PROVO — Lexi Eaton Rydalch was feeling it — and so was the BYU women's basketball team for the first 10 minutes against rival Utah in Saturday's latest Deseret Duel clash.
Rydalch scored 14 of her game-high 29 points in the first quarter as the Cougars shot 54 percent from the field and made all 3-pointers to jump out to a 29-14 lead.
But when Utah mounted a late drive down the stretch, BYU was forced to hold off the charge without its top scorer and rebounder due to foul trouble.
Enter Cassie Broadhead and Makenzi Morrison Pulsipher.