2018UTAH Women’s UTES National WOMEN’S Invitational BASKETBALL Tournament Game 31: vs. University2018 WNIT of - Nevada-Las FIRST ROUND Vegas UTAH UTES UNLV (17-13, 8-10 Pac-12) (19-11, 14-4 MWC) HC: Lynne Roberts (3rd) HC: Kathy Olivier (10th) Record at Utah: 51-43 Record at UNLV: 157-157 Last Game: L, 66-56 vs. Colorado Last Game: L, 77-73 vs. Nevada Thursday, March 15 // WNIT, First Round // vs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas at 7 p.m. MT // Video: UtahUtes.com // Radio: ESPN 700 UTAH SCHEDULE/RESULTS (17-13, 8-10 Pac-12) The Basics: The University of Utah women’s basketball team will host the first round of the 2018 WNIT on Thursday, March 15 as they take on the UNLV Lady Rebels. The game is set for a 7 p.m. MT tip. N10 vs. Nevada W, 87-61 N13 at Alabama L, 65-60 Utes and the WNIT: Utah is 11-12 all-time in the WNIT and 2-2 under the direction of head coach Lynne Rob- N17 at Weber State W, 85-58 erts. Utah advanced to the third round of the tournament in Roberts’ first season (2015-16), but fell to UC Davis N20 vs. Purdue W, 81-68 in the first round last year. N24 vs. Incarnate Word W, 90-31 N27 vs. UT Arlington W, 71-41 About the Lady Rebels: The UNLV Lady Rebels are sitting at 19-11 overall and finished the Mountain West Conference season 14-4, winning its first regular-season MW title. Its 14 conference wins was a school record, D2 vs. Saint Mary’s W, 74-63 leading them to their 11th WNIT appearance. The Lady Rebels are led by three players averaging double-digits, D5 vs. Pepperdine W, 89-65 including senior guard Brooke Johnson, who is pouring in 16.1 points per game. Center Katie Powell is also D9 at BYU L, 77-68 recording 15.6 points and 8.7 rebounds per game with junior Nikki Wheatley contributing 13.8 points and 6.5 D18 at Utah State W, 79-44 rebounds per contest. D21 vs. Oral Roberts W, 71-50 D29 vs. Arizona* W, 89-55 Next Up: With a win over UNLV, the Utes would be set to play the winner of the game between Kansas State and St. Louis. That game is also being played on Thursday, March 15 with a 6 p.m. MT start time. D31 vs. Arizona State* L, 83-81 J5 at Washington* W, 74-65 By the Numbers: J7 at Washington St.* W, 81-79 • 1000: Both Emily Potter and Tanaeya BoClair have joined the 1,000-point club at Utah. J12 vs. #14 UCLA* L, 81-74 • 51: Utah has 51 wins under the direction of Lynne Roberts. J14 vs. USC* L, 58-47 • 30: Utah has been in the post-season 30 times in program history. J19 at #22 Arizona State* W, 58-56 • 9: Out of Utah’s 15-person roster, nine athletes are 6-0 or taller. • 7: Seven Pac-12 teams earned spots in the post-season this year (six to NCAA, one to WNIT). J21 at Arizona* W, 80-56 J26 vs. #17 Oregon State* L, 69-58 How to Tune in: A live stream along with live stats will be available for Utah’s game against UNLV on Uta- J28 vs. #7 Oregon* L, 84-68 hUtes.com. Tyson Ewing will also be calling play-by-play action on ESPN 700. Follow @UTAHWBB on Twitter/ F1 vs. Colorado* L, 69-65 Instagram for updates. F4 at Colorado* W, 78-74 2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER F9 at #17 Stanford* L, 70-49 0 ..........Kiana Moore ...............................G .........5-7 ............So. ............1L ....................................................................................Fairfield, Calif./Vanden HS F11 at California* L, 84-73 1 ............Jordan Cruz .................................W .......5-10 ..........Fr. ..............HS .................................................................Sacramento, Calif./McClatchy HS F16 vs. Washington St. W, 54-50 2 ...........Tori Williams ...............................G .........5-9 ...........Fr. ..............HS ..............................................................................Boise, Idaho/Centennial HS F18 vs. Washington* W, 81-46 5...........Megan Huff ..................................F .........6-3 ...........R-Jr. .........RS/TR ..........................Federal Way, Wash./Hawai’i/Todd Beamer HS 11 ..........Erika Bean ....................................G .........5-8 ...........Jr. ...............2L ...........................................Sacramento, Calif./Bradshaw Christian HS F22 at USC* L, 53-52 OT 12 .........Emily Potter .................................F .........6-6 ...........Sr. .............3L .............................................Winnipeg, Manitoba/Glenlawn Collegiate F24 at #10 UCLA* L, 78-71 OT 13 .........Megan Jacobs ...........................G .........6-1 .............So. ............1L .............................................................Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS M1 vs. Colorado** L, 66-56 14 .........Elli Koskinen (RS) ..................F .........6-5 ...........Fr. ..............HS .............................................................Salo, Finland/Kerttulin lukio, Turku M15 vs. UNLV$ 7 p.m. MT UtahUtes.com 20 .......Dru Gylten (RS) ........................G .........5-11 ...........Fr. ..............HS ..........................................................Rapid City, S.D./St. Thomas More HS All Times MT | *Regular Season Pac-12 | ** Pac-12 Tournament | $WNIT 21 .........Wendy Anae (RS) ...................F .........6-3 ...........Sr. .............3L ...................................................San Diego, Calif./Cathedral Catholic HS 22 ........Arianna LaLonde (RS) ........F .........6-5 ...........Fr. ..............HS ...............................................................................Phoenix, Ariz./Chandler HS FOLLOW THE UTES #ELEVATE 23 ........Daneesha Provo......................W .......6-0 ...........Jr. ...............1L .............Dartmouth, Nova Scotia/Clemson/Kent School (Conn.) 24 ........Tilar Clark ......................................W .......5-10 ..........Sr. .............1L ..........................................Idaho Falls, Idaho/Salt Lake CC/Skyline HS Twitter/Instagram ......................................................................@UtahWBB 25 ........Maurane Corbin ......................F .........6-5 ...........Fr. ..............HS .......................................................Montmorency, Quebec/De Mortagne Facebook ....................University of Utah Women’s Basketball 32 ........Tanaeya BoClair .......................W .......6-0 ...........Sr. .............3L .....................................................................San Antonio, Texas/Brennan HS UTAH ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Head Coach: Lynne Roberts (3rd Year) Assistant Director/WBB Contact ..........................Jordie Lindley Assistant Coaches: Gavin Petersen (3rd year), Danyelle Snelgro (3rd year), Joanna Reitz (1st year) Support Staff: Willette White (Director of Ops, 7th year), Kendall Rodriguez (Marketing, Alumni, Community Rela- Email .........................................................jlindley@huntsman.utah.edu tions, 3rd year), Rachel Messer (Video Coordinator, 3rd year), Claire Donskey (Athletic Training), Emma Ostermann Cell .........................................................................................................801-647-8174 (Sports Performance) Office...................................................................................................801-581-8997 Pronunciations: #21 Wendy Anae (UH-nigh) | #32 Tanaeya BoClair (TUH-nay-uh) | #24 Tilar Clark (Tyler) Media Guide .............................................................................UtahUtes.com (On the WBB page under “more”) #25 Maurane Corbin (Moe-ron) | #20 Dru Gylten (Drew Gill-tin) | #14 Elli Koskinen (El-ee Coesh-kuh-nen) #22 Arianna LaLonde (Are-ee-on-ah La-Lond) | #23 Daneesha Provo (DUH-nee-shuh) @UtahWBB | #ELEVATE 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament POSTSEASONPOSTSEASON WNITWNIT BRACKETBRACKET Produced by 2018 Women’s National Invitational Tournament Game 31: vs. University of Nevada-Las Vegas Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 3 Round 2 Round 1 Lynne Robert’s Press Conference: Head coach March 14-16 March 17-20 March 21-23 March 21-23 March 17-20 March 14-16 OPPONENT: NATIONAL (Top-50)/CONFERENCE RANKINGS Quarterfinals Quarterfinals Lynne Roberts will hold a weekly press confer- South Dakota West Virginia (Updated 3.13.18) March 24-26 March 24-26 NEVADA-LAS VEGAS ence every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Fans can tune-in on Time TBA, Thur 3/15 Semifinals Semifinals Time TBA, Thur 3/15 at South Dakota at West Virginia Facebook Live from the Utah Women’s Basketball March 28-29 March 28-29 CATEGORYWestern Illinois UTAH UNLV (MWC) Bucknell SERIES HISTORY Facebook account. 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