SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Interstat) — Utah defeated Bethune-Cookman 65-47 on Monday in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game at Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah improved to 3-0, while Bethune-Cookman fell to 2-1 before an announced attendance of 1,467. Laia Conesa led Utah with nine points, eight rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Lena Girardi scored 14 points with five rebounds and three assists, Evelina Otto added 10 points, and Chyra Evans finished with six points and 10 rebounds. Akilah Shelton had eight points and four blocks for Bethune-Cookman, while Alannah Nerocker added eight points, four rebounds and three assists and Amiyah Ferguson scored 10. Utah shot 26 of 60 from the floor, 5 of 24 from 3-point range and 8 of 12 from the free-throw line. Bethune-Cookman shot 15 of 61 overall, 6 of 25 from beyond the arc and 11 of 14 at the line. Utah held a 38-16 advantage in points in the paint and committed 12 turnovers to Bethune-Cookman’s nine.