Utah vs. TCU February 10, 2010

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1 Utah Utes (13-8, 4-4 MWC) vs. TCU Horned Frogs (17-5, 7-2 MWC) Utah Celebrates Power of Pink Against No. 24 TCU Wednesday, Feb. 10, 7:00 p.m. MT - Salt Lake City (Huntsman Center) Radio: KNRS 570 AM (Play-by-Play TBA) TV: CBSC (Commentators Tammy Blackburn and Matt Rosen) Live stats available at UtahUtes.com The Utah women s basketball team celebrates the Power of Pink against TCU on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 7:00 p.m., to begin its second round of Mountain West Conference games. The first 1,000 fans will receive pink hats. The game will be televised live on CBSC with radio available at KNRS 570 AM. 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... W, Dec. 1...vs. Weber State...W, Dec. 2...vs. Idaho State...W, Dec at Louisville...L, Dec Westminster...W,68-35 Dec vs. South Dakota State...W, Dec vs. Oregon...W, Jan. 2...vs. SMU...W, Jan. 6...vs. Utah Valley...W, Jan at TCU*...L, Jan vs. New Mexico*...W, Jan vs. UNLV*... L, Jan at San Diego State*...L, Jan at Air Force*... W, Jan vs. Wyoming*...W, Jan vs. BYU*... L, Feb at Colorado State*... W, 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 TCU TCU, ranked No. 24 in the latest Associated Press poll, leads the MWC with a 7-2 conference record. Helena Sverrisdottier leads the MWC with 5.0 assists per game with 13.4 points per game and 6.7 rebounds per game. Emily Carter leads the conference in free-throw percentage (.860) and three-point field goal percentage (.442). Utah fell at TCU back on Jan. 9, Taryn Wicijowski (16 points) and Janita Badon (11 points) each scored in double figures for Utah while Carter (14 points) and Starr Crawford (15 points) were also in double figure scoring. Last Time Out Taryn Wicijowski and Kalee Whipple each scored over 20 points to lead the Utah women s basketball team to a hard-fought victory at Colorado State on Wednesday evening. Down by three, with 2:42 left, Whipple s three-point shot tied the score for the ninth time of the game, Utah hit five of eight free throws in the final 1:26 to clinch the victory after CSU was forced into fouling the Utes. Whipple and Halie Sawyer each went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line during the stretch. Sawyer had three key rebounds in the final minutes. Utah shot 51-percent from the floor, led by an 8-of-12 performance from Wicijowski. Whipple Named MWC Player of the Week Utah senior Kalee Whipple has been named the Mountain West Conference Women s Basketball Co-Player of the Week. It is Whipple s seventh career weekly honor. Whipple scored 20 points, including 11 in the second half, to lead the Utes to a road victory over Colorado State. The Hiko, Nev., native made 8-of-16 (.500) shots from the floor, including a game-tying three-pointer with 2:42 left to tie the score at Whipple went on to clinch the win for the Utes by hitting two free throws with 29 seconds remaining. She also grabbed five rebounds, had two assists and recorded two steals. Whipple shares the honor with New Mexico senior Georonika Jackson. 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) Top five in the MWC in assists (4.7) and steals (2.4), 9.6 ppg 2 Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. 3VL Hiko, Nev. (Pahranagat Valley HS) Preseason All-MWC, 16.1 ppg second in MWC 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. RS Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Kalani HS) 3.2 ppg, 19.4 minutes per game, three starts 10 Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 1VL Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) Averaging 8.4 minutes off the bench (16 games) 11 Taryn Wicijowski 6-3 C Fr. HS Regina, Sask. (NEDA) Preseason MWC Freshman of the Yr, 14.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg.562 shooting pct. 13 Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) 13 starts, 3.2 ppg,.333 shooting pct. from three 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 2VL Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS) Returned against Westminster for the first time since March Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. 3VL Langley, B.C. (Brookswood Secondary) Made five starts, averaging 2.3 points in 12.9 minutes 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr. HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Former walk-on has played in four games this year 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 3VL Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) Leads Utah with 7.9 rpg, two double-doubles, 6.0 ppg, 25 blocks 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. HS Huntington, Calif. (Marina HS) Seen action in seven games off the bench 32 Diana Rolniak 6-4 F Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Averaging 11.2 minutes and 2.4 rebounds with 16 blocks

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 Quick Hits The Utes have had seven games this year decided by five points or less. Utah is 5-2 in those contests... Utah played five of its first eight games on the road... Utah had three players score at least 20 points in the win over Oregon: Janita Badon (29), Kalee Whipple (25) and Taryn Wicijowski (23). The last time the Utes had three players score 20 points in a game was back on Dec. 28, 1990, when Kristi Smith (20), Tanya Zachary (24) and Karen Alcorn (20) all scored 20 points in an loss to UCLA... Hennasea Tokumura returned to the floor against Westminster (12/12) for the first time since March, 2008 after knee injuries... Kalee Whipple was named to the preseason watch list for the Naismith Trophy, given to the college basketball player of the year... Kalee Whipple, Taryn Wicijowski, Janita Badon and Halie Sawyer have started every game this year... Rachel Messer (12 games) Sasha McKinnon (five games) and Iwalani Rodrigues (three games) have also started. Defense is Key The Utes have one of the strongest defenses in the country, holding teams to 55.2 points per game, which ranks 18th nationally (through 2/7). The Utes are ranked 30th in the nation in field goal percentage defense (35.7) and are 47th in rebound margin (4.9). Utah has held opponents under 55 points in nine games this season. The Utes are also fifth in the country in personal fouls per game (13.3). Whipple Takes Center Stage Kalee Whipple leads the Utes and is second in the MWC with 16.8 points per game. She has scored over 20 points in seven games this season with four double-doubles. Whipple has also been solid down the stretch at the free-throw line for the Utes. Highlights include hitting the game-tying three-pointer against Oregon, and the game-tying three-pointer against Colorado State before clinching the game with a pair of free throws. Whipple was named the MWC Player of the Week on Feb. 8 for her performance against Colorado State. Whipple is moving up in a number of areas in the Utah record book. She is seventh all-time in scoring (1,728 points) and ranks third in threepoint field goals made (214). For more, please see page 5. Whipple is also ranked in the top 10 in MWC history in points scored. Slammin Sawyer Halie Sawyer, who finished fifth in the MWC with 7.6 rebounds per game a year ago, is averaging 7.9 rebounds per game this season for the Utes and is fifth in the MWC in the category. She has led Utah in rebounding in nine games this year. Tale of the Tape Utah TCU 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 Sawyer has two double-doubles this season (Idaho State and Westminster). Sawyer also has 25 blocked shots (1.2 per game), which is sixth in the MWC. She recently moved into the top 10 all-time at Utah in blocks (83), offensive rebounds (191) and defensive rebounds (392). Youth Is Served Utah has one of its youngest teams in years, with six freshmen and two sophomores gracing the roster. Two underclassmen have started every game - sophomore Janita Badon and freshman Taryn Wicijowski - while freshmen Iwalani Rodrigues (three games) and Rachel Messer (11 games) have also started. Badon is in the top 10 in the MWC in assists (4.7, 3rd), steals (2.4, 2nd) and defensive rebounds (4.8, 6th). She has scored in double figures in 11 games this year, with a career-high 29 points against Oregon. Badon had her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against SMU. Her career-high nine assists came vs. Air Force. Wicijowski earned preseason MWC Freshman of the Year honors after spending the summer with the Canadian Junior National Team. She is one of three players (and the only underclassman) in the top 10 of the MWC standings in both scoring (14.2 points) and rebounding (6.8 rebounds). She is first in the MWC and 15th nationally in field goal percentage (.562). Wicijowski has scored 20 or more points five times (Santa Clara, Westminster, Oregon, Air Force and Colorado State) and has had three doubledoubles this season (Minnesota, Weber State and ). She has scored in double figures in 17 of Utah s 21 games. Rodrigues has 3.2 points per game. She scored a career-high 10 points against Utah Valley. Freshman Rachel Messer is averaging 3.2 points and had a career-high 11 points against Air Force. She is second on the team with 18 three-pointers. Freshman Diana Rolniak has 16 blocked shots (including five vs. Utah Valley) and is averaging 2.4 rebounds per game. Home Court Advantage Utah is 11-2 at the Huntsman Center this season. The Utes had a 19-game winning streak at home snapped against UNLV on Jan. 16.

