May 16, 2001
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Game 62 NCAA Regional, Los Angeles vs. No. 23/3rd-seed Cal State Northridge 31-22/3rd place Big West DATE: Thursday, May 17, 2001 TIME: 11:30 a.m. PDT SITE: Easton Stadium in Los Angeles GAMEDAY FORECAST: Partly cloudy/high: 78 degrees/10 pct. chance of precipitation/wind: SW 7.
If the Aztecs win, next game is: winner of (2) Fresno St./(5) Wisconsin DATE: Friday, May 18, 2001 TIME: 12:30 p.m. PDT
If the Aztecs lose, next game is: winner of game 4 DATE: Friday, May 18, 2001 TIME: 10 a.m. PDT
Aztecs Make First NCAA Tournament Appearance, Battle Cal State Northridge at UCLA on Thursday San Diego State, winners of a school-record 38 victories this season, makes its first NCAA tournament appearance in the program's 25-year history as the Aztecs battle 23rd-ranked Cal State Northridge on Thursday morning at 11:30 a.m. on the UCLA campus. The game will be carried live via the internet at www.goaztecs.com. The fourth-seeded Aztecs have won eight of their last 10 games after advancing to the championship game of the Mountain West Conference tournament last weekend in Albuquerque, N.M. San Diego State defeated UNLV, Utah and New Mexico to reach the title game without a loss. Weather forced the format of the tournament to change from double elimination to a winner-take-all championship, with a once defeated, top-seeded Brigham Young team claiming a 4-3 win in the championship game. In addition to setting a school record for wins, the Aztecs are in position to break the school record for winning percentage, which was set last season when San Diego State went 35-27 (.565). San Diego State first-year assistant coach Kelly Howard returns to her alma mater this weekend. Howard, a two-time All-American, who participated in the college world series four times for UCLA from 1993-96, earned the UCLA Bruin Booster Women's Athletic Outstanding Athlete of the Year award as a senior. The Matadors, the region's third-seed, finished the Big West Conference in third place. Cal State Northridge is 31-22 overall.