A week ago, Gavin Petersen updated his C.V.
Now the new Utah women’s basketball coach is busy polishing his team’s résumé.
The Utes notched a statement win on Saturday afternoon, beating the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish 78-67 in the Cayman Island Classic.
Utah’s Gianna Kneepkens scored a team-high 16 points. Kennady McQueen (15), Maty Wilke (14) and Jenna Johnson (14) also finished in double figures for the Utes.
Notre Dame guard Sonia Citron led all scorers with 22.
Utah trailed 37-32 at halftime, but controlled the game after intermission to improve to 3-1 under their new head coach.
The Utes are now 6-2 overall after handing Notre Dame its second loss of the season.
Utah now returns home and will prepare to face the Utah State Aggies on Dec. 4 at the Delta Center.