3 vs. Ranked Teams Utah has faced three ranked teams this year. Although 0-3, the Utes have had several strong performances. Utah faces its fourth ranked team of the year against TCU on Wednesday. No. 2 Stanford downed Utah, 60-41, back on Nov. 27. The Utes played well against the Cardinal, holding them to their lowest point total since scoring 58 win a win over Cal in February, Senior All-American center Jane Appel was held to just two points and six rebounds in the contest. Utah held as much as a six-point lead against Louisville before falling by five, TCU defeated Utah in Fort Worth on Jan. 9, SMU was receiving votes in the coaches poll when it played Utah on Jan. 2, with the Utes winning 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. Utes Sign Five for 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. 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 MWC Stats and Rankings (2/6) Team Scoring Offense th Scoring Defense st Scoring Margin th Free Throw Pct th Field Goal Pct th Field Goal Pct. Def rd 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct th 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct. Def th Rebounding Offense th Rebounding Defense nd Rebounding Margin st Blocked Shots th Assists th Steals th Turnover Margin th Assist/TO Ratio th Offensive Rebounds T-8th Defensive Rebounds st Defensive Reb. Pct st Offensive Reb. Pct th 3-Pt. Field Goals Made th Individual (top 10) Kalee Whipple Scoring nd Free-Throw Pct T-5th 3-Pt. Field Goals Made T-5th Defensive Rebounds th Taryn Wicijowski Scoring th Rebounding th Field Goal Pct st Offensive Reb T-2nd Blocked Shots T-10th Halie Sawyer Rebounding th Offensive Reb th Defensive Reb th Blocked Shots th Janita Badon Assists rd Steals nd Defensive Reb th

4 AP Top 25 (Feb. 8) Rk. School Record Votes 1. Connecticut (40) Stanford Nebraska Notre Dame Tennessee Xavier Ohio State Duke West Virginia Florida State Baylor Oklahoma Texas A&M Texas Oklahoma State Georgetown Kentucky North Carolina Georgia Iowa State Georgia Tech Gonzaga LSU TCU St. John s OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Vanderbilt 64, Hartford 60, Virginia 56, Wisconsin-Green Bay 29, Mississippi 12, Michigan State 11, Miami (FL) 10, South Carolina 6, Princeton 5, Penn State 4, Dayton 3, Middle Tennessee 3, East Carolina 2, Marist 2, Fresno State 1, Syracuse 1. ESPN/USA Today Poll (Feb. 1) Rk. School Record Votes 1. Connecticut (31) Stanford Notre Dame Nebraska Tennessee Duke Xavier West Virginia Ohio State Texas A&M Oklahoma State Florida State Oklahoma Georgia North Carolina Georgetown Baylor Kentucky Iowa State Wisc.-Green Bay LSU Vanderbilt Texas Virginia St. John s OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES Gonzaga 49, TCU 46, Hartford 31, East Carolina 14, Gardner-Webb 11, Georgia Tech 6, Vermont 5, DePaul 4, Southern Methodist 4, Dayton 3, Fresno State 3, Marquette 3, Penn State 3, USC 3, San Diego State 2, Toledo 2, Miami (FL) 1, Syracuse 1, Tulane 1. Utes in the Polls AP ESPN Preseason NR NR Nov. 16 NR NR Nov. 23 NR NR Nov. 30 NR NR Dec. 7 NR NR Dec. 14 NR NR Dec. 21 NR NR Dec. 28 NR NR Jan. 4 NR NR Jan. 11 NR NR Jan. 18 NR NR Jan. 25 NR NR Feb. 1 NR NR Feb. 8 NR MWC Standings (through 2/6) MWC Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. TCU Brigham Young New Mexico San Diego State Wyoming Utah Colorado State UNLV 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 Nov. 30 Kim Mestdagh, So., F, Colorado State Dec. 7 Taryn Wicijowski, Fr., C, Utah Dec. 14 Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., G/F, TCU Dec. 21 Kelli Thompson, Fr., G, UNLV Dec. 28 Quenese Davis, Sr., G, San Diego State Jan. 4 Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., G/F, TCU Jan. 10 Jené Morris, Sr., G, San Diego State Jan. 18 Hillary Carlson, Jr., F, Wyoming Jan. 25 Kim Mestdagh, So., G/F, Colorado State Feb. 1 Amy Beggin, Sr., G, New Mexico Feb. 8 Georonika Jackson, Sr., G, New Mexico Kalee Whipple, Sr., F, Utah

5 Utah Career Record Book Scoring 1. Kim Smith, , Julie Krommenhoek, , Deb Asper, , Morgan Warburton, , Anne Handy, , Shona Thorburn, , Kalee Whipple, 2006-present... 1, Mikki Kane-Barton, , Karen Alcorn, , Lori Parrish, , ,432 Scoring Average (Minimum 750 Points) 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Kim Smith, Deb Asper, Amber McEwen, Anne Handy, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Morgan Warburton, Mikki Kane-Barton, Soni Adams, Shona Thorburn, Total Rebounds 1. Anne Handy, , Deb Asper, , Kim Smith, , Sandy Kovach, Tanya Zachary, Lori Parrish, , Lauren Beckman, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Shona Thorburn, Mikki Kane-Barton, Rebounding Average (Min. 300 Rebounds) 1. Anne Handy, Amber McEwen, Deb Asper, Tanya Zachary, Kim Smith, Sandy Kovach, Lori Parrish, , Lauren Beckman, Soni Adams, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Andrea Herold, Offensive Rebounds 1. Kim Smith, Tanya Zachary, Mikki Kane-Barton, Lauren Beckman, Hilary King-Noel, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Andrea Herold, Halie Sawyer, 2006-present Jessica Perry, Amber McEwen, Defensive Rebounds 1. Kim Smith, Shona Thorburn, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Morgan Warburton, Lauren Beckman, Tanya Zachary, Andrea Herold, Mikki Kane-Barton, Halie Sawyer, 2006-present Hilary King-Noel, Field Goals Made (Minimum 300 Field Goals) 1. Deb Asper, Kim Smith, Julie Krommenhoek, Anne Handy, Mikki Kane-Barton, Morgan Warburton, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Lori Parrish, , Jane Quimby, Shona Thorburn, Field Goals Attempted 1. Deb Asper, , Kim Smith, , Julie Krommenhoek, , Shona Thorburn, , Morgan Warburton, , Mo Eckroth, , Anne Handy, , Kalee Whipple, 2006-present... 1, Jane Quimby, , Mikki Kane-Barton, ,279 3-Pt Field Goals Made 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Kim Smith, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Morgan Warburton, Erin Gibbons, Shona Thorburn, Julie Larsen, Lana Sitterud, Andrea Herold, Lindsay Herbert, Pt Field Goal Attempts 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Shona Thorburn, Kim Smith, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Morgan Warburton, Erin Gibbons, Lana Sitterud, Julie Larsen, Andrea Herold, Lindsay Herbert, Pt Field Goal Percentage (Minimum 150 Attempts) 1. Gina Butters, Julie Larsen, Julie Krommenhoek, Lindsay Herbert, Kim Smith, Morgan Warburton, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Andrea Herold, Erin Gibbons, Alli Bills, Lana Sitterud, Free Throw Percentage (Min. 200 attempts) 1. Morgan Warburton, Julie Krommenhoek, Anne Handy, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Kim Smith, Gina Butters, Erin Gibbons, Soni Adams, Reggie Wright, Lauren Beckman, Steals 1. Julie Krommenhoek, Alli Bills, Kelsy Stireman, Shona Thorburn, Kim Smith, Kalee Whipple, 2006-present Reggie Wright, Melanee Brooks-McQueen, Amy Ewert, Gina Butters, Blocks 1. Lauren Beckman, Sandy Kovach, Kristi Rose, Mikki Kane-Barton, Cindy Lindsay, Deb Asper, Anne Handy, Andrea Herold, Halie Sawyer, 2006-present Amber McEwen,

6 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) 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 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 Kalee Whipple 6-0 F Sr. Rachel Messer 5-9 G Fr. 3 Iwalani Rodrigues 5-9 G Fr. 14 Hennasea Tokumura 5-4 G Jr. 10 Josi McDermott 6-0 G So. 20 Sasha McKinnon 6-0 G Sr. By Class Freshmen (6): Chelsea Bridgewater, Rachel Messer, Iwalani Rodrigues, Diana Rolniak, Rita Sitivi, Taryn Wicijowski. Sophomores (2): Janita Badon, Josi McDermott Juniors (1): Hennasea Tokumura Seniors (3): Sasha McKinnon, Halie Sawyer, Kalee Whipple By Height 6-4: Diana Rolniak 6-3: 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 (1): Taryn Wicijowski Forward (3): Diana Rolniak, Halie Sawyer, Kalee Whipple 21 Chelsea Bridgewater 6-0 G Fr. 22 Halie Sawyer 6-1 F Sr. 24 Rita Sitivi 5-10 G Fr. 32 Pronunciation guide 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 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 (2): Chelsea Bridgewater, Halie Sawyer Elaine Elliott Head Coach

7 The Elliott Files Team Accomplishments 15 NCAA Tournament Appearances 2006 Elite Eight 2001 and 2006 Sweet 16 Over 550 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 (.714) (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 Years (.714) (.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

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9 Utah Women's Basketball Utah Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2010) 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 RODRIGUES, Iwalani MCKINNON, Sasha ROLNIAK, Diana MUNNS, Mandy BRIDGEWATER, Chel SITIVI, Rita MCDERMOTT, Josi TOKUMURA, Hennase 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 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 /29/09 at Santa Clara W /01/09 WEBER STATE W /02/09 IDAHO STATE Wot /6/09 at LOUISVILLE L /12/09 WESTMINSTER W /19/09 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W /22/09 OREGON Wot /02/10 SMU W /06/10 UTAH VALLEY W * 01/09/10 at TCU L * 01/12/10 NEW MEXICO W * 01/16/10 UNLV L * at San Diego State L * 01/23/10 at Air Force W * 01/27/10 WYOMING W * 01/30/10 BRIGHAM YOUNG L * 02/03/10 at Colorado State W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals Utah Opponents

