The Aggies will face their toughest test to date when they travel to Moraga tomorrow for a 1 pm battle with St Mary's. The Gaels are coming off a 74-63 loss at Utah and their only other loss was in their season opener at Cal 87-80. Between those two loses they reeled off 5 straight wis: 81-75 over Washington State, 82-64 over Cal Poly, 71-63 over Indiana, 89-59 over UCSB and 74-72 over Boise State. The Aggies beat WSU 91-76 by comparison. The Gaels are ranked #12 in the most recent mid-major poll and the Aggies are ranked #8.

Like the men's team, the Gaels recruit heavily from down under and are led in scoring by 6'3 Jr F Megan McKay from Australia at 16.7 ppg and 6'0 Sr G Stella Beck from New Zealand at 15.7 ppg. 6'1 Jr F Sydney Raggio chips in 15.0 ppg also.

As a team St Mary's is averaging 79.2 ppg while shooting 48% overall and 39% from 3. They are out rebounding their opponents by an average of 8 boards per gam. One area of vulnerability for them is that they are averaging 18.4 turnovers per game.

The Aggies will need to continue to play with the steadiness and poise that they have exhibited all season long. They will also need to block out well on the defensive boards and limit the Gaels second chance points. The Aggies bench is deep and Marly Anderson, Nina Bessolo and Cierra Hall have been playing well lately and the Aggies will need their help.

This should be a really good game between two good teams who have developed a nice rivalry.

Live online stream from the West Coast Conference:

http://www.wccsports.com/gamecenter/w-baskbl/gc-120917-stma.html

Go Ags!