LAS -- BYU's bid for a second consecutive Mountain West Conference title came to an end as the Cougars fell to San Diego State, 11-7.

BYU (42-20, 17-7) now hopes to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals to be played next week. The field for the Regionals will be announced tomorrow.

San Diego State started the scoring in the bottom of the first when Erin Floros hit a single and scored from first on a RBI double by Megan McDonald.

After the Aztecs' Christina Ross retired the first seven batters she faced, BYU bounced back in the top of the third. Cortney Nix picked up a one-out single and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tracee Hoch. With two outs in the inning freshman Andrea Ramirez came up with a RBI single.

In the bottom of the third SDSU jumped all over the Cougars, putting up five runs to take a 6-1 lead. The big blow came in the form of a three-run home run by Taryin Casillas. The Aztecs' big inning knocked BYU pitcher Summer Tobias from the game for the first time in the MWC Tournament.

The Cougars came back with another run win the top of the fourth to cut the lead to 6-2. Jodi Norton nailed a RBI single to score Emi Snow from second base. BYU left two runners on base in the inning.

In the top of the fifth, BYU got two more runners aboard with two outs in the inning. Hoch and Snow picked up singles. Ianeta Le`i and Ashlyn Russell came up with RBI singles to cut the lead to 6-4. The Cougars again left a pair on base.

Casillas picked up another RBI single in the bottom of the fifth when McDonald got reached on an error to lead off the inning. The Aztecs picked up a total of three unearned as BYU committed two errors in the inning and fell behind 9-4.

The Cougars scored again in the top of the sixth. Norton led the inning off with a double and moved to third on a single by Hoch. Ramirez came up huge again for BYU with a three-run homer to cut the lead to 9-7. BYU's inning ended with two runners on base.

San Diego State added two insurance runs on a two-run round-tripper by Monica Alnes in the bottom of the sixth to push the lead to 11-7.

