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Women’s Basketball Season Recap

By Leilani Gastelum

March 26, 2019

The University of Utah women's basketball team completed their season during the first round at the Pac-12 tournament against Washington. This 54-64 upset took the Utes out of the tournament prematurely. Utah finished their season 20-10 overall and 9-9 in Pac-12 play. "I thought Washington ...

Women’s Basketball Falls in Pac-12 Tournament Opener

By Zach Janis

March 8, 2019

A ferocious Utah comeback in the fourth quarter fell just short, as the sixth-seeded University of Utah women’s basketball team fell in the opening round of the Pac-12 to the University of Washington, 64-54. The Utes (20-9, 9-9 Pac-12) came into Las Vegas after one of the hottest starts...

Women’s Basketball Suffer Losses in California Roadtrip

By Leilani Gastelum

March 4, 2019

After heading to California for their last regular season games this past weekend, Utah ended up taking two losses against UCLA on Friday, March 1 and USC on Sunday, March 3. Utah moved to 20-9 overall and 9-9 in Pac-12 play. The University of Utah women’s basketball team lost their firs...

Utes Headed to California to Wrap Up Regular Season

By Leilani Gastelum

March 1, 2019

Coming off a dominating weekend at the Jon M. Huntsman Center against Washington and Washington State, the Utah women’s basketball team is looking forward for a weekend away in California for a pair of games. The Utes will start off the weekend against UCLA on Friday, Mar. 1 at 8 p.m. MST...

Dru Gylten Takes Her Rightful Place on The Court

By Leilani Gastelum

February 27, 2019

After being redshirted in 2017-18 due to a torn ACL, Dru Gylten has now been able to take her rightful place on the University of Utah women’s basketball team this 2018-19 season. Gylten has executed excellence so far this season. During the Utes game against Southern California, Gylten led...

Utes Enjoy Senior Day With Win Over Washington State

By Leilani Gastelum

February 25, 2019

Utah is finally back on track after taking their second win of the weekend on Sunday, Feb. 24 against Washington State, defeating the Cougars 75-67. This game was also Utah’s Senior day, where they honored seniors Megan Huff, Daneesha Provo, Sarah Porter and Erika Bean. The Utes took t...

Former Ute Becomes Health Advocate

By Casey Overfield

February 20, 2019

Every year, the University of Utah student athletes graduate from their Pac-12 sports teams. Some of these athletes leave their sport behind while some take their game to the next level with professional teams across the world. Emily Potter was one of the driving forces on the women’s bask...

Utah Takes Back-to-Back Upsets in Arizona

By Leilani Gastelum

February 18, 2019

This past weekend, the University of Utah women’s basketball team took two losses against Arizona and Arizona State. Utah started off their weekend against the Arizona Wildcats on Friday, Feb. 15. In January, the Utes took down the Wildcats 80-64 at the Huntsman Center. This game was a t...

Women’s Basketball: Utes Travel to Arizona

By Leilani Gastelum

February 14, 2019

After four tragic games in a row, the Utah Utes are looking forward to this coming weekend. They are hoping to turn themselves around against Arizona and Arizona State on Friday night and Sunday evening. Utah is currently 18-5 overall and 7-5 in Pac-12 play. Just this week, the Utes ha...

Utes Fall Short to LA Schools

By Leilani Gastelum

February 12, 2019

The University of Utah women’s basketball team had two upsets this week against the University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles teams. Utah started off the game against USC behind, but ended up catching up and tying the score at 68-68. Utah tried to push ...