Nov. 7, 2007

SAN DIEGO -

MWC Championship Notes

The No. 2-seeded San Diego State women's soccer team begins its quest for a Mountain West Conference Championship on Thursday at South Stadium in Provo, Utah.

The Aztecs, who had their best conference finish since 2000, will take on No. 3-seeded BYU in a rematch of a game that SDSU won, 2-0, on Oct. 18 at the SDSU Sports Deck. Thursday's semifinal contest is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. MT and will be shown live on The Mtn.- The Mountain West Sports Network.

FOLLOW AZTEC SOCCER ON THE WEB
Live Stats for Thursday's semifinal game will be available on http://themwc.cstv.com/champ/soccer-champ-2007.html.

LAST TIME @ THE CHAMPIONSHIP
The Aztecs season ended last year in the first round of the MWC Championship when No. 4-seed New Mexico tied the fifth-seeded Aztecs, 1-1, but the Lobos were able to advance with the 4-3 win on penalty kicks.

Freshman Jessica Gordon, who scored a goal, had two shots on net and was named to the conference's all-tournament team.

AZTECS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
As a team, SDSU is tied for 15th in shutout percentage thanks to a tenacious defense and stellar goaltending of freshman Aubree Southwick.

Southwick and the team's other two netminders also have helped SDSU climb to No. 18 in the save percentage (.862) in the country.

Southwick's .863 save percentage places her 21st nationally among goalkeepers.