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University of Utah UTAH WNBA DRAFT PICKS 2006 1st round 7th pick Kim Smith 2006 1st round 13th pick Sacramento Monarchs Leilani Mitchell 2008 2nd round 25th pick Phoenix Mercury Morgan Warburton 2009 3rd round 33rd pick Sacramento Monarchs

LEILANI MITCHELL Traded to the New York Liberty shortly after being drafted in 2008. She has been a regular in the Liberty’s rotation the past six seasons.

SHONA THORBURN The highest draft pick in MWC history, She played for the Minnesota Lynx in 2006 and had a brief stint with the in 2007. Thorburn was most recently in France with Aix-en-Provence.

KIM SMITH Played in over 55 games over three years (2006-08) with the Sacramento Monarchs. Smith has most recently played on the Canadian Senior Women’s National Team. She is the Utes director of community relations.

MORGAN WARBURTON Participated in preseason camp for the Sacramento Monarchs in 2009. She is currently the Utes video coordinator. UTAH WOMEN’S CONTENTS INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES & STAFF RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW

INFORMATION OPPONENTS Covering the Utes ...... 2 2013-14 Opponents Information ...... 36-37 Utah Athletics Directory ...... 3 All-Time Series Records ...... 38 2013-14 Season Outlook ...... 4-5 Series Game-by-Game ...... 39-44 2013-14 Roster ...... 6 2013-14 Schedule ...... 7 2012-13 REVIEW Pac-12 Conference ...... 8 2012-13 Season Review ...... 46 2012-13 Statistics ...... 47 HERE’S UTAH 2012-13 Results ...... 48 Utah Athletics History ...... 10 2012-13 Game Highs ...... 49 Salt Lake City ...... 11 2012-13 Box Scores ...... 50-62 University of Utah ...... 12. Who’s Who at the U ...... 13 RECORD BOOK Jon M. Huntsman Center ...... 14 Team Records ...... 64 Single Game Records ...... 65 MEET THE UTES Huntsman Center Records ...... 65 Nakia Arquette ...... 16 Season Records ...... 66 Paige Crozon ...... 17 Career Records ...... 67-68 Ciera Dunbar ...... 18 1,000-Point Club ...... 69-70 Awa Kalmstrom ...... 19. Yearly Leaders ...... 71-72 ...... 20 Individual Honors ...... 73 Ariel Reynolds ...... 21 All-Americans ...... 74-77 Danielle Rodriguez ...... 22 Postseason History ...... 78-80 Taryn Wicijowski ...... 23 All-Time Roster ...... 81-82 Cheyenne Wilson ...... 24 Coaching Legends ...... 82 Wendy Anae ...... 25 Year-by-Year Summary ...... 83 Malia Nawahine ...... 25 Year-by-Year Results ...... 84-90 Valerie Nawahine ...... 26 Devri Owens ...... 26 Emily Potter ...... 26. CREDITS COACHES AND STAFF Head Coach Anthony Levrets ...... 28 The 2013-14 Utah women’s basketball media guide was written by Assistant Coach Velaida Harris ...... 29 Mike DeVine, assistant communications director, and designed by Assistant Coach Matt Legerski ...... 30 Mike Lageschulte, special projects coordinator. Editorial assistance Assistant Coach Willette White ...... 31 was provided by Kate Sturgeon. Cover design by Old Hat Creative. Director of Operations JD Gustin ...... 32 Photography by Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, Scott Pettett, George Seeley, Video Coordinator Morgan Warburton-Nelson ...... 32 Chris Blunk, Dave Saffran/MSG Photos, Kevin C. Cox, Grant Halverson, Director of Community Relations Kim Gaucher ...... 32 Franke Donlon, Terry Newfarmer, Frank Jensen, , Athletics Director Dr. Chris Hill ...... 33 WNBA, Utah Travel Council, Salt Lake City Convention and Visitors President David W. Pershing ...... 34 Bureau . Athletics Department Senior Staff ...... 34

