Over three seasons together in SDSU’s back court, seniors Quenese Davis and Jene Morris (right) have helped transform the Aztec women’s basketball team from bottom-of-the-barrel losers into conference champions.
Davis, who will graduate as the school’s all-time leader in assists, and Morris, the school’s No. 5 all-time scorer and all-time Mountain West Conference leader in steals, helped carry SDSU to a share of the MWC title and the second-round of the NCAA Tournament last season — with Morris scoring a career-high 35 points in a first-round victory over De Paul.
The Aztecs (17-10) have struggled at times this season to recapture last season’s magic, but led by their dynamic duo, still have a shot to run the table in next week’s MWC Postseason Tournament.
Before that, however, the pair of stars — who both came to SDSU from the Bay Area – sat down with 619Sports.net on the eve of their final regular season home game, Saturday afternoon (Viejas Arena, 2 p.m.) against Air Force.
For one team, it was a trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. For another, it was a first step toward trying to reach that same stage again. All in all, Friday was a pretty good night for the San Diego State women.
Thanks to Cat Walker’s goal in the 39th-minute, the SDSU women’s soccer team defeated USD, 1-0, in Los Angeles to win its eighth-straight game overall and its first in NCAA Tournament play in 11 years.
The SDSU women’s basketball team, which reached round No. 2 of the Big Dance last season, opened its highly-anticipated 2009-10 campaign with a 64-42 victory at UC Irvine.
Beth Burns’ team was sloppy throughout, committing 26 turnovers, but led comfortably all the way behind 18 points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots from junior center Paris Johnson.
On the soccer pitch, things were much tighter for Mike Friesen’s club, which held on after Walker’s first-half goal to extend its unbeaten streak to 16 games. The Mountain West Conference champions (15-3-5) will meet host UCLA in the second round on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
UCLA, ranked No. 3 in the country, has reached the Women’s Soccer NCAA Final Four in each of the last six seasons. The Bruins (18-2-1) blew out Boise State, 7-1, in their Tournament opener.
