Team Plays For Second Place Hosting TCU

On the afternoon where the team will recognize its lone senior, Jaime Judkins, the Cougar women head into the Saturday afternoon game in second place in the latest MWC regular season standings.

BYU (19-8, 10-5) hosts 2010 MWC regular season champions TCU (22-6, 12-3) at 2 p.m. A win over the Horned Frogs would secure a second place finish for the Cougars in the MWC race.

BYU Probable Starters

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 Jr 9.9 3.2

22 Mindy Bonham (Nielson) G 5-10 Jr 11.4 4.2

33 Haley Hall G 5-4 Jr 8.5 3.8

45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 Jr 4.6 2.2

35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 So 8.2 5.7

2009-10 Stats Summary

-- Shooting from field: (.425, 667-1568)

-- Shooting from three-point line: (.362, 191-528)

-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.652, 247-379)

-- Average points per game: 65.6

-- Average rebounds per game: 38.0

-- Average assists per game: 16.5

-- Average steals per game: 9.4

-- Average blocks per game: 3.6

-- Average turnovers per game: 17.0

Cougars in the NCAA Stats (as of Mar. 1, 2010)

Team

-- Assists Per Game - 12th (16.7)

-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - 23rd (0.98)

-- Three-Point Field Goal Percentage - 34th (36.1)

-- Three-Point Field Goals Per Game - 36th (7.0)

Player

-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - Haley Hall, 16th (2.18)

Team Has Strong Showing In The MWC 2009-10 Race

With a 10-5 record in league play, the Cougar women continue to have success in the conference. As of 3/04/10, the team is in second place in the latest MWC standings with just one games left. BYU was picked to finish sixth in the conference.

Game Promotions For Saturday Game

Everyone gets in free to Saturday afternoon’s game vs. MWC Regular Season Champions TCU.

Beat the attendance record game - Fans will be trying to break the record at a women’s home game. The previous record is 6,206

Great prizes will be given out at every time out.

The BYU Cheer Squad will perform at halftime.

Player Injury Report

Freshman guard Kim Parker suffered a season ending injury in the game at Weber State. She has torn ligaments in her left foot.

Sophomore guard Jenteal Jackson will apply for a medical redshirt for this year due to an on-going back problem.

Freshman To Redshirt

Stephanie Vermunt, a 6-0 freshman guard/forward from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada will redshirt the 2009-10 season.

Team Captains

Senior guard Jaime Judkins and junior point guard Haley Hall have been selected by their teammates as co-captains for the 2009-10 season.

SATURDAY’S LAST MWC OPPONENT

TCU - Sat. Mar. 6 at 2 p.m. MT (Provo, UT) - Marriott Center

The TCU Horned Frogs clinched the 2010 MWC Regular Season title with their win over New Mexico on Mar. 2. On the Horned Frogs team, three players are putting up double digit points led by 14.6 from Emily Carter, 13.9 from Helena Sverrisdottir and 10.9 points from TK La Fleur. On the rebound category, Starr Crawford tops the list grabbing 8.8 boards a game. Sverrisdottir, a 6-1 junior forward, leads the team in assists and in steals with a total of 150 and 64 respectively. Jeff Mittie is in his 11th season as the women’s basketball coach at TCU.

TCU Probable Starters

No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG

11 Starr Crawford F 6-0 Fr 9.8 8.8

15 Emily Carter F 6-1 Jr 14.6 2.9

04 Helena Sverrisdottir G/F 6-1 Jr 13.9 6.8

01 Antoinette Thompson G 5-7 Fr 3.3 3.1

24 Eboni Mangum G 5-8 Sr 8.1 2.3

Stat Comparison

Category BYU TCU

FG: .425 .420

3FG: .362 .363

FT: .652 .743

Points: 65.6 73.1

Reb: 38.0 40.0

Series Information

Overall Series Record: BYU leads 8-7

BYU Record in Provo: 3-3

BYU Record in Ft. Worth : 4-4

BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 1-0

BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 5-7

BYU Record in Overtime Games: N/A

Longest BYU Win Streak: 4 (2006-2007)

Longest TCU Win Streak: 3 (2007-2009)

Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 17, 73-56 in 2006

Largest TCU Margin of Victory: 20, 75-55 in ‘09

First Meeting This MWC Season

BYU and TCU had their first matchup of the 2010 MWC season in Ft. Worth on Feb. 3 where the Horned Frogs picked up the 64-40 home win. When TCU plays in the Marriott Center they’ve tallied a 3-3 record. Their last victory in Provo was on Feb. 14, 2009, a 75-55 win over the Cougars.

WHAT’S NEXT

With the final two leagues at home, the 2010 MWC regular season concludes for the Cougars. The team will then prepare to compete in the 2010 Conoco MWC Women’s Basketball Championships, Mar. 10-13 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center. The pairings will be announced on Saturday night, Mar. 6 at the conclusion of that day’s games. The winner of the women’s championship gets an automatic bid into the 2010 NCAA Tournament.