
action. Each broadcast concludes with The Elaine Elliott Postgame Show.
A QUICK LOOK AT UTAH:
The Utes, 14-0 overall and off to the best start
in school history, are in sole possession of first place in the Western Athletic
Conference Mountain Division with a 5-0 record. Utah posted two impressive WAC
wins on the road last week, winning at Wyoming, 74-63, on Thursday and at
Colorado State, 69-68, on Sunday.
Senior guard and All-America candidate Julie Krommenhoek leads the Utes in scoring with an average of 20.6 points per game. Krommenhoek is also averaging a team-best 3.4 three-pointers per game and is shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range. Senior point guard and postseason honors candidate Alli Bills leads the team in assists (8.9 apg) and is third in scoring (11.9 ppg). Senior forward Angie Thill is the team leader in rebounding (8.1 rpg) and is second in scoring (12.9 ppg). Sophomore center Kristi Rose is fourth in scoring (8.5 ppg), second in rebounds (6.5 rpg) and first in blocked shots (1.9 bpg).
Utah is outscoring the opposition 69.4 to 54.3 points per game and has a 36.7 to 34.6 advantage in rebounding. The Utes are shooting 46.3 percent from the field, 39.5 percent from three-point range and 72.8 percent from the free throw line.
IN THE POLLS:
Utah moved into the top 15 in both the USA Today/ESPN
and Associated Press polls for the first time in school history this week. Utah
is also the highest ranked Western Athletic Conference team ever. The undefeated
Utes (14-0) are ranked No. 13 by USA Today/ESPN with 678 points, moving up from
16th last week. Utah is also ranked No. 14 in the A.P. poll with 421 points,
moving up from 17th. The highest Utah had been ranked in any previous season was
27th by A.P. on Dec. 4, 1995. The highest any WAC team had previously climbed in
the polls was San Diego State, which climbed to No. 21 in the A.P. poll during
the 1994-95 season.
HOOPS U.:
Entering this week, the University of Utah is the only NCAA
Division I athletics program to have both an undefeated womenis and menis
basketball team. The Utah men's team is 15-0 and ranked No. 4 in both this week's
USA Today/ESPN and A.P. polls. Along with Tennessee, the Utah women are just one
of two major Division I programs still undefeated.
COMING UP:
Utah begins the second half of its Western Athletic
Conference season on the road next week, playing at New Mexico on Thursday at
7:00 p.m. and UTEP on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.
Record-Setting Start To Season:
Utah, 14-0 following its wins over
Wyoming and Colorado State last week, is off to the best start in school and
Western Athletic Conference history. The Utesi previous all-time best start was
6-0 during the 1976-77 season. Utah went 5-0 to begin the 1988-89 campaign. The
all-time best start to a season by a WAC team was 9-0 by New Mexico last season.
UTES Closing In On Second-Longest Winning Streak:
With a win over Air
Force on Thursday, Utah would tie the second-longest winning streak of 15 games
in the Utah record books. The Utes also won 15 games from Dec. 29, 1980 through
Feb. 21, 1981. Utah broke the third-longest winning streak in school history with
its win at Wyoming last Thursday. The Utesi previous third-longest winning streak
was 12 games from Dec. 20, 1996 through Feb. 6, 1997 and from Jan. 20 through
March 3, 1989. The longest winning streak in both Utah and Western Athletic
Conference history is 18 games. The Utes set the school record during the 1976-77
season and San Diego State established the conference mark in 1994-95.
Home Sweet Home:
Utah has won all six of its home games this season
and eight in a row dating back to last season. The Utes' last loss at the Jon M.
Huntsman Center was on Feb. 8 to Colorado State, 79-68, in triple overtime. The
Utes have won 36 of the last 37 home games since a loss to Western Athletic
Conference rival San Diego State on Jan. 12, 1995.
From The Training Room:
Sophomore forward Lori Red will sit out this
season with a medical redshirt and return next season with three years of
eligibility remaining.
