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As home openers go, Thursday’s University of New Mexico women’s basketball game will be one for the history books.
The Lobos will host Colorado State at 5 p.m. in the opener Thursday, and tips off Friday at 5 as well, in a two-game series with major implications and unusual storylines.
Most important among them is that a Mountain West regular-season title will be determined. Colorado State (15-3, 11-3) needs one victory to lock up the crown, while UNM (12-3, 9-3) needs a sweep to take the title.
The odd, rescheduled series is the latest twist in a pandemic-impacted season that forced to the Lobos to play their first 15 games outside New Mexico. A recent revision to the state’s public health order will allow UNM to host this series with no fans in the Pit stands.
The University of New Mexico women s basketball team took a page from the strength-in-numbers playbook Monday. Yes, the Lobos defense got singed around the edges by Utah State s Shyla Latone,…
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LOGAN, Utah.– The University of New Mexico Lobos close out the month of February and begin the month of March with a two-game series against Utah State set for Sunday and Monday.
Sunday’s game will start at 12 p.m. MT and Monday’s game at 2 p.m., both on the Mountain West Network.
UNM enters the two-game series 7-3 in the Mountain West but is coming off a split with Air Force.
The Lobos made another third-quarter comeback in the first game against the Falcons, turning an eight-point deficit into a 62-55 lead at the end of the third quarter after outscoring Air Force 28-13 in the quarter. UNM continued to outscore Air Force for the remainder of the game, ultimately outscoring the Falcons 46-24 in the final two quarters.