Utah vs. Santa Clara November 29, 2009

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1 Utah Utes (1-3) vs. Santa Clara (1-3) Utes Close Thanksgiving Trip with Santa Clara Sunday, Nov. 29, 2:00 p.m. PT - Santa Clara, Calif. (Leavey Center) Radio: KALL 700 (Play-by-Play by Chris Tunis) Live stats available at UtahUtes.com The Utah women s basketball team closes out its Thanksgiving road trip against Santa Clara on Sunday, Nov. 29. Schedule/Results Date Opponent Result/Time Nov at Utah State...L, Nov vs. Minnesota...W, Nov vs. UCLA (at SDSU)...L, Nov at Stanford...L, Nov at Santa Clara... 2:00 p.m. PT Dec. 1...vs. Weber State... 7:00 p.m. MT Dec. 2...vs. Idaho State... 7:00 p.m. MT Dec at Louisville... 2:00 p.m. ET Dec Westminster... 7:00 p.m. MT Dec vs. South Dakota State...Noon MT Dec vs. Oregon... 7:00 p.m. MT Jan. 2...vs. SMU... 2:00 p.m. MT Jan. 6...vs. Utah Valley... 7:00 p.m. MT Jan at TCU*...12:00 p.m. CT Jan vs. New Mexico*...8:00 p.m. MT (The Mtn.) Jan vs. UNLV*... 3:00 p.m. MT Jan at San Diego State*...7:00 p.m. PT (CBS C) Jan at Air Force*...2:00 p.m. MT Jan vs. Wyoming*... 7:00 p.m. MT Jan vs. BYU*... 3:00 p.m. MT Feb at Colorado State*...7:00 p.m. MT Feb vs. TCU*... 7:00 p.m. MT (CBS C) Feb at New Mexico*... 2:00 p.m. PT Feb at UNLV*... 7:00 p.m. PT Feb vs. San Diego State*...2:00 p.m. MT (The Mtn.) Feb vs. Air Force*... 7:00 p.m. MT Feb at Wyoming*...2:00 p.m. MT (The Mtn.) March 3... at BYU*...7:00 p.m. MT March 6...vs. Colorado State*... 2:00 p.m. MT March MWC Tournament...TBA * - Mountain West Conference match Home games in bold; all home games held in the Jon M. Huntsman Center Scouting Santa Clara Santa Clara is 1-3 on the year, winning its season opener against Sonoma State before falling to Iowa, UCLA and Oregon. Lena Gipson, who led the West Coast Conference in rebounding last season, currently leads the team with 7.3 rebounds per game to go with 12.3 points per game. Alyssa Shoji is tops on the team with 13.0 points per game. Utah leads the series against Santa Clara, 5-1, with the Utes winning last year in Salt Lake city, Last Time Out Taryn Wicijowski scored 12 of her career-high 15 points in the second half to lead the Utes (1-3) in a loss to No. 2 Stanford on Friday. The Cardinal (5-0) was held to its lowest point total since scoring 58 in a win over Cal in February. Kalee Whipple added 13 points while Janita Badon was also in double figure scoring with 10 points. Stanford senior All-American center Jayne Appel was held to two points and six rebounds in 21 minutes. Both schools rebounded from cold shooting starts with solid second-half shooting. The Cardinal shot 42 percent and Utah was at 49 percent in the final 20 minutes. Quick Hits Kalee Whipple was named to the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy, given to the college basketball player of the year... the Utes starting lineup for the first three games has been Kalee Whipple, Sasha McKinnon, Taryn Wicijowski, Janita Badon and Halie Sawyer... Utah announced the signings of five players to NLI s. Ciera Dunbar (guard, Elko HS, Nevada), Allison Gida (point guard, Ashland HS, Oregon), Brittany Knighton (forward, Oregon City HS, Oregon) and Amy Krommenhoek (guard, American Fork HS, Utah) will join Utah for the campaign. Whipple Moves Up in Record Books Kalee Whipple is moving up in a number of areas in the Utah record book. She currently ranks 9th all-time in scoring with 1,446 career points. Whipple is also in the top ten in offensive rebounds (204, 7th), defensive Utah Roster at a Glance No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) Notes 1 Janita Badon 5-6 G So. 1VL Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Averaging 4.0 assists per game, career-high 14 pts vs. Minnesota 2 Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. 3VL Hiko, Nev. (Pahranagat Valley HS) Preseason All-MWC, 14.3 ppg, over 1,400 career pts 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. RS Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Kalani HS) Redshirted Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 1VL Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) Averaging five minutes per game off the bench 11 Taryn Wicijowski 6-3 C Fr. HS Regina, Sask. (NEDA) Preseason MWC Freshman of the Yr, 11.3 ppg 13 Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) 4-for-8 from three-point range this year 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 2VL Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS) Redshirted , came off bench in 25 games in Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. 3VL Langley, B.C. (Brookswood Secondary) Averaging 19.5 minutes per game as a starter 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Walk-on was a two-time first-team all-state player in high school 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 3VL Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) Leads Utah with 7.8 rebounds per game this year 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. HS Huntington, Calif. (Marina HS) Seen action in two games this season off the bench 32 Diana Rolniak 6-4 F Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Averaging 13.5 minutes off the bench, seven rebounds vs. UCLA 42 Mandy Munns 6-3 C So. 1VL Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS) Five rbs. in 10 minutes vs. Minnesota