10 Utah Women's Basketball Utah Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 07, 2010) Conference 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 RODRIGUES, Iwalani SITIVI, Rita MCKINNON, Sasha ROLNIAK, Diana MCDERMOTT, Josi BRIDGEWATER, Chel 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 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 01/09/10 at TCU L * 01/12/10 NEW MEXICO W * 01/16/10 UNLV L * at San Diego State L * 01/23/10 at Air Force W * 01/27/10 WYOMING W * 01/30/10 BRIGHAM YOUNG L * 02/03/10 at Colorado State W * - Conference game s Utah Opponents

11 Utah Women's Basketball Utah Game-by-Game Highs (as of Feb 07, 2010) 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 at Santa Clara 11/29/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 9-SAWYER, Halie 2-WHIPPLE, Kalee 5-BADON, Janita 1-WICIJOWSKI, Tary ROLNIAK, Diana ROLNIAK, Diana WEBER STATE 12/01/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 14-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 6-BADON, Janita 2-WHIPPLE, Kalee 2-WICIJOWSKI, Tary WHIPPLE, Kalee ROLNIAK, Diana IDAHO STATE 12/02/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 15-SAWYER, Halie 8-BADON, Janita 4-BADON, Janita 1-ROLNIAK, Diana at LOUISVILLE 12/6/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 8-BADON, Janita 5-BADON, Janita 2-WHIPPLE, Kalee 1-WICIJOWSKI, Tary SAWYER, Halie WESTMINSTER 12/12/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 11-SAWYER, Halie 5-BADON, Janita 2-SAWYER, Halie 2-WICIJOWSKI, Tary SAWYER, Halie BADON, Janita SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 12/19/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 7-SAWYER, Halie 7-BADON, Janita 4-BADON, Janita 3-SAWYER, Halie WICIJOWSKI, Taryn OREGON 12/22/ BADON, Janita 10-WHIPPLE, Kalee 4-WHIPPLE, Kalee 2-RODRIGUES, Iwal 2-SAWYER, Halie BADON, Janita ROLNIAK, Diana WHIPPLE, Kalee WICIJOWSKI, Taryn BADON, Janita SMU 01/02/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 10-BADON, Janita 4-BADON, Janita 3-BADON, Janita 4-SAWYER, Halie WHIPPLE, Kalee UTAH VALLEY 01/06/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 9-BADON, Janita 4-MCDERMOTT, Josi 5-BADON, Janita 5-ROLNIAK, Diana at TCU 01/09/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 8-SAWYER, Halie 4-BADON, Janita 3-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 2-WHIPPLE, Kalee NEW MEXICO 01/12/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 10-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 2-SAWYER, Halie 2-WHIPPLE, Kalee 3-SAWYER, Halie MESSER, Rachel UNLV 01/16/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 11-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 8-BADON, Janita 3-BADON, Janita 1-ROLNIAK, Diana SAWYER, Halie WICIJOWSKI, Taryn at San Diego State WICIJOWSKI, Tary 6-WHIPPLE, Kalee 4-BADON, Janita 3-BADON, Janita 2-SAWYER, Halie SAWYER, Halie WHIPPLE, Kalee at Air Force 01/23/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 9-WICIJOWSKI, Tary 9-BADON, Janita 1-BADON, Janita 2-WICIJOWSKI, Tary ROLNIAK, Diana ROLNIAK, Diana WHIPPLE, Kalee WYOMING 01/27/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 10-WHIPPLE, Kalee 4-BADON, Janita 3-BADON, Janita 2-SAWYER, Halie BRIGHAM YOUNG 01/30/ WHIPPLE, Kalee 11-WHIPPLE, Kalee 4-BADON, Janita 4-BADON, Janita None at Colorado State 02/03/ WICIJOWSKI, Tary 8-SAWYER, Halie 7-BADON, Janita 2-BADON, Janita 1-ROLNIAK, Diana WHIPPLE, Kalee WICIJOWSKI, Taryn

12 NCAA Stats

13 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) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues Messer Rolniak TEAM 2 2 Totals Utah State (1-0) 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 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) Ellis-Milan Voigt McCoy Buford Ohm Antione Cotton Harper Mastey TEAM Totals Utah (1-1) 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 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) Earl Walker Morris Tukiainen Campbell Shepard Nzekwe Williams Alexander Gardner TEAM *2 Totals * - points scored by the other team (wrong basket) Utah (1-2) 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 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.

14 Game #4 utah 41 STANFORD (2/2) 60 Nov. 27, Stanford, Calif. Game #5 utah 59 SANTA CLARA 54 Nov. 29, Santa Clara, Calif. Game #6 WEBER STATE 41 UTAH 56 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) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon McKinnon Rodrigues McDermott Messer Rolniak Munns Team Totals Stanford (5-0) 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 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. Senior forward Kalee Whipple hit five of six free throws down the stretch to help the Utah clinch a victory over Santa Clara. Utah held a slight lead through most of the second half, taking its largest lead of the game, 52-40, with four minutes remaining. Up by 10 points, 54-44, after a pair of Halie Sawyer free throws with 2:11 left, the Broncos went on a seven-point run to cut that lead to three, 54-51, with 49 seconds remaining. Holding Santa Clara 0-2 from the field, including a missed free-throw, over the next 24 seconds, the Broncos started to foul the Utes with 25 seconds left. Kalee Whipple hit her first two free throws put push the lead back up to five, SCU s Alyssa Shoji cut that lead back down to two with 19 seconds left with a three-point basket before Whipple closed out the game by making 3-of-4 free throws for the Ute win. Utah also out-rebounded Santa Clara down the final stretch, 4-2. Taryn Wicijowski led all players with 21 points while Whipple had 18. Whipple also added seven rebounds. With Santa Clara up in the first half with 11 minutes left, Utah held the Broncos scoreless over a fiveminute stretch while going on a 9-0 run to take a lead, which the Utes would not relinquish through the remainder of the game. Wicijowski scored four points of that run for Utah. Janita Badon was also in double figure scoring for Utah with 10 points, along with five steals. Sawyer had a team-high nine rebounds. Utah (2-3) Whipple Wicijowski Sawyer Badon McKinnon Rodrigues McDermott Messer Rolniak Munns TEAM 3 3 Totals Santa Clara (1-4) Willinsky Goldenberger Gipson Fulps Shoji Faithfull Armstrong Goeggel TEAM Totals Officials: Shelley Nakasone, Lorena Ahumada, Jay Shumaker Technical fouls: Utah-None. Santa Clara-None. Attendance: 504 Utah Santa Clara Points in the paint-ut 16,SCU 10. Points off turnovers-ut 6,SCU 21. 2nd chance points-ut 12,SCU 5. Fast break points-ut 0,SCU 2. Bench points-ut 3,SCU 8. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-04:59, SCU 2nd-00:19. Largest lead-ut by 12 2nd-04:02, SCU by 4 1st-17:28. Taryn Wicijowski tallied her second double-double of the season with 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Utah to a victory over in-state rival Weber State. Wicijowski was one of three players in double figure scoring, as Kalee Whipple also had 16 points while Janita Badon tallied 11 points with six assists. Halie Sawyer pulled down 12 rebounds. Utah took a 10-0 lead before Weber State scored its first basket at the 14:13 mark. With the Utes holding a 16-2 lead with 12:34 left, the Wildcats went on a 9-0 run to cut the lead to five, 16-11, with 7:35 remaining on the clock. That was as close as Weber State would come the remainder of the game, as the Utes took back control and steadily pulled away the remainder of the half, holding a advantage at the break. Wicijowski had her double-double by halftime with 10 points and 10 rebounds while Whipple tallied eight points. The Utes started off the second half with a 10-2 run over the first 4:30 to go up by 23 points before substituting liberally throughout the remainder of the contest. Utah won the rebounding battle, 51-29, including a advantage in points in the paint. Iwalani Rodrigues made her first career start, scoring four points. Mandy Munns had six rebounds and a point in 12 minutes. Chelsea Bridgewater saw her first career action. Weber State (3-4) Thorderson, Ab Anderson Thorderson, Al Woodfield Schnibbe O Neill Parks Conner Mohre Patterson TEAM Totals Utah (3-3) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Rodrigues McDermott Messer McKinnon Bridgewater Sitivi Rolniak Munns TEAM Totals Officials: Jack Jones, Penny Davis, Melissa Barlow Technical fouls: Weber State-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 832 Weber State Utah Points in the paint-wsu 10,UT 32. Points off turnovers-wsu 21,UT 13. 2nd chance points-wsu 9,UT 12. Fast break points-wsu 2,UT 4. Bench points-wsu 22,UT 1. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-WSU 2nd-00:48, UT 2nd-02:09. Largest lead-wsu None, UT by 24 2nd-13:36.

