Utah faces the No. 18 West Virginia Mountaineers after Gianna Kneepkens scored 25 points in the Utes' 92-65 victory against the Cincinnati Bearcats.
The Utah women’s basketball team will head into the final week of the regular season with some momentum after picking up a 92-65 road victory at Cincinnati on Sunday. The Utes built a 16-point lead through one quarter at Fifth Third Arena and led by as many as 30 points to roll to their seventh win in their past eight games,
Utah has gained a crucial leg up in their quest to begin building out the program's 2026 recruiting class as three-star cornerback Derrick Johnson II has listed the Utes in his final six teams.
It was an opportunity wasted. The Runnin' Utes had two wins over the Kansas schools and had some momentum going into the final stretch of the regular season.