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SMU To Face LaTech In WNIT
Mustangs, Lady Techsters to tip off Thursday in Ruston


March 16, 2009


DALLAS (SMU) - The Conference USA champion SMU women's basketball team (20-11 overall, 12-4 in C-USA games) makes its second consecutive postseason appearance and 10th overall when the Mustangs face Louisiana Tech Thursday at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, La. Game time has not yet been set.

The game will mark a revival of an old rivalry between former conference foes, as the Mustangs and Lady Techsters used to face off annually as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

The parallels between the Mustangs and Lady Techsters are many: while SMU won the C-USA regular-season crown, LaTech rode a late-season surge, winning its last seven regular-season games and nine of its last 10, to claim a share of the 2008-09 WAC crown. LaTech also mirrors SMU in the win column, entering Thursday's game with 20 victories in its 20-12 record, and like SMU, made it to the semifinals of its conference tournament before falling, 91-88 in overtime, to Nevada.

The winner of Thursday's game will advance to face Illinois State in the second round.

lets get the win

Go Mustangs!

...if the game is going to be on the radio, internet, or TV?

Bigtime41 wrote:...if the game is going to be on the radio, internet, or TV?

Should be on 770 KAAM. Game time is at 7 p.m. Just announced.

SMU Roster

3 Brittani Allen 5-8 Guard
5 Delisha Wills 5-10 Forward
10 Brittany Gilliam 5-11 Forward
11 LaShandra Hill 5-6 Guard SO-1L Fort Worth, Texas
20 Heidi Brandenburg 6-3 Post / Forward
21 Christine Elliott 6-2 Post
22 Morgan Shell 5-10 Forward
23 Elbie Gates 5-11 Forward
24 Haley Day 5-10 Guard/Forward
32 Alicia Mitcham 6-1 Forward
33 Samantha Mahnesmith 5-8 Guard
35 Raquel Christian 5-6 Guard
40 Alice Severin 6-2 Post
41 Jillian Samuels 5-4 Guard


LA Tech Roster

1 Mulford, Shordy 5-3 Guard
2 Thomas, Brietta 5-11 Guard
3 Young, Kiara 5-9 Guard
10 Stewart, Sidney 5-10 Guard
12 Sword, DeAngela 5-8 Guard
14 Wysinger, Tarkeisha 5-10 Guard
21 Warren, Keshia 6-1 Forward
22 Pringle, Tiawana 5-8 Guard
23 Jones, Whitney 5-7 Guard
32 Bendolph, Jasmine 5-7 Guard
33 Johnson, Adrienne 6-0 Forward
42 Dowdell, Shanavia 6-2 Forward

LaTech isn't that big, but they're playing a lot better recently.

Beat LaTech!