PROVO, Utah – Senior guard Kaitlin Peterson eclipsed her 1,000-career points milestone against BYU Wednesday night in the Marriott Center. The Cougars came out on top 73-66.
UCF (8-13, 1-10 Big 12) led the night with nine steals while BYU (11-10, 2-8) outrebounded the Knights 44-38. The Black and Gold ended the day going 15-20 from the free throw line.
The Knights got off to a hot 6-0 start as Peterson put the Black and Gold on the scoreboard from a layup. BYU rallied back with 14 points, but the Knights won the quarter, 17-14. Peterson tallied eight points, going 3-7 from the field and 2-2 from the free throw line.
BYU continued its scoring ways with 15 points as the Knights headed into the locker room with a one-point lead, 30-29.
The Cougars got off to a 6-0 run to take the lead. Peterson tallied her 1,000 career point at 5:02 with a layup off a turnover. BYU then went on another scoring spurt and came out of the third quarter with a five-point lead.
A late 8-0 push from the Knights, helped them to get within three points of the Cougars with just one minute remaining. BYU went to the free throw line three times going 6-6 from the charity stripe to give it a nine-point lead. Peterson made a layup as the time expired and the Cougars came out victorious, 73-66.
Peterson led the team with 19 points and went 9-10 from the free-throw line. Two players joined Peterson in scoring double digits with Nevaeh Brown recording 15 points and Achol Akot tacking on 11. Khyala Ngodu snagged eight rebounds and nine points.
The Knights continue their trip out West as they head to Salt Lake City for a Saturday matchup against Utah at 3:30 p.m.