15 Game #7 idaho state 50 utah 66 Dec. 2, Salt Lake City Game #8 utah 55 louisville (rv/25) 60 Dec. 6, Louisville, Ky. Game #9 westminster 35 UTAH 68 Dec. 12, Salt Lake City An overtime surge led Utah to a victory over Idaho State on Wednesday, Dec. 2. With the score tied after regulation, 47-47, Utah outscored the Bengals in the extra period, Taryn Wicijowski, who spent a significant portion of the game on the bench with four fouls, got the Utes started with two quick baskets for four points while Janita Badon added a layup to put Utah ahead by six. After Kaela Oakes hit a three-pointer for ISU to cut the lead to three, with 3:28 left, it was all Utah the rest of the way, scoring the final 13 points of the game for the win. Halie Sawyer had her fifth career double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds. Kalee Whipple scored 18 to lead Utah while Wicijowski had 14 points, six of which came in overtime. Playing their second game in as many days, Utah (4-3) came out strong, holding Idaho State (1-6) scoreless through the first 4:30 of the game and holding as much as a six-point lead in the first half. Led by 14 first-half points from Chelsea Pickering, the Bengals took a late lead in the half to take a lead at halftime. Although Idaho State held as much as a five-point lead in the second half, the score was tied six times throughout the half with the lead going back and forth. Sawyer scored the game-tying basket with 49 seconds remaining and Oana Iacovita and Kaela Oakes both missed layups in the final seconds for the Bengals to push the game into overtime. Idaho State (1-6) Iacovita Diehl Oakes Pickering Wohltman Smith Videbeck Matthews Vella Byrne TEAM Totals Utah (4-3) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Rodrigues Messer McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Melissa Barlow, Michol Murray, Brenda Pantoja Technical fouls: Idaho State-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 954 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Idaho State Utah Points in the paint-isu 18,UT 22. Points off turnovers-isu 15,UT 13. 2nd chance points-isu 10,UT 15. Fast break points-isu 0,UT 7. Bench points-isu 7,UT 10. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-10 times. Last FG-ISU OT-03:28, UT OT-02:05. Largest lead-isu by 5 2nd-15:20, UT by 16 OT-00:24. Four players scored in double figures as Utah dropped a heartbreaker to No. 25 Louisville, in Kentucky on Sunday, Dec. 6. Kalee Whipple led Utah with 16 points while Taryn Wicijowski tallied 15. Janita Badon scored 12 points with a team- and career-high eight rebounds. Halie Sawyer added 10 points. Our kids competed exceptionally hard, head coach Elaine Elliott said. We could have pulled out the `W. We are so far from executing and understanding the things that we need to understand, and we were right there. I am proud of them. Utah (4-4) struggled early in the game, allowing Louisville (5-2) to go up by as many as seven points, with six minutes left in the half. Although the Utes were getting open looks, their shots weren t falling. Utah kept at it and rallied late in the first half. With five minutes remaining, the Utes went on a tear to outscore the Cardinals, 18-2, to take a lead at halftime. Whipple led the run with eight points for the Utes while the team was 5-of-6 from the floor during the stretch. Badon had six rebounds at halftime. The Utes stayed in front through the first 10 minutes of the second half, holding their lead by as many as six points. With Utah up with 10:10 remaining, the Cardinals went on a 13-1 run through 5:30 left to take a six-point lead of their own, 49-43, which they would hold the rest of the game. Utah came within three points down the stretch. Louisville is ranked 25th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll. Utah (4-4) Whipple Wicijowski Sawyer Badon Rodrigues Messer McKinnon Rolniak Munns TEAM Totals Louisville (5-2) Rainey Terry Johnson Burke Burton Harper Rucker Story Taylor Reid Wright Hines Totals Officials: Denise Brooks, Carol Comanita, Kathleen Lynch Technical fouls: Utah-None. LOUISVILLE-None. Attendance: 8213 Utah LOUISVILLE Points in the paint-ut 26,LOU 28. Points off turnovers-ut 15,LOU 23. 2nd chance points-ut 5,LOU 12. Fast break points-ut 2,LOU 2. Bench points-ut 0,LOU 22. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-00:08, LOU 2nd-02:25. Largest lead-ut by 6 1st-00:34, LOU by 7 1st-10:34. Halie Sawyer had her second double-double of the season to lead Utah to a victory over NAIA Westminster on Saturday, Dec. 12. Sawyer had a team-high 11 rebounds to go along with 10 points. Taryn Wicijowski, who is the reigning MWC Player of the Week, led Utah with 20 points on the night. Janita Badon was also in double figure scoring with 12 points. Although both teams got off to a slow start with the score just 10-5 after the first 10 minutes, Utah held Westminster scoreless through the final 7:30 of the half and scored 15 unanswered points for a 30-8 halftime lead. Wicijowski tallied 11 points by halftime. The Utes (5-4) hadn t held a team to eight points in a half since Feb. 20, 2003, a win over San Diego State. Utah outscored the Aztecs 32-8 in the second half in the victory. Utah substituted liberally throughout the second half, with the Ute bench tallying 15 points, led by seven from Diana Rolniak. Several players saw the most action they had seen this season, while Hennasea Tokumura, who has been sidelined since last season with a knee injury, played for the first time since March 12, Sasha McKinnon scored a season-high six points. Angela Fales led Westminster with 11 points. The Griffins are ranked 20th in the latest NAIA poll. Although the game counts in the records for the Utes, it is considered an exhibition game for Westminster. Westminster (N/A) Eastman Fales Yazzie Catten Jessop Evans Phillips Smith Pierce-Eiselein Andersen TEAM Totals Utah (5-4) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer McDermott Tokumura McKinnon Bridgewater Sitivi Rolniak TEAM 2 2 Totals Officials: Connie Pardue, Brian Abbott, Glen Dixon Technical fouls: Westminster-None. Utah-None. Westminster Utah Points in the paint-wc 10,UT 38. Points off turnovers-wc 4,UT 13. 2nd chance points-wc 0,UT 8. Fast break points-wc 0,UT 4. Bench points-wc 7,UT 15. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-1 time. Last FG-WC 2nd-04:37, UT 2nd-00:14. Largest lead-wc by 3 1st-19:18, UT by 33 2nd-06:11.

16 Game #10 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE 58 utah 62 Dec. 19, Salt Lake City Game #11 oregon 86 utah 89 Dec. 22, Salt Lake City Game #12 smu 58 UTAH 72 Jan. 2, Salt Lake City Behind 25 points from Kalee Whipple, Utah edged South Dakota State on Saturday afternoon, 62-58, in the Huntsman Center. For the early part of the game, neither team could gain an advantage as the game was tied nine times. With the score knotted up at with 13 minutes left in the second half, Sasha McKinnon hit a three-point basket to start a 7-0 run over the next three minutes to swing the momentum in the Utes direction for a lead. Utah took as much as an 11-point lead as the second half continued. With three minutes remaining in the game, South Dakota State got aggressive with their pressure to come within two points down the stretch. With Utah up 55-46, SDSU rallied behind Macie Michelson for an 8-2 run, which culminated in Maria Boever hitting one of two free throws to cut the Utah lead to three, 57-54, with just under a minute remaining. A missed three-point bucket by Jill Young with 35 seconds left forced the Jackrabbits to start fouling. Whipple was 4-of-4 down the stretch from the line while Janita Badon also hit a free-throw for the Utes to clinch the victory. Free-throw shooting was the difference in the game, with Utah going 16-of-21 from the line, while South Dakota State was 6-of-10. The Utes also had 14 secondchance points compared to six by the Jackrabbits. South Dakota State (5-5) Cornemann Boever Michelson Young Rotert Johnson Anderson Schuttloffel Dietel Eide Sunnarborg Westergard TEAM Totals Utah (6-4) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Debbie Adams, Ken Sowby, Rick Ruybalid Technical fouls: South Dakota State-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 958 South Dakota State Utah Points in the paint-sdsuw 28,UT 22. Points off turnovers-sdsuw 14,UT 18. 2nd chance points-sdsuw 6,UT 14. Fast break points- SDSUW 11,UT 9. Bench points-sdsuw 16,UT 11. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-9 times. Last FG-SDSUW 2nd-00:04, UT 2nd-01:27. Largest lead-sdsuw by 6 1st-16:35, UT by 11 2nd-06:58. With three players scoring over 20 points, Utah rallied from a 15-point deficit to defeat Oregon, 89-86, in overtime at the Huntsman Center on Tuesday evening. Oregon (9-3) maintained a double-digit lead through most of the second half behind nearly 60-percent shooting. Utah (7-4) had its largest deficit of the game (15 points) with six minutes remaining before going on a 19-7 run that was capped by Kalee Whipple s long threepoint bucket with two seconds on the clock to tie the game at and send it into overtime. Janita Badon had 23 of her career-high 29 points in the second half. Seven of Utah s nine points in overtime would come from the free-throw line. Although Oregon s Nicole Canepa started the extra stanza with a layup to give the Ducks the lead, the Utes scored six unanswered points to take a four-point lead, 86-82, with a minute remaining. Although the Ducks hit a pair of layups with under 15 seconds left, Whipple made three of four free throws during the same span to help Utah hold on to its lead. Strong defense also sealed the win, as the Utes pulled down eight rebounds and had three blocks in the overtime period. Whipple had her first double-double of the season with 25 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Taryn Wicijowski, who had 16 first-half points, scored a career-best 23 with seven rebounds. Badon also pulled down nine rebounds. The Utes held a advantage in rebounding and shot over 45-percent from the floor. Utah was also 23-of- 34 from the charity stripe. Oregon (9-3) Johnson Kenyon Lilley Cocks Jackson Thomas Holliday Canepa TEAM Totals Utah (7-4) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Randy Campbell, Michol Murray, Kyle Bacon Technical fouls: Oregon-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 850 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Oregon Utah Points in the paint-ore 32,UT 42. Points off turnovers-ore 22,UT 20. 2nd chance points-ore 9,UT 13. Fast break points-ore 15,UT 0. Bench points-ore 18,UT 8. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-9 times. Last FG-ORE OT-00:02, UT OT-02:40. Largest lead-ore by 15 2nd-06:07, UT by 4 OT-01:16. With a 28-point performance, Kalee Whipple led Utah to a victory over SMU on Saturday, Jan. 2. It was Whipple s third-straight game with over 20 points. She also had eight rebounds. Janita Badon had her first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Badon also added five steals. Down by eight points, 23-15, with eight minutes left in the first half, Utah turned it around with a 14-0 run to take a lead. Sasha McKinnon and Rachel Messer hit back-to-back three-pointers to start the surge, followed by a layup from Janita Badon. Whipple hit three-straight layups to cap the run. The Utes would pull away by as many as eight points in the first half and held a lead at halftime. Whipple scored 18 points in the first half while the team shot nearly 60-percent from the floor compared to SMU s 33-percent shooting. In the second half, both teams struggled from the floor early, and SMU was able to cut the lead to five, 39-34, with 14 minutes left before an 11-0 Utah run pushed the lead back up to 16 points, 50-34, at the 11-minute mark. Whipple went 5-for-5 from the free-throw line during the run. The Utes held as much as a 21-point lead in the second half and although a late SMU surge cut the lead down to 11, 66-55, with 1:20 left, Utah outscored the Mustangs 6-3 the rest of the way to go on to the win. Utah turned the ball over just twice in the second half after turning it over 11 times in the first half. The Utes also had four steals in the second half. SMU (10-3) Gilliam Severin Elliott Mahnesmith Samuels Brandenberg Filmore Day Christian TEAM Totals Utah (8-4) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Rolniak TEAM 3 3 Totals Officials: Kent Johnson, Rob Bryson, Julie Krommenhoek Technical fouls: SMU-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 1106 SMU Utah Points in the paint-smu 14,UT 32. Points off turnovers-smu 15,UT 13. 2nd chance points-smu 6,UT 3. Fast break points-smu 6,UT 6. Bench points-smu 21,UT 13. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-SMU 2nd-00:08, UT 2nd-01:04. Largest lead-smu by 8 1st-08:10, UT by 21 2nd-06:13.

