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2010 Tournament Results
2010 WAC Men and Women’s Basketball Tournament
Presented by Verizon Wireless
Lawlor Events Center ● Reno, Nevada
March 10-13, 2010
Hosted by University of Nevada and
the Reno-Tahoe Convention and Visitors Bureau
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAMES (All times Pacific)
Wednesday, March 10 (Quarterfinals)
Game 1-#1 Fresno State 83, #8 Hawai‘i 55
Postgame Video: Fresno State | Hawai‘i
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 2-#4 Idaho 75, #5 New Mexico State 63
Postgame Video: Idaho | New Mexico State
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 3-#3 Nevada 64, #6 Boise State 59
Postgame Video: Nevada | Boise State
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 4-#2 Louisiana Tech 82, #7 Utah State 65
Postgame Video: Louisiana Tech | Utah State
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Friday, March 12 (Semifinals)
Game 5-#1 Fresno State 80, #4 Idaho 66
Postgame Video: Fresno State | Idaho
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Game 6-#2 Louisiana Tech 80, #3 Nevada, 77
Postgame Video: Louisiana Tech | Nevada
Live Stats WAC.tv Final Box Recap Photos
Saturday, March 13 (Championship)
Game 7-#2 Louisiana Tech 68, #1 Fresno State 66
Postgame Video: Louisiana Tech | Fresno State
Live Stats ESPNU Final Box Recap Photos
Commissioner's Forum with Karl Benson (video) from March 11

2010 Women's Tournament Bracket (Final)

Women's Championship
Louisiana Tech defeated Fresno State 68-66 to claim the 2010 WAC Tournament championship. The title marks LA Tech's fifth overall WAC Tournament championship and first since 2006. Shanavia Dowdell was named the tournament's MVP after scoring a game-high 20 points and pulling down a game-high 19 rebounds. Whitney Jones had 13 points for Tech, while Tarkeisha Wysinger and Adrienne Johnson each had 10. Hayley Munro led Fresno State with 15 points and Jaleesa Ross helped with 14.

All-Tournament Team
Shanavia Dowdell, Louisiana Tech (MVP)
Adrienne Johnson, Louisiana Tech
Hayley Munro, Fresno State
Jaleesa Ross, Fresno State
Yinka Olurunnife, Idaho

Women's Semifinals
Fresno State advances to Saturday's championship game after an 80-66 victory over Idaho. Jaleesa Ross led Fresno State with a game-high 25 points, including five shots from beyond the arc. Ross' five treys gives her 102 on the season and 286 in her career. Fresno State set a new WAC Tournament record for free throw percentage, knocking down a perfect 13-of-13 shots from the free throw line. The mark surpasses the previous mark of .941 (16-of-17) set by TCU at the 1997 tournament. Yinka Olurunnife led Idaho with 23 points.

Louisiana Tech defeated Nevada 80-77 in the women's second semifinal. Adrienne Johnson scored a game-high 29 while Shanavia Dowdell helped with 24. Johnson hit 11-of-12 shots from the field and 7-of-10 shots from the free throw line. Nevada had four players in double figures, led by Tahnee Robinson who had 18 points.

Women's Quarterfinals
Four Fresno State players scored in double figures as the No. 1 Bulldogs defeated No. 8 Hawai‘i 83-55 in the first of four WAC Tournament quarterfinal games on Wednesday. Jaleesa Ross led the Bulldogs with 15 points. Fresno State knocked down 11 shots from long range in the game. Dita Liepkalne and Keisha Kanekoa led Hawai‘i with 12 points each.

In the day's second quarterfinal game, No. 4 Idaho defeated No. 5 New Mexico State 75-63. The Vandal win marks the first WAC Tournament victory in team history for Idaho. Yinka Olorunnife led Idaho with a game-high 23 points on an impressive 9-of-11 shooting. The Vandals connected on 10 shots from beyond the arc in the game. Crystal Boyd led New Mexico State with 17 points.

Third-seeded Nevada downed No. 6 seed Boise State 64-59 in the day's third quarterfinal matchup. Tahnee Robinson led the Wolf Pack with a game-high 20 points, while Shavon Moore added 14 and Johnna Ward had 12. Tasha Harris led Boise State with 19 points and Lauren Lenhardt had 10.

Jasmine Bendolph scored a game-high 24 points to lead No. 2 seed Louisiana Tech to an 82-65 win over No. 7 Utah State in Wednesday's final quarterfinal game. Adrienne Johnson helped with 22 points, while Brietta Thomas and Tarkeisha Wysinger each had 11. LaCale Pringle-Buchanan led Utah State with 18 points.