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Show WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Continued from page 10 I think about that shot:' Saturday's game will be an especially interesting one for Ute freshman Malia Nawahine, who grew up going to BYU games and attended Springville High School, which is not far from Provo. Nawahine originally planned to play for the Cougars but ultimately changed her mind and came to Salt Lake City. "The people [at Utah], I liked them better and MEN'S BASKETBALL Continued from page 10 his number called against the Cougars. gars but is emphasizing the importance of rebounding against a "They didn't get to see who I was, and they haven't seen anyone else who we have on this team, except Jordan [Loveridge]," Taylor good transition team. "We aren't going to go in with the intention of slowing it down," Krystkowiak says. "They play uptempo but I think we have shown the says. "So I am excited as a team to go out and just play:' It will be Utah's first glimpse of the freshman Cougar center Eric Mika. ability to do the same thing. They are a great offensive rebounding The former Lone Peak High star has proven to be a force down low in the team so before we can think about pushing the tempo we have to early season, averaging 14.3 points to go along with 6.1 rebounds. Utah worry about securing defensive rebounds:' has used a big man rotation so far this year and Krystkowiak will look to Both the Cougars and Utes look different than when they played Lenz, Bachynski, and Jeremy Olsen to try and slow Mika. each other a year ago in a hard-fought 61-58 BYU victory in Provo. "I know how big it is for Utah fans to finally get a win against says. "I'm excited and I think everyone is excited, Only Loveridge, Dallin Bachynski, and Renan Lenz saw time for BYU," Wright says. "I think it's finally the year, hopefully it's the year:' especially since I am kind of from that part' m the Utes in last year's contest. Taylor was on the team but didn't get the school and the coaching staff': Nawahine Utah and BYU tip off at 8:00 p.m. Saturday. m EVEN SANTA SPORTS RED GO RED! UCREDITU.COM University FEDERAL CREDIT UNION Official Partner of University of Utah Athletics Federally Insured by NCUA |