2 Utah Quick Facts General Information Location...Salt Lake City Founded Enrollment... 29,251 Nickname...Utes Mascot...Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Colors... Crimson and White Conference... Mountain West Arena... Jon M. Huntsman Center Capacity... 15,000 President... Michael K. Young Director of Athletics... Dr. Chris Hill Basketball Staff Head Coach... Elaine Elliott... 27th year (Boise State, 77) Career Record Record at Utah...Same Assistant Coach... Matt Legerski... 7th year (Utah, 01) Assistant Coach... Anthony Levrets...3rd year (Lafayette, 01) Assistant Coach...Lana Sitterud... 4th year (Utah 06) Dir. of Basketball Operations...Velaida Harris... 1st year (Portland State 93) Basketball Facts Overall Record MWC Record MWC Finish... 1st MWC Tournament... 1st Starters Returning/Lost... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 8/4 Newcomers... 6 Started Basketball All-Time Record Last NCAA Appearance (Second Round) NCAA Record/Appearances /16 Last WNIT Appearance WNIT Record/Appearances...2-7/4 Sports Information Asst. SID/WBB...Brooke Frederickson Office Phone Cell Phone Fax bfrederickson@huntsman.utah.edu Mailing Address E. South Campus Drive, Front...Salt Lake City, UT rebounds (479, 7th), scoring average (14.2, tied for 7th), three-point field goals made (183, 6th), three-point field goal percentage (38.6, 5th) and three-point field goal attempts (474, 6th). Youth Is Served Utah has one of its youngest teams in years, with six freshmen and three sophomores gracing the roster. Utah starts two underclassmen - sophomore Janita Badon and freshman Taryn Wicijowski and six underclassmen play off the bench. Badon is averaging 4.0 assists per game. She had a career-high 14 points against Minnesota and is averaging 8.3 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. Wicijowski earned preseason MWC Freshman of the Year honors after spending the summer with the Canadian Junior National Team. She is second on the team with 11.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. She had her first career double-double against Minnesota and has scored in double figures in three of Utah s four games. Off the bench are sophomores Josi McDermott and Mandy Munns and freshmen Iwaliani Rodrigues, Diana Rolniak, Rachel Messer and Rita Sitivi. Messer is averaging 3.0 points per game while Rolniak has 3.8 rebounds per game. Utes Selected Third in MWC Preseason Poll; Whipple and Wicijowski Earn Honors Utah was tabbed to finish third in the Mountain West Conference preseason poll while Kalee Whipple was chosen to the preseason all-conference team. Freshman Taryn Wicijowski was picked as the Preseason Freshman of the Year. San Diego State was selected as the preseason favorite. The Aztecs received 25 first-place votes and 240 total points. TCU collected three firstplace votes and finished second with 216 points, followed by Utah with 185 points. New Mexico (168 points) placed fourth, followed by Wyoming (121 points), BYU (109 points), UNLV (97 points), Colorado State (57 points) and Air Force (31 points). Utes Host 2011 NCAA First and Second Rounds The University of Utah has been named as a host institution for the 2011 NCAA Women s Basketball First and Second Rounds, the NCAA Division I Women s Basketball Committee announced. The games will be held March 19 through 22nd in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. It will mark the second time that Utah has hosted the preliminary rounds. In 2001, the Utes defeated Fairfield and Iowa in the Huntsman Center in opening round play to advance to their first Sweet Sixteen. On the Radio Utah can be found on either KALL 700 AM or KNRS 570 AM throughout the season. Playby-play is provided by Chris Tunis. Tale of the Tape Utah Santa Clara Points Points Allowed Scoring Margin Field Goal % Three s Per Game Three-Point FG % Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game Steals Per Game Blocks Per Game Turnovers Per Game

