Utah head coach Lynne Roberts and gamers on the bench rejoice an and-one name throughout sport towards Arizona in Salt Lake Metropolis on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023. The 18-2 Utes at the moment are ranked No. 7 within the nation. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham runs out together with his workforce as Utah and USC play at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The Utes put a bow on their 2023 recruiting class this week, incomes a top-25 class for the primary time in program historical past. Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information
The Utah ladies’s basketball workforce continues to win video games and climb the polls.
After Sunday’s thrilling 71-69 victory over then-No. 8 UCLA, the Utes (18-2) jumped two spots to No. 7 in The Related Press ballot. Utah can also be No. 7 within the NCAA’s NET rankings.
With solely a month to go till the Pac-12 Event in Las Vegas, the Utes are setting themselves up for a really favorable seed within the upcoming NCAA Event. Utah reached the second spherical final season, falling to No. 2-seeded Texas.
As for this 12 months’s workforce, the Utes beat the Bruins in dramatic trend Sunday. Star Alissa Pili knocked down a game-tying 3-pointer and later scored the game-winning layup within the ultimate seconds.
“What a loopy sport,” Utah coach Lynne Roberts stated. “It’s form of like we awoke and began taking part in with the depth wanted to beat UCLA. All the things was onerous. It was like we form of had sq. wheels.”
Sq. wheels or not, the Utes are rolling heading into the ultimate month of the common season.
In case you missed it
Utah wasn’t as lively as some applications in the case of the switch portal. However the Utes added some intriguing items to subsequent 12 months’s workforce.
So how was Utah soccer impacted by the switch portal throughout this latest interval?
So far as the additions, linebacker Levani Damuni (Stanford), edge rusher Logan Fano (BYU), cornerback Miles Battle (Ole Miss), placekicker Cole Becker (Colorado) and broad receiver Emery Simmons (Indiana) all joined this system. Every of them may make a huge impact for Utah in 2023.
Numbers sport
3: Individuals with College of Utah soccer ties that shall be concerned on this 12 months’s Tremendous Bowl — Philadelphia Eagles punt returner Britain Covey; Eagles’ quarterbacks coach Brian Johnson; and Kansas Metropolis defensive high quality management coach Alex Whittingham, a former Utah linebacker and son of Utah coach Kyle Whittingham.
18-2: File of Utah ladies’s basketball workforce.
From the archives
Further factors
- Runnin’ Utes nonetheless can’t resolve the Oregon riddle, fall to Geese for eleventh straight time (Deseret Information)
- Utah soccer will get dedication from Indiana broad receiver switch Emery Simmons Utah soccer will get dedication from Indiana broad receiver switch Emery Simmons (Deseret Information)
- Grace McCallum is snug and having enjoyable counting, a lot to Utah’s delight (Deseret Information)
- Utah couldn’t have finished significantly better towards Washington. Perhaps a bit, however not a lot (Deseret Information)
- Alissa Pili leads the way in which towards her former workforce, Kennady McQueen finishes sturdy as No. 9 Utah beats USC (Deseret Information)
- Micah Bernard is reportedly withdrawing from switch portal, returning to Utah soccer program (Deseret Information)
- Runnin’ Utes show their protection travels, rout Oregon State 63-44 to stay in second place in Pac-12 (Deseret Information)
Fanalyst
Utah goes to have a really proficient squad once more and it's what now we have come to count on. The up coming season goes to be each enjoyable and difficult and there shall be ups and downs. If that is certainly the tip of an period, I hope the Utes exit weapons blazing.
— desertdog
Utah misplaced Maile, who was mainly pressured out, and that's it. Utah scored, as soon as once more, a number of gamers to spice up depth and fill voids. I'm impressed once more.
— Utah-Hawaii Alum
Covey by no means had the scale, however he at all times had the combat. I admit I didn’t suppose he was going to get common play time. ... Unimaginable to see him achieve this nicely!
— Zaruski
Up subsequent
Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. | Ladies’s basketball | vs. Oregon State | @Corvallis, Oregon | Pac-12 Mountain
Feb. 3 | 7 p.m. | Gymnastics | vs. UCLA | @Salt Lake Metropolis | ESPN2
Feb. 5 | 3 p.m. | Ladies’s basketball | vs. Oregon | @Eugene, Oregon | Pac-12 Mountain
Feb. 5 | 4 p.m. | Males’s basketball | vs. California | @Salt Lake Metropolis | ESPNU
Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham runs out together with his workforce as Utah and USC play at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake Metropolis on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022. The Utes put a bow on their 2023 recruiting class this week, incomes a top-25 class for the primary time in program historical past.
Scott G Winterton, Deseret Information