When the Utes coach set out to craft her schedule, knowing she would have a lot of youth and inexperience, she did what any coach in her position would do.
The Utes, who open Pac-12 play on Sunday against Colorado at the Huntsman Center, began the season on the road at Cincinnati and Xavier. They played a pair of games in Honolulu against Texas Southern and UTSA. It was Utah’s turn to go to BYU. The Utes (7-4) scheduled Providence, which won 19 games last season and advanced to the WNIT’s Round of 16.
Roberts scheduling tough early may have yielded a few concerns from observers, but she knew what she was doing.