FRESNO, Calif. - History was made at the Save Mart Center Wednesday night as the Fresno State women's basketball team defeated San Jose State 83-47 to become the first WAC school since Louisiana Tech in 2002-03 to go undefeated in conference play. The Dogs finished 16-0 this year and set a school record for wins in a season with 25 and they are now 25-5 going into next week's WAC tournament in Reno.

The Bulldogs have now won 17 straight games and that streak is the seventh longest in the nation. "This is something that will just grow," Fresno State coach Adrian Wiggins said. "Four, five, six, 10 years down the road this will become more special. It is something no one can ever take away from them or top it. We are going to be very proud of what they accomplished this year."

Following the win the Bulldogs received the championship trophy, championship shirts, saw the championship banner dropped and cut down the nets.

"I am impressed with the overall performance as a whole from the marketing to the crowd to the enthusiasm of the players and coaches," Wiggins said. "It was a great environment and that is what makes March Madness so special."

It was a great environment from the start as seniors Joh-Teena Filipe, LaShay Fears and Brittny Jones played their final game at the Save Mart Center. Jones scored six points in her start while Fears had 14 and Filipe seven points and seven rebounds.

Jaleesa Ross led the Bulldogs in scoring with 19 on seven of nine shooting from the field. Hayley Munro had a team-high nine rebounds. Fresno State shot 41 percent from the field while San Jose State shot 48 percent. The Bulldogs out rebounded the Spartans 44-40. The Bulldog defense forced 27 San Jose State turnovers.

The Bulldogs led from the opening tip and did not allow San Jose State to score its first points of the game until the 12:46 mark on a two free throws. By then the score was 10-2. Fresno State led 24-4 with 7:35 left in the period after a 3-pointer by Filipe and led the lead grew to 38-15 at halftime.

"This feels great," Fears said. "To do this is at home is especially a good feeling since I am not going to play on this floor again. I am really going to cherish every moment and never forget this."

Fresno State's biggest lead of the game was 38 with just over a minute to play in the game.

The Bulldogs return to the court next week at the WAC tournament. Fresno State has the No. 1 seed in the tournament and will play either Utah State or Hawai'i in the first round game.