March 17, 2010
SDSU Game Notes vs. Texas in PDF Format
The San Diego State women's basketball team (21-10) earned its second consecutive NCAA tournament bid and eighth in program history, as the 11th-seeded Aztecs will take on the sixth-seeded Texas Longhorns in the first round on Sunday, March 21, at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, beginning at 6:11 p.m. CT (4:11 p.m. PT).
The winner of the SDSU-Texas game will play the winner of the No. 3 West Virginia vs. No. 14 Lamar game on Tuesday, March 23, at 8:30 p.m. CT (6:30 p.m. PT) for the chance to advance to the Sweet 16 and a spot in the Memphis regional, March 27 and 29.
San Diego State earned an automatic bid to the tournament, after winning the Mountain West Conference championship last Saturday in Las Vegas with a 70-60 overtime victory over Utah. Fellow league member TCU garnered an at-large selection and as a No. 9 seed will take on No. 8 Dayton in Knoxville, Tenn. This is the sixth straight NCAA tournament in which the MWC is represented by multiple teams and the 10th time overall in the conference's 12-year history.
The Aztecs will meet the Longhorns for the third time in school history and the second consecutive season. A year ago, SDSU knocked off then No. 4 and unbeaten Texas, 60-55, in the championship game of the Surf `N Slam tournament in San Diego on Dec. 30, 2008. The victory was the Aztecs' first over an Associated Press top 25 team in 14 years. The Longhorns, who boast a 22-10 overall record and are ranked as high as 17th nationally, claimed the first-ever meeting between the two sides in 1995 in Austin (69-58).
This is the fourth time in program history that the Aztecs have been to back-to-back NCAA tournaments, doing so in 1984 and 1985, and making three consecutive appearances from 1993-95. SDSU won its first round NCAA contest a year ago as a No. 10 seed, upsetting No. 7 DePaul, 76-70, before falling to No. 2 Stanford.
Sunday's game, as well as Tuesday's potential second-round contest, will be televised live on ESPN2. Chris Ello will have the call from Austin on XTRA Sports 1360 AM. Live stats will also be available on goaztecs.com.
Game No. 32 - at #17/20 Texas (22-10, 10-6 Big 12)
-Sunday, March 21, 2010 - 4:11 p.m. PDT
-Frank Erwin Center (16,734), Austin, Texas
-TV: The game will be shown live on ESPN2 with Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and LaChina Robinson (color) calling the action.
-Radio: Chris Ello will do the radio broadcast from Austin on Xtra Sports 1360 AM.
-Other live media: A link to Xtra Sports 1360AM, as well as live stats, will be available on goaztecs.com.
-SDSU head coach: Beth Burns, 5th year of 2nd stint at SDSU, 18th overall; Gail Goestenkors, 3rd year at Texas, 18th overall
-Series record: Series tied, 1-1
-Last Meeting: San Diego St. def. No. 4/4 Texas, 60-55, on Dec. 30, 2008, in San Diego, Calif.