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Dec. 31, 2002
SAN DIEGO -
San Diego State Looks To Make It Two In A Row With A Win Over UMKC Sunday
Playing its first game in over a week, the San Diego State women's basketball (4-5) ends a four-game homestand Sunday afternoon versus the University of Missouri-Kansas City at Cox Arena, beginning at 2:05 p.m. The Aztecs, who are playing their third straight afternoon game, will look to put together a two-game win streak for the first time this season after burying winless Cal State Northridge, 75-54, back on Dec. 28.
UMKC (4-6), meanwhile, will face St. Louis University on Jan. 2, before heading to San Diego for the two schools' second all-time meeting. A year ago, SDSU edged the Kangaroos, 52-51, in Kansas City, behind then sophomore Nicolette McCartny's (Chicago, Ill.) game-winning shot with 11.3 seconds to play.
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SAN DIEGO STATE Aztecs (4-5)
-When & Where: Sunday, Jan. 5, 2003, Cox Arena (12,414), San Diego, Calif., 2:05 p.m. (PST).
-Webcast/TV: Live audio broadcast on www.goaztecs.com, with Bill Earley, Tammy Blackburn and Dan Lawton.
-The Records: The Aztecs (4-5) will look to put together a two-game win streak for the first time this season when they play host to the University of Missouri-Kansas City Kangaroos (4-6) on Sunday. UMKC, which will face St. Louis on Thursday before heading west, has played one common opponent with SDSU so far this season, losing to Creighton (60-77) back on Nov. 24.
-In The RPI: In the sixth RPI rankings released by the WBCA through games of December 22, SDSU moved to 220, while Missouri-Kansas City is No. 135. The Aztecs are No. 185 (College Basketball News) and No. 202 (Collegerpi.com), respectively, in the other major RPIs.
-SDSU Head Coach Jim Tomey: Tomey (Michigan '81) is in his first season at San Diego State, taking over the Aztec helm on April 9, 2002. His career and Aztec head coaching record is 4-5.
-UMKC Head Coach Dana Eikenberg: Eikenberg (Penn State, 1992) is in her fourth season with the Kangaroos. Her UMKC and career head coaching record is 13-52.
-Series History: SDSU leads 1-0 (Last: SDSU def. UMKC, 52-51, on Dec. 20, 2001, in Kansas City)