Utah Athletics Annual Report 2022-23

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ■ Reached the Sweet 16 of NCAA Tournament as a No. 2 regional seed, the highest in program history

■ Made its third trip to Sweet 16 all-time and first since 2005-06 while tying for second-most wins in program history with 27.

■ Hosted the NCAA Tournament first and second rounds, getting wins over No. 15 seed Gardner-Webb and No. 10 seed Princeton.

■ Tournament run came to an end with a narrow defeat to eventual national champion LSU in Sweet 16.

■ Spent 13 weeks ranked in the top 10 of the Associated Press Poll and 19 consecutive weeks ranked in the poll overall, more than doubling the program record.

■ Ascended to ranking of No. 3 in AP poll on March 1, the highest in program history.

■ Junior Alissa Pili earned All-America honors from the WBCA, AP (second-team) and USBWA (second-team). She led the team with 20.7 points per game, which ranked first in the Pac-12 and 16th nationally, and shot 59.0 percent from the field, which ranked first in the Pac-12 and 14th nationally.

■ Alissa Pili was one of four finalists for the Naismith Player of the Year Award.

■ Head Coach Lynne Roberts was one of four finalists for the Naismith Coach of the Year.

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