Feb. 13, 2008

LOGAN, Utah - Utah State (6-16, 2-8 WAC) ends its four-game road trip on Thursday, Feb. 14 at San Jose State (2-20, 1-8 WAC) at 8 p.m. (MT) at the SJSU Event Center (5,000).

Fans can follow the Utah State - San Jose State women's basketball game through live stats by visiting the Utah State women's basketball schedule page at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the "live stats" link in the box on the right hand side.

Utah State is 6-16 on the season after dropping a 69-52 contest at Fresno State on Sunday. USU, who is seventh in the Western Athletic Conference with a 2-8 league record, is led by Taylor Richard's 10.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, while Danyelle Snelgro is averaging 10.0 points and 3.1 rebounds per game. As a team, Utah State is third in the WAC in free throw percentage (.706), third in steals (9.50 spg), sixth in assists (11.41 apg) and seventh in three-point field goal percentage (.306).

San Jose State, who is 2-20 overall and eighth in the WAC with a 1-8 league record, fell to Nevada, 78-62, on Thursday. The Spartans are led by Natalie White's 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game, while Brittany Powell is averaging 7.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. As a team, San Jose State is fifth in the WAC in assists (12.95 apg), sixth in steals (8.86 spg) and seventh in field goal percentage (.383).

Thursday is the seventh meeting between USU and SJSU as the Spartans lead, 4-2, with Utah State defeating San Jose State, 68-58, on Jan. 5 at Logan.

Utah State returns home for the first time in a month, hosting Nevada (17-6, 8-2 WAC) on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. (MT) in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270).

The USU - Nevada game is "Think Pink Night," part of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association "Cancer Awareness Weekend." All fans attending the game are encouraged to wear pink as a show of support for the brave individuals battling cancer.

The $5 for admission charge for adult, $1 childrens will be waived for anyone wearing pink to the game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

All Utah State women's basketball games can be heard on KLGN (1390 AM) in Logan with Evan Nyman calling the play-by-play. They can also be heard on the web through Yahoo! Sports, by going to the Utah State Athletics home page at www.UtahStateAggies.com and clicking on the Yahoo! Sports link in the right hand column.

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