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QUICK FACTS MEDIA SERVICES THE BASICS GENERAL INFORMATION The University of Utah athletics communications office welcomes your interest in Utah Location ...... Salt Lake City women’s basketball and will make every effort to ensure your coverage of the Utes is an Founded ...... 1850 enjoyable experience. Press credentials, weekly releases and game results are available by Enrollment ...... 31,660 contacting Mike DeVine, Assistant Director of Communications. Nickname ...... Utes DeVine can be reached in his office at 801-581-8997, on his mobile phone at 801-580-4502 INFORMATION Mascot ...... Swoop (Red-Tailed Hawk) or via e-mail at [email protected]. Utah’s press row telephone number is 801-581- Colors ...... Crimson and White Conference ...... Pac-12 6657 . Arena ...... Jon M. Huntsman Center To request space for broadcasting Utah home games, please send an email request to Capacity ...... 15,000 DeVine. President ...... David W. Pershing Director of Athletics ...... Dr. Chris Hill POST-GAME SERVICES Head Coach Anthony Levrets will be available for post-game interviews with the media after BASKETBALL STAFF each game. He will be available in the men’s team room at the tunnel behind the scorer’s table. Head Coach ...... Anthony Levrets Utah student-athletes will be available following a 10-minute cooling-off period. A member 4th year (Lafayette, ’01) of the Utah sports information staff will gather interview requests immediately following the Career Record/Utah Record ...... 57-47 game. Full box scores will be provided and can be emailed or faxed upon request. Assistant Coach ...... Velaida Harris 5th year (Portland State, ’93) Assistant Coach ...... Matt Legerski INTERVIEWS 11th year (Utah, ’01) Head Coach Anthony Levrets and Utah student-athletes are available for interviews Assistant Coach ...... Willette White throughout the week. Those members of the media wishing to interview Levrets or a student- 3rd year (Idaho, ‘82) athlete will be required to coordinate their request with Assistant Director of Communications, Dir. of Basketball Operations ...... JD Gustin Mike DeVine, preferably at least 24 hours in advance. 3rd Year (Western Montana, ‘97) Video Coordinator . Morgan. Warburton-Nelson 3rd Year (Utah, ‘09) UTAH SPORTS RADIO NETWORK BASKETBALL FACTS ESPN 700 (formerly known as KALL-AM) has been the radio home 2012-13 Overall Record ...... 23-14 to University of Utah athletics since 1951. All of Utah’s games on ESPN 2012-13 Pac-12 Record ...... 8-10. 700 can also be heard live on the Internet at ESPN700sports.com. 2012-13 Pac-12 Finish ...... 6th Managing the radio network is Utah Sports Properties, a division 2012-13 Postseason . . . . . WNIT Runner-up of CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. Utah Sports Properties (USP) is in Starters Returning/Lost ...... 3/2 its sixth year as the multi-media rights partner for Utah Athletics. USP Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...... 9/4 brokered the most recent contract extension with ESPN 700 and Utah Newcomers ...... 5 athletics – a five-year agreement signed in May, 2012. HISTORY Handling the play-by-play for the Utah women’s basketball team is Started Basketball ...... 1974-75 RICK BOUILLON Rick Bouillon. Radio coverage for women’s basketball games conflicting All-Time Record ...... 825-345 (.705) Play-by-Play with other events airing on ESPN 700 will be announced at a later date. Last NCAA Appearance ...... 2011 NCAA Record/Appearances ...... 9-17/17 Last WNIT Appearance ...... 2013 WNIT Record/Appearances ...... 9-10/7 UTAH UTES ON THE WEB ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS The latest on all University of Utah sports teams can be found 24 hours a day, 365 days a Assistant Director/WBB ...... Mike DeVine year online. Information on upcoming games, recaps, statistics, rosters, schedules and results, Office Phone ...... 801 .581 .8997 media guides and a large selection of video and audio offerings are available at UtahUtes.com. Cell Phone ...... 801 .580-4502 Here’s how you can follow the Utes: Fax ...... 801 .581 .4358 E-Mail ...... [email protected] WEB FACEBOOK Mailing Address: 1825 E. South Campus Drive, Front http://utahutes.com/ http://facebook.com/uathletics Salt Lake City, UT 84112 http://facebook.com/UtahWomensHoops YOUTUBE http://www.youtube.com/uathletics ITUNESU http://www.youtube.com/utahwhoops http://tinyurl.com/utahitunesu

