Women's Basketball Announces 2003-04 Schedule

Women's Basketball Announces 2003-04 Schedule

The Aggies take the court for the first time in 16 years as they open the season at home against Southern Utah Nov. 21

Utah State University's head women's basketball coach Raegan Pebley has announced the upcoming 2003-04 schedule. The Aggies take the court for the first time in 16 years as they open the season at home against Southern Utah Nov. 21.

Utah State plays 26 games on the season, including eight non-conference games and 18 league encounters. Utah State also hosts UVSC in an exhibition game Dec. 2. The Aggies will have 12 home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

"Our preseason schedule is set up to help prepare us for Big West play," said Pebley. "We have games that are going to be very challenging, but we also hope to have some confidence-builders. Many of the teams we play early in the season have post-season experience from last year which will enable us to see what we need to focus on to reach the post season."

Utah State will play a total of 18 league games on the year in a round-robin format with each school playing other member institutions both home and away. The addition of the Aggie program increases the Big West membership in the sport of women's basketball to 10.

"We hope that the newness of our program will give us an added advantage in Big West play," said Pebley. "Teams in our conference won't be able to prepare for us very well because they don't have any film to look at and are unfamiliar with the personnel on our team."

Along with a challenging league schedule, Utah State will travel to in-state rival Weber State and host Southern Utah in its home opener. The Aggies also host Idaho State and Northern Colorado in non-conference action.

The 2004 Big West Conference Tournament will once again be held in Anaheim, Calif., March 10-13 at the Anaheim Convention Center. The first and second rounds of the NCAA