Utah's Morgan Warburton
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Women's Basketball Update - Feb. 21
Feb. 21, 2008
The MWC put on an offensive show this week as New Mexico, TCU, Utah and Wyoming won their games by a margin of 30.5 points. Utah remains undefeated with a perfect 11-0 conference record, followed closely behind by the Horned Frogs (10-2) and the Cowgirls (9-3).
| #18/#18 Utah 82, BYU 45 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
Tue., Feb. 19, 2008 |
- Utah has now won 17 straight games, just one game shy of tying the school record and ranking second in the nation.
- Utah's Morgan Warburton scored 24 points to lead the Utes in the win. The junior guard also set a school record, going 12-for-12 from the charity stripe.
- Utah's 82-45 win over BYU was its largest margin of victory in the 34-year, 90-game series between the two schools.
- BYU did not have a single players score in double-digits in the loss to Utah. It marked the Cougars' second game this season without a player in double-figure scoring (last time vs. San Diego State, 1/23/08).
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| Wyoming 55, San Diego State 44 |
| San Diego, Calif. |
Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 |
- Wyoming defeated San Diego State despite shooting just 33.3 percent from the field. It marks the Cowgirls lowest shooting percentage while still coming away with a win.
- The win marked Wyoming head coach Joe Legerski's 96th career win. He is just four victories short of reaching 100 wins, becoming the eighth active MWC coach to reach the milestone.
- San Diego State's Quenese Davis scored a game-high 19 points for SDSU, with 15 coming in the second half, for her best offensive output in conference action this season.
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| New Mexico 79, Air Force 40 |
| Albuquerque, N.M. |
Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 |
- The win over Air Force marked New Mexico's third straight conference home win and its largest margin of victory (+39) in conference play this season.
- The New Mexico bench provided 43 of the total 79 points. Georonika Jackson led the non-starters, setting career-highs in points (10), free-throws made (6) and free-throw attempts (8). She also tied a career high with three assists.
- Air Force freshman Raimee Beck led the Falcons in scoring with eight points. The guard has led her team in scoring in seven games this season.
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| TCU 76, Colorado State 41 |
| Fort Collins, Colo. |
Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 |
- TCU's win over Colorado State marked its fifth consecutive road win. The five wins are the best since the 2001-02 squad also managed five straight road victories.
- TCU held the Rams to 42 total points in the loss. It marked the Horned Frogs' fourth game this season holding opponents to 42 points or fewer, establishing a new program record.
- Colorado State outrebounded TCU, 46-37. Nearly half of the Rams' rebounds were offensive as Amaka Uzomah and Elle Queen each grabbed five of the Rams' 20 offensive rebounds.
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