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COMMUNICATIONS STAFF INFORMATION HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES & STAFF RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW

MIKE DEVINE LIZ ABEL BROOKE FREDERICKSON MIKE LAGESCHULTE KATE STURGEON DREW WISEMAN

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S CONTACT MEDIA Assistant Director Sr. Associate A.D. / Director Associate Director Special Projects Coordinator Communications Coordinator Associate Director

Name Office / Cell Email Abel, Liz, Sr. Assoc. A.D./Director (football) ...... 801-581-3511 / 209-6346 ...... [email protected]. DeVine, Mike, Assistant Director ...... 801-581-8997 / 580-4502 ...... [email protected]. Frederickson, Brooke, Associate Director (football) ...... 801-581-8302 / 493-9254 ...... [email protected]. Lageschulte, Mike, Special Projects Coordinator ...... 801-587-9162 / 557-2322 ...... [email protected]. Sturgeon, Kate, Communications Coord./Special Projects . . . 801-581-3510 ...... [email protected] Wiseman, Drew, Associate Director ...... 801-581-3771 / 201-8563 ...... [email protected].

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COACHES OFFICE EMAIL Gaucher, Kim, Director of Community Relations ...... 801-661-3750 ...... [email protected] Gustin, J.D, Director of Operations ...... 801-585-9396 ...... [email protected] Harris, Velaida, Assistant Coach ...... 801-581-3281 ...... [email protected] Legerski, Matt, Assistant Coach ...... 801-581-4366 ...... [email protected] Levrets, Anthony, Head Coach ...... 801-581-6230 ...... [email protected] Warburton-Nelson, Morgan, Video Coordinator ...... 801-585-9396 ...... [email protected] White, Willette, Assistant Coach ...... 801-581-4839 ...... [email protected] WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SUPPORT STAFF OFFICE EMAIL Freshour, Megan, Equipment Operations ...... 801-585-3862 ...... [email protected] Holt, Kristy, Event Services (Huntsman Center) ...... 801-585-1018 ...... [email protected] Gough, Gavin, Asst. Director of Event Management ...... 801-585-5601 ...... [email protected] Pearson, Meagan, Executive Secretary ...... 801-581-6445 ...... [email protected] Riley Steve, Facilities Coordinator ...... 801-581-4101 ...... [email protected] Thomas, Matt, Marketing ...... 801-585-6779 ...... [email protected] Vranes, Colby, Academic Advisor ...... 801-585-6024 ...... [email protected] Webster, Jon, Strength and Conditioning ...... 801-587-9661 ...... [email protected] Adams, Lindsay, Athletic Trainer ...... 801-581-4836 ...... [email protected] Wolfgram, Beth, Sports Dietitian ...... 801-557-3912 ...... [email protected] ATHLETICS SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICE EMAIL Abel, Liz, Sr. Associate A.D. (Communications) ...... 801-581-3511 ...... [email protected] Argust, Ann, Associate A.D. (Marketing) ...... 801-585-5692 ...... [email protected] Bowman, Mary, Sr. Associate A.D. (SWA) ...... 801-585-6850 ...... [email protected] Brennan, Kyle, Sr. Associate A.D. (Administration) ...... 801-585-3819 ...... [email protected] Charipar, Kate, Assistant A.D. (Compliance) ...... 801-585-1629 ...... [email protected] Gross, Kris, Executive Assistant to the A.D...... 801-581-3508 ...... [email protected] Hendrix, Manny, Associate A.D. (Development) ...... 801-585-7233 ...... [email protected] Hill, Dr. Chris, Athletics Director ...... 801-581-3508 ...... [email protected] Pyne, Steve, Director of Events and Facilities ...... 801-585-5054 ...... [email protected] Smith, Steve, Chief Financial Officer ...... 801-587-9371 ...... [email protected] Weierholt, Eric, Director of Academic Services ...... 801-585-6146 ...... [email protected] Woodbury, David, Director of Ticket Operations ...... 801-581-8849 ...... [email protected] OTHER IMPORTANT TELEPHONE NUMBERS MAILING/OVERNIGHT ADDRESS Athletics Department ...... 801-581-8171 Women’s Basketball Office ...... 801-585-9396 University of Utah Ticket Office ...... 801-581-8849 Athletics Department Communications Office ...... 801-581-3510/3511 1825 E. South Campus Dr. Communications Office Fax ...... 801-581-4358 Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Huntsman Center Press Row ...... 801-581-6657 Phone: (801) 581-8171

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A Diverse Array of Experience and Youth Two returning starters and four impactful freshmen book end Ute squad.