17 Game #13 utah valley 30 utah 65 Jan 6, Salt Lake City Game #14 Utah 41 TCU (25/RV) 62 Jan. 9, Fort Worth, Texas Game #15 new mexico 40 UTAH 46 Jan. 12, Salt Lake City With three players in double figures, Utah closed out its non-conference schedule with a win over Utah Valley. Taryn Wicijowski led the Utes with 16 points while Kalee Whipple had 11. Iwalani Rodrigues tallied a career-best 10 points. Janita Badon had a team-high nine rebounds and five steals. The last time that Utah held an opponent to 30 points in a game was in the NCAA Tournament last year against Villanova in a Ute win. With Utah up 7-6 with 16:30 left in the first half, the Utes quickly pulled ahead to a 16-point lead with a 17-2 run over the next eight minutes. The team continued to pull away, ending the first half on a 10-0 run over the final four minutes for a lead at halftime. Whipple had all 11 points with three steals in the first half. Julie Smith scored nine of UVU s 13 points in the half. Utah held as much as a 41-point lead in the second half while substituting liberally. Diana Rolniak made five blocks with seven rebounds and Halie Sawyer had eight rebounds. Utah Valley (3-13) Smith Reynolds Newbold Nakayama Johnson Mason Prause Mansfield TEAM Totals Utah (9-4) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Bridgewater Sitivi Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Scotty Hermann, Darla Foutz, Kyle Bacon Technical fouls: Utah Valley-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 941 Utah Valley Utah Points in the paint-uvu 10,UT 36. Points off turnovers-uvu 15,UT 24. 2nd chance points-uvu 10,UT 13. Fast break points-uvu 0,UT 8. Bench points-uvu 6,UT 22. Score tied-1 time. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UVU 2nd-02:31, UT 2nd-02:44. Largest lead-uvu None, UT by 41 2nd-07:32. Starr Crawford scored 15 points and No. 25 TCU defeated Utah Saturday for its seventh straight win. TCU (12-3, 2-0 Mountain West) has won 15 in a row at home. Emily Carter scored 14 points for the Lady Frogs, who led by 16 at halftime. Utah (9-5, 0-1) had its five-game winning streak snapped. The Utes came within early in the second half before TCU put the game away with 22-6 run. Taryn Wicijowski had 16 points and Janita Badon added 11 for the Utes. Kalee Whipple, who led the conference in scoring, was held to two points on 1-of-12 shooting. The Lady Frogs took a 20-6 lead in the first seven minutes. Crawford s putback before the halftime buzzer put TCU ahead Utah (9-5, 0-1 MWC) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Sitivi Rolniak Team Totals TCU (11-3, 2-0 MWC) Crawford Thompson Sverrisdottir Carter Mangum LaFleur Gross Christian Garoutte TEAM Totals Officials: Randy Campbell, Shelley Nakasone, Dave Rittman Technical fouls: Utah-None. TCU-None. Attendance: 2173 Utah TCU Points in the paint-ut 18,TC 16. Points off turnovers-ut 3,TC 26. 2nd chance points-ut 3,TC 11. Fast break points-ut 0,TC 10. Bench points-ut 6,TC 18. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-00:12, TC 2nd-03:29. Largest lead-ut None, TC by 26 2nd-04:28. Utah rallied from a 14-point deficit to earn their first win in MWC action with a victory over New Mexico. New Mexico (9-6, 1-2 MWC) looked to take control of the game with eight minutes left in the first half. A three-pointer from Jessica Kielpinski started a 13-0 run to take a advantage with a minute left in the half. Utah snapped their shooting drought in the final minute with a pair of free throws by Taryn Wicijowski and a three-pointer just before the buzzer by Rachel Messer. The Utes (10-5, 1-1 MWC) took the momentum into the second half with a 10-point run to take a two-point lead, Wicijowski capped the run with a layup, turning it into a three-point play with a foul and hitting her free-throw. The Utes took the lead for good with 10:50 left after a jumper from Wicijowski. After shooting 25-percent in the first half, the Utes hit 50-percent of their shots from the floor (9-for-18) in the second half, while holding New Mexico to 11-percent shooting (3-for-28) in the second half. With Utah up by five, 42-37, both teams struggled to hit shots with under five minutes remaining. Porche Torrance s three-pointer for New Mexico was the only basket for the next four and a half minutes. After Amy Beggin missed a three-pointer for the Lobos with 30 seconds remaining and Utah called a timeout, Kalee Whipple was fouled on the inbounds play and hit both of her free throws to increase the lead to four. Another miss by Beggin and a New Mexico timeout gave the ball back to the Utes, and Messer was fouled this time, making a pair from the charity stripe to ice the game for Utah. New Mexico (9-6, 1-2 MWC) Weissman Beggin Taylor Halasz Kielpinski Nelson Erskine Jackson Torrance Best Kast TEAM Totals Utah (10-5, 1-1 MWC) Badon Whipple Wicijowski Messer Sawyer Rodrigues McDermott Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Clarke Stevens, Michael Price, Scott Herman Technical fouls: New Mexico-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 1008 New Mexico Utah Points in the paint-nm 14,UT 16. Points off turnovers-nm 15,UT 5. 2nd chance points-nm 9,UT 6. Fast break points-nm 0,UT 2. Bench points-nm 8,UT 2. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-NM 2nd-03:47, UT 2nd-05:58. Largest lead-nm by 14 1st-01:19, UT by 6 2nd-00:10.

