March 5, 2007

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No. 7 San Diego State Aztecs (12-15, 5-11 MWC)
vs. No. 2 Wyoming Cowgirls (20-8, 11-5 MWC)

-When & Where: Wednesday, March 7, 2007, at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, Nev., Noon (PST).

-Webcast/Live Stats/TV: Bill Earley and Tammy Blackburn will have the live audio broadcast on SDSU's official website, www.goaztecs.com. Live stats are also available on the web for all of the Aztecs' MWC tournament games. Wednesday's outing will be televised live on the mtn. with Bill Doleman and Krista Blunk calling the action.

-The Records: The San Diego State women's basketball team (12-15) opens the 2007 Mountain West Conference Championship Wednesday against Wyoming (20-8). The No. 7 seed Aztecs will look to earn their first-ever MWC tournament victory when they face the No. 2 seed Cowgirls at noon in the first of four quarterfinal contests. SDSU has split its two previous meetings with Wyoming this season with each winning on its home court.

The two sides play each other for the first time in the eight-year history of the MWC championships and just the second time overall in a league tournament. The winner of Wednesday's game faces the winner of the New Mexico-UNLV contest on Friday at noon in the first of two semifinal matchups.

-SDSU Head Coach Beth Burns: Burns (Ohio Wesleyan, 1979) is in the second year of her second stint as head coach at San Diego State. She led the Aztecs for eight seasons from 1989 to 1997, before returning in 2005. She has an overall head coaching record of 247-187 in 15 seasons, while she is 166-122 in 10 campaigns at SDSU.

-Wyoming Head Coach Joe Legerski: Legerski is in third campaign at Wyoming. His school and overall head coaching record is 67-47.

-Wyoming Series History: Wyoming leads the series 17-14, but SDSU is ahead 1-0 in league tournament games (Last: SDSU def. Wyoming, 55-47, on Feb. 18, 2007, in San Diego, Calif.).