Game #13 Recap:
Alli Bills equalled a career-high with 23 points as
Utah shook off a pesky Wyoming team on the road, 74-63, last Thursday in Laramie,
Wyo. Bills went 6-of-11 from the floor, 2-of-5 from three-point range and 9-of-11
from the free throw line in 36 minutes. She also had six assists, four steals and
four assists. Julie Krommenhoek bounced back from a 2-for-11 first half to score
12 points in the second half and finish with 18 for the game. Krommenhoek also
pulled down seven boards. Angie Thill had 15 points and four rebounds. Utah was
outshot, 43.4 to 40.0 percent, and outrebounded, 39 to 34; however, Utah got 11
steals and scored 22 points off of 21 Wyoming turnovers.
Utah led 34-26 at halftime and opened the second half with a 7-2 run in the first three and a half minutes. The Utes' lead grew to 19 points (55-36) with 10:36 to play. Rebecca Tomlin led Wyoming with a game-high 24 points and 9 rebounds. Courtney Stapp had 19 points.
Game #14 Recap:
Julie Krommenhoek scored 16 points and Kristi Rose
added 13, including the game-winning layup with 11 seconds left, as Utah held off
Colorado State, 69-68, on Sunday afternoon at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.
Roseis basket halted a 12-1 run that saw Colorado State erase a 10-point deficit
with 4:30 left and take a 68-67 lead on Sara Farmeris driving lay-up with 23
seconds to play. It was the Rams' first lead since they were ahead 4-3 three
minutes into the game. The Utes shot 49 percent (27-of-55) from the floor and
made 8-of-15 three-pointers as they held off Colorado Stateis attempt to take
over first place in the division.
Amy Alcorn scored 14 points and Angie Thill added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Utes, who shot 54 percent in the first half en route to a 33-25 edge at the break. Alli Bills contributed nine points and nine assists.
Becky Hammon led all scorers with 17 points and Heather Haanen added 16 points off the bench for the Rams, who shot 37.5 percent overall and went a dismal 4-of-24 from three-point range. Hammon was 0-of-7 from behind the arc.
Head Coach Elaine Elliott
Is the winningest coach in Utah women's
basketball history. Elliott, now in her 15th season as Utah's head coach after
spending four years as an assistant coach at the U., could record her 300th
career victory this season. Elliott has 295-127 career record and a 143-38 mark
in conference games entering this weekend. Her number of career wins and winning
percentage (.699) is the best of any coach in the Western Athletic Conference.
Her coaching tenure is also the longest among the league coaches. She has had
nine 20-win seasons and three 19-win campaigns, averaging 20 wins in the 14
previous years at the U. Elliott was named the WAC Mountain Division Coach of the
Year last season after guiding Utah to the Mountain Division title. Utah won the
WAC regular-season title under Elliott in 1995-96 and the WAC Tournament
championship in 1995. Elliott has coached teams to a total of four regular-season
conference crowns (1986, 87, 89, 96), one divisional title (1997) and four league
tournament championships (1989, 90, 91, 94). Seven of her teams have advanced to
the NCAA Tournament (1986, 89, 90, 91, 95, 96, 97).
Quoting Elliott:
On the win at Wyoming - "I wasn't really happy with
our intensity and focus. We never seem to play well there for whatever reason, so
I wasn't really surprised by that. I was happy with our guard play. They really
played hard. Julie bounced back from a rough first half and Alli really stepped
it up for us offensively."
On the win at Colorado State - "That was a great win for us. When games are close, emotions always run high. Especially when you win a game like that one. But, we have to realize that we're still in the first half of our WAC schedule. We have lots of games to go."
"I challenged our inside players to step it up after the Wyoming game, and they responded. We did a nice job of limiting their outside shooting, and lot of that had to do with the perimeter defensive play of our guards. To not allow Becky Hammon and Katie Cronin a three-point shot is a solid effort."
