Utah Women’s Basketball Independent
Unaffiliated but friendly with the University of Utah, the Big 16 Conference, and other Pac-12 remnants
The dissolution of the Pac-12 served to disperse the Oregon State Beavers who didn’t want to play in the mid-major West Coast Conference. It’s working out great for #1 UCLA, who got Talia Von Oelhoffen, and NCAA team of the week Oklahoma, who got Raegan Beers. On the other hand, Lily Hansford, a most accurate […]
Utah and Oregon State both won at the buzzer Friday. Oregon St. 79 UCLA 77 I watched this game twice. Score was tied 72-72 with 1:00 remaining. Van Oelhoffen stole the ball at 0:39.8, to deter Betts from an FGA beneath the basket. At 0:15.5, T. Gardiner made 2 FT to put the home team […]
USC 81 Arizona 64 The host Trojans assisted on 22 of their 27 FGM, and they did so in the darndest fashion. Juju Watkins threatened to break down her defender one-on-one, until one or two Wildcats went to help. Then Watkins gave up the ball to get 4 assists, and if the ball kept moving, […]
I’ve yet to watch Friday’s games, other than Oregon St. 58 Utah 44. That game was so deflating, I forgot about basketball.. Fuckin’ Oregon State, man. The Beavers beat Utah Sunday; with emphasis, and at Salt Lake. Five Utes of nine made 0 assists. Maybe 200 teams always have five players making 0 assists. But […]
I venture that had Utah visited the Oregon State Beavers Friday rather than the Oregon Ducks, it would’ve been Utah’s misfortune instead of Colorado’s. The Beavers, newly entered in the Top 25, beat #3 Colorado 68-62 in Corvallis. Meanwhile, #16 Utah sputtered at Eugene. The Pac-12 Network reported OSU coach Rueck said that the Beavers […]
Nevada 49UC Berkeley 76 Gianna Kneepkens’ season-ending injury has me looking at every team differently. For instance, Cal might’ve found a suitable complements-turned-replacements for Ioanna Krimili (the Golden Bears’ leading scorer until knee problems recurred) in McKayla Williams, who led the game in scoring with 20 Saturday, and Tennessee transfer Marta Suarez (14 ppg, 7 […]
Colorado 74Air Force Academy 58 Long ago, a friend made a quip about Air Force that has stuck with me. I left the office, saying I was off to watch basketball. “Who’s playing?” Joseph said. “Air Force at Saint Mary’s”, I said. He laughed. “Air Force? Air Force has a basketball team?” “Uh huh.” “You […]
The first quarter of Oregon St. 79, Weber St. 53 was the most impressive I’ve seen this season. The Beavers won the first quarter 30-9, and then the next three quarters were close. What happened? Did the Beavers suddenly figure it out, then regress? Did they uncover a secret about themselves? Was it a fluke? […]
Oregon State beat University of Maryland at Baltimore County 88-52 Wednesday in Corvallis. Four Beaver forwards shot 20-of-26, combining for 59 points and 25 rebounds. OSU was +36 in the paint. Raegan Beers scored 27 points, gathered 16 rebounds, and even made 3 assists and 4 steals. Beers might be the only forward in the […]
Today, each of the six Pac-12 teams with league records greater than 7-7 plays against a conference opponent with a record less than 7-7. In almost every league in the country, that would make for a dreadful boring day, except #7 and #8 in the Pac-12 are Washington State and Oregon, who are vying for […]