With team members hailing from six “The WNIT was fun last year, but “[Plouffe] just has to be herself,” Levrets states and two foreign countries, perhaps it’s ultimately—as one of the winningest programs said. “She always plays hard. I don’t have to only fitting the Utah women’s basketball team in the history of NCAA—the expectation talk her into it. She practices hard. She works INFORMATION will employ a diverse lineup as well in 2013- here has always been to get into the NCAA out hard. She’s in the gym more than any other 14 as it searches for a return bid to the NCAA Tournament and make a run,” head coach person I’ve ever seen. That part takes care of Tournament. Anthony Levrets said. “We have a really unique itself. As the Utah program continues its tradition team this year with a mixture of older kids and “She just needs to show up and play and as one of the most accomplished teams in NCAA really young kids who are going to play. take what she can get. There are going to be history, it will build this year’s team around “I expect all four of our freshmen to play nights where she doesn’t score a bunch of senior All-America forward Michelle Plouffe. significantly. They are going to have growing points. But she’s a great passer, great defender, The Utes return a second starter in sophomore pains, but we have to be patient with them and great rebounder, and she understands our stuff point guard Danielle Rodriguez as well as five know that we’ll be playing our best basketball and she’ll get other people involved. She just other veterans. The Utes also welcome a quartet at the end of the season. Hopefully, we’re good needs to go out and play.” of freshmen who will be given the opportunity enough to win a few games early on, but I really With so much preseason hype surrounding to contribute right away. think the ceiling for this team is incredibly high.” Plouffe entering her senior campaign, does The Utes are coming off an intense, fast- Two strengths that Levrets points to Levrets feel she’ll sense any added pressure to paced postseason run in 2012-13, winning five heading into the season are his team’s depth perform well? games in five cities to advance to the WNIT and ability to shoot. The Utes were fourth in “Expectations are not going to be hard for championship game. Utah picked up road wins the Pac-12 in shooting percentage last season, her,” he said. “She was an Olympian and played at Long Beach State, Pacific, St. Mary’s (Calif.) connecting on 41.5 percent of their attempts for her country at 19 years old, and she has and Kansas State, in addition to a home win from the field. been expected to lead a team before. This group over San Diego, before falling at Drexel in the “The biggest strength of this team is of kids has other talented players as well. Our title game. that everyone can shoot,” Levrets said. “If we fans may not know them quite yet, but they will surveyed our staff soon.” and asked them to list Behind Plouffe is a corps of six returners everyone’s strengths who will benefit from the adjustments made by in order, all but one opposing defenses. kid on our team “We have a special player in Plouffe who would have shooting has to be guarded all over the floor, and that will the basketball in their allow other people opportunities,” Levrets said. top three. We shoot “Teams are going to do their best to take her the ball, as a group, away and it’s going to open the floor for other as well as any team people to play. We’re also a little bit deeper at we’ve had since I’ve a couple positions than we have been in the been here.” past. Those are the two things that are slightly Plouffe, a two- different than they have been in the past couple time Associated Press of years. Honorable Mention “Our ability to shoot the basketball from All-American, has every position will allows us to do a lot of been named to different things offensively. It opens the floor the Sporting News up for driving the basketball, getting the ball to Preseason All- the post, and we will play off of that ability to America Third Team. shoot.” Plouffe begins her Rodriguez comes back for her second senior campaign season as a starting point guard after handing on pace to become out 78 assists with a 1.53 /turnover ratio just the third player last year. in Utah history to “She has really improved her athleticism reach 2,000 career and shooting during the offseason,” Levrets said. points and 1,000 “Her overall understanding of our system will career rebounds. The help her be an even better leader.”

