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Show Mtfar.MarcfeU.1tM Chrtaiclt Starts Special Issue nnru, wwmm I mm Dm hnm i u u u Lady Utes inconsistent year ends on down note O Several streaks marked season i was the issue of replacing WAC BY PATRICK SHELTRA Player of the Year Mikki who averaged 20.2 points on the season. They also had to replace the 14.0 points that Susana Tauteoli contributed to the team. Scoring would pose a significant problem for the Lady Utes for the entire first half of the season, a problem that extended itself all the way to the beginning of the WAC season. Three times during the year, the Lady Kane-Barto- n, Chronicle Sports Writer The success, or failure, of the University of Utah women's basketball team for the 1993-9- 4 season will ultimately depend upon whether one has a pessimistic or positive outlook on things. It would be easy to say that by finby far the worst record ishing for a women's basketball team at the U., that this year's team was a failure. On the other hand, they did finish 12-1- 9-- in 5 e Utes would establish an school low for points scored in a all-tim- 4, the Western game. Athletic Kentucky and Stanford on the schedule to start the season, it would be an early acid test of how the Lady Utes would fare against tough teams. The results of both games provided mixed reviews. .The game against WKU was an easy one to forget. The Lady Utes set a record low for points and field goal percentage in the Conference regular season. This was the same record that last year's team compiled before falling to BYU in the WAC final. They finished the year 19-1- 0. would be, however, safe to say, that this year's Lady Ute basketball It team was a young team that was capable of playing very well over stretches of the season. 83-4- 1 loss. The game against Stanford would provide those interested with a glimpse of what one would expect Because of their lack of talent on offense, winning was possible through the things that don't often come up on the stat sheet things such as hustle, defense and effort.' The biggest problem that the Lady Utes faced coming into the season . Stanford team. Utah lost because they shot only 29.7 percent against Stanford, most of those missed shots coming from with three feet of the basket, prompting coach Elaine Elliott to say. "if we continue at this clip for the rest of the season, don't know who we will beat." The Lady Utes upped their mark to with wins over Idaho State and Weber State. No one could foresee, however, that this would be the last time the Lady Utes would taste victory for quite a while. A losing streak followed, 1 2 six-ga- r defeats which included Eastern Washington and against Southern Utah. Another low point came against Montana, when the first-eve- been much worse. Idaho would break their losing streak heading into the WAC regular season. Andrea Herold Pam Nielsen i- s- An 85-4- 7 Things did not look too good when they dropped their first two WAC games to San Diego State and Fresno State, but in both games, the Lady Utes were in the game in the second half before losing.. After those two games, however, things changed. Very quickly. The Lady. Utes adopted a new philosophy in dealing with future opponents to blow them out of the arena. Wyoming and Colorado State lost by 18 and 22 points at the Huntsman Center. Against Wyoming, Herold played her finest game of the season to date, scoring 20 points and ripping down 15 boards. The CSU game would send Kim Hill on a scoring binge that would see her score 20 points or more in three of the next five games, a stretch in which she averaged exactly, what else PHOTOJonathan Barth With the exception of this play, it was Angie Bandy (in white) and the Lady Utes who had the upper hand this year, defeating Wyoming twice. 20 points The blowout philosophy continued 2 victory. Hill against UTEP in a torched the Lady Miners for a career-hig- h 29. After a string of impressive victories, a let down was due to happen, They got it in a close win against New Mexico, who at the time, had won 1993-9- 4 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RESULTS 69-5- six-gam- in Fort Collins, the first time any d team had ever lost to CSU. Balance scoring was the key for CSU, something that would provide a big problem for the Lady Utes when they would match up against each other in the WAC Tournament. Wins against Wyoming, Brigham Young and Fresno State started the Lady Utes off on another winning 6 win against FSU streak. The was especially impressive. Herold 32 blasted away for a career-hig- h of streak her points and extended 12 to in team the rebounding leading games. She would tie a school record in a 2 loss to San Diego State by grabbing 21 rebounds. For her efforts in the games against FSU and SDSU, Herold would share Player of the Week honors with Debbie Dimond of BYU. The Lady Utes would close out the season on a down note, losing their last three games, including the first round game of the WAC Tournament to underdog CSU, who was seeded No. 6. The Lady Utes could take some consolation in knowing that they Elliott-coache- 77-4- 71-5- FT CHRONICLE a game. Totorica led the bench in securing a 65-5- 6 win by contributing 16 points. CSU would break the Lady Utes' e win streak with a 79-6- 8 win - Pair drubbing over winless only one game that year. Teresa J a.' rebounds, the results would have season. Utah killed No. 6 Stanford on the boards by a margin. Of the 55 boards, 27 of them were on the offen- - . . Lady Utes scored only 39 points and lost by 32. If it was not for the efforts of freshman Hilary King, who erupted for a career-hig- h 19 points and 13 from the Lady Utes for the rest of the 55-3- 9 . sive end. Three players reached double figures in rebounds, led by Andrea Herald's 15. Kristin Griffin and Angie Bandy contributed 13 and 11 rebounds, respectively against a taller 2-- With Top 25 teams Western i W CHRONICLE PHOTOScott Sine Jennifer Wilburn (No. 22) was one of three newcomers to the Lady Utes who played a significant role in coming off the bench this year. OPPONENT RESULT SCORE SITE ATTENDANCE 1126 1129 1204 1210 1214 West. Kentucky Lost 41-8- 3 Away 3,087 STANFORD LOST 48-5- 9 HOME 797 Idaho State Won 65-5- 1 Away 267 Weber State Won 73-5- 8 Away 1,653 OREGON STATE LOST 42-6- 6 HOME 362 1218 1220 1228 1230 East. Washington Lost 51-6- 6 Away 500 Montana Lost 39-7- 1 Away 3,353 SOUTHERN UTAH LOST 49-5- 5 .HOME Wisconsin Lost 65-7- 9 Away 1,478 Kansas State Lost 41-4- 9 Away 400 0104 IDAHO WON 85-4- 7 HOME 372 0113 San Diego State Lost 38-6- 2 Away 632 0115 0120 Fresno State Lost 68-7- 5 Away 925 WYOMING WON 65-4- 7 HOME 288 COLORADO STATE WON 72-5- 0 HOME 430 Texas-FJPas- o Won 69-5- 2 Away 1.427 New Mexico Won 56-6- 5 Away 223 NEW MEXICO WON 64-4- 2 HOME 346 WON 70-5- 4 HOME 524 Colorado State Lost 69-7- 8 Away 471 0212 0218 Wyoming Won 60-5- 8 Away 0 BRIGHAM YOUNG WON 62-5- 1 HOME 3,207 0224 FRESNO STATE WON 77-4- 6 HOME 394 0226 0304 SAN DIEGO STATE LOST 72-5- 1 HOME 597 Brigham Young Lost 62-5- 8 Away 672 0309 Colorado State Lost 69-5- 7 Neutral 712 DATE 0101 0122 0127 0129 0203 0205 0210 TEXAS-E- L PASO were not the only upset victims, as CSU would defeat No. 2 seed BYU by ten points in the semifinal before losing to No. 1 seed SDSU by only four points in the WAC final. Next year, the Lady Utes need to 480 find replacements in the backcourt if they are to improve from this year. Front court players Herold, Bandy, King and Totorica return next year, but they lose guards Hill and Pam Nielsen. |