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Women's Basketball Hosts Three During Holiday Weekend

San Diego State, Southern Virginia and New Mexico State Come to Orem

Nov. 21, 2006

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Utah Valley State will play three games during the holiday weekend, beginning with the Mountain West's San Diego State Aztecs on Wednesday at 3:05pm MT. NAIA school Southern Virginia will be in Orem on Friday at 3:05pm with the final game this week against New Mexico State on Saturday at 3:05pm. All three games will feature Gametracker.

The Wolverines are coming off of a heartbreaking double overtime loss to Utah last weekend. Julie McMurray's game winning three-pointer went halfway down before it fell out as the buzzer sounded, giving the Utes to hard-fought victory.

It was the first loss in the three games for Utah Valley, who opened the season with wins over Mesa State and Utah State.

The win over Utah State was the first win ever over an in-state Division-I school and the first off three games this season against schools from the WAC. New Mexico State on Saturday and then Boise State next Wednesday, the 29th, round out the three WAC schools on the schedule.

A Look at the Numbers...
Robyn Fairbanks leads Utah Valley State with a 21.7 ppg average, followed by Sandy Marvin (16.7) and Hollie Beaman (11.0).

Fairbanks is tied for second among all Independent players in scoring, the leader in blocks with 2.33 per game and is tied for 5th in rebounding at 8.0 per game. She also shooting 58.7% (27-for-46) from the floor.

Marvin's scoring average is sixth among Independents while Beaman is tied for 20th.

Freshman point guard Asumi Nakayama leads Independent players in assists (5.33 apg) and is second with a 4.0 steals per game average. She is second in three-point percentage as well hitting 55.6% (5-for-9) from beyond the arc so far this season.

Scouting the Aztecs...
San Diego State is 1-2 heading into Wednesday's contest and led by Jennifer Layton's 15.7 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

The Aztecs opened the season with a six-point loss to Nevada at home, followed by a seven-point home win over UC Davis and then a loss at cross town rival San Diego, 76-46.

Utah Valley State and San Diego State have met once before. The Aztecs ran away with an easy 91-45 win during the 2004-05 season.

Scouting the Knights...
Southern Virginia is making the cross country trip this week to play three teams from Utah. The Knights will also face Southern Utah and Westminster College during their stay.

SVU is off to an 0-5 start so far this season, with its most recent loss to Coastal Carolina on Monday. Friday's game will be the first ever meeting between UV and Southern Virginia.

Scouting the Aggies...
New Mexico State is 2-1 with a match up at UTEP on Wednesday. They are coming off of a 69-63 win over Texas-San Antonio.

Cecilia Russell-Nava is averaging 16.0 ppg to lead NMSU while Anikia Jawara is averaging 13 per contest. Sherell Neal is averaging a double double of 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.

Wolverines Hope for Fast Start at Home...
Utah Valley will play its first seven games at home before the first road contest at Idaho State on December 2nd.

The Wolverines were 10-6 in Orem in 2005-06 and hope that same success will help them to a fast start. Overall, UV will play 17 of its 28 games at home.

Looking Ahead...
Utah Valley State will host Boise State next Wednesday, November 29th before the first road contest of the season at Idaho State on December 2nd.

Following that, the next three games will come against in-state schools beginning with Southern Utah on December 7th. They'll be at Weber State on December 9th before hosting BYU on December 16th.