Every main contributor on this team — with the exception of USC transfer Alissa Pili, the Pac-12 Player of the Year — was there last year when Utah mowed down Cal, Washington State and Oregon before falling 73-48 to Stanford in the championship game.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/1/23620409/utah-women-basketball-enters-pac-12-tournament-eyeing-no-1-seed-in-ncaa-tournament

“I think I just learned how tough I can be and kind of just proving to myself that I could dominate whether it’s boys or girls,” Pili said.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2023/03/18/alissa-pili-has-gone-bullying-boys/

Pili transferred to Utah prior to last season and it has turned out to be a match made in heaven.

Source: https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2023/12/17/alissa-pilis-rise-to-stardom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alissa-pilis-rise-to-stardom

Stanford guard Indya Nivar (12) dives for a ball with Utah forward Alissa Pili (35) in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, in Salt Lake City.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/2/25/23612417/utah-beats-stanford-for-share-of-pac-12-title

That same scenario, a defender fronting Johnson and Pili lobbing a pass over the top for a layup, played out two more times in the opening quarter, with both including continuations.

Source: https://www.sltrib.com/sports/utah-utes/2023/03/17/ncaa-tournament-utah-womens-hoops/

To date, the Cougars haven’t landed any linebackers out of the portal, which is a bit puzzling considering Pili, Payton Wilgar, Tate Romney and Pepe Tanuvasa are gone.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/1/25/23567596/how-byu-football-fared-transfer-portal-additions-losses

Who else hit 3-pointers: Alissa Pili, Inês Vieira, Lani White, Dasia Young and Alyssa Blanck all made one 3-pointer each.

Source: https://www.deseret.com/2023/11/10/23954907/utah-womens-basketball-makes-record-21-3-pointers