March 3, 2008

FRESNO, Calif. - Hayley Munro's career night and buzzer beating shot from beyond half court at New Mexico State on Saturday has earned the freshman WAC Player of the Week honors for the week of Feb. 25-March 2.

Munro, from Montmorency, Victoria, Australia (Lake Ginniderra), kept Fresno State in the hunt for a WAC regular season title by hitting a beyond half-court shot at the buzzer in overtime to beat New Mexico State 85-84. Munro had a career-high 19 points and 10 rebounds in the game. She connected on 7-of-13 (.538) shots from the field and played a career-high 33 minutes. Munro also hit 3-of-4 shots from beyond the arc, including the buzzer beater. She was perfect at the free throw line (2-of-2), and also tallied four assists and a block.

"Join the State- Fresno State!" -The Fresno State women's basketball team returns to the Save Mart Center to host their last regular season home game on Senior Night this Thursday, March 6 against New Mexico State at 7 p.m. All general admission seats are just $2 at the Save Mart Center box office.