3 Utah s Record When... Scoring 80+ points Scoring points Scoring points Scoring less than 60 points Giving up 80+ points Giving up points Giving up points Giving up less than 60 points Field goal shooting 55% or better Field goal shooting 50-54% Field goal shooting 45-49% Field goal shooting 40-44% Field goal shooting less than 40% Opponent shooting 50% or better Opponent shooting 45-49% Opponent shooting 40-44% Opponents shooting 35-39% Opponents shooting under 35% Utah out-rebounds opponents Teams have equal number of rebs Opponents out-rebound Utah Utah has fewer turnovers than opp Teams have same number of TO s Utah has more turnovers than opp When Utah makes more FT than opp When teams make same number of FT When opponents make more FT than Utah When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime Games go to overtime Margin is five points or fewer Margin is 6-10 points Margin is points Margin is points Margin is 21 or more points Overall Record MWC Record Record at home Record in away games Record in neutral site games Record vs. ranked opponents Coming off of a win Coming off of a loss Day games Night games Record in Nov Record in Dec Record in Jan Record in Feb Record in March Utah Career Record Book Scoring 1. Kim Smith, , Julie Krommenhoek, , Deb Asper, , Morgan Warburton, , Anne Handy, , Shona Thorburn, , Mikki Kane-Barton, , Karen Alcorn, , Kalee Whipple, 2006-present... 1, Lori Parrish, , ,432 Scoring Average (Minimum 750 Points) 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Kim Smith, Deb Asper, Amber McEwen, Anne Handy, Morgan Warburton, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Mikki Kane-Barton, Soni Adams, Shona Thorburn, Offensive Rebounds 1. Kim Smith, Tanya Zachary, Mikki Kane-Barton, Lauren Beckman, Hilary King-Noel, Andrea Herold, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Jessica Perry, Amber McEwen, Angie Bandy-Donahue, Defensive Rebounds 1. Kim Smith, Shona Thorburn, Morgan Warburton, Lauren Beckman, Tanya Zachary, Andrea Herold, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Mikki Kane-Barton, Hilary King-Noel, Jessica Perry, Pt Field Goals Made 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Kim Smith, Morgan Warburton, Erin Gibbons, Shona Thorburn, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Julie Larsen, Lana Sitterud, Andrea Herold, Lindsay Herbert, Pt Field Goal Attempts 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Shona Thorburn, Kim Smith, Morgan Warburton, Erin Gibbons, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Lana Sitterud, Julie Larsen, Andrea Herold, Lindsay Herbert, Pt Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1. Gina Butters, Julie Larsen, Julie Krommenhoek, Lindsay Herbert, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Kim Smith, Morgan Warburton, Andrea Herold, Erin Gibbons, Alli Bills, Lana Sitterud,

4 AP Top 25 (Nov. 23) Rk. School Record Votes 1. Connecticut (40) Stanford Ohio State North Carolina Notre Dame Tennessee LSU Baylor Xavier Duke Texas A&M Florida State Texas Georgia DePaul Virginia Arizona State Kansas Mississippi State Oklahoma Vanderbilt California San Diego State Pittsburgh Michigan State OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Georgia Tech 49, Middle Tennessee State 44, Dayton 39, Louisville 22, Rutgers 15, Oklahoma State 13, Maryland 10, Nebraska 10, TCU 7, Hartford 6, Temple 6, Purdue 5, Wake Forest 4, Gonzaga 3, St. John s 3, Syracuse 3, Wisconsin-Green Bay 2, Duquesne 1. ESPN/USA Today Poll (Nov. 24) Rk. School Record Votes 1. Connecticut (31) Stanford Ohio State North Carolina Tennessee Notre Dame Texas A&M Baylor Florida State Xavier LSU Duke Arizona State Texas California Vanderbilt Oklahoma Virginia Georgia Pittsburgh DePaul Mississippi State Kansas San Diego State Michigan State OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Louisville 56, Maryland 41, Dayton 37, Middle Tennessee State 33, Iowa State 23, Syracuse 23, Temple 22, Gonzaga 19, Hartford 10, TCU 9, Vermont 9, Southern Methodist 8, East Carolina 7, Rutgers 6, Georgetown 4, Western Kentucky 4, Houston 3, Oklahoma State 3, Georgia Tech 2, Nebraska 2, West Virginia 2, Auburn 1, Purdue 1. Utes in the Polls AP ESPN Preseason NR NR Nov. 16 NR NR Nov. 23 NR NR MWC Standings (through 11/27) MWC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Wyoming New Mexico Brigham Young Colorado State San Diego State TCU UNLV Utah Air Force MWC Players of the Week Nov. 16 Kim Mestdagh, So., F., Colorado State Nov. 23 Starr Crawford, Fr., F, TCU Jamie Smith, So., F, UNLV