Bills Becomes WAC Career Assists Leader:
Senior point guard Alli Bills
dished out nine assists against Colorado State on Sunday to break the Western
Athletic Conferenceis career assists record. Bills now has 524 career assists,
breaking the old mark of 523 held by Colorado Stateis Dee Dee Dominguez
(1992-96). Bills has averaged 8.9 assists in the first 14 games this season and
is ranked second in the NCAA.
Bills is also the Utes' all-time leader in assists, breaking the record in essentially two and a two-thirds seasons after missing the last 20 games of her sophomore year with a torn ACL. She took over first place from Karen Alcorn (1988-92), who had 440 career assists. Bills set the Utah career assists record by dishing out 10 against Kansas State on Dec. 6 in the championship game of the Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic.
The Sandy, Utah, native owns two of the top three single-season assists totals in school history. She dished out 160 assists, the third-most in the Utah record books, as a freshman in 1994-95. Bills ranked first in the nation with 7.6 assists per game in 1996-97, recording a school record 213 on the season.
Bills Contending For Postseason Awards:
Alli Bills is having a solid
final season to her Utah career. Bills has posted three double-doubles, most
recently getting 11 points and 10 assists against then-No. 24 Arkansas on Dec.
21. She also posted 15 points and 11 assists against UC Irvine on Nov. 28 and 10
points and 10 assists, to go along with seven rebounds, against Kansas State on
Dec. 6.
Bills has scored in double figures in 10 of the first 14 games. Her best offensive output of the year was 23 points to equal her career high against Wyoming on Jan. 15. Bills went 6-of-11 from the field, 2-of-5 from three-point range and 9-of-11 from the free throw line. She has had double-figure assists in five games and posted a season-high 12 against Idaho on Dec. 29. She had 11 assists against Brigham Young on Jan. 10.
Bills, who was named to the Western Athletic Conference all-defensive team in 1996-97, posted 10 assists or more seven times last season. She had the first triple-double in school history against Colorado State on Feb. 26, with 13 points, a career-best 14 rebounds and 10 assists. She narrowly missed her second career triple-double against UTEP on Jan. 1 with 15 points, nine assists and nine rebounds.
Krommenhoek Closing In On Wac Career Scoring:
Senior guard Julie
Krommenhoek continues to climb the Utah and Western Athletic Conference career
charts, solidifying herself as one of the all-time best players in both school
and conference history. Krommenhoek needs just 18 more points to become the WACis
all-time scoring leader. She currently has 1,831 points and needs to the surpass
the mark of 1,848 points set by Colorado State's Teresa James from 1992-96 to set
the conference record.
Krommenhoek is also in second place in career scoring at Utah. She needs 245 more points to take over the top mark of 2,075 held by Deb Asper (1980-84).
Krommenhoek already tops the Utah and WAC career charts for three-point field goals made (312) and attempted (724), and owns the top three single-season marks in both three-point categories. She set school and conference single-season records last season with 103 three-pointers made and 233 attempted. The American Fork, Utah, native has also already set the all-time steals mark at Utah (231) and ranks fifth in the WAC.
Krommenhoek Shooting For All-America Honors Once Again:
Julie
Krommenhoek, a Kodak honorable mention All-American the past two seasons and a
District VII All-American in '94-95, is once again one of the top players in the
country in '97-98. Through the first 14 games, Krommenhoek has already had six
20-point games. She missed her career high by two with a season-best 33 points
against No. 24 Arkansas on Dec. 21, going 11-for-19 from the field and 6-for-9
from three-point range. She also had 29 points against UTEP on Jan. 1 and at
Idaho State on Dec. 9., and tossed in 25 against Wisconsin-Green Bay on Dec. 5.
Krommenhoek has scored in double figures in every game, averaging 20.6 points per
game to rank 18th in the nation. She is also averaging 3.4 three-pointers per
game to rank third in the NCAA rankings released on Jan. 6. Krommenhoek is also
shooting 41.7 percent from behind the arc.
