BYU women's basketball star explains religious reason why team didn't practice before tourney win

The BYU Cougars women’s hoops team was connected nan extracurricular looking into nan NCAA Tournament this play contempt going 26-12 nether caput coach Lee Cummard.

The Cougars played good capable to gain an invitation to nan Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament wherever nan squad was capable to sound retired nan Kansas Jayhawks past week earlier losing to nan Columbia Lions connected Wednesday.

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BYU Cougars defender Delaney Gibb brings nan shot upcourt against nan TCU Horned Frogs during nan 2nd half astatine T-Mobile Center successful Kansas City, Mo., connected March 6, 2026. (Nick Tre Smith/Imagn Images)

BYU drew attraction for an interesting, and faith-based, determination up of their 70-67 triumph complete Kansas. The squad didn’t believe because it was a Sunday.

Delaney Gibb, who led nan squad successful scoring, explained it was for belief reasons that nan squad doesn’t believe connected Sundays.

"When you look astatine it from a position of our squad and our civilization we’ve built and nan religion that we person it’s a time that we get to person a different position connected life," Gibb said, via nan school’s website. "There’s things that are bigger than hoops and Jesus Christ and having religion successful Him is thing that’s bigger than basketball."

BYU's Delaney Gibb speaks to media during Big 12 Women’s Basketball Media Day astatine T-Mobile Center successful Kansas City, Mo., connected Oct. 21, 2025. (Sophia Scheller/Imagn Images)

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Gibb scored 12 points successful nan three-point victory. Sydney Benally added 15.

The sophomore’s remarks went viral during nan week.

Unfortunately, for nan Cougars, BYU mislaid to nan Lions successful their adjacent game.

Gibb is apt to return for her inferior season. She was named to nan All-Big 12 Conference First Team aft being named nan 2025 Big 12 Conference Freshman of nan Year.

BYU defender Delaney Gibb drives nan shot against nan TCU Horned Frogs during nan 2nd half astatine T-Mobile Center successful Kansas City, Mo., connected March 6, 2026. (Nick Tre Smith/Imagn Images)

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During nan 2025-26 season, Gibb averaged a team-leading 18.3 points per game. She besides averaged 5.1 rebounds.

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