18 Game #16 unlv 54 utah 49 Jan 16, Salt Lake City Game #17 utah 42 san diego state 51 Jan. 20, San Diego, Calif. Game #18 utah 67 air force 47 Jan. 23, USAFA, Colo. Despite Kalee Whipple s second double-double of the season, Utah saw its 19-game home winning streak snapped on Saturday with a loss to UNLV. The Utes held a slim lead through most of the second half, including a six-point lead, 47-41, after two three-pointers from Janita Badon and Whipple with 3:25 left. UNLV came back with an eight-point run to take a two-point lead with a minute remaining, As the scoreboard time went under a minute, Taryn Wicijowski was fouled and hit both of her free-throw shots to tie up the game. UNLV took the ball on the other end of the floor and after Erica Helms drove the ball inside, she passed back out to Mia Bell, who hit her three-pointer to put the Rebels on top with 29 seconds left. The Utes got the ball on the other end of the floor, but Whipple s three-pointer with 17 seconds remaining bounced halfway in then back out, sealing the win for UNLV. Whipple scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds and tied her career high with five three s. Wicijowski tallied 11 rebounds. Halie Sawyer had eight points and seven rebounds. Badon tied her career-high with eight assists and had seven points and three steals. Utah struggled at the free-throw line, going just 4-for-11, and turned the ball over 19 times, which UNLV turned into 21 points. UNLV (8-10, 1-3 MWC) Smith Thompson Nzeukou Helms Bell Styles Holiday Anderson Hunt Chaney TEAM Totals Utah (10-6, 1-2 MWC) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Debbie Adams, Rick Ruybalid, Ken Sowby Technical fouls: UNLV-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 1802 UNLV Utah Points in the paint-unlv 14,UT 18. Points off turnovers-unlv 21,UT 9. 2nd chance points-unlv 6,UT 7. Fast break points-unlv 0,UT 3. Bench points-unlv 3,UT 3. Score tied-7 times. Lead changed-5 times. Last FG-UNLV 2nd-00:29, UT 2nd-03:36. Largest lead-unlv by 5 2nd-00:14, UT by 9 1st-05:26. A late San Diego State run doomed Utah as the Utes fell in San Diego on Wednesday evening. With the score tied at with 8:25 remaining after a pair of free-throws from Taryn Wicijowski, SDSU closed out the game on a 12-3 run in what was a hardfought battle for both teams. Wicijowski led the Utes with 16 points while Janita Badon was also in double figure scoring with 13 points. Kalee Whipple had seven points with six rebounds. Both teams struggled with turnovers. Utah turned the ball over 25 times while SDSU had 21 turnovers. Each team had 11 steals and 26 rebounds. The Utes had one of their best shooting performances of the season, hitting over 47-percent of their shots from the field, but went just 5-for-12 from the free-throw line. Utah struggled early as San Diego State took an 11-point lead with 6:22 left in the first half, The Utes fought back to come within four points with a 9-2 run, with 3:48 left. Badon had five points of the run. SDSU held a lead at halftime. Utah (10-7, 1-3 MWC) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott Rolniak TEAM Totals San Diego State (12-5, 4-1 MWC) Bradley Johnson Davis, C Davis, Q Morris Spinardi Duffy Chambers Tutt TEAM Totals Officials: Lisa Jones, Marianne Karp, Melissa Barlow Technical fouls: Utah-None. San Diego State-None. Attendance: 605 Utah San Diego State Points in the paint-ut 24,SD 34. Points off turnovers-ut 10,SD 25. 2nd chance points-ut 0,SD 8. Fast break points-ut 0,SD 6. Bench points-ut 6,SD 9. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-2 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-05:51, SD 2nd-01:13. Largest lead-ut by 3 2nd-13:07, SD by 11 1st-08:31. Taryn Wicijowski scored a career-high 24 points to lead Utah to a victory over Air Force on Saturday afternoon. Wicijowski also had a team-high nine rebounds. Kalee Whipple was also in double-figure scoring with 13 points while Rachel Messer had a career-high 11 points. The Utes took control late in the first half, going on a 13-2 run through the final 6:24 of the half to take a lead into the locker room. Wicijowski had 12 points at halftime. Utah held as much as a 25-point lead in the game and substituted freely in the final minutes. Janita Badon had a solid afternoon with a career-high nine assists to go with seven rebounds and six points. The Utes had 23 assists on 25 total field goals. Halie Sawyer came away with eight rebounds. The win snapped a two-game slide for the Utes. Utah (11-7, 2-3 MWC) Whipple Wicijowski Sawyer Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Bridgewater Sitivi Rolniak TEAM Totals Air Force (3-15, 0-5 MWC) Schjodt Berger Dunsworth Wilson, D Beck Leipprandt Wilson, A Hillbig Satterfield TEAM 1 1 Totals Officials: Ernest Solis, John Haefeli, Paul Ross Technical fouls: Utah-None. Air Force-None. Attendance: 568 Utah Air Force Points in the paint-ut 30,AF 6. Points off turnovers-ut 9,AF 13. 2nd chance points-ut 11,AF 10. Fast break points-ut 2,AF 2. Bench points-ut 9,AF 12. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-0 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-00:08, AF 2nd-00:44. Largest lead-ut by 25 2nd-04:09, AF None.

19 Game #19 wyoming 47 utah 54 Jan 27, Salt Lake City Game #20 brigham young 69 utah 52 Jan. 30, Salt Lake City Game #21 utah 68 colorado state 65 Feb. 3, Fort Collins, Colo. A second-half surge accompanied by a double-double from Kalee Whipple lifted Utah to a victory over Wyoming on Wednesday evening. Whipple had 25 points and 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season. Janita Badon was also in double figures with 10 points, adding eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Wyoming took as much as an eight-point lead in the first half, but the Utes strong defense kept them in the game. Iwalani Rodrigues hit a jumper at the buzzer to help get the momentum started for the second-half rally, as Wyoming led at halftime. Whipple started the second half with a three-point basket, followed by a breakaway layup to tie the game at Over the first eight minutes of the half, the Utes took a nine-point lead, 40-31, with a 20-9 run. Badon had three breakaway layups in the run along with three steals. Wyoming came back with a 9-2 run of its own to regain the lead, 43-42, with 5:50 remaining. Utah quickly rallied 30 seconds later to take the lead for good behind a three-point play as Whipple was fouled on her layup and made the subsequent free-throw. Strong defense from both teams defined the final minutes of the game. Wyoming s Hillary Carlson made the final Cowgirl basket of the game with 2:12 left to put the team within three, Whipple s layup with a minute left put Utah up by five and Wyoming was forced to foul the Utes down the stretch. Halie Sawyer hit a pair of free throws with 33 seconds left to seal the victory for Utah. Utah had a season-low six turnovers along with seven steals. Wyoming (12-6, 3-3 MWC) Kennedy Langford Carlson Richardson Vandiver Camigli Scheffler Fitzgerald Sewell TEAM Totals Utah (12-7, 3-3 MWC) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Kent Johnson, Kyle Bacon, Peter Contreras Technical fouls: Wyoming-None. Utah-None. Attendance: 1108 Wyoming Utah Points in the paint-wy 20,UT 22. Points off turnovers-wy 7,UT 10. 2nd chance points-wy 8,UT 6. Fast break points-wy 0,UT 8. Bench points-wy 8,UT 4. Score tied-4 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-WY 2nd-02:12, UT 2nd-01:02. Largest lead-wy by 8 1st-05:21, UT by 9 2nd-12:51. Despite Kalee Whipple s second-straight doubledouble, the Utah women s basketball team fell to Brigham Young on Saturday afternoon, Whipple led Utah with 16 points and a season-high 11 rebounds. Taryn Wicijowski was also in double figure scoring with 11 points. Both teams battled hard early in the game with the score tied five times and the lead changing hands four times. BYU gained momentum towards the end of the first half with a 13-4 run over the final 4:30 of the half to lead at halftime. Although the Utes cut the lead to eight over the first 2:30 of the second half with a free-throw from Wicijowski and a jumper by Iwalani Rodrigues, BYU pulled away to take as much as a 25-point lead in the second half. Utah staged a late rally, starting a furious threeminute, 13-3 run with six minutes left in the second half. Whipple hit four free throws while Sasha McKinnon and Wicijowski each had four points of the run. However, the early deficit was too much for the Utes to overcome down the stretch. Brigham Young shot over 47-percent from the field, including 10 three-pointers. Utah held the advantage in steals (eight) and turnovers (13). BYU (14-5, 5-2 MWC) Riley Moeaki Foreman Bonham Hall Kaufusi Judkins Bates Wood Beck Peterson Leach TEAM Totals Utah (12-8, 3-4 MWC) Whipple Sawyer Wicijowski Badon Messer Rodrigues McDermott McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Officials: Debbie Adams, Melissa Barlow, Ken Sowby Technical fouls: Brigham Young-WOOD,Coriann. Utah-BADON, Janita. Attendance: 3155 Brigham Young Utah Points in the paint-by 18,UT 22. Points off turnovers-by 13,UT 15. 2nd chance points-by 13,UT 10. Fast break points-by 2,UT 4. Bench points-by 18,UT 11. Score tied-5 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-BY 2nd-02:59, UT 2nd-01:46. Largest lead-by by 25 2nd-06:26, UT by 3 1st-18:04. Taryn Wicijowski and Kalee Whipple each scored over 20 points to lead the Utah women s basketball team to a hard-fought victory at Colorado State on Wednesday evening. Down by three, with 2:42 left, Whipple s threepoint shot tied the score for the ninth time of the game, Utah hit five of eight free throws in the final 1:26 to clinch the victory after CSU was forced into fouling the Utes. Whipple and Halie Sawyer each went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line during the stretch. Sawyer had a team-high eight rebounds to go with 11 points, including three key rebounds in the final minutes. Wicijowski tallied 22 while Whipple scored 20 points. Utah shot 51-percent from the floor, led by an 8-of- 12 performance from Wicijowski. Utah (13-8, 4-4 MWC) Whipple Wicijowski Sawyer Badon Messer Rodrigues McKinnon Rolniak TEAM Totals Colorado State (11-10, 3-5 MWC) VanGrinsven Heimstra Mestdagh Simmons Kennedy Barbee VanDenAdel Porter TEAM Totals Officials: Jack Jones, Scotty Hermann, Wanda Szeremeta Technical fouls: Utah-None. Colorado State-None. Attendance: 1027 Utah Colorado State Points in the paint-ut 32,CS 14. Points off turnovers-ut 24,CS 13. 2nd chance points-ut 18,CS 9. Fast break points-ut 2,CS 2. Bench points-ut 12,CS 25. Score tied-9 times. Lead changed-11 times. Last FG-UT 2nd-02:19, CS 2nd-00:36. Largest lead-ut by 8 2nd-15:27, CS by 6 1st-09:16.