Thill Saves Her Best For Last:
Senior forward Angie Thill, who had not
started a single game since her freshman year prior to this season, has blossomed
into one of the top power forwards in the Western Athletic Conference this
season. The Belt, Mont., native, ranks 19th in the WAC in scoring (12.9 ppg) and
10th in rebounding (8.1 rpg). Thill has posted three double-doubles this year,
most recently getting 11 points and 11 boards against Colorado State on Jan. 18.
She has scored in double figures in nine of the 12 games she has played in,
missing the UTEP (Jan. 1) and New Mexico (Jan. 3) games to start the conference
season with a dislocated knee cap. Thill has also scored over 20 points twice,
including a career-high of 23 against UC Irvine on Nov. 28. She has had 10
rebounds or more four times, and hauled in a career-high 12 boards against Weber
State on Nov. 21 and Bradley on Nov. 29.
NCAA Individual Statistical Rankings (Released Jan. 13):
Scoring Julie Krommenhoek 13th (21.3)
Assists Alli Bills 2nd (9.1)
3-Point Field Goals Julie Krommenhoek 3rd (3.5)
NCAA Team Statistical Rankings (Released Jan. 13):
Scoring Defense 1st (52.4)
Scoring Margin 18th (16.7)
3-Point FG Percentage 9th (40.3)
WAC Team Statistical Rankings (Released Jan. 19):
Scoring 6th (69.4)
Rebounds 14th (36.7)
Scoring Defense 2nd (54.3)
Opponents' Rebounds 1st (34.6)
Scoring Margin 4th (15.1)
Rebound Margin 6th (2.1)
Field Goal Percentage 3rd (46.3)
Blocks 5th (2.7)
Field Goal Pct. Defense 2nd (37.2)
Steals 10th (9.3)
3-Point FG Percentage 1st (39.5)
Turnover Margin 7th (-2.6)
3-Point FG Per Game 4th (5.9)
Free Throw Percentage 2nd (72.8)
WAC Individual Statistical Rankings (Released Jan. 19):
Scoring Julie Krommenhoek 2nd (20.6); Angie Thill 19th (12.9)
Field Goal Percentage Angie Thill 5th (55.0); Julie Krommenhoek 16th (44.4)
3-Point Percentage Julie Krommenhoek 4th (41.7)
Free Throw Percentage Julie Krommenhoek 4th (79.5); Alli Bills 6th (78.3); Angie Thill 8th (.775);
Rebounds Angie Thill 10th (8.1); Kristi Rose 18th (6.9)
Assists Alli Bills 1st (8.9)
Blocked Shots Kristi Rose 2nd (1.9)
Steals Julie Krommenhoek 6th (3.2); Alli Bills 9th (2.6)
3-Point Field Goals Julie Krommenhoek 1st (3.4)
The Elliott ERA
Year Overall Pct. WAC Pct. Finish
1983-84 19-12 .613 9-3 .750 2nd-T
1984-85 16-12 .571 8-4 .667 2nd-T
1985-86 21-8 .724 11-1 .917 1st
1986-87 20-7 .741 10-2 .833 1st-T
1987-88 19-9 .679 9-1 .900 2nd
1988-89 24-6 .800 9-1 .900 1st
1989-90 20-10 .667 6-4 .600 3rd
1990-91 20-10 .667 9-3 .750 2nd
1991-92 22-8 .733 10-4 .714 3rd
1992-93 19-10 .655 9-5 .643 2nd-T
1993-94 12-14 .462 9-5 .643 3rd
1994-95 23-7 .767 12-2 .857 2nd
1995-96 21-8 .724 12-2 .857 1st-T
1996-97 25-6 .806 15-1 .938 *1st
1997-98 14-0 1.00 5-0 1.00
Totals 295-127 .699 143-38 .790
*Denotes Division Finish
Top 25 Poll Watch
Date USA Today A.P.