5 Numerical No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) 1 Janita Badon 5-6 G So. 1VL Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) 2 Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. 3VL Hiko, Nev. (Pahranagat Valley HS) 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. RS Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Kalani HS) 10 Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 1VL Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) 11 Taryn Wicijowski 6-3 C Fr. HS Regina, Sask. (National Elite Development Acad.) 13 Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 2VL Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS) 20 Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. 3VL Langley, B.C. (Brookswood Secondary) 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 3VL Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. HS Huntington, Calif. (Marina HS) 32 Diana Rolniak 6-4 F Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) 42 Mandy Munns 6-3 C So. 1VL Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS) Alphabetical No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Exp. 1 Janita Badon 5-6 G So. 1VL 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr. HS 10 Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 1VL 20 Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. 3VL 13 Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. HS 42 Mandy Munns 6-3 C So. 1VL 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. RS 32 Diana Rolniak 6-4 F Fr. HS 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 3VL 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. HS 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 2VL 2 Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. 3VL 11 Taryn Wicijowski 6-3 C Fr. HS TV / Radio Roster Roster Breakdown 1 11 Janita Badon 5-6 G So. Taryn Wicijowski 6-3 C Fr. 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. 10 Pronunciation guide Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 20 Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. 32 Diana Rolniak 6-4 F Fr. Janita Badon... Ja-NEE-ta ba-don Iwalani Rodrogues... eva-law-knee ROD-reegs Sasha McKinnon...Sash-sha Hennasea Tokumura... Hen-a-see Toe-koo-MORE-a Diana Rolniak... Roll-KNEE-ack Taryn Wicijowski... tear-in witch-ow-ski By Class Freshmen (6): Chelsea Bridgewater, Rachel Messer, Iwalani Rodrigues, Diana Rolniak, Rita Sitivi, Taryn Wicijowski. Sophomores (3): Janita Badon, Josi McDermott, Mandy Munns Juniors (1): Hennasea Tokumura Seniors (3): Sasha McKinnon, Halie Sawyer, Kalee Whipple By Height 6-4: Diana Rolniak 6-3: Mandy Munns, Taryn Wicijowski 6-1: Halie Sawyer 6-0: Chelsea Bridgewater, Josi McDermott, Sasha McKinnon, Kalee Whipple 5-10: Rita Sitivi 5-9: Rachel Messer, Iwalani Rodrigues 5-6: Janita Badon 5-4: Hennasea Tokumura By Position Guard (8): Janita Badon, Chelsea Bridgewater, Josi McDermott, Sasha McKinnon, Rachel Messer, Iwalani Rodrigues, Rita Sitivi, Hennasea Tokumura Center (2): Mandy Munns, Taryn Wicijowski Forward (3): Diana Rolniak, Halie Sawyer, Kalee Whipple By State/Country California (1): Riti Sitivi Canada (2): Sasha McKinnon, Taryn Wicijowski Colorado (2): Rachel Messer, Diana Rolniak Hawaii (2): Iwalani Rodrigues, Hennasea Tokumura Nevada (1): Kalee Whipple Oregon (2): Janita Badon, Josi McDermott Utah (3): Chelsea Bridgewater, Halie Sawyer, Mandy Munns Mandy Munns 6-3 C So. Elaine Elliott Head Coach

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7 The Elliott Files Team Accomplishments 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2006 Elite Eight 2001 and 2006 Sweet 16 Over 500 Career Wins 18 Postseason Appearances 15 Conference Championships 25 Winning Seasons Four players drafted by the WNBA (Kim Smith, Shona Thorburn, Leilani Mitchell and Morgan Warburton) 16 players with All-America honors Won more games than any other school in the Mountain West Conference Personal Elaine Elliott Head Coach 27th Season at Utah (.716) (Boise State 77) Hometown: Lakewood, Wash. Alma Mater: Boise State University, 1977 Coaching Experience Head Coach: Utah (1983-present) Assistant Coach: Utah ( ) Head Coach: U.S. Olympic Festival (1990) Assistant Coach: U.S. Junior National Team (1991) Head Coach: Boise High School ( ) Awards 2001 John and Nellie Wooden National Coach of the Year WBCA Regional Coach of the Year 2009, 2008, 2001, 2000, 1998 Elliott s Year-by-Year Coaching Record Year Overall Conf. Place Postseason (HCAC) T-2nd NWIT Third Round (HCAC) T-2nd (HCAC) 1st NCAA First Round (HCAC) T-1st (HCAC) 2nd (HCAC) 1st NCAA First Round (HCAC) 3rd NCAA First Round (WAC) 2nd NCAA First Round (WAC) 3rd (WAC) T-2nd (WAC) 3rd (WAC) 2nd NCAA First Round (WAC) T-1st NCAA First Round (WAC) 1st* NCAA Second Round (WAC) 1st* NCAA First Round (WAC) 2nd* WNIT First Round (MWC) 1st NCAA First Round (MWC) 1st NCAA Sweet (MWC) 5th (MWC) 1st NCAA Second Round (MWC) 1st (MWC) 2nd NCAA Second Round (MWC) 2nd NCAA Elite (MWC) 5th WNIT Second Round (MWC) 1st NCAA First Round (MWC) 1st NCAA Second Round N/A - 26 Years (.716) (.798) * - Division Finish MWC Coach of the Year 2008, 2003, 2001, 2000 WAC Division Coach of the Year 1999, 1998, 1997 HCAC Coach of the Year 1989, 1986

