"Intense Rivalry Renewed: No. 12 Utah Women's Basketball Hosts BYU"

The No. 12 Utah women's basketball team will host BYU in a highly anticipated matchup between two 6-1 squads. The game features star power forwards Alissa Pili for Utah and Lauren Gustin for BYU, who will be the focus of the game. Additionally, former college teammates Lauren Davenport and Samantha Crispe will face each other for the first time in the BYU-Utah rivalry. Utah's experienced veterans will go up against BYU's freshmen phenoms, with Gianna Kneepkens leading the Utes in scoring. Utah's nonconference schedule gets tougher with upcoming games against St. Joseph's and No. 1 South Carolina.