BYU vs San Diego State
05-13-06 at Las Vegas (Eller Media Stadium)
BYU 7 (42-20)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RAMIREZ, Andrea ss.......  4  2  2  4   0  0  0  0   0
 PLATT, Stephanie pr.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GONZALES, Monica lf......  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
SNOW, Emi cf.............  2  2  1  0   2  1  3  0   0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  3  0  1  1   1  1  5  1   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn dp.......  4  0  1  1   0  1  0  1   2
PARAMORE, Paige rf.......  3  0  0  0   1  2  2  0   2
NORTON, Jodi 3b..........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
NIX, Cortney c...........  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   2
 CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle ph.  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HOCH, Tracee 2b..........  2  1  2  0   0  0  5  5   0
 KENNEDY, Lindi ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
TOBIAS, Summer p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke p..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 URINCHO, Daniella p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31  7 11  7   4  6 18  7   8
San Diego State 11 (33-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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HARTUNG, Meagan cf.......  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
WELLS, Tamani lf.........  4  2  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
FLOROS, Erin c...........  4  2  2  0   0  0  7  1   1
MCDONALD, Megan dp.......  3  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 DAIGLE, Alysha pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BEASLEY, Amanda pr......  1  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
ALNES, Monica 1b.........  3  2  2  3   0  0  7  0   1
CASILLAS, Taryin 3b......  3  2  2  4   1  0  0  2   0
MARKHAM, Chrissie ss.....  3  0  0  0   1  0  2  1   1
SMITH, Allison 2b........  3  1  0  0   0  0  3  2   1
BOYER, Bree rf...........  3  0  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
ROSS, Christina p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
 VELASQUEZ, Celena p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31 11 12 11   2  1 21 10   5
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 123 0 -  7 11  2
San Diego State..... 105 032 X - 11 12  1
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E - RUSSELL; HOCH; VELASQUEZ. LOB - BYU 8; SDSU 5. 2B - NORTON; MCDONALD. HR
- RAMIREZ; ALNES; CASILLAS. SH - HOCH; ALNES. SB - HARTUNG; WELLS.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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TOBIAS, Summer......  2.2  6  5  5  0  0 14 14  45
BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke  2.0  4  4  1  1  0 11 13  41
URINCHO, Daniella...  1.1  2  2  2  1  1  6  7  34
San Diego State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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ROSS, Christina.....  5.1 10  6  6  2  3 24 27 100
VELASQUEZ, Celena...  1.2  1  1  1  2  3  7  9  54
Win - ROSS (16-8).  Loss - TOBIAS (25-11).  Save - None.
Inherited runners/scored: BOYCE-HUMBER 2/2; URINCHO 1/0; VELASQUEZ 2/2.
Pitches/strikes: TOBIAS 45/29; BOYCE-HUMBER 41/23; URINCHO 34/19; ROSS 100/59;
VELASQUEZ 54/32.
Umpires - HP: Dave Whitford  1B: Dani Carson  3B: Dan Ringsby
Start: 2:30 pm   Time: 2:33   Attendance:
Game notes:
BYU vs San Diego State - Play-by-Play
05-13-06 at Las Vegas (Eller Media Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 123 0 -  7 11  2
San Diego State..... 105 032 X - 11 12  1
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BYU starters: 31/ss RAMIREZ; 24/lf GONZALES; 18/cf SNOW; 66/1b LE`I; 25/dp RUSSELL;
19/rf PARAMORE; 8/3b NORTON; 10/c NIX; 4/2b HOCH; 12/p TOBIAS;
San Diego State starters: 19/cf HARTUNG; 17/lf WELLS; 44/c FLOROS; 20/dp MCDONALD;
9/1b ALNES; 14/3b CASILLAS; 11/ss MARKHAM; 7/2b SMITH; 0/rf BOYER; 10/p ROSS;
BYU 1st - RAMIREZ grounded out to 2b (2-2). GONZALES grounded out to p (1-2).
SNOW struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 1st - HARTUNG popped up to 2b (1-0). WELLS popped up to rf
(1-0). FLOROS singled to left field (0-0). MCDONALD doubled to right center, RBI
(1-2); FLOROS scored. DAIGLE pinch ran for MCDONALD. ALNES grounded out to 2b (2-2).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - LE`I grounded out to p. RUSSELL fouled out to c (2-2). PARAMORE
grounded out to 3b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 2nd - CASILLAS grounded out to 2b (2-1). MARKHAM flied out to
lf (0-1). SMITH flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - NORTON grounded out to 3b. NIX singled through the right side
(1-2). HOCH out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); NIX advanced to second. RAMIREZ
singled to left field, RBI (1-1); NIX scored. GONZALES singled to second base (3-2);
RAMIREZ advanced to second. PLATT pinch ran for RAMIREZ. PLATT out at second c to
2b, picked off. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 3rd - RAMIREZ to ss for PLATT. BOYER flied out to cf (3-2).
HARTUNG singled to center field (3-2). HARTUNG stole second. WELLS singled to right
field, advanced to second, RBI (0-1); HARTUNG scored. FLOROS singled up the middle
(1-0); WELLS advanced to third. MCDONALD to dp for DAIGLE. MCDONALD grounded out to
c unassisted, interference. ALNES singled through the right side, RBI (2-2); FLOROS
advanced to second; WELLS scored. BOYCE-HUMBER to p for TOBIAS. CASILLAS homered to
left field, 3 RBI (1-1); ALNES scored; FLOROS scored. MARKHAM walked (3-0). SMITH
flied out to cf (0-1). 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - SNOW walked (3-2). LE`I struck out (3-2). RUSSELL grounded out to
ss (2-2); SNOW advanced to second. PARAMORE walked (3-1). NORTON singled to center
field, RBI (1-0); PARAMORE advanced to second; SNOW scored. NIX popped up to 2b to
right field (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 4th - BOYER grounded out to 2b (1-2). HARTUNG out at first 1b
to 2b, bunt (0-0). WELLS singled to center field (3-0). WELLS stole second. FLOROS
grounded out to 2b (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - HOCH singled to right field (2-2). RAMIREZ reached on a fielder's
choice; HOCH out at second 2b to ss. GONZALES grounded out to p (1-1); RAMIREZ
advanced to second. SNOW singled up the middle (2-0); RAMIREZ advanced to third.
LE`I singled through the left side, RBI (3-2); SNOW advanced to second; RAMIREZ
scored. RUSSELL singled to center field, RBI (0-0); LE`I advanced to second; SNOW
scored. PARAMORE struck out looking (0-2). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 5th - RAMIREZ to dp. RUSSELL to 3b. NORTON to ss. MCDONALD
reached on a fielding error by 3b (2-2). BEASLEY pinch ran for MCDONALD. ALNES out
at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); BEASLEY advanced to second. CASILLAS singled
through the right side, RBI (2-0); BEASLEY scored, unearned. MARKHAM flied out to cf
(0-0). SMITH reached on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to second (1-1); CASILLAS
advanced to third. BOYER singled to right center, 2 RBI (2-2); SMITH scored,
unearned; CASILLAS scored, unearned. URINCHO to p for BOYCE-HUMBER. HARTUNG lined
out to 2b (2-2). 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - NORTON doubled to left field (1-1). NIX popped up to ss (1-0). HOCH
singled to left center (2-1); NORTON advanced to third. VELASQUEZ to p for ROSS.
RAMIREZ homered to center field, 3 RBI; HOCH scored; NORTON scored. GONZALES flied
out to cf (2-1). SNOW walked (3-1). LE`I walked (3-2); SNOW advanced to second.
RUSSELL struck out (3-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 6th - WELLS singled through the left side (1-0). FLOROS
grounded out to 2b (2-2); WELLS advanced to second. BEASLEY to dp. BEASLEY struck
out (2-2). ALNES homered to center field, 2 RBI (3-1); WELLS scored. CASILLAS walked
(3-1). MARKHAM fouled out to 2b (1-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - PARAMORE struck out (3-2). NORTON flied out to cf to left center
(2-2). CHAMBERLAIN pinch hit for NIX. CHAMBERLAIN reached on a fielding error by p
(1-1). KENNEDY pinch hit for HOCH. KENNEDY struck out (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.

LAS -- As a number two seed, BYU will seek to win its second consecutive Mountain West Conference tournament when play starts Thursday evening.

The Cougars (40-18, 15-5) finished second in the MWC regular season, a game behind league champion and number one seeded San Diego State. The Cougars swept a doubleheader from the Aztecs last Thursday, knocking SDSU out of the top-25.

BYU will face off against the winner of the New Mexico/Utah game played at 11:30 (PDT) Thursday morning. Utah is a third seed with New Mexico as the six seed.

Overall, the Cougars have won seven of their last eight MWC games with the only loss coming at the hands of Colorado State.

At stake for BYU is a possible berth to the NCAA Regionals set to begin next week.