8 Utah Women's Basketball Utah Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 27, 2009) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 WHIPPLE, Kalee WICIJOWSKI, Taryn BADON, Janita SAWYER, Halie MESSER, Rachel MCKINNON, Sasha MUNNS, Mandy ROLNIAK, Diana RODRIGUES, Iwalani SITIVI, Rita MCDERMOTT, Josi Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS UT OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 9 10 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/09 at Utah State L /17/09 MINNESOTA W vs UCLA L /27/09 at STANFORD L * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Utah Opponents

9 Utah Women's Basketball Utah Game-by-Game Highs (as of Nov 27, 2009) All games Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots at Utah State 11/13/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 13-SAWYER, Halie 4-BADON, Janita 3-WICIJOWSKI, Tary None MINNESOTA 11/17/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 10-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 6-BADON, Janita 4-SAWYER, Halie 3-SAWYER, Halie vs UCLA SAWYER, Halie 7-ROLNIAK, Diana 3-RODRIGUES, Iwal 2-ROLNIAK, Diana 2-ROLNIAK, Diana WHIPPLE, Kalee at STANFORD 11/27/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 6-SAWYER, Halie 6-BADON, Janita 1-BADON, Janita 1-SAWYER, Halie WHIPPLE, Kalee

10 Game #1 utah 58 utah state 67 Nov. 13, Salt Lake City Game #2 MINNESOTA Utah 60 Nov. 17, Salt Lake City Game #3 ucla 69 Utah 33 Nov. 21, San Diego, Calif. The Utah could not overcome a strong Utah State start, falling in their season opener to the Aggies, Kalee Whipple led Utah with 21 points while Taryn Wicijowski, who earned her first career start, was also in double figures with 12 points. Halie Sawyer pulled down a team-high 13 rebounds for the Utes. The Aggies came out firing on all cylinders, taking a 13-point lead, 18-5, through the first six minutes of the first half. They would take as much as a 22-point lead in the half and led at halftime behind 62.1 percent shooting, led by 16 points from Amber White. Whipple had 14 points for the Utes in the half. Utah battled back in the second half, outscoring Utah State and coming within eight points as the minutes ticked off. The Utes held the Aggies to just two points in a six-minute stretch and cut the lead to 10 points, 59-49, with five minutes remaining, but Utah State was able to hold onto their lead the remainder of the way. USU shot 54.2-percent in the contest compared to Utah s 38.2-percent, while the Utes won the rebounding battle, Sawyer and Janita Badon added eight points for Utah. Sasha McKinnon also made the first start of her Utah career. Utah (0-1) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues Messer Rolniak TEAM 2 2 Totals Utah State (1-0) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min White Whitehead Johnson, N Coddington Goddard Williams Howard Johnson, J TEAM 2 2 Totals Officials: Melissa Barlow, Brenda Pantoja, Brad Schmidt Technical fouls: Utah-None. Utah State-None. Attendance: 804 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Utah Utah State Points in the paint-ut 24,USU 16. Points off turnovers-ut 21,USU 20. 2nd chance points-ut 8,USU 6. Fast break points-ut 0,USU 0. Bench points-ut 4,USU 7. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-00:15, USU 2nd-03:14. Largest lead-ut None, USU by 22 1st-00:44. Utah picked up its first victory of the season with a win over Minnesota on Tuesday, Nov. 17. Taryn Wicijowski had her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Kalee Whipple led the Utes with 17 points while Janita Badon had a careerhigh 14 points. Both teams played tough defense early. After the Gophers went up 9-6, the Utes (1-1) rallied back to score the next eight points and take a 14-9 lead with 7:41 remaining. The two teams stayed close for the remainder of the half. Whipple s basket from just inside the arc at the buzzer gave the Utes the lead at the break, The basket just before the break helped give Utah a lead they would not relinquish though the second half. Although the Utes held as large as a nine-point lead with 13:39 left, 41-32, Minnesota stayed just within reach through the remainder of the game. With 3:49 left an Ashley Ellis-Milan jumper cut the score to Utah pulled ahead by six, with 1:32 left off a free-throw and three-pointer from Whipple. China Antione hit a three-pointer for the Gophers at the other end of the floor to keep the deficit at three, Minnesota s Katie Ohm hit one of two free-throws to again cut the lead to two with 45 seconds on the clock. Each team turned the ball over before Whipple was fouled and hit both free throws to increase Utah s lead to four with 11 seconds left. Although Jackie Voigt hit a long three-pointer with three seconds remaining to come within a point, 60-59, Whipple was fouled with one second left and missed her free-throws to be able to grab the rebound and clinch Utah s first win of the season. Minnesota (1-1) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Ellis-Milan Voigt McCoy Buford Ohm Antione Cotton Harper Mastey TEAM Totals Utah (1-1) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues McDermott Messer Sitivi Rolniak Munns Totals Officials: Melissa Barlow, Clarke Stevens, Lisa Jones Technical fouls: Minnesota-None. Utah-TEAM. Attendance: 651 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Minnesota Utah Points in the paint-min 22,UT 26. Points off turnovers-min 18,UT 12. 2nd chance points-min 15,UT 20. Fast break points-min 6,UT 0. Bench points-min 13,UT 8. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-10 times. Last FG-MIN 2nd-00:03, UT 2nd-01:32. Largest lead-min by 4 1st-02:50, UT by 9 2nd-13:39. Utah struggled against UCLA in the JHG Jam, falling to the Bruins on Saturday, Nov. 21. The Utes (1-2) shot just 24-percent as a team. Utah was led in scoring by Halie Sawyer with seven points and six rebounds. Diana Rolniak had a team-high seven rebounds. We just struggled early and it was a bad tone to set, head coach Elaine Elliott said. We struggled with pressure. Everyone took their turn. Our offensive execution was not there in any shape or form. UCLA (3-1) took a 16-0 lead in the first half before the Utes got on the board with 14:37 remaining on a free-throw from Rolniak. That was the start of an 11-0 run for Utah to cut the lead to five, with 10:12 left. However, that was as close as the Utes would get the rest of the way, as UCLA pulled ahead with an 8-0 run to put the score at with 6:09. The Bruins led at halftime, led by eight points from Darxia Morris. Kalee Whipple had six points at the half for the Utes. Utah continued to struggle in the second half. The Utes shot just 52.2-percent (12-for-23) from the freethrow line in the game, despite UCLA having an 18 to 12 advantage in fouls. Rachel Messer tied her career best with six points. UCLA (3-1) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Earl Walker Morris Tukiainen Campbell Shepard Nzekwe Williams Alexander Gardner TEAM *2 Totals * - points scored by the other team (wrong basket) Utah (1-2) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues McDermott Messer Sitivi Rolniak Munns TEAM Totals Officials: Michael Price, Gator Parrish, Shelley Nakasone Technical fouls: UCLA-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 1044 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total UCLA Utah Points in the paint-ucla 34,UT 8. Points off turnovers-ucla 24,UT 3. 2nd chance points-ucla 19,UT 8. Fast break points-ucla 10,UT 3. Bench points-ucla 21,UT 14. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UCLA 2nd-00:26, UT 2nd-00:11. Largest lead-ucla by 38 2nd-00:26, UT None.

