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LAS VEGAS, Nev.– The last piece has been figured out. The Lobos knew the when and the where, but didn’t know who they would be facing in their first game at the Mountain West Tournament. UNM will face the Air Force Falcons in the quarterfinal of the 2021 Air Force Reserve Mountain West Basketball Championships on Monday at 1 p.m. MT/ 12 p.m. PT.
For the first time since 2004-05, The University of New Mexico Lobos enter the Mountain West Tournament as the No. 1 seed after sweeping Colorado State to win the regular season title. While UNM had previously won two MW regular season championships, it is the first time that the Lobos have won it outright as the 2003-04 and 2004-05 titles were split with Utah.
USAFA, Colo. Junior LaTascya Duff made a layup with 44 seconds left in the game to bring The University of New Mexico within one at 74-73, but the Lobos were unable to get the go-ahead basket in the final two possessions and fell 75-73 on Wednesday night to Air Force.
Duff again led the Lobos, now 10-3 overall and 7-3 in conference play, with 20 points, while seniors Jaedyn De La Cerda and Antonia Anderson scored 16 and 13, respectively, as the trio tried to will the Lobos to the win.
The Samson, Ala., guard also led the team with seven rebounds, Corina Carter came off the bench and provided a spark with a game-high seven assists to go along with eight points and Anderson recorded a team-high three steals.
Feb. 25—Another slow start, and this time the UNM women's basketball team couldn't quite overcome it. Riley Snyder and Kaelin Immel hit back-to-back 3-pointers in the final 1:17 and Air Force held on for a 75-73 victory over UNM on Wednesday night in Colorado Springs. The Lobos had two possessions with chances to either tie or take the lead in the final 13.7 seconds but could not convert on .