Both teams appear to be improving. BYU (7-3) enters Saturday's showdown as a winner of five straight, after toppling No. 11 Texas A&M last week. Utah (5-2) hasn't yet won away from the Huntsman Center but rallied to beat Creighton behind 28 points and 19 rebounds from 6-foot-6 sophomore forward Emily Potter.
Potter was sidelined by an ACL tear last December against BYU at the Huntsman Center, and the Cougars no longer have forward Morgan Bailey, who totaled 18 points and 10 rebounds in her final rivalry game before graduating.
"We're going to have our hands full," Judkins said, adding that BYU has faced solid post players at Oklahoma, Georgia and Utah Valley, but not "as good as Potter.