The Utah Tech Trailblazers women's basketball team represents Utah Tech University in St. George, Utah. Starting in 2020–21 season, the Trailblazers play in Division I and are members of the Western Athletic Conference. Previously, the school's team participated in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, at the Division II level of the NCAA. The team announced January 5, 2021, that they would suspend their 2020–2021 season indefinitely, in wake of continued cancellations due to COVID-19.[2]
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| University | Utah Tech University | ||
| First season | 2006–07 (NCAA) | ||
| Head coach | J. D. Gustin (7th season) | ||
| Conference | Pacific West Conference (2006–2018) RMAC (2018–20) Western Athletic Conference (2020) | ||
| Location | St. George, Utah | ||
| Arena | Burns Arena (Capacity: 4,779) | ||
| Nickname | Trailblazers | ||
| Colors | Red, navy blue, and white[1] | ||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| Division II: 2011 | |||
The Trailblazers are currently led by head coach J. D. Gustin, starting his fifth year.
The team plays its games at the Burns Arena on its campus in St. George.
In 2022, the university changed their name from Dixie State University to Utah Tech University. While the legal change doesn't occur until July 1, 2022, the school has already began using Utah Tech branding in all sites, materials, recruiting etc. The "Trailblazers" nickname will not be affected. The 2021–2022 was the last Trailblazers team to use the "Dixie State" name.
Postseason edit
NCAA Division II tournament results edit
The Trailblazers, then known as the Red Storm, made one appearance in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2011 | First Round | Cal State Monterey Bay | L, 59–68 |
Season-by-season record edit
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Angela Kristensen (Pacific West Conference) (2006–2013) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Angela Kristensen | 16–12 | |||||||
| 2007–08 | Angela Kristensen | 16–11 | 12–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Angela Kristensen | 17–10 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
| 2009–10 | Angela Kristensen | 17–8 | 13–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2010–11 | Angela Kristensen | 24–4 | 14–2 | 2nd | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Angela Kristensen | 18–8 | 13–5 | 3rd | |||||
| 2012–13 | Angela Kristensen/Derek Dawes | 15–13 | 12–6 | 6th | |||||
| Angela Kristensen: | 123–66 (.651) | 72–26 (.735) | |||||||
| Catherria Turner (PacWest) (2013–2014) | |||||||||
| 2013–14 | Catherria Turner | 14–14 | 11–9 | 7th | |||||
| Catherria Turner: | 14–14 (.500) | 11–9 (.550) | |||||||
| Jenny Thigpen (PacWest) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | Jenny Thigpen | 8–18 | 7–13 | 9th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Jenny Thigpen | 9–17 | 9–11 | 8th | |||||
| Jenny Thigpen: | 17–35 (.327) | 16–24 (.400) | |||||||
| J. D. Gustin (PacWest) (2016–2018) | |||||||||
| 2016–17 | J. D. Gustin | 5–21 | 5–15 | 11th | |||||
| 2017–18 | J. D. Gustin | 12–15 | 8–12 | 9th | |||||
| J. D. Gustin (Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | J. D. Gustin | 15–11 | 11–11 | 10th | |||||
| 2019–20 | J. D. Gustin | 18–12 | 12–10 | 7th | |||||
| J. D. Gustin (Western Athletic Conference) (2020–present) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | J. D. Gustin | ||||||||
| J. D. Gustin: | 50–59 | 37–50 | |||||||
| Total: | 198–174 (.532) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References edit
- ^ "Utah Tech University Branding Guide". Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Dixie State women's basketball suspends 2020–21 season". Retrieved 2021-01-07.
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