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Shauna Murphy is playing her final regular-season home game Saturday.
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March 2, 2007
Game #29 - Utah (17-11, 10-5 MWC) vs. Wyoming (19-8, 10-5 MWC)
3 p.m. MST - Saturday, March 3
Jon M. Huntsman Center
Salt Lake City
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TV: None
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Utah Hosts Wyoming Saturday on Senior Day
The University of Utah women's basketball team faces Wyoming Saturday afternoon in the final regular-season contest for both squads. The Utes and Cowgirls are both part of a four-way tie for second place in the Mountain West Conference.
Saturday is also Senior Day at the Huntsman Center. Three Utah seniors -- Heidi Carlsen, Shauna Murphy and Camie Oakey -- will all be making their final home regular-season appearance.
Utah enters the game with an overall record of 17-10 and a 10-5 mark in Mountain West Conference play. The Utes are coming off a 59-55 loss at BYU Wednesday.
Wyoming comes into the contest with a 19-8 overall record. The Cowgirls are 10-5 in conference action. Wyoming has won three straight.
Utah Fast Breaks
• Utah has tied or out-rebounded its opponents in 22 of 28 games this season.
• Utah holds an average rebound margin of +6.2 per game, which ranks No. 1 in the MWC and No. 19 in the nation.
• Utah is 11-1 this season when scoring 66 points or more. The Utes' 70-point effort against UNLV on Feb. 15 was their highest scoring output in the last 10 games.
• The Utes are 6-0 when holding opponents below 50 points.
• The Utes have been the best free-throw shooting team since conference play began, converting at a rate of .815 from the charity stripe.
• Utah has turned the ball over less than its opponent just seven times this season.
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