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.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... LaTascya Duff, left, and sister LaTora Duff are shown working out at a UNM practice last November. LaTascya Duff will undergo surgery soon and may miss the start of the 2021-22 season. (Courtesy of UNM) The good news for University of New Mexico women’s basketball fans is the season does not tip off in July. If it did, coach Mike Bradbury would be in a bind. Between players recovering from surgery, another scheduled for surgery and a trio of not-yet-on-campus Europeans, the Lobos have quite a few more questions than answers regarding the 2021-22 season. Just two returning starters, forward Shaiquel McGruder and point guard LaTora Duff, have been full participants in UNM’s summer workouts. ....
It wasn’t the kind of season they envisioned. Kath van Bennekom and Nevaeh Parkinson started their college basketball careers at the strangest of times – the pandemic year of 2020-21. The University of New Mexico women’s basketball freshmen knew it would be a year of adjustments, but this was one for the ages. Consider: ...................... n Van Bennekom, who grew up in the Netherlands, signed with New Mexico sight unseen. The 5-foot-9 guard first set foot in Albuquerque last August and immediately began a life defined by coronavirus protocols: online classes, isolation and eventually five-person pod workouts at the Davalos Center. ....
.... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team may carry two noteworthy roster distinctions into the 2021-22 season. The Lobos could have one of the nation’s most experienced starting lineups – and still rank as one of the youngest teams. UNM officially got younger Tuesday, announcing the additions of two international players who will be freshmen next season. The Lobos added guards Zeyno Isil Seren, a 5-foot-10 guard from Ankara, Turkey, and Rebeka Renczes, a 5-7 point guard from Szekszgard, Hungary, bringing next season’s roster to 12 players. Zeyno Isil Seren Rebeka Renczes The group includes five seniors (Antonia Anderson, Jaedyn De La Cerda, Shaiquel McGruder, LaTora and LaTascya Duff), all of whom may start. The remaining players are two relatively inexperienced sophomores (Kath van Bennekom and Nevaeh Parkinson) and five incoming freshmen. ....
PINE BLUFF, Ark. For the second game in a row, The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team had six players score in double figures as the Lobos tallied their highest point total in a game in program history with a 120-66 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday. The previous record was 110 points against San José State on Feb. 27, 2019 and Thursday was the 14th time the Lobos have scored 100 points or more in a game. LaTascya Duff led the Lobos with 28 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor, going 4-of-5 from three-point range, and Jaedyn De La Cerda recorded a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds (six offensive) and added a game-high six assists and three steals. Corina Carter finished with 18 points and five assists, Ahlise Hurst tallied 16 points and Antonia Anderson and LaTora Duff posted 13 points each. ....