RECORD BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW OPPONENTS COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW COACHES RECORD OPPONENTS Edmonton, Alberta, Senior Ariel Reynolds will provide an native has averaged athletic presence and the ability to finish Danielle Rorriguez started 35 games at point guard last season as a true 15.1 points and 8.3 around the rim, while redshirt freshman Nakia freshman. rebounds per game Arquette, a true ‘stretch 4’ who can be effective during her career. all over the court, returns after suffering a knee

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American nominee and a two-time District MVP at Plano West High School. Emily Potter is a 6’6” native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who has a presence around the basket and can be effective from 3-point INFORMATION territory. She averaged 7.6 points per game with the Canadian Junior National Team at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championships last summer.

Sophomore Valerie Nawahine, who played HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES & STAFF RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW at BYU in 2011-12, has transferred to Utah and is cleared to play. “The biggest thing we need to work on is becoming a team,” Levrets said. “You don’t become a team overnight, and the way we play is described by our motto: Five people playing as one. We don’t want to be five people playing one-on-one. So when you watch us play you don’t see one person, you just see a unit out there. That takes a really long time to develop. “What it comes down to is if you can execute and get a score when you need to and if you can execute and get a stop when you need to. This team has the ability to do those things but it’s going to be a long process.” Utah’s 2013-14 schedule includes seven games against four teams that earned a spot in last season’s NCAA Tournament. Three of those teams advanced to at least the Sweet 16. The Senior center Michelle Plouffe is on pace to become the third player in Utah history to reach 2,000 Utes will appear on the Pac-12 Networks 12 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. times. injury four games into last season. floor who have never Alongside Rodriguez in the back court, played college basketball redshirt junior Ciera Dunbar will bring two years before, and they’re going of playing experience under her belt. Dunbar to sink or swim early. I averaged 10.0 minutes in 34 games last season think they’re going to while being named to the Pac-12 Honorable swim.” Mention All-Academic Team. Wendy Anae is an Junior Cheyenne Wilson has played in 65 active post player from San games over the course of her career with eight Diego, Calif., who can play starts, averaging 3.8 points in 15.0 minutes per inside and out, and shoot. game. Sophomore Awa Kalmstrom is a pass-first Malia Nawhine guard who can get to the rim and appeared in enjoyed a decorated prep 14 games last season. career, being named the Taryn Wicijowski, a two-time All-Pac-12 2012-13 Gatorade Utah performer, will be unavailable this season after Girls Basketball Player of sustaining an injury in August. Also utilizing a the Year, Salt Lake Tribune redshirt year will be sophomore Paige Crozon, Prep Female Athlete of who started 10 games last season. the Year and Deseret News Having two veterans out of action and Ms. Basketball. She was losing three seniors who played significant also a two-time all-state minutes a year ago, the door is open for the selection at Springville Utes’ newcomers to get immediate playing time. High School. “We’re going to play four freshmen, Devri Owens is a and it’s just going to take a little while to get talented offensive player them comfortable in our system,” said Levrets. whose contributions to “They’re talented, so once they get comfortable this year’s team will be this group has a chance to be good. determined by how well “Our biggest deficiency heading into this she progresses defensively. season is that we haven’t been together very The Plano, Texas, native Junior Cierra Dunbar played in 34 games with one start, averaging long. We’re going to put some players on the was a McDonald’s All- 10.0 minutes per game last season.

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NUMERICAL ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Last School) No. Name Ht. Pos. Yr. Exp. 3 Malia Nawahine F 5-10 Fr. HS Springville, Utah (Springville HS) 21 Wendy Anae F 6-3 Fr. HS 5 Cheyenne Wilson G 5-11 Jr. 2VL Seattle, Wash. (Cleveland HS) 10 Nakia Arquette F 6-1 R-Fr. RS 10 Nakia Arquette F 6-1 R-Fr. RS Spokane, Wash. (Lewis and Clark HS) 14 Paige Crozon G 6-1 So. 1VL 11 Taryn Wicijowski F 6-3 R-Sr. 3VL Regina Saskatchewan (NEDA) 31 Ciera Dunbar G 5-10 R-Jr. 2VL 12 Emily Potter F 6-5 Fr. HS Winnipeg, Manitoba (Glenlawn Collegiate) 25 Awa Kalmstrom G 5-7 So. 1VL

