SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The UCF women’s basketball team (8-14, 1-11 Big 12) was stifled by Utah (18-5, 9-3) Saturday afternoon in the John M. Huntsman Center by a final score of 95-51.
Utah started the day off with a three-pointer, a trend that continued throughout the remainder of the game as the Utes went 16-for-33 from beyond the arc, and used multiple scoring runs to end the first quarter with a 12-point advantage, 27-15.
The hosts continued their scoring ways, tallying 16 points in the second quarter. The Black and Gold were unable to string together points to take a cut at the Utes’ lead as the teams headed into the half with Utah up 43-28. Kaitlin Peterson went 3-for-7 from the field and added a three-pointer to score seven points in the quarter.
UCF came out of the locker room and struggled to make shots from the field going 3-of-16, which helped the Utes continue their momentum as they ended the third quarter with an 8-0 spurt and a 68-36 advantage.
The Knights went on a scoring drought in the middle of the fourth as Utah continued to pile on the points with a 15-0 run on the way to the 95-51 victory.
The guard duo of Peterson and Nevaeh Brown each recorded double digits with 17 and 11, respectively. Mahogany Chandler-Roberts notched a career-high 10 rebounds on the day. Brown dished out three assists to mark the 10th time she has led the team in assists this season.
Up Next:
The Knights head back to the Sunshine State for their Think Pink game against Arizona State Wednesday, February 8 at 7 p.m.
Here is the box score:
Utah 95, UCF 51
UCF (8-14, 1-11)
Kaitlin Peterson 5-19 6-6 17, Nevaeh Brown 4-11 2-2 11, Khyala Ngodu 2-5 2-2 6, Mahogany Chandler-Roberts 3-5 0-0 6, Achol Akot 2-4 0-0 4, Adeang Ring 2-10 1-2 5, Ally Stedman 1-6 0-0 2, Lucie Castagne 0-2 0-0 0. Totals _ 19-62 11-12 51.
Utah (18-5, 9-3)
Gianna Kneepkens 10-11 6-6 32, Kennady McQueen 5-9 4-4 17, Mayé Touré 4-10 0-0 8, Jenna Johnson 3-6 0-0 8, Ines Vieira 0-0 0-0 0, Maty Wilke 4-7 0-0 12, Reese Ross 4-8 1-2 10, Sam Crispe 2-4 0-0 4, Nene Sow 0-0 2-4 2, Brooke Walker 0-1 2-2 2, Alyssa Blanck 0-1 0-0 0, Kylie Ray 0-2 0-0 0. Totals _ 32-59 15-18 95.
UCF 15 13 11 12 _ 51
Utah 27 16 25 27 _ 95
3-point field goals _ UCF 2-14 (Peterson 1-5, Brown 1-5, Stedman 0-2, Ring 0-2); Utah 16-33 (Kneepkens 6-7, Wilke 4-6, McQueen 3-7, Johnson 2-4, Ross 1-3, Crispe 0-2, Toure’ 0-1, Walker 0-1, Blanke 0-1, Ray 0-1). Team fouls _ UCF 16; Utah 14. Fouled out _ none. Technical fouls _ none. Rebounds _ UCF 34 (Chandler-Roberts 10, Ring 5, Akot 4); Utah 38 (Toure’ 11, Ross 8, Williams 6, Kneepkens, Johnson 4 each). Turnovers _ UCF 20; Utah 17. Assists _ UCF 7 (Brown 3); Utah 28 (Vieira 7, Johnson 6, McQueen 5). Steals _ UCF 8 (Peterson, Akot 2 each); Utah 5 (McQueen 2). Blocked shots _ UCF 1 (Akot); Utah 4 (Ross 2).
