Wyoming's Hanna Zavecz
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Women's Basketball Update - Feb. 24
Feb. 24, 2008
All three games played on Saturday were decided by 10 points or less. #18/#18 Utah narrowly escaped New Mexico, while Wyoming defeated UNLV in Las Vegas for the first time in 11 tries. BYU won on a last-second shot over San Diego State.
| #18/#18 Utah 57, New Mexico 53 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. |
Sat., Feb. 23, 2008 |
- Utah has now won 18 straight games, tying the school record and ranking second in the nation.
- The Utes have won back-to-back games in The Pit for the first time since the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons.
- New Mexico is 3-4 at The Pit in MWC play this season with one game remaining. The Lobos haven't had a losing record in conference home games since the 1994-95 season.
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| Wyoming 88, UNLV 78 |
| Las Vegas, Nev. |
Sat., Feb. 23, 2008 |
- Wyoming's win over UNLV broke its 11-game losing streak to the Rebels in Las Vegas. The last time the Cowgirls won in Las Vegas was a 71-54 victory on Jan. 2, 1997.
- Wyoming scored 88 points in the win over UNLV, marking the first game this season the Cowgirls have scored over 80 points.
- The win marked Wyoming head coach Joe Legerski's 97th career win. He is just three victories short of reaching 100 wins, becoming the eighth active MWC coach to reach the milestone.
- UNLV was the first team to score 70+ points on the Cowgirls this season. The 88-78 score was also the most combined score in a Lady Rebel contest since a 92-87 win over Colorado State on Jan. 22, 2004.
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| BYU 46, San Diego State 43 |
| Provo, Utah |
Sat., Feb. 23, 2008 |
- The Cougars have allowed fewer than 22 second-half points only twice this season. The fewest number of points BYU has allowed in the second half this year is 16 against New Mexico in Albuquerque on Jan. 26, 2008.
- BYU senior Mallary Gillespie-Carling scored a team-high 20 points in the win. The guard has led her team in scoring 12 times this season.
- SDSU's Jené Morris scored in double-figures for the 11th time in league action, scoring a team-high 14 points, while also adding six assists in 36 minutes.
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