ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - The Saint Joseph's women's basketabll team wraps a four-game road swing this Friday and Saturday at the University of New Mexico Thanksgiving Tournament.
Free audio is available for the tournament courtesy of the Saint Joseph's Sports Network.
GAME STORIES . . .
• The Hawks will face BYU in the opening game on Friday at 6:30 p.m. ET and will face either Tulsa or the host Lobos on Saturday.
• Saint Joseph's is coming off its first win of the season on Tuesday, 57-53, at Big 5 rival Penn. Sophomore Sarah Veilleux led the Hawks with a career-high 15 points.
• This weekend marks the 53rd away/neutral in-season tournament the Hawks have played in. Saint Joseph's has won 10 tournament titles, and advanced to the championship game 26 times.
• In 16 tournaments under head coach Cindy Griffin, the Hawks have made the title game 10 times and won the 2005 Commerce Bank Wildcat Classic and 2007 Brown Basketball Classic.
• Friday's matchup with BYU is the third meeting with the series tied at 1-1.
• The Hawks won the previous meeting, 101-79 in the consolation game of the 1988 Boilermaker Classic as SJU head coach Cindy Griffin was a sophomore on the team.
• The Cougars won the inaugural meeting with SJU, 91-67, on December 15, 1979 at Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse. • Saint Joseph's has never faced Tulsa or host New Mexico.