Dec. 29 25th ---
Jan. 5 22nd 22nd
Jan. 12 16th 17th
Jan. 19 13th 14th
Career Charts
Scoring
1. Deb Asper 1980-84 2,075
2. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 1,831
3. Anne Handy 1981-85 1,760
4. Mikki Kane-Barton 1989-93 1,690
Field Goals Made
(Min. 300 Field Goals)
1. Deb Asper 1980-84 850
2. Anne Handy 1981-85 688
3. Mikki Kane-Barton 1989-93 639
4. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 617
5. Lori Parrish 1976-79 587
6. Jane Quimby 1977-81 576
7. Sandy Kovach 1979-83 527
Field Goals Attempted
1. Deb Asper 1980-84 1,685
2. Mo Eckroth 1975-79 1,411
3. Anne Handy 1981-85 1,398
4. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 1,386
5. Jane Quimby 1977-81 1,359
6. Mikki Kane-Barton 1989-93 1,279
7. Lori Parrish 1976-79 1,203
8. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 1,173
3-Point Field Goals
1. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 312
2. Andrea Herold 1991-95 127
3. Alli Bills 1994-97 87
4. Gina Butters 1985-89 75
5. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 64
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 724
2. Andrea Herold 1991-95 339
3. Alli Bills 1994-97 231
4. Melanee Brooks-McQueen, 1987-91 193
5. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 191
Free Throws Made
1. Mikki Kane-Barton, 1989-93 402
2. Anne Handy 1981-85 384
3. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 379
4. Deb Asper 1980-84 375
5. Gina Butters 1985-89 301
6. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 285
7. Lori Parrish 1976-79 258
Assists
1. Alli Bills 1994-97 524
2. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 440
3. Gina Butters 1985-89 416
4. Reggie Wright 1983-87 413
5. Monica Starrett 1979-82 402
Steals
1. Julie Krommenhoek 1994-97 231
2. Alli Bills 1994-97 196
3. Reggie Wright 1983-87 185
Melanee Brooks-McQueen, 1987-91 183
5. Gina Butters 1985-89 169
6. Karen Alcorn 1988-92 162
7. Holly Rawlings 1979-81 161
USA TODAY/ESPN Poll
(Released Jan. 20)
Rk. School
1. Tennessee (60)
2. Connecticut
3. Old Dominion
4. Louisiana Tech
5. Texas Tech
6. Illinois
7. N.C. State
8. Vanderbilt
9. Arizona
10. Virginia
11. North Carolina
12. Florida
13. Utah
14. Stanford
15. Wisconsin
16. Washington
17. W. Kentucky
18. Georgia
19. Nebraska
20. Florida International
21. SW Missouri State
22. Clemson
23. Duke
24. Purdue
25. Hawaiii
A.P. Poll
(Released Jan. 19)
Rk. School
1. Tennessee (39)
2. Old Dominion
3. Connecticut
4. Louisiana Tech
5. Texas Tech
6. Illinois
7. Arizona
8. N. C. State
9. Vanderbilt
10. Florida
11. North Carolina
Virginia
13. Stanford
14. Utah
15. Washington
16. W. Kentucky
17. Wisconsin
18. Georgia
19. Clemson
20. SW Missouri St.
21. Nebraska
22. Florida International
23. Purdue
24. Duke
25. Stephen F. Austin
Upcoming RADIO games
Jan. 22 Air Force 10:30 p.m. (Delayed)
Jan. 24 UNLV 2:45 p.m. (Live)
Jan. 29 at New Mexico 10:30 p.m. (Delayed)
Jan. 31 at UTEP 5:35 p.m. (Live)
Feb. 4 at Brigham Young 6:45 p.m. (Live)
Feb. 7 Rice 7:00 p.m. (Delayed)
Feb. 12 Wyoming 10:30 p.m. (Delayed)
Feb. 14 Colorado State 2:35 p.m. (Live)
Feb. 19 at UNLV 7:45 p.m. (Live)
Feb. 21 at Air Force 1:35 p.m. (Live)
Feb. 26 at Rice 10:00 p.m. (Delayed)
(All Times Mountain)
AMY ALCORN - 11
Started all 14 games ... first start of her career
against Weber State on Nov. 21 ... season-high 14 points, going 5-for-8 from the
field and 3-for-3 from three-point range in 28 minutes against Colorado State on
Jan. 18 ... 7 points (3-5 FG, 1-2 3pt. FG) in 19 minutes against Idaho ... 4
points (2-5 FG) and 3 assists in 22 minutes against BYU (Jan. 10) ... 2 points, 3
rebounds and 3 assists in 23 minutes against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... 4 points
(2-3 FG) and 3 assists in 27 minutes against UC Irvine ... scored 6 points (2-3
FG) and had 1 rebound in 18 minutes versus Bradley ... 3 points (1-4 3pt. FG) and
2 assists is 26 minutes at Montana ... 2 points, 2 assists and 1 board against
Kansas State.
