Weber State University Athletics
Monday, December 16
Tucson, AZ
6:00 PM
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Photo by: Robert Casey
Weber State drops final preseason road game at Arizona
12/16/2024 8:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
TUCSON, Ariz. - The Weber State women's basketball team dropped a 66-87 decision to the Arizona Wildcats.
First Half | In a closely contested first quarter, Weber State held with Arizona trailing by four with just over five minutes to go. However, Arizona strung together a 4-0 and then 7-0 run before ending the quarter 21-13. Weber State ended the quarter with ten turnovers compared to Arizona's two.
The second quarter began with seven straight points by Arizona until a driving layup by Kendra Parra snapped that run. Arizona continued to create separation between the two and went into the half with a 45-33 lead. Weber State was 7-8 in free throw shooting to end the second quarter and led by Taylor Smith and Parra both with eight points.
Second Half | Weber State fought to stay in the game, pulling together a five-point run courtesy of a Kennedy Eskelson three-pointer and pair of Rose Bubakar free throws. Soon after, Arizona threw together eight straight points. Weber State continued to work together and finished the quarter 50-68.
Weber State totaled 16 points in the fourth quarter relying on free throws to chip away at the deficit. Weber State trailed by 14 until a seven-point run sealed the game for Arizona 87-66.
Wildcat Stats
Weber State will return to the Dee Events Center on December 20 for an in-state matchup against Utah Valley and Wildcats last preseason game before facing Big Sky opponent Northern Colorado on January 2.
Keeping up with the 'Cats
First Half | In a closely contested first quarter, Weber State held with Arizona trailing by four with just over five minutes to go. However, Arizona strung together a 4-0 and then 7-0 run before ending the quarter 21-13. Weber State ended the quarter with ten turnovers compared to Arizona's two.
The second quarter began with seven straight points by Arizona until a driving layup by Kendra Parra snapped that run. Arizona continued to create separation between the two and went into the half with a 45-33 lead. Weber State was 7-8 in free throw shooting to end the second quarter and led by Taylor Smith and Parra both with eight points.
Second Half | Weber State fought to stay in the game, pulling together a five-point run courtesy of a Kennedy Eskelson three-pointer and pair of Rose Bubakar free throws. Soon after, Arizona threw together eight straight points. Weber State continued to work together and finished the quarter 50-68.
Weber State totaled 16 points in the fourth quarter relying on free throws to chip away at the deficit. Weber State trailed by 14 until a seven-point run sealed the game for Arizona 87-66.
Wildcat Stats
- The Weber State squad was led by Antoinette Emma-Nnopu with 13 points and eight rebounds.
- Eskelson finished the game with a career high 12 points.
- WSU shot 50 percent from the three-point range going 6-12 and shot 88.9 percent from the free throw line going 24-27.
- Arizona finished the game with 22 points off of Weber State turnovers.
Weber State will return to the Dee Events Center on December 20 for an in-state matchup against Utah Valley and Wildcats last preseason game before facing Big Sky opponent Northern Colorado on January 2.
Keeping up with the 'Cats
- All Big Sky and home games will be streamed on ESPN+.
- Live stats can be found here.
- To stay up to date with the women's basketball team, follow them on Instagram and X.
- Purchase tickets here.
- The Weber State Athletics mobile app allows fans to quickly find results, schedules, rosters, and news. Available for iPhone and Android users, search "Weber State Wildcats" and download the app today!
Team Stats
Weber
UA
FG%
.409
.530
3FG%
.500
.478
FT%
.889
.600
RB
27
27
TO
23
9
STL
2
15
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
3
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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