Spring Break
Women's bball travels to take on Utah Utes
Justin Warren
Issue date: 2/18/09 Section: Sports
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"We are going to come out and give it our all. To beat the number one team in the conference would be huge," head coach Kristen Holt said. "We are kind of on an adrenaline right now and I hope that carries into Wednesday. I just hope we can ride this wave."
Utah was perfect in MWC play until San Diego State defeated the Utes 55-49 last Wednesday night, which negated a 12-game winning streak.
The Utes bounced back from the loss to SDSU Saturday afternoon, running away from Air Force, 57-32.
The Rams go into tonight's game after a 30-point victory over the UNLV Lady Rebels Saturday afternoon.
"It was a great game and the fact we sent a message out there was big," sophomore Zoi Simmons said. "We are ready for Utah."
The win ended a five-game losing streak for CSU and gave the team a lot of confidence heading into tonight's game.
Last time out sophomore Bonnie Barbee lead the Rams in scoring with a career-high 19-point performance off the bench. Three other players -- junior Juanise Cornell, senior Britney Minor, and Simmons -- ended Saturday's game scoring double figures.
"It gave me confidence because I have been up and down with scoring and it is nice to be getting that back," Barbee said. "I have been working on getting the ball to the hole and dishing it inside and trying to make my play good all around."
Cornell continues to impress, scoring in double digits in four consectutive games. She has averaged 11.9 points per game and 6.6 rebounds in her past four games.
In Saturday's game all players for CSU received playing time, with all but two scoring at least two points.
Last time the Rams faced Utah on Jan. 17, the Utes handed CSU their third conference loss, 74-38.
"I just want to beat them (Utah) so we can hopefully get in the middle of the conference and have a chance to get into the NCAA Tournament," Simmons said.
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