History of the Tournament: How the Utah State women have fared in Mountain West postseason play

The Utah State women’s basketball team is hoping to see its late-season success continue into the Mountain West Conference tournament. Winning seven of their final 10 games to finish 16-13 overall, the Aggies will attempt to translate a conference tournament run into a post-season tournament opportunity.

In search of its first ever conference championship, USU will enter this year’s tournament with the 6th seed, its highest since joining the conference in 2014. Like the men’s team, the Aggie women have never advanced past the semifinal round of the conference tournament during their three-year stint in the Mountain West.

USU is coming off of its first winning season since joining the Mountain West, and its best conference record, a 9-9 showing in 2016-17.

Last year in the tournament, the Aggies were victorious in the first round with a 59-35 victory over Nevada, before falling in the quarterfinals to Fresno State 55-47.
Mountain West Tournament history:

2014
First Round: #8 Utah State 69 – #9 New Mexico 66
Quarterfinals: #1 Colorado State 72 – #8 Utah State 67

2015
First Round: #8 San Jose State 99 – #9 Utah State 85

2016
First Round: #7 Utah State 59 – #10 Nevada 35
Quarterfinals: #2 Fresno State 55 – #7 Utah State 47