LAURA ROSS ALLEN - 35
Played in all 14 games, starting 2 ...
season-high 11 points (5-7 FG) and 5 rebounds in 24 minutes at Montana ... first
start of the season against UTEP (Jan. 1), posting 7 points, 6 rebounds, and 2
blocks in a season-high 29 minutes ... 8 points (3-7 FG) and a season-high 9
boards in 25 minutes as a starter against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... 10 points on
4-for-6 field goal shooting and 3 boards in 17 minutes in the season opener at
Weber State ... 6 points (3-5 FG) and 5 boards in 19 minutes against BYU (Jan.
10) ... 8 boards and 4 points in 20 minutes against Wisconsin-Green Bay ... 6
points (3-5 FG) and 4 rebounds at Kansas State ... 4 points (2-5 FG) and 4
rebounds in 14 minutes against Colorado State (Jan. 18) ... 4 points and 6
rebounds in 23 minutes against UC Irvine.
KRISTINA ANDERSEN - 21
Played in 10 games ... career-highs with 13
points, going 5-for-8 from the field and 2-for-2 from three-point range, and 7
rebounds in 23 minutes against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... 6 points (2-5 FG, 2-3 3
pt. FG) and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes against UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 7 points, going
3-for-5 from the field and 1-for-3 from three-point range, with 2 rebounds in 9
minutes against Idaho ... in 10 minutes against Bradley, grabbed 4 boards and
scored 1 point (1-3 FT) ... 2 points (1-2 FG) and 1 rebound in 3 minutes against
Weber State.
ALLI BILLS - 10
Started all 14 games ... team leader in assists in
every game, posting 10 or more 5 times ... tied her career-high with 23 points,
going 6-for-11 from the floor, 2-for-5 from three-point range and 9-for-11 from
the free throw line, in 36 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 15 ... broke WAC
career assists record with nine against Colorado State on Feb. 18 ... 11 assists,
6 points and 3 steals against BYU (Jan. 10) ... season-high 12 assists, 8 points,
5 rebounds and 4 steals against Idaho ... went 3-for-3 from the field and 2-for-2
at the free throw line versus the Vandals ... nearly missed a triple-double with
15 points (6-9 FG, 3-5 3 pt. FG), 9 assists and 9 rebounds in 39 minutes against
UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 13 points, (4-4 FT), 8 assists and 4 steals in 40 minutes
against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... double-double with 11 points and 10 assists in 39
minutes against No. 24 Arkansas on Dec. 21 ... broke Utah all-time assists record
with 10 against Kansas State on Dec. 6 ... also had 10 points (4-7 FG) and 7
rebounds in 37 minutes against KSU to post a double-double ... 9 assists, 3
steals and 3 points in a season-high 39 minutes against Wisconsin-Green Bay on
Dec. 5 ... named to the all-tournament team of Kansas Stateis Commerce
Bank-Wildcat Classic (Dec. 5-6) ... 12 points (2-5 3pt. FG), 9 boards, 6 rebounds
and 3 steals in a season-high 40 minutes at Montana ... double-double with a
season-high 15 points and 11 assists, as well as 3 rebounds in 32 minutes against
UC Irvine ... went 5-for-6 from the field, 3-for-3 from three-point range and
2-for-2 from the free throw line against UCI ... 13 points, 8 assists and 6
rebounds at Idaho State ... 15 points (3-3 3pt. FG), 8 assists and 4 rebounds
against Bradley ... 14 points, 7 assists and 5 steals in 35 minutes against Weber
State.
