A winning tip-off and first score on the board led the Trailblazers to beat Tarleton State University Jan. 26.
After the Utah Tech University women’s basketball team lost its winning streak Jan. 19 against in-state rival, Southern Utah University, they came back fighting with a winning score of 70-44 against TSU.
The game’s starting lineup was:
- Averi Papa, a sophomore history major from St. George
- Breaunna Gillen, a senior exercise science major from West Jordan
- Emily Isaacson, a redshirt junior recreation and sports management major from Perry
- Maggie McCord, a senior criminal justice major from South Jordan
- Amber Kartchner, a redshirt freshman management major from Logan
Gillen secured the first point of the game, which set the tone for the rest of the night. The Trailblazers made the win look easy ending each quarter with the lead score.
From the start of the game, the Trailblazers showed up to fight after a week of no games. Utah Tech being 11 points ahead with a score of 21-10, TSU couldn’t catch up. This trend continued through the second half, as the Trailblazers were just shy of doubling TSU’s score at 41-23. Once the third quarter came around, Utah Tech was still ahead with a score of 45-35.
Isaacson, the game’s top scorer, ended the game reaching her personal season high of scoring 22 points. The momentum did not stop here, as Brooke Vance, a junior accounting major from Salem, also hit her personal season high of 14 points, and she was named “Sub of the Game.”
In hopes to continue the wins, the Trailblazers will face Seattle University at home in the Burns Arena Jan. 28.