11 Game #4 utah 41 STANFORD (2/2) 60 Nov. 27, Stanford, Calif. Game #5 utah SANTA CLARA Nov. 29, Santa Clara, Calif. Game #6 WEBER STATE UTAH Dec. 1, Salt Lake City Kayla Pedersen scored 18 points and had 12 rebounds in leading No. 2 Stanford to a victory over Utah on Friday. Nnemkadi Ogwumike had 17 points and Jeanette Pohlen added 11 for the Cardinal (5-0), who were held to their lowest point total since scoring 58 in a win over Cal in February. Taryn Wicijowski scored 12 of her 15 points in the second half to lead the Utes (1-3). Kalee Whipple added 13 points while Janita Badon was also in double figure scoring with 10 points. Senior All-American center Jayne Appel was held to two points and six rebounds in 21 minutes. Both schools rebounded from cold shooting starts with solid second-half shooting. The Cardinal shot 42 percent and Utah was at 49 percent in the final 20 minutes. After making one of 10 3-pointers in the second half of Sunday s win at UC Davis, the Cardinal were 2 of 17 in the first half against Utah. The Utes were held scoreless over a 10-minute span of the first half, and were still within nine points of the Cardinal. Stanford eventually opened a 21-8 lead with 4:14 left in the first 20 minutes and took a advantage into the half. Utah (1-3) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues McDermott Messer Rolniak Munns Team Totals Stanford (5-0) fg-a 3fg-a ft-fta of de tot pf tp a to bk s min Pedersen Ogwumike Appel Gold-Onwude Pohlen Mashore Ruef Harrison Hones La Rocque Cimino Team Totals Officials: Lisa Jones, Penny Davis, Cathi Cornell Technical fouls: Utah-None. STANFORD-None. Attendance: 4079 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Utah Stanford Points in the paint-ut 12,STAN 24. Points off turnovers-ut 9,STAN 25. 2nd chance points-ut 3,STAN 20. Fast break points-ut 0,STAN 4. Bench points-ut 3,STAN 12. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-00:27, STAN 2nd-00:44. Largest lead-ut None, STAN by 23 2nd-02:25.

