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TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019-20 UTAH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS INFORMATION OPPONENTS Table of Contents/Quick Facts ...............................................1 2019-20 Opponent Capsules ................................................ 37 School Information Covering the Utes ......................................................................2 Series Game-By-Game ...........................................................42 Location ...................................................... Salt Lake City Utah Athletics Directory ..........................................................3 Founded .......................................................................1850 2019-20 Roster ..........................................................................4 2018-19 Review Enrollment ..............................................................32,760 2019-20 Schedule ......................................................................5 Season Review ........................................................................53 Nickname .................................................................... Utes Conference of Champions .......................................................6 Results.......................................................................................54 Mascot ..................................Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) Notes ..........................................................................................54 Colors ......................................................Crimson/White THAT UTAH LIFE Statistics...................................................................................58 Conference ..............................................................Pac-12 Utah Athletics History ..............................................................8 Arena ......................................Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City ..............................................................................9 RECORD BOOK Capacity ..........15,000/8,590 (with draping system) University of Utah .................................................................... 10 Team Records..........................................................................65 President .........................................Dr. Ruth V. Watkins Single-Game Records ........................................................... 66 Director of Athletics ..................................Mark Harlan FACILITIES Single-Season Records .........................................................67 Jon M. and Karen Huntsman Basketball Facility ................11 Career Records ..................................................................... 68 Basketball Staff Jon M. Huntsman Center ........................................................12 1,000-Point Club ......................................................................70 Head Coach ..............................................Lynne Roberts Yearly Leaders ........................................................................70 5th Year (Seattle Pacific, ‘97) PLAYER PROFILES Awards ......................................................................................73 Career Record ...............................293-229 (17 Years) Players Bios .............................................................................. 13 Utes vs. The Top 25 ................................................................75 Utah Record ..........................................72-54 (4 Years) Postseason History ................................................................77 COACHES AND STAFF All-Time Roster ......................................................................79 Associate Head Coach .........................Gavin Petersen Head Coach Lynne Roberts ..................................................28 Year-By-Year Results ..........................................................80 5th Year (Hawaii, ‘93) Associate Head Coach Gavin Petersen .............................30 Assistant Coach .................................Danyelle Snelgro Assistant Coach Danyelle Snelgro ...................................... 31 Credits: The 2019-20 Utah women’s basketball media guide 5th Year (Utah State, ‘09) Assistant Coach Joanna Reitz .............................................32 was produced and designed by Jordie Lindley. Photography by Assistant Coach .........................................Joanna Reitz Kory Mortensen, Steve Wilson, Leo Hopf, Tom Smart, Scott Pettet, Support Staff ...........................................................................33 3rd Year (Covenant College, ‘06) George Seeley, Chris Blunk, Dave Saffran/MSG Photos, Kevin C. Director of Athletics Mark Harlan ......................................35 Dir. of Admin/Operations ..............Kendall Rodriguez Cox, Grant Halverson, Frankie Donlon, Terry Newfarmer, Frank President Ruth V. Watkins ....................................................36 Jensen, Canada Basketball, WNBA, Utah Travel Council, Salt Lake 5th Year (Pacific, ‘13) City Convention and Visitors Bureau. Director of Player Personnel ...........Tanaeya BoClair 2nd Year (Utah, ‘18) Director of Video/Analytics ............Ethan McIlhargey 1st Year (Idaho, ‘17) Dir. of Marketing/Alumni .........................Becca Jonas 1st Year (Drake, ‘18) Team Information 2018-19 Overall Record ......................................... 20-10 2018-19 Pac-12 Record ..............................................9-9 Pac-12 Finish .................................................................6th 2019 Pac-12 Tournament ...........................................0-1 2019 Postseason ...................................................... None Starters Returning/Lost ..........................................2/4 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ............................... 5/5 Newcomers/Eligible Redshirts ................................... 6 History Started Basketball ..............................................1974-75 All-Time Record ......................................918-439 (.676) Last NCAA Appearance ..............................................2011 NCAA Record/Appearances ..............................9-17/17 Last WNIT Appearance .............................................2018 WNIT Record/Appearances ..............................8-12/10 Athletic Communications Associate Director/WBB Contact ...... Jordie Lindley Office Phone ..............................................801-581-8997 Cell Phone ...................................................801-647-8174 Email [email protected] 1 2019-20 UTAH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE COVERING THE UTES THE BASICS GETTING SOCIAL WITH THE UTES! The University of Utah athletics communications office welcomes your interest in Utah women’s basketball and will The latest on all University of Utah sports make every effort to ensure your coverage of the Utes is an enjoyable experience. Press credentials, weekly releases, can be found 24 hours a day, 365 days a year game results, and broadcast space/ISDN lines for home games are available by contacting Jordie Lindley, assistant online. Information on upcoming games, recaps, director of communications. (O: 801-581-8997 | C: 801-647-8174 | Email: [email protected]). statistics, rosters, schedules and results, media guides and a large selection of video and audio POST-GAME SERVICES offerings are available at UtahUtes.com. Head coach Lynne Roberts will be available for post-game interviews with the media after each game. Utah stu- dent-athletes will be available following a 10-minute cooling-off period. A member of the Utah athletics communica- FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: tions staff will gather interview requests immediately following the game. Full box scores will be provided and can be emailed or faxed upon request. IN-SEASON INTERVIEWS Head coach Lynne Roberts and requested Utah student-athletes are available for interviews throughout the week. Those members of the media wishing to interview Roberts or a student-athlete will be required to coordinate their request to the athletics communications office at least 24 hours in advance. Roberts will also hold a weekly press conference throughout the season with day and time to be determined when season starts. UTAH SPORTS RADIO NETWORK TWITTER ESPN 700 (KALL-AM) has been the radio home to University of Utah athletics since 1951. All of Utah’s games on ESPN @UTAHWBB | @UtahAthletics 700 can also be heard live on the Internet at ESPN700sports.com. Radio coverage for women’s basketball games conflicting with other events airing on ESPN 700 will be announced at a later date. Managing the radio network is Utah Sports Properties, a division of CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. Utah Sports Properties (USP) is in its 10th year as the multi-media rights partner for Utah Athletics. USP brokered the most recent contract extension with ESPN 700 and Utah athletics – a five-year agreement signed in May, 2012. Handling the play-by-play for the Utah women’s basketball team is Tyson Ewing, who is in his fourth season. Ewing previously spent four years as the voice of Weber State women’s basketball, and was the sports director at KWCR in FACEBOOK 2013 during his time as a student at Weber State. He worked for the Utah Jazz Radio Network as a broadcast assistant Search - UTAHWBB from 2014-16 and currently serves as a statisician on the TV side. UTES ON TV! As the content arm of the Pac-12 Conference, Pac-12 Networks is the first and only sports media company owned