AMY EWERT - 24
Played in all 14 games ... career-high 9 points (3-5
FG), career-high 5 boards and 2 assists in 19 minutes against BYU (Jan. 10) ...
career-high 6 rebounds and 7 points (3-5 FG) in 18 minutes against Wyoming (Jan.
15) ... 7 points (2-3 FG) and 4 rebounds in 20 minutes against Idaho ... 2
points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in a season-high 22 minutes against UTEP
(Jan. 1) ... 4 points (2-2 FG) and 2 assists in a season-high 22 minutes against
No. 24 Arkansas ... 3 points and 3 rebounds in 9 minutes against Wisconsin-Green
Bay ... career-best 4 assists and 3 rebounds in 14 minutes at Montana ... 2
points and 3 rebounds in 20 minutes at Idaho State ... scored 2 points (2-2 FT)
and 2 rebounds in 11 minutes against Bradley ... 2 points and 4 rebounds in 12
minutes at Weber State.
TIANA FUERTES - 22
Has played in 12 games ... 6 points (6-8 FT) and 1
assist in 9 minutes at Weber State ... 4 points (1-3 FG) and 4 assists in 11
minutes against Bradley ... made a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer against
Kansas State ... 2 assists and 2 rebounds in 7 minutes against Colorado State on
Jan. 18.
JULIE KROMMENHOEK - 33
Started all 14 games ... double-figures in
points in all 14 games ... six 20-point games ... 18 points, 7 rebounds and 4
steals in 39 minutes against Wyoming (Jan. 15) ... 19 points, (5-8 3pt. FG) and 6
rebounds in 39 minutes against BYU (Jan. 10) ... named WAC Mountain Division
Player of the Week on Jan. 5 ... 29 points (12-21 FG, 4-9 3pt. FG), 5 assists and
3 steals in 37 minutes against UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 22 points (9-17 FG) in 34
minutes against Idaho (Dec. 29) ... 16 points (3-6 3 pt. FG) and 6 steals in 38
minutes against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... named WAC Mountain Division Player of the
Week on Dec. 22 after scoring a season-high 33 points in Utahis win over No. 24
Arkansas ... went 11-for-19 from the field, 6-for-9 from three-point range and
5-for-5 at the line in 40 minutes against the Lady Razorbacks ... 29 points,
going 10-for-22 from the field and 4-for-9 from three-point range in 38 minutes
at Idaho State ... also had a career-high 6 steals, 6 rebounds and 5 assists
against the Bengals ... named the MVP of the Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic (Dec.
5-6) ... averaged 20.5 points 3.5 steals and shot 40 percent (8-10) from
three-point range against Wisconsin-Green Bay and Kansas State ... 25 points
(8-21 FG, 4-10 3pt. FG) and 3 steals against UWGB ... 16 points, 4 assists and 4
steals against KSU ... 24 points (9-17 FG, 6-9 3pt. FG) and 3 assists in 30
minutes against Bradley ... set JMHC single-game record for three-pointers made
against BU ... 15 points (5-11 FG) and 3 assists at Montana in a season-high 40
minutes ... 16 points in 38 minutes against UC Irvine.
LORI RED - 32
Will sit out this season as a medical redshirt ...
played only in the season opener at Weber State, scoring 6 points (2-4 FG) in 14
minutes.
ReSHAWNDA RICHARDSON - 25
Has played in 6 games ... 4 points (1-3 FG),
4 assists and 1 rebound in 7 minutes against Bradley ... 2 points, making her
only shot, and 1 block in 4 minutes against UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 2 points and 1
rebound in 6 minutes against Idaho.
KRISTI ROSE - 44
Has started all 14 games ... 13 points (6-8 FG), 5
rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 31 minutes against Colorado State (Jan. 18) ...