20 1 Janita Badon Guard 5-6 Sophomore 1L Portland, Ore. (Jefferson HS) Season/Career Highs 29 vs. Oregon (12/22)... Points vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 10 vs. SMU (1/2)... Rebounds vs. SMU (1/2/09) 10 vs. Oregon (12/22)... FGM vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 19 vs. Oregon (12/22)...FGA vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 2, five times (last vs. San Diego State, 1/20)... 3 FGM... 2, five times (last vs. San Diego State, 1/20/10) 4, three times (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27)... 3 FGA... 4, five times (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27) 7 vs. Oregon (12/22)...FTM... 7 vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 10 vs. Oregon (12/22)... FTA vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 9 vs. Air Force (1/23)...Assists...9 vs. Air Force (1/23) 5, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6)... Steals... 5, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6/10) N/A... Blocks... N/A 42 vs. Idaho State (12/2/09)... Minutes...42 vs. Idaho State (12/2/09) : Started every game at the point this year... scored 14 points with six assists and six rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/17)... six assists and 10 points at Stanford (11/27) points vs. Santa Clara (11/29)... scored 11 points with two three-pointers and had six assists against Weber State (12/1)... eight assists with four steals vs. Idaho State (12/2)... eight rebounds against Louisville (12/6) points against Westminster (12/12)... four steals vs. South Dakota State (12/19)... more than doubled her previous career high in scoring with 29 points vs. Oregon, including nine rebounds (12/22)... first career double-double vs. SMU with 15 points and 10 rebounds (1/2)... five steals with eight points and nine rebounds against Utah Valley (1/6) points and seven rebounds vs. TCU (1/9)... eight assists against UNLV (1/16) points with four assists and three steals against San Diego State (1/20)... career-high nine assists against Air Force (1/23) points with eight rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. Wyoming (1/27)... seven assists vs. Colorado State (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * at Santa Clara * WEBER STATE * IDAHO STATE * at LOUISVILLE * WESTMINSTER * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * OREGON * SMU * UTAH VALLEY * at TCU * NEW MEXICO * UNLV * at San Diego State * at Air Force * WYOMING * BRIGHAM YOUNG * at Colorado State * Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

21 2 Kalee Whipple Forward 6-0 Senior 3L Hiko, Nev. (Pahranagat Valley HS) Season Highs Career Highs 28 vs. SMU (1/2)... Points vs. Wyoming (1/7/09) 11 vs. BYU (1/30)... Rebounds... 12, three times (last vs. Air Force, 2/22/07) 10, twice (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27)... FGM vs. Wyoming (1/7/09) 22 vs. Wyoming (1/27)...FGA...23 vs. Gonzaga (11/29/08) 5 vs. UNLV (1/16)... 3 FGM... 5, seven times (last vs. UNLV, 1/16) 12 vs. UNLV (1/16)... 3 FGA...12 vs. UNLV (1/16) 9, twice (last vs. Oregon (12/22)...FTM vs. Marquette (11/30/08) 12 vs. Oregon (12/22)... FTA... 12, twice (last vs. Oregon (12/22/09) 5 vs. Air Force (1/23)...Assists... 6, four times (last vs. San Diego State (1/11/09) 3, twice (last vs. San Diego State, 1/20)... Steals... 6 vs. Wyoming (3/2/08) 2 vs. TCU (1/9)... Blocks...3, twice (last vs. Villanova, 3/22/09) 41 vs. Idaho State (12/2/09)... Minutes : Preseason All-Mountain West Conference... 1,728 career points ranks seventh all-time at Utah and is in the top 10 in several career categories (see page 5)... Feb. 8 MWC Player of the Week points vs. Utah State (11/13) points with nine rebounds vs. Minnesota (11/7)... made 5-of-6 free throws down the stretch as part of 18 points to help clinch a win over Santa Clara (11/29) points with eight rebounds against Idaho State (12/2) points, 19 of which came in the second half, and made four free throws down the stretch against South Dakota State (12/19)... hit the game-tying three-pointer against Oregon to push the game to overtime and scored five of Utah s nine points in the OT period vs. Oregon with first double-double of the year with 25 points and 10 rebounds (12/22)... scored a team-high 28 points, including 18 in the first half to help Utah overcome an early deficit, against SMU (1/2)... second double-double of season against UNLV with 23 points (five 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds (1/16)... third double-double of the year with 25 points and 10 rebounds against Wyoming (1/27)... double-double against BYU with 16 points and a season-high 11 rebounds, including 8-of-8 from the free-throw line (1/30)... earned MWC Player of the Week honors on Feb. 8 after leading Utah to a win at Colorado State with 20 points, including the game-tying three and two game-clinching free throws (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * at Santa Clara * WEBER STATE * IDAHO STATE * at LOUISVILLE * WESTMINSTER * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * OREGON * SMU * UTAH VALLEY * at TCU * NEW MEXICO * UNLV * at San Diego State * at Air Force * WYOMING * BRIGHAM YOUNG * at Colorado State * Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

22 3 Iwalani Rodrigues Guard 5-9 Freshman (Redshirt) RS Ewa Beach, Hawaii (Kalani HS) Season/Career Highs Points...10 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) Rebounds... 6 vs. Louisville (12/6) FGM...4 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) FGA... 8 vs. Louisville (12/6) 3 FGM... 1, three times (last vs. Oregon, 12/22) 3 FGA... 3, three times (last vs. TCU, 1/9) FTM...2 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) FTA...2 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) Assists...3 vs. UCLA (11/21/09) Steals...3 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) Blocks... 1, three times (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) Minutes vs. Louisville (12/6) : Started in 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)... four points with a block, steal and assist in her first start against Weber State (12/1)... five points and two rebounds vs. Idaho State (12/2)... six rebounds with two assists in 32 minutes vs. Louisville (12/6)... four points with three rebounds and two assists against SMU (1/2)... scored 10 points and had three steals against Utah Valley (1/6)... four points and two rebounds vs. Wyoming (1/27)... four points against Colorado State (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD at Santa Clara WEBER STATE * IDAHO STATE * at LOUISVILLE * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OREGON SMU UTAH VALLEY at TCU NEW MEXICO UNLV at San Diego State at Air Force WYOMING BRIGHAM YOUNG at Colorado State Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

23 10 Josi McDermott Guard 6-0 Sophomore 1L Ashland, Ore. (Ashland HS) Season/Career Highs 3 vs. Oregon (12/22)... Points... 6 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) 4, three times (last vs. UNLV, 1/16)... Rebounds...4, four times (last vs. UNLV, 1/16/10) 1, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6)... FGM... 2, twice (last vs. Maryland, 3/24/09) 4 vs. Utah Valley (1/6)...FGA... 4, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/610) 1 vs. Oregon (12/22)... 3 FGM... 2 vs. New Mexico (3/13/09) 3 vs. UNLV (1/16)... 3 FGA... 3, twice (last vs. UNLV, 1/16/10) 2 vs. TCU (1/9)...FTM...2 vs. TCU (1/9/10) 2 vs. TCU (1/9)... FTA...2, twice (last vs. TCU, 1/9/10) 4 vs. Utah Valley (1/6)...Assists... 4 vs. Utah Valley, 1/6/10) 2 vs. Utah Valley (1/6)... Steals...2 vs. Utah Valley (1/6/10) 1 vs. Utah Valley (1/6)... Blocks...1 vs. Utah Valley (1/6/10) 21 vs. Utah Valley (1/6)... Minutes...21 vs. Utah Valley (1/6/10) : Saw first action of the season against Minnesota (11/17)... two rebounds in eight minutes vs. Santa Clara (11/29)... scored three points with two rebounds with a steal against Oregon (12/22)... four assists, two steals, a block and three rebounds with two points against Utah Valley (1/6)... four rebounds against UNLV (1/16) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD at Santa Clara WEBER STATE WESTMINSTER OREGON SMU UTAH VALLEY at TCU NEW MEXICO UNLV at San Diego State at Air Force WYOMING BRIGHAM YOUNG Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

24 11 Taryn Wicijowski Center 6-3 Freshman HS Regina, Sask. (National Elite Development Academy) Season/Career Highs Points vs. Air Force (1/23) Rebounds...14 vs. Weber State (12/1) FGM vs. Air Force (1/23) FGA...14, twice (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... N/A FTM...8 vs. TCU (1/9) FTA...12 vs. Oregon (12/22) Assists...4 vs. Weber State (12/1) Steals...3, twice (last vs. TCU, 1/9) Blocks...2, six times (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) Minutes...40 vs. Oregon (12/22) : MWC Preseason Freshman of the Year... leads MWC in field goal percentage... MWC Player of the Week on Dec 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) points with a pair of steals vs. Santa Clara (11/29)... double-double vs. Weber State with 16 points and 14 rebounds along with two blocks (12/1)... six of 14 points came in overtime against Idaho State (12/2) points with eight rebounds and two blocks vs. Westminster (12/12) points with a pair of steals against Oregon (12/22) points (including eight free throws) with three steals and four rebounds against TCU (1/9)... double-double vs. New Mexico with 13 points and 10 rebounds (1/12) rebounds vs. UNLV (1/16) points vs. San Diego State (1/20)... career-high 24 points with nine rebounds and two blocks against Air Force (1/23) points against BYU (1/30) points against Colorado State (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * at Santa Clara * WEBER STATE * IDAHO STATE * at LOUISVILLE * WESTMINSTER * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * OREGON * SMU * UTAH VALLEY * at TCU * NEW MEXICO * UNLV * at San Diego State * at Air Force * WYOMING * BRIGHAM YOUNG * at Colorado State * Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

