Dec. 29, 2006
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San Diego State Aztecs (7-3, 0-0 MWC)
vs. No. 17/16 George Washington Colonials (10-2, 0-0 Atlantic-10)
-When & Where: Saturday, Dec. 30, 2006, at Cox Arena (12,414), San Diego, Calif., 4 p.m. (PST).
-Webcast/Live Video: Bill Earley (play-by-play) and Tammy Blackburn (analysis) will have the live audio broadcast of the SDSU game on www.goaztecs.com. A live video feed will also be available via the Aztecs' official website for all of the San Diego Surf `N Slam Classic contests.
-The Records: The San Diego State women's basketball team (7-3) faces its toughest challenge so far this year when it takes on its first-ranked opponent in No. 17/16 George Washington (10-2) Saturday in the championship game of the San Diego Surf `N Slam Classic. The Aztecs round out 2006 and their non-conference schedule versus the Colonials, looking for their seventh-straight victory, which would be the team's longest win streak since 1996-97.
SDSU is coming off a hard-fought 63-52 win against Brown on Thursday afternoon, while George Washington upset No. 11/10 Georgia, 66-54, in the second half of the doubleheader. The SDSU-GW game follows the Georgia-Brown contest, which kicks off a day of three college basketball games at Cox Arena, starting at 2 p.m.
-SDSU Head Coach Beth Burns: Burns (Ohio Wesleyan, 1979) is in the second year of her second stint as head coach at San Diego State. She led the Aztecs for eight seasons from 1989 to 1997, before returning in 2005. She has an overall head coaching record of 242-175 in 15 seasons, while she is 161-110 in 10 campaigns at SDSU.
-George Washington Head Coach Joe McKeown: McKeown is in his 18th season with the Colonials and has a school record of 396-145. His overall record is 464-165 in 21 years. McKeown, however, did not make the trip to San Diego after having knee surgery. Assistant coach Mike Bozeman is filling in for him on the sideline.
-GW Series History: This is the first all-time meeting between the two schools. SDSU is a perfect 3-0 against teams currently in the Atlantic 10 Conference.