10 points (4-8 FG) and 9 boards against BYU (Jan. 10) ... season-high 14 points
(6-11 FG, 2-4 3pt. FG), 7 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 26 minutes against
Kansas State on Dec. 6 ... 12 points and 7 boards against Wisconsin-Green Bay on
Dec. 5 ... in first collegiate start at Weber State, had 13 points (6-13 FG), 7
rebounds and 2 assists in a season-high 35 minutes ... 4 blocked shots in 32
minutes against New Mexico (Jan. 3) ... 7 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks in 26
minutes against UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 11 boards, 3 blocked shots and 6 points at
Idaho State ... 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 25 minutes against Idaho ...
9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 30 minutes against No. 24 Arkansas.
ROSIE SHELLEY - 14
Played against Bradley ... 1 point, 1 rebound and 1
assist in 2 minutes versus BU.
LINDSAY SODJA - 15
Has played in 6 games off the bench ... scored a
season-high 11 points (5-6 FG), and had 3 steals and 2 rebounds in 9 minutes
against Bradley ... 2 points (2-2 FT), 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 9
minutes against UTEP (Jan. 1) ... 2 points in 7 minutes at Weber State.
ANGIE THILL - 42
Has started 12 games ... missed the UTEP (Jan. 1) and
New Mexico (Jan. 3) games after suffering a patellar dislocation in her left knee
early in the second half against Idaho ... returned to the line-up with 9 points
and 8 rebounds in 28 against BYU (Jan. 10) ... third double-double of the season
with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists in 35 minutes against against Colorado
State on Jan. 18 ... 15 points (5-6 FG) at Wyoming on Jan. 15 ... career-high 23
points (8-11 FG, 2-3 3pt. FG, 5-7 FT) and 8 rebounds in 27 minutes against UC
Irvine ... 21 points (9-for-14 FG) and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes at Idaho State
... 18 points (8-13 FG, 1-2 3pt. FG) and 8 rebounds in season-high 34 minutes at
Montana ... first double-double in three seasons with 15 points (6-9 FG) and a
career-best tying 12 rebounds in 22 minutes against Bradley ... career-best 12
rebounds in 28 minutes at Weber State ... double-double with 10 points (5-9 FG)
and 10 rebounds in a career-best 37 minutes against No. 24 Arkansas ... 16 points
(4-6 FT) and 6 rebounds in 33 minutes against Kansas State ... 14 points (6-6 FT)
and 6 rebounds against Wisconsin-Green Bay.
JANNA WHITMAN - 30
Has played in 4 games ... 1 point (1-2 FT) in 1
minute against Idaho ... 1 board and 1 steal in 5 minutes against Bradley.
Krommenhoek Named WAC Player of the Week:
Julie Krommenhoek, a senior
from American Fork, Utah, was named the Western Athletic Conference Mountain
Division Player of the Week on Monday. She led the Utes with a season-high 33
points, shooting 11-of-19 (.579) from the field, 6-of-9 (.667) from three-point
range and a perfect 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Krommenhoek also pulled down
three boards, had three assists and recorded three steals in Utahis only game
last week.
Krommenhoek Named WAC Player of the Week:
Julie Krommenhoek was named
the Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division Player of the Week on Monday.
It was the second time she has been honored with the award this season. In three
wins last week, Krommenhoek averaged 22.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and
4.0 steals per game. The American Fork, Utah, native also shot 25-of-49 (.510)
from the field, 9-of-22 (.409) from three-point range and 8-of-12 (.667) from the
free throw line.
For Openers:
Utah is beginning its eighth season in the Western
Athletic Conference. Since 1991, Utah is 4-3 in conference season openers, with
two of those loses coming to San Diego State. Utah has opened league play twice
against UTEP, winning, 62-43, last season on Jan. 2 in El Paso, Texas. Utah lost
to the Miners, 75-71, on Jan. 14, 1993 in Salt Lake City.