INFORMATION 13 Devri Owens G 5-8 Fr. HS Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) 3 Malia Nawahine F 5-10 Fr. HS 14 Paige Crozon G 6-1 So. 1VL Humboldt, Saskatchewan (Humboldt Coll. Inst.) 24 Valerie Nawahine G 5-9 So. TR 15 Michelle Plouffe F 6-4 Sr. 3VL Edmonton, Alberta (Harry Ainlay HS) 13 Devri Owens G 5-8 Fr. HS 21 Wendy Anae F 6-3 Fr. HS San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic HS) 15 Michelle Plouffe F 6-4 Sr. 3VL 22 Danielle Rodriguez G 5-10 So. 1VL Downey, Calif. (Warren HS) 12 Emily Potter F 6-5 Fr. HS 23 Ariel Reynolds F 6-2 Sr. SQ Portland, Ore. (NW Florida State College) 23 Ariel Reynolds F 6-2 Sr. SQ 24 Valerie Nawahine G 5-9 So. TR Springville, Utah (BYU) 22 Danielle Rodriguez G 5-10 So. 1VL 25 Awa Kalmstrom G 5-7 So. 1VL Stockholm, Sweden (Fryshuset Gymnasium) 11 Taryn Wicijowski F 6-3 R-Sr. 3VL 31 Ciera Dunbar G 5-10 R-Jr. 2VL Elko, Nevada (Elko HS) 5 Cheyenne Wilson G 5-11 Jr. 2VL

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BY CLASS Seniors: Michelle Plouffe, Ariel Reynolds, Taryn Wicijowski Juniors: Ciera Dunbar, Cheyenne Wilson Sophomores: Paige Crozon, Awa Kalmstrom, Valerie Nawahine, Danielle Rodriguez 3 5 10 11 Freshmen: Wendy Anae, Nakia Arquette, Malia Nawahine, Devri Owens, Emily Potter MALIA NAWAHINE CHEYENNE WILSON NAKIA ARQUETTE TARYN WICIJOWSKI F 5-10 Fr . G 5-11 Jr. F 6-1 R-Fr . F 6-3 R-Sr . BY HEIGHT 5-7: Awa Kalmstrom 5-8: Devri Owens 5-9: Valerie Nawahine 5-10: Ciera Dunbar, Danielle Rodriguez, Malia Nawahine 5-11: Cheyenne Wilson 6-1: Nakia Arquette, Paige Crozon 12 13 14 15 6-2: Ariel Reynolds 6-3: Wendy Anae, Taryn Wicijowski EMILY POTTER DEVRI OWENS PAIGE CROZON MICHELLE PLOUFFE 6-4: Michelle Plouffe F 6-5 Fr . G 5-8 Fr. G 6-1 Fr. F 6-4 Sr . 6-5: Emily Potter

BY POSITION Guard: Cheyenne Wilson, Devri Owens, Paige Crozon, Danielle Rodriguez, Valerie Nawahine, Awa Kalmstrom, Ciera Dunber Forward: Malia Nawahine, Nakia Arquette, Taryn Wicijowski, Emily Potter, Michelle 21 22 23 24 Plouffe, Wendy Anae, Ariel Reynolds WENDY ANAE DANIELLE RODRIGUEZ ARIEL REYNOLDS VALERIE NAWAHINE PRONUNCIATIONS F 6-3 Fr . G 5-10 So. F 6-2 Sr . G 6-9 So. Wendy Anae . . . UH-nigh Nakia Arquette . . na-KEE-ah Ciera Dunbar . . . see-AIR-uh Awa Kalmstrom . . AH-wah KALM-strum Malia Nawahine . . MUH-lea NAH-wah-HE-nay Valerie Nawahine . NAH-wah-HE-nay Devri Owens . . . DEV-ree RECORD BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW OPPONENTS COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW COACHES RECORD OPPONENTS Michelle Plouffe . . PLOO-ffe 25 31 Taryn Wicijowski . . tear-IN witch-OW-ski Cheyenne Wilson . SHY-anne AWA KALMSTROM CIERA DUNBAR G 5-7 So. G 5-10 R-Jr.

