Leilani Mitchell led Utah with 19 points.

March 12, 2008

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Emily Neal scored 17 points and Colorado State shocked 12th-ranked and top-seeded Utah 60-52 in the Mountain West Conference women's quarterfinals Wednesday night.

The ninth-seeded Rams (4-28) beat UNLV in the play-in game Tuesday night, a prelude to this upset..

Neal's two free throws with 4:40 remaining gave the Rams their biggest lead at 50-43, and Sara Hunter (12 points) sank a pair of foul shots with 1:59 left to extend the advantage to 53-45.

Leilani Mitchell led Utah with 19 points but shot just 5-for-16 from the field. The Utes shot 29 percent overall.

Amaka Uzomah added eight points and 15 boards for the Rams, who will face New Mexico in the semifinals Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.

After trailing much of the first half, the Utes needed a 13-5 run to take a 32-30 halftime lead. But they didn't have another catch-up in them when they faded in the final five minutes of the game.