Women’s Basketball
Top 25 Women’s Hoops Advances to Third Straight NCAA Tournament Second Round Senior Allisa Pili named All-America for second-consecutive year
• Broke the record for most made three pointers in a single season with 348 this season. • Four Utes hit 1,000 points in career scoring in Dasia Young, Gianna Kneepkens, Jenna Johnson and Kennady McQueen • Alissa Pili became the fastest Ute to score 1,000 points in just 48 games as well as hit 2,000 career points this season • Utah ended the season No. 4 in the nation in made three pointers per game and led the Pac-12 with 10.2 made threes a game. Senior Alissa Pili led Utah this season by averaging 21.4 points per game. She’s posted a career-high 37 points twice, both against Top 10 teams. She was named to The Athletic’s All-America Second Team as well as the All-America Third Team by AP, Sporting News and USBWA. Pili was placed No. 4 on the ESPN Top 25 Women’s Basketball Players list. Pili posted five games this season scoring 30 or more points and 20 games recording 20 or more points. She ended the season shooting 55.0 percent from the field, 40.4 percent from the three and 82.0 percent from the free throw line. Pili’s Power
The No. 5 seeded Utah Utes battled with the No. 12 seeded South Dakota State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament and picked up a 68-54 win to advance to the second round. Utah then fell to No. 4 seed Gonzaga 77-66 in Spokane, Washington. The Utes finished the season 23-11 overall and posted an 11-7 Pac-12 record. This was the third consecutive 20-win season and 32nd in the program’s history, The Utes made their 20th NCAA Tournament appearance Season Recap overall and third consecutive appearance. Utah picked up its third straight first-round win for the first time in school history.
Notables • Ranked in the Top 25 in the entire season. • Utah had four wins over Top 10 teams, the most in a single season in school history. • Utah’s 74-68 win over No. 7 USC (Feb. 25) marks the highest ranked road win in program history. • Utah’s 91-84 overtime win over No. 2 UCLA (Jan. 22) marks the highest ranked win in program history. • Broke the record for most assists in a single season with 660 on the year. • Utah averaged 19.5 assists per game (No. 6 NCAA, No. 1 Pac- 12). • Tied the record for most 100 point games in a single season with five.
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CRIMSON CLUB MAGAZINE APRIL 2024
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