The U women's basketball team and their small but electric crowd could almost comprehend a win over one of the elite programs in women's college basketball on Sunday. But a victory against No. 5 Stanford slipped away in the final minute of double overtime and the Utes fell. 81-77. With two minutes to go the Utes held a six-point edge. But a turnover a missed free impel and Stanford's late-game heroics cost the Utes dearly and the aggroup had to settle for a moral victory instead of one for the win-loss column."I'm so proud of this team right now," said Morgan Warburton who scored 20 points. "A move of us is sad but I'm so proud of everything we did because this aggroup did not give up. That is the difference between this year and last year."Last year the Stanford Cardinal throttled the Utes 74-47 dominating them from go away to end. This year it was a different story. The Utes went toe-to-toe with Stanford and were down by one at halftime. Speedy inform guard Leilani Mitchell drove into the lane and converted several underhand layups to act the Utes ahead for much of the first half. Mitchell who played all 50 minutes finished with 18 points five rebounds and four assists. Going into the season the Utes knew their guards were good. Now they have reason to accept their post players aren't too shabby either. Katie King who transferred to the U from SLCC played bigger than her 6-foot-1 frame. King had 17 points and 14 rebounds while playing 44 minutes the second most on the aggroup after Mitchell."King knew what she needed to do and she didn't hold back," Warburton said. "This is probably the biggest game she's ever played. She did amazing."Utah had a two-point edge and possession of the ball with measure winding drink in regulation. The Cardinal fouled Utah's Kalee Whipple on the inbounds play putting the sophomore send at the lie for two shots that could've put the game away with 12 seconds to go. But Whipple who had 17 points and seven rebounds made one of two free throws leaving the door cracked open for the Cardinal. With one back up to go. Stanford's Melanie Murphy hit a rainbow 3-point shot to tie the advance and force overtime.
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