Aggies draw St. Mary’s Gaels once again for ninth annual ESPNU BracketBuster
For the second time in the last three years, the Utah State will be facing the St. Mary’s Gaels as part of the annual ESPNU Bracketbusters. The game is one of 11 that will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. The Aggies will square off against the Gaels on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m.
“BracketBuster has been a very positive event for us,” Aggie head coach Stew Morrill. “The television exposure along with quality opponents has given us a home and home scheduling situation that we would struggle to get otherwise.
The Aggies are currently 4-1 in Bracketbuster game and own a 4-3 advantage over St. Mary’s, but the Gaels have defeated the Aggies in their two most recent meetings. The Gaels won at home on Feb. 21, 2009, 75-64, and they defeated the Aggies, 68-63 in the Spectrum on Dec. 5, 2009.
“Saint Mary’s at Saint Mary’s in BracketBuster is a tough assignment,” added Morrill. “I thought we already did this? We know first-hand how good they are. Hopefully, we can play a little better than last time we were there. Saint Mary’s is a talented and well-coached program.”
– ty.d.hus@aggiemail.usu.edu