LAS VEGAS (Interstat) — Two teams seeking to salvage difficult seasons will meet when seed Utah Tech faces seed Texas-Arlington in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference women’s basketball championship Wednesday.

The Trailblazers (9-19) and Mavericks (10-20) split their two regular-season meetings, each winning on their home floor. Utah Tech earned a 60-58 victory on Feb. 18 in St. George, while Texas-Arlington prevailed 84-78 in double-overtime on Feb. 5 in Arlington.

Utah Tech enters the tournament having lost three of its last four, including a 71-59 defeat at Utah Valley on Saturday. The Trailblazers will lean on guard Kaylee Borden, who is averaging 18.9 points over her last seven games. She scored a game-high 24 points in the loss to Utah Valley and poured in 29 points in the Feb. 18 win over these same Mavericks.

Texas-Arlington has lost seven consecutive games, most recently a 72-57 home loss to Abilene Christian on Saturday. The Mavericks’ last win was a 60-59 overtime victory against Utah Valley on Feb. 7. Guard Jadyn Atchison is a key contributor, averaging 11.1 points per game during the team’s losing streak, including a 19-point performance against California Baptist on Feb. 26.

The winner of Wednesday’s game will advance to face seed California Baptist in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. PDT at Orleans Arena.