Women's Basketball

Utah Utes Women’s 26-27 Basketball season preview

After a disappointing end to last season, the Utes are looking to make it back to the NCAA tournament. Utah finished 19-13 overall and 7th in the Big 12.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | June 19, 2026

The Utes lost a lot of talent from last year’s team, including seniors Maty Wilke and leading scorer Lani White, the latter being drafted to the WNBA. Forward Reese Ross, the leading rebounder...

Women’s basketball ends post-season with loss to EKU in WBIT

Utah finished the season with a 19-13 overall record, a step down from last season’s 22-9 record.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | March 25, 2026

On March 18, the University of Utah played its last game of the season, losing to Eastern Kentucky 72-58 in the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT). Through the first quarter, Utah led...

Utah seniors close careers as Utes fall to BYU in Big 12 Conference Tournament

Lani White, Maty Wilke, Samantha Crispe and Alyssa Blanck finish their Utah careers following a 70-52 loss in Kansas City.

By Collyn Cowles, Assistant Sports Editor | March 6, 2026

The Utah Utes women’s basketball season has come to an end in Kansas City, Missouri with a 70-52 loss to the BYU Cougars in the second round of the Big 12 Conference Tournament. The defeat...

Utah women’s basketball finishes season, awaits selection Sunday

The Utes lost to BYU in the second round of the Big 12 Tournament and finished with a 19-12 record overall, 10-8 in regular season Big 12 play.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | March 6, 2026

The Utes had a first round bye in the Big 12 Tournament while the BYU Cougars played a first round matchup against Houston. For the third time this season, Utah lost to BYU, this time in the...

Utah Women’s Basketball closes out regular season with two wins

The Utes’ regular season record improved to 19-11, and 10-8 in Big 12 Conference play.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | March 4, 2026

To end the regular season, the Utes played two games, beating Colorado 67-64 on the road before returning home to beat Arizona 81-67 on Senior Night. The wins against Colorado and Arizona improved...

Women’s basketball drops 2 games to Oklahoma State and BYU

Right now, it is up to the Utah Utes whether or not they make the NCAA Tournament. They have three guaranteed games left, with the potential to play six more if they advance in the Big 12 Tournament.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | February 25, 2026

This week, Utah's women's basketball team traveled to Oklahoma State and lost 73-55, before heading back home and losing a hard-fought game to BYU 86-74. Over the last 10 Big 12 games, the Utes...

Utah women’s basketball beats UCF, loses to Iowa State

The Utes record now sits at 16-8 overall, 7-5 in conference play.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | February 12, 2026

This week, the Utes played two games, against UCF on Wednesday and Iowa State on Saturday. They managed to beat UCF on the road before falling to Iowa State at home. With six games left to play...

Utah women’s basketball loses to BYU and Texas Tech, upsets West Virginia

Their record in Big 12 play now sits at six wins and four losses, currently good for sixth in the Big 12 standings. With a long way to go in the season, the Utes currently sit on the NCAA tournament bubble, projected as a play in 11-seed.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | February 3, 2026

This past week, the Utes played three games against Texas Tech on Saturday, Jan. 24, West Virginia on Tuesday, Jan. 27, and at BYU on Saturday, Jan. 31. Utah lost to Texas Tech before bouncing...

Utah women’s basketball beats Houston, loses to Baylor at home

Utah's record now sits at 14-5 overall, and 5-2 in Big 12 conference play. Gavin Petersen's team is tied for fourth in the conference standings.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | January 22, 2026

This week, Utah Women’s Basketball played two games, winning against Houston on the road and losing against Baylor at home. As it stands now, the Utes are projected to make the NCAA tournament...

Utah women’s basketball beats Kansas and Kansas State

The Utes have won three in a row, and nine out of their last 10 games. Their record now sits at 12-4 on the season overall, and 3-1 in Big 12 conference play.

By Brayden Ortega, Sports Writer | January 17, 2026

This week, the Utah Women’s Basketball Team beat both Kansas and Kansas State on the road. On Wednesday, the Utes held off the Kansas Jayhawks 62-59 at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas....