Utah State and Nevada will represent the WAC in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) later this week. The Aggies received the WAC's automatic bid to the tournament, while Nevada was selected as an at-large participant.
Utah State (17-14) hosts Arizona (21-11) at 5 p.m. (MT) on Wednesday, March 17, while Nevada (21-10) travels to Moraga, Calif., for a game against Saint Mary's (19-12), also on Thursday.
The Aggies earned the automatic bid as the highest finishing WAC team that was not selected to the NCAA Tournament. Utah State finished in third place in the WAC regular-season standings. The Aggies fell to eventual champion Fresno State in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament. This is Utah State's first-ever appearance in the WNIT.
Arizona finished fourth in the Pac-10 and fell to Stanford in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament.
Nevada is making its third appearance in the WNIT and second in a row. The Wolf Pack fell to top-seeded Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament last week.
Saint Mary's finished in second place in the West Coast Conference and fell to top-seeded Gonzaga in the title game of the WCC Tournament.
With Fresno State and Louisiana Tech competing in the NCAA Tournament, the WAC has four teams participating in postseason play.