Lynne Roberts Picks Up Milestone Win For Utah Women’s Basktball
Jan 14, 2022, 4:11 PM
Head coach Lynne Roberts of the Utah Utes gives the ball to a referee as her team takes on the Oregon Ducks during the Pac-12 Conference women’s basketball tournament quarterfinals at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on March 6, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Ducks defeated the Utes 79-59. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – After 24 days without a game, the University of Utah women’s basketball team finally got back on the floor in a hastily scheduled 89-48 win over UC Riverside.
Due to last moment scheduling, the Utes hosted the UC Riverside Highlanders at the Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility on Friday, January 14.
Q1 | 1:32 | Utah, 21. UCR, 9.
Andy Torres for three! pic.twitter.com/MTxjjQUZ0Q
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 14, 2022
With the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal on the schedule in two days and five consecutive postponements, the Utes scrambled to schedule UC Riverside, a game that came together less than 24 hours before it was played.
Offensively, the Utes looked like they hadn’t missed a beat. Where the rust was evident was on the defensive end where missed assignments and poor communication at times gave UC Riverside easy looks.
Q4 | 7:39 | Utah, 69. UCR, 40. @jenna_johnson22 drains it from deep. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/9KMDPQJMsB
— Utah Women's Basketball (@UTAHWBB) January 14, 2022
Coming off the bench for the first time this season, Brynna Maxwell scored 15 points, including a sterling 9-9 from the free throw line.
Continuing her strong play of late, freshman Jenna Johnson went 3-4 from deep on her way to 17 points.
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Guard Keilanei Cooper led the Highlanders with 16 points.
The Utes return to the floor on Sunday, January 16 as they welcome in the No. 2 ranked Stanford Cardinal. Tipoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. (MDT). This game will be broadcast on Pac-12 Networks.
