The UC Irvine women’s basketball team won its season opener in thrilling fashion on Friday night as redshirt junior Deijah Blanks banked in a halfcourt buzzer-beater to knock off visiting Utah State with an 87-84 victory.
The Anteaters found themselves trailing by 13 in the fourth quarter before making a furious rally to tie the game. Off of a steal and a deflection, Blanks corralled the loose ball and hoisted the half court prayer, banking it in for the unlikely win.
Not a bad way to open the season for UC Irvine. Blanks finished with 13 points in the win.
Deijah Blanks FOR. THE. WIN.
— #BigWestWBB (@BigWestWBB) November 11, 2017
If that ain't an #SCTop10 finish, I don't know what is... @UCIwbb 87-84 over Utah State!
Tahlia Garza 16pts-8rb, Yazzy Sa'Dullah 14&9, Blanks 13. #TogetherWeZot #StartBig 🐜🍴🏀 pic.twitter.com/WN86kvaOGT
Now THIS is how you start off a season. 💪🔥⏰🏀 #TogetherWeZot #BuzzerBeater pic.twitter.com/3ti5mPHAO9
— UCI Women's Basketball (@UCIwbb) November 11, 2017