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Date Opponent Location Arena Time TV Fri., Nov. 1 Mary (Exh.) Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 5:15 p.m. MT Fri., Nov. 8 Denver Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 8:30 p.m. MT Fri., Nov. 15 Nebraska Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 5:30 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks INFORMATION Tue., Nov. 19 at Utah State Logan, Utah Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 7 p.m. MT Tue., Nov. 26 at UNLV Las Vegas Thomas & Mack Center 4:45 p.m. PT

South Point Thanksgiving Shootout Las Vegas South Point Arena

Fri., Nov. 29 vs. Butler 5 p.m. PT HERE’S UTAH PLAYER BIOS COACHES & STAFF RECORD OPPONENTS BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW Sat., Nov. 30 vs. Marquette 2:30 p.m. PT

Sat., Dec. 7 Nevada Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 6 p.m. MT Wed., Dec. 11 Utah Valley Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Sat., Dec. 14 at BYU Provo, Utah Marriott Center 2 p.m. MT BYU-TV Sat., Dec. 21 Samford Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 3 p.m. MT Mon., Dec. 30 UC Santa Barbara Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT

Fri., Jan. 3 at UCLA* Los Angeles Pauley Pavilion 6 p.m. PT Pac-12 Networks Sun., Jan. 5 at USC* Los Angeles Galen Center 4 p.m. PT Pac-12 Networks Fri., Jan. 10 Stanford* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 6 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks Sun., Jan. 12 California* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 1 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks Fri., Jan. 17 at Washington* Seattle Alaska Airlines Arena TBD Sun., Jan. 19 at Washington State* Pullman, Wash. Beasley Coliseum 12 p.m. PT Pac-12 Networks Fri., Jan. 24 Arizona State* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Sun., Jan. 26 Arizona* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 3 p.m. MT Wed., Jan. 29 Colorado* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks

Sun., Feb. 2 at Colorado* Boulder, Colo. Coors Events Center 12 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks Fri., Feb. 7 at Oregon* Eugene, Ore. Matthew Knight Arena TBD Sun., Feb. 9 at Oregon State* Corvallis, Ore. Gill Coliseum 12 p.m. PT Pac-12 Networks Fri., Feb. 14 Washington State* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Sun., Feb. 16 Washington* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 3 p.m. MT Fri., Feb. 21 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. McKale Memorial Center 7 p.m. MT Sun., Feb. 23 at Arizona State* Tempe, Ariz. Wells Fargo Arena 1 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks Thur., Feb. 27 USC* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 7 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks

Sun., Mar. 2 UCLA* Salt Lake City Huntsman Center 2 p.m. MT Pac-12 Networks

Pac-12 Tournament Seattle KeyArena Thur., Mar. 6 First Round TBD Pac-12 Networks Fri., Mar. 7 Quarterfinal TBD Pac-12 Networks Sat., Mar. 8 Semifinal TBD Pac-12 Networks Sun., Mar. 9 Championship Game TBD ESPN2

* Denotes Pac-12 Conference game Home games in bold .

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CONFERENCE HISTORY the Conference’s first Commissioner in 1940. NCAA TEAM TITLES WON BY He has been succeeded by Victor O. Schmidt PAC-12 INSTITUTIONS With more than 120 (1944), Thomas J. Hamilton (1959), Wiles Hallock Nobel Laureates across (1971), Thomas C. Hansen (1983) and current Men’s/Comb. Women’s Total all of its campuses and Commissioner Larry Scott (2009). The Pac-12 UCLA 78 37 109 the first ever to reach 450 Conference offices are located 25 miles east of Stanford 61 43 104 NCAA Championships, San Francisco in Walnut Creek, Calif. USC 82 16 98 the Pac-12 Conference is