12 1 Janita Badon Guard 5-6 Sophomore 1L Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Season/Career Highs 14 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Points...14 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 6 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Rebounds... 7 vs. Colorado State (1/17/09) 7 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... FGM...7 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 13 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...FGA...13 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 1, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09)... 3 FGM...1, nine times (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) 2 vs. Stanford (11/27/09)... 3 FGA...4, twice (last vs. TCU, 2/4/09) 5 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...FTM...5 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 6 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... FTA...6 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 6, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09)...Assists... 7 vs. New Mexico (3/4/09) 2 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Steals...3, twice (last vs. Air Force, 2/14/09) N/A... Blocks... N/A 35, twice (last vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Minutes...35, twice (last vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) : Started both of Utah s games at the point this year... scored a career-high 14 points with six assists and six rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/17)... six assists and 10 points at Stanford (11/27)... at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 30.3 Points/game: 8.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: 75.0 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Assists/game: 4.0 Turnovers/game: 5.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: TOTAL

13 2 Kalee Whipple Forward 6-0 Senior 3L Hiko, Nev. (Pahranagat Valley HS) Season Highs Career Highs 21 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Points vs. Wyoming (1/7/09) 9 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Rebounds... 12, three times (last vs. Air Force, 2/22/07) 7 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... FGM vs. Wyoming (1/7/09) 19, twice (last vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...FGA...23 vs. Gonzaga (11/29/08) 3, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09)... 3 FGM... 5, six times (last vs. Air Force, 2/14/09) 9 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... 3 FGA...11, twice (last vs. USC (12/30/08) 5 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...FTM vs. Marquette (11/30/08) 9 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... FTA vs. Marquette (11/30/08) 2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)...Assists... 6, four times (last vs. San Diego State (1/11/09) 2, twice (last vs. UCLA (11/21/09)... Steals... 6 vs. Wyoming (3/2/08) N/A... Blocks...3, twice (last vs. Villanova, 3/22/09) 36, twice (last vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Minutes : Preseason All-Mountain West Conference... 1,427 career points ranks 10th all-time at Utah and is in the top 10 in several career categories points with nine rebounds vs. Utah State (11/13) points vs. Minnesota (11/7) at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 33.5 Points/game: 14.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 66.7 Rebounds/game: 5.0 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 3.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 1.3 Blocks/game: TOTAL

14 3 Iwalani Rodrigues Guard 5-9 Freshman (Redshirt) RS Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Kalani HS) Season/Career Highs Points...2, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) Rebounds...2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) FGM...1, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) FGA... 6 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... 1, three times (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) FTM... N/A FTA...1 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Assists...3 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Steals... 1 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) Blocks... N/A Minutes...21, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09) : Seen significant minutes in the first three games after redshirting last year... two points and a rebound in first collegiate game vs. Utah State (11/13)... three assists and two rebounds vs. UCLA (11/21/09) at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 15.0 Points/game: 1.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 2.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.4 Steals/game:

15 10 Josi McDermott Guard 6-0 Sophomore 1L Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) Season/Career Highs N/A... Points... 6 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) N/A... Rebounds... 4 vs. Villanova (3/22/09) N/A... FGM... 2, twice (last vs. Maryland, 3/24/09) 2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)...FGA... 4 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) N/A... 3 FGM... 2 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) N/A... 3 FGA... 3 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) N/A...FTM... 1 vs. Colorado State (1/17/09) N/A... FTA... 2 vs. Colorado State (1/17/09) N/A...Assists...1, four times (last vs. Colorado State, 2/18/09) N/A... Steals...1, four times (last vs. Colorado State, 2/18/09) N/A... Blocks... N/A 6 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)... Minutes vs. Maryland (3/24/09) : Saw first action of the season against Minnesota (11/17) MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 5.0 FG Pct: 0.0 Turnovers/game: TOTAL

16 11 Taryn Wicijowski Center 6-3 Freshman HS Regina, Sask. (National Elite Development Academy) Season/Career Highs Points...15 vs. Stanford (11/27/09) Rebounds...10 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) FGM...7 vs. Stanford (11/27/09) FGA...10 vs. Stanford (11/27/09) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... N/A FTM... 4 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) FTA...6 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Assists... 1, three times (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) Steals... 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) Blocks... N/A Minutes vs. Utah State (11/13/09) : MWC Preseason Freshman of the Year... scored 12 points with seven rebounds and three steals in first collegiate game vs. Utah State (11/13)... first career double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/17) points against Stanford (11/27)... at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 29.5 Points/game: 11.3 FG Pct: 50.0 FT Pct: 68.8 Rebounds/game: 5.5 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 3.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game:

17 13 Rachel Messer Guard 5-9 Freshman HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) Season/Career Highs Points...6, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09) Rebounds...2 vs. Stanford (11/27/09) FGM...2, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09) FGA...4 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) 3 FGM...2, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09) 3 FGA...4 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) FTM... N/A FTA... N/A Assists... N/A Steals...1 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Blocks... N/A Minutes...28 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) : Hit a pair of three s vs. Minnesota for six points in 16 minutes (11/17)... 2-for-2 from three-point range for six points against UCLA (11/21) at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 16.8 Points/game: 3.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Steals/game:

