In by far the biggest upset so far this March, the 3-27 Colorado State women's team beat 27-3 Utah in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament.Colorado State had lost 20 consecutive games before beating UNLV in the tournament play-in game. Utah had won 22 games in a row. From the Salt Lake Tribune:
The big problem was shooting; the 27-4 Utes made just 17 of 57 shots (29.3 percent), and their three top players -- Leilani Mitchell, Morgan Warburton and Kaylee Whipple -- combined to go 13-for-48 from the field. At one point, the Utes had made just 4 of 19 shots in the second half.
Mitchell led the Utes with 19 points and seven assists before fouling out. Whipple added 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Rams won their second straight game after going 2-27 through the regular season. Emily Neal scored 17
To give an idea of how big an upset this was, the Sagarin ratings ranked Utah as the 18th best women's basketball team in the country and Colorado State as the 305th best. The corresponding upset in men's basketball would be Farleigh Dickinson beating Connecticut.