INFORMATION California 26 6 32 synonymous with both “CONFERENCE OF CHAMPIONS” Arizona State 11 12 23 academic excellence and Colorado *21 2 *23 athletic success, having The Pac-12 Conference won eight NCAA Utah *11 9 *20 earned the nickname the titles during the 2012-13 academic year, the most Oregon 13 8 21 “Conference of Champions.” by any conference. It marks the 12th time in the Arizona 7 11 18 The Pac-12 opened a new chapter its last 13 years—and the 47th time in 53 years—the Washington - 6 6 long and storied history on July 1, 2011 with Pac-12 has led or tied all conferences in NCAA Oregon State 3 - 3 the addition of the University of Utah and the championships won. Washington State 2 - 2 University of Colorado. The Pac-12’s eight national championships * Utah has won 10 NCAA skiing The roots of the Pac-12 Conference go back came in the form of five women’s titles and three championships (9 combined and 1 men’s). more than 80 years to December 15, 1915, when men’s/combined crowns. Five different Pac-12 Colorado has won 18 NCAA skiing titles the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) was founded institutions claimed NCAA titles and USC was the (7 combined and 11 men’s). at a meeting at the Oregon Hotel in Portland, only team in the country with three titles this year. Note: Does not include football Ore. Original membership consisted of four Oregon also won a pair of national championships, championships, which the NCAA does not schools: the University of California at Berkeley, joining only the Trojans, Princeton, North Carolina, officially designate. Various polls and systems the University of Washington, the University of Florida and Michigan to capture multiple NCAA have been used to determine football Oregon, and Oregon State College (now Oregon crowns this season. champions. USC claims 10 titles, California 5, State University). All still are charter members of USC swept the men’s and women’s water Washington 2, and Stanford and UCLA 1 each. the Conference. polo titles, winning its fifth-straight men’s crown. Pacific Coast Conference play began in 1916. The Trojans were dominant en route to winning One year later, Washington State College (now the women’s golf title, winning by a NCAA-record PAC-12 NCAA TEAM Washington State University) was accepted into 24 strokes. The Ducks won their first women’s the Conference, and Stanford University joined in cross country championship since 1987, then TITLES BY SPORT 1918. In 1922, the PCC expanded to eight teams took home the women’s indoor track title for with the admission of the University of Southern the fourth-consecutive year. Stanford reclaimed Men’s/Comb. Women’s California and the University of Idaho. The the women’s tennis national championship, its Baseball 28 - University of Montana joined the Conference in first since 2010, while Colorado won the skiing Basketball 16 4 1924, and in 1928, the PCC grew to 10 members championship for the second time in three years. Boxing 4 - with the addition of UCLA. UCLA’s win in baseball was the program’s first Cross Country 11 11 The Pacific Coast Conference competed as in the sport and the institution’s nation-leading Golf 14 15 a 10-team league until 1950, with the exception 109th NCAA title all-time. Gymnastics 13 15 of 1943-45, when World War II curtailed In addition, Stanford clinched its Rowing - 6 intercollegiate athletic competition to a minimum. unprecedented 19th-consecutive Learfield Sports Skiing *28 0 In 1950, Montana resigned from the Conference Directors’ Cup, an award presented annually to Soccer 4 2 and joined the Mountain States Conference. the top intercollegiate athletic program in the Softball - 23 The PCC continued as a nine-team Conference country. The Cardinal has won at least one NCAA Swimming 23 13 through 1958 . title for 36-consecutive years and is one of only Tennis 52 20 In 1959, the PCC was dissolved and a new two schools in the country, along with UCLA, to Indoor Track 5 8 Conference was formed—the Athletic Association have won over 100 NCAA titles. Outdoor Track 45 6 of Western Universities. Original Volleyball 25 14 AAWU membership consisted Water Polo 39 13 of California, Stanford, Southern Wrestling 1 - California, UCLA, and Washington. * Utah has won 10 NCAA skiing Washington State became a championships (9 combined and 1 men’s). member in 1962, while Oregon Colorado has won 18 NCAA skiing titles and Oregon State joined in 1964. (7 combined and 11 men’s). In 1968, the name Pacific-8 Conference was adopted. Ten years later, on July 1, 1978, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University were admitted and the Pacific-10 Conference became a reality. In 1986-87, the league took

RECORD BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW OPPONENTS COACHES & STAFF PLAYER BIOS HERE’S UTAH UTAH BIOS HERE’S PLAYER & STAFF BOOK 2012-13 REVIEW COACHES RECORD OPPONENTS on a new look, expanding to include 10 women’s sports. Currently, the Pac-12 sponsors 11 men’s and 11 women’s sports. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott has been a frequent guest on Edwin N. Atherton was named the University of Utah campus.

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