2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team


The 2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team represented the University of Utah during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Utes, were led by sixth year head coach Lynne Roberts, played their home games at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and were members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record5–16 (4–15 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Gavin Petersen
  • Danyelle Snelgro
  • Joanna Reitz
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 19 2   .905 31 2   .939
No. 11 Arizona 13 4   .765 21 6   .778
No. 9 UCLA 12 4   .750 17 6   .739
No. 23 Oregon 10 7   .588 15 9   .625
Oregon State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
Colorado 8 8   .500 12 11   .522
Washington State 9 10   .474 12 12   .500
USC 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Arizona State 6 9   .400 11 12   .478
Utah 4 15   .211 5 16   .238
Washington 3 13   .188 7 14   .333
California 1 12   .077 1 16   .059
2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Utes finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the Quarterfinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Utah Utes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Donna Ntambue 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Niagara Prep Montreal, QC
G 1 Isabel Palmer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Newcastle, Australia
F 3 Andreas Torres 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Montmorency (CEGEP) Montreal, QC
F 5 Zuzanna Puc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr ZSMS Poznan
UTEP
Poznań, Poland
G 10 Dru Gylten 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr St. Thomas More HS Rapid City, SD
G 11 Brynna Maxwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Gig Harbor HS Gig Harbor, WA
F 12 Lola Pendande 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Ribet Academy Roquetas de Mar, Spain
G/F 14 Niyah Becker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Lincoln Prep Winnipeg, MB
G 15 Kemery Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Corner Canyon HS Sandy, UT
F 21 Maurane Corbin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Montmorency (CEGEP) Saint-Bruno, QC
G 24 Kennady McQueen 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr North Summit High School Henefer, UT
F 35 Ola Makurat 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Sport Championship School
Liberty
Sierakowice, Poland
F 42 Peyton McFarland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Boise HS Boise, ID
F 53 Kelsey Rees 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Fr Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence Glenelg, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 24, 2021

Source:[2]

Schedule and results

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Source:[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
December 6, 2020
Noon, P12N
at No. 10 Oregon L 43–85  0–1
(0–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
December 8, 2020
7:00 p.m.
at No. 15 Oregon State W 85–79  1–1
(1–1)
Gill Coliseum (0)
Corvallis, OR
December 11, 2020*
5:00 p.m.
Montana State W 73–63  2–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 14, 2020
Noon, P12N
at Colorado L 50–80  2–2
(1–2)
CU Events Center (17)
Boulder, CO
December 18, 2020
3:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona State L 48–56  2–3
(1–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 20, 2020
Noon, P12N
No. 6 Arizona L 60–77  2–4
(1–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 1, 2021
Noon
Washington State L 74–79  2–5
(1–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 3, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N
Washington W 84–63  3–5
(2–5)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 8, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N
at USC L 59–60  3–6
(2–6)
Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 9 UCLA L 67–92  3–7
(2–7)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2021
1:30 p.m., P12N
No. 1 Stanford L 54–82  3–8
(2–8)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 17, 2021
Noon, P12N
California Canceled Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 22, 2021
4:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 10 Arizona L 54–66  3–9
(2–9)
McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
January 24, 2021
2:00 p.m.
at Arizona State W 65–51  4–9
(3–9)
Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
January 29, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N
No. 11 Oregon Canceled Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 31, 2021
Noon
Oregon State L 74–84  4–10
(3–10)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at California W 62–51  5–10
(4–10)
Haas Pavilion (0)
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 6 Stanford L 41–83  5–11
(4–11)
Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
February 12, 2021
11:00 a.m.
No. 8 UCLA L 58–69  5–12
(4–12)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 14, 2021
4:00 p.m.
USC L 49–66  5–13
(4–13)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 19, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at Washington L 61–78  5–14
(4–14)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (0)
Seattle, WA
February 21, 2021
1:00 p.m.
at Washington State L 55–68  5–15
(4–15)
Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 28, 2021
Noon, P12N
Colorado Canceled Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 3, 2021
5:00 p.m., P12N
(10) vs. (7) Washington State
First Round
L 48–57  5–16
Michelob Ultra Arena (18)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
Week
3
Week
4
Week
5
Week
6
Week
7
Week
8
Week
9
Week
10
Week
11
Week
12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll and AP does not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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2020–21 Utah Utes men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships". Archived from the original on March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". utahutes.com. University of Utah Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2021.