25 13 Rachel Messer Guard 5-9 Freshman HS Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Thunder Ridge HS) Season/Career Highs Points...11 vs. Air Force (1/23) Rebounds...4, twice (last vs. TCU, 1/9) FGM... 3 vs. Air Force (1/23) FGA... 9 vs. Air Force (1/23) 3 FGM... 3 vs. Air Force (1/23) 3 FGA... 8 vs. Air Force (1/23) FTM... 2, three times (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) FTA... 4 vs. Idaho State (12/2) Assists... 3, three times (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27) Steals... 1, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) Blocks... 1, twice (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27) Minutes vs. Air Force (1/23) : 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)... four rebounds against Weber State (12/1)... eight points and two assists vs. Idaho State (12/2)... made first career start against Westminster (12/12)... five points vs. South Dakota State (12/19)... seven points with a pair of assists vs. SMU (1/2)... four rebounds vs. TCU (1/9) points with two assists and a block against New Mexico (1/12)... scored a career-high 11 points wiht three assists in front of a hometown crowd at Air Force (1/23) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD at Santa Clara WEBER STATE IDAHO STATE at LOUISVILLE WESTMINSTER * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * OREGON * SMU * UTAH VALLEY * at TCU * NEW MEXICO * UNLV * at San Diego State * at Air Force * WYOMING * BRIGHAM YOUNG * at Colorado State * Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

26 14 Hennasea Tokumura Guard 5-4 RS Junior 2L Honolulu, Hawaii (Iolani HS) Season/Career Highs... Points... 8 at UVSC (11/17/06) 1 vs. Westminster (12/12)... Rebounds... 3, twice (last vs. Colorado St., 2/10/07)... FGM... 3 vs. UVSC (11/17/06)...FGA vs. UVSC (11/17/06)...3 FGM... 2 vs. Colorado State (2/2/08)... 3 FGA... 6 vs. UVSC (11/17/06)...FTM...4 vs. Montana State (12/18/06) 1 vs. Westminster (12/12)... FTA... 6 vs. UVSC (11/17/06)...Assists... 5 at UVSC (11/17/06)... Steals... 2 at UVSC (11/17/06)... Blocks... N/A... Minutes at UVSC (11/17/06) : Returned to action for the first time since March 12, 2008, against Westminster (12/12)... TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WESTMINSTER Totals Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 3.0 FT Pct: 0.0 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

27 20 Sasha McKinnon Guard 6-0 Senior 3L Langley, B.C., Canada (Brookswood Secondary) Season Highs Career Highs 6, three times (last vs. BYU, 1/30)...Points...9 vs. Air Force (3/8/06) 5 vs. Santa Clara (11/29/09)...Rebounds... 5 vs. Santa Clara (11/29/09) 3 vs. BYU (1/30)...FGM... 3, three times (last vs. BYU, 1/30/10) 5, three times (last vs. BYU, 1/30)... FGA...9 vs. TCU (3/7/09) 2 vs. SMU (1/2)... 3 FGM...3 vs. Air Force (3/8/06) 3, five times (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6)...3 FGA...7 vs. TCU (3/7/09) 1, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6)... FTM... 2 vs. New Mexico (2/4/06) 2, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6)...FTA...2, four times (last vs. Westminster, 12/12/09) 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09)... Assists... 3 vs. Utah State (11/13/09) 1, four times (last vs. Colorado State, 2/3)...Steals... 1, five times (last vs. Colorado State, 2/3) 1, three times (last vs. SMU, 1/2)...Blocks...1, four times (last vs. SMU, 1/2) 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)... career-high five rebounds vs. Santa Clara (11/29)... six points against Westminster (12/12)... three-pointer against South Dakota State started a rally to put the Utes ahead (12/19)... scored six points on a pair of threepoint buckets against SMU, including a basket that started a 14-0 run to overcome an eight-point deficit (1/2)... had six points agaisnt BYU, going 3-for-5 from the floor (1/30)... four points against Colorado State (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * at Santa Clara * WEBER STATE IDAHO STATE at LOUISVILLE WESTMINSTER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OREGON SMU UTAH VALLEY at TCU UNLV at Air Force BRIGHAM YOUNG at Colorado State Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

28 21 Chelsea Bridgewater Guard 6-0 Freshman HS Provo, Utah (Timpview HS) Season/Career Highs Points... 2, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) Rebounds...2 vs. Westminster (12/12) FGM... FGA...1, twice (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) 3 FGM... 3 FGA... FTM... 2, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) FTA... 2, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) Assists...1 vs. Westminster (12/12) Steals... Blocks...1 vs. Westminster (12/12) Minutes...4, twice (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) : Saw first collegiate action in final minute against Weber State (12/1)... scored two points with a pair of rebounds in three minutes vs. Westminster (12/12)... hit a pair of free throws against Utah Valley (1/6)... four minutes against Air Force (1/23) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WEBER STATE WESTMINSTER UTAH VALLEY at Air Force Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 3.0 Points/game: 1.0 FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: Rebounds/game: 0.5 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

29 22 Halie Sawyer Forward 6-1 Senior 3L Panguitch, Utah (Panguitch HS) Season Highs Career Highs 12 vs. Idaho State (12/2)... Points vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 15 vs. Idaho State (12/2)... Rebounds... 15, twice (last vs. Idaho State, 12/2/09) 6 vs. Idaho State (12/2)... FGM... 8 vs. Norfolk State (1/2/09) 13 vs. Idaho State (12/2)...FGA...13 vs. Idaho State (12/2/09) N/A...3 FGM... 1, eight times (last vs. New Mexico (2/1/09) 1, four times (last vs. BYU, 1/30)... 3 FGA... 3, twice (last vs. Mississippi State, 12/20/08) 4 vs. Wyoming (1/27)...FTM...5 vs. BYU (1/28/09) 4, five times (last vs. Wyoming, 1/27)... FTA...8 vs. BYU (1/28/09) 5 vs. Westminster (12/12)...Assists... 5 vs. Westminster (12/12/09) 4 vs. Minnesota (11/17/09)... Steals...4, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/17/09) 4 vs. SMU (1/2)... Blocks... 4, twice (last vs. SMU, 1/2) 43 vs. Idaho State (12/2)...Minutes...43 vs. Idaho State (12/2/09) : In the top 10 all-time at Utah in blocks... 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)... nine rebounds vs. Santa Clara (11/29)... fifth career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 15 rebounds vs. Idaho State (12/2)... double-double vs. Westminster - 10 points, 11 rebounds, career-high five assists (12/12)... tied career-high with four blocks vs. SMU, also had three assists and eight rebounds (1/2)... eight rebounds with six points vs. TCU (1/9)... five points, three blocks and eight rebounds vs. New Mexico (1/12)... eight points and seven rebounds against UNLV (1/16)... eight points and seven rebounds, including two clutch free throws in the final 30 seconds against Wyoming (1/27) points and eight rebounds against Colorado State, including three key rebounds in the final minutes (2/3)... TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State * MINNESOTA * vs UCLA * at STANFORD * at Santa Clara * WEBER STATE * IDAHO STATE * at LOUISVILLE * WESTMINSTER * SOUTH DAKOTA STATE * OREGON * SMU * UTAH VALLEY * at TCU * NEW MEXICO * UNLV * at San Diego State * at Air Force * WYOMING * BRIGHAM YOUNG * at Colorado State * Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TOTAL

30 24 Rita Sitivi Guard 5-10 Freshman HS Huntington, Calif. (Marina HS) Season/Career Highs Points...2, twice (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) Rebounds...5 vs. Westminster (12/12) FGM...1 vs. TCU (1/9) FGA... 1, four times (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... 1 vs. Air Force (1/23) FTM... 2 vs. Air Force (1/23) FTA... 2 vs. Air Force (1/23) Assists...1 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) Steals... 1, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) Blocks...1 vs. Westminster (12/12) Minutes...14 vs. Westminster (12/12) : First collegiate action against Minnesota (11/17)... pulled down five rebounds in 14 minutes with a block and a steal against Westminster (12/12)... an assist, a steal and a rebound in nine minutes vs. Utah Valley (1/6)... two points with a rebounds in two minutes against TCU (1/9)... four points with a rebound, going 2-for-2 from the free-throw line against Air Force (1/23) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg MINNESOTA vs UCLA WEBER STATE WESTMINSTER UTAH VALLEY at TCU at Air Force Totals Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 5.9 Points/game: 0.6 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 66.7 Rebounds/game: 1.3 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1 Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg

31 32 Diana Rolniak Forward 6-4 Freshman HS Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS) Season/Career Highs Points...7 vs. Westminster (12/12) Rebounds... 7, twice (last vs. Utah Valley, 1/6) FGM...3 vs. Westminster (12/12) FGA...6 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) 3 FGM... N/A 3 FGA... N/A FTM... 3 vs. Air Force (1/23) FTA...4, twice (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) Assists... 2, four times (last vs. Air Force, 1/23) Steals... 2, four times (last vs. San Diego State, 1/20) Blocks...5 vs. Utah Valley (1/6) 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)... seven points and six rebounds vs. Westminster (12/12)... seven rebounds with five blocks vs. Utah Valley (1/6)... five rebounds, two blocks, two assists and three points vs. Air Force (1/23)... three rebounds against BYU (1/30)... four points with three rebounds vs. Colorado State (2/3) TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS Opponent GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg at Utah State MINNESOTA vs UCLA at STANFORD at Santa Clara WEBER STATE IDAHO STATE at LOUISVILLE WESTMINSTER SOUTH DAKOTA STATE OREGON SMU UTAH VALLEY at TCU NEW MEXICO UNLV at San Diego State at Air Force WYOMING BRIGHAM YOUNG at Colorado State Totals Career Stats Total 3-Point Free Throws Rebounds Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg