U. hopes to keep MWC season unblemished

The Utah women's basketball team finishes off the first half of the conference rotation tonight at home against TCU. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.

The Utes are undefeated in Mountain West Conference play, and their 10-game winning streak is tied for the sixth-longest winning streak in the country. They hold a two-game lead for first-place in the MWC.

Utah is coming off one of its most exciting wins of the season, overcoming a six-point deficit with less than two minutes remaining to defeat New Mexico 53-50 Sunday in Albuquerque. Down five points in the final minute, Katie King began the rally with a jumper with 55 seconds left. Morgan Warburton caused a turnover at midcourt and passed the ball off to Kalee Whipple, who tied the game with a three- point basket with 37 seconds left. After New Mexico's Amy Beggin missed a jumper, Warburton pulled down the rebound and on the other end of the floor, hit a running three-point basket with six seconds left to give Utah the lead.

King blocked Angela Hartill's desperation three-pointer at the end of the game. The victory was head coach Elaine Elliott's 550th career win.

Warburton was named the MWC Player of the Week following the victories over BYU and New Mexico.

The Horned Frogs got off to a solid start this season with an 80-68 win over Maryland and were briefly ranked in the top 25 in the early part of the year. TCU is 13-7 overall and 5-2 in the league. The team is coming off a 65-62 win over San Diego State, where they overcame a 16-point deficit for the win. The Horned Frogs' only league losses have come to BYU and New Mexico.

TCU's offense begins with Helena Sverrisdottir and TK Lafleur. Sverrisdottir is averaging 15.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Lafleur is scoring 15.0 points per game with 5.5 rebounds per game.

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TCU (13-7, 5-2)

at Utah (14-6, 7-0)

Today, 8 p.m.

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