18 20 Sasha McKinnon Guard 6-0 Senior 3L Langley, B.C., Canada (Brookswood Secondary) Season Highs Career Highs 5 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)...Points...9 vs. Air Force (3/8/06) 2 vs. Stanford (11/27/09)...Rebounds...2, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/27/09) 2, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/17/09)...FGM...3, twice 5 vs. Minnesota, 11/17/09)... FGA...9 vs. TCU (3/7/09) 1 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... 3 FGM...3 vs. Air Force (3/8/06) 3, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/17/09)...3 FGA...7 vs. TCU (3/7/09) N/A... FTM... 2 vs. New Mexico (2/4/06) N/A...FTA... 2, three times (last vs. New Mexico, 3/4/09) 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Assists... 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) 1 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)...Steals...1, three times (last vs. Utah State (11/13/09) N/A...Blocks... 1 vs. New Mexico (3/4/09) 26 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)...Minutes vs. Utah State (11/13/09) : Made first career start against Utah State, scoring five points with three assists (11/13)... a pair of rebounds against Stanford (11/27) at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 19.5 Points/game: 2.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 12.5 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: TOTAL

19 21 Chelsea Bridgewater Guard 6-0 Freshman HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Season/Career Highs Points... Rebounds... FGM... FGA... 3 FGM... 3 FGA... FTM... FTA... Assists... Steals... Blocks... Minutes : Has not seen action yet this season.

20 22 Halie Sawyer Forward 6-1 Senior 3L Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) Season Highs Career Highs 8 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Points vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 13 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Rebounds vs. San Diego State (1/11/09) 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... FGM... 8 vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 8 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...FGA... 11, twice (last vs. TCU, 3/7/09) N/A...3 FGM... 1, eight times (last vs. New Mexico (2/1/09) 1 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... 3 FGA... 3, twice (last vs. Mississippi State, 12/20/08) 3 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)...FTM...5 vs. BYU (1/28/09) 4, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09)... FTA...8 vs. BYU (1/28/09) 2 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...Assists... 4, five times (last vs.unlv, 2/25/09) 4 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Steals...4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/17/09) 3 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)...Blocks... 4 vs. Westminster (12/9/08) 37 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)...Minutes... 40, five times (last vs. San Diego State, 1/11/09) : Led Utah with 13 rebounds and scored eight points vs. Utah State (11/13)... four steals and three blocks with four points and six rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/17)... six rebounds against Stanford (11/27) at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 29.0 Points/game: 4.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 55.6 Rebounds/game: 7.8 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.6 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: TOTAL

21 24 Rita Sitivi Guard 5-10 Freshman HS Huntington, Calif. (Marina HS) Season/Career Highs Points... N/A Rebounds...1 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) FGM... N/A FGA... N/A 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... N/A FTM... N/A FTA... N/A Assists... N/A Steals... N/A Blocks... N/A Minutes...3 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) : Saw first collegiate action vs. Minnesota (11/17) MINNESOTA vs UCLA Totals Games played: 2 Minutes/game: 4.5 Rebounds/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game:

22 32 Diana Rolniak Forward 6-4 Freshman HS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Season/Career Highs Points...4 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Rebounds...7 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) FGM...1, twice (last vs. UCLA (11/21/09) FGA...4 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... N/A FTM...2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) FTA...4 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Assists...2 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09) Steals...2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Blocks...2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Minutes...24 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) : Pulled down five rebounds and scored two points in first collegiate action vs. Utah State (11/13)... two assists against Minnesota (11/17)... seven rebounds with four points in 24 minutes against UCLA (11/21) at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 13.5 Points/game: 1.8 FG Pct: 28.6 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 3.8 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 Steals/game: 0.8 Blocks/game:

23 42 Mandy Munns Center 6-3 Sophomore 1L Brigham City, Utah (Box Elder HS) Season/Career Highs 4 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)... Points vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 5 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Rebounds...6 vs. Jackson State (11/17/08) 1 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... FGM...2, four (last vs. Air Force, 1/14/09) 2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)...FGA...4 vs. Air Force (1/14/09) N/A... 3 FGM... N/A N/A... 3 FGA... N/A 2 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)...FTM... 6 vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 4 vs. UCLA (11/21/09)... FTA... 7 vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) N/A...Assists... 1 vs. Santa Clara (12/13/08) N/A... Steals... 1, twice (last vs. Norfolk State, 1/2/09) 1, twice (last vs. UCLA, 11/21/09)... Blocks... 1, four times (last vs. UCLA (11/21/09) 10, twice (last vs. Stanford, 11/21/09)... Minutes vs. Santa Clara (12/13/08) : Played 10 minutes, scoring two points and pulling down five rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/17)... four points against UCLA (11/21). MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD Totals Games played: 3 Minutes/game: 9.3 Points/game: 2.0 FG Pct: 66.7 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Blocks/game: TOTAL