This week’s feature is “The Good, the Bad and the UMBC.” The UAlbany men’s lacrosse team will face UMBC in the America East semifinals at 1 p.m. today at UMBC…
Let s dive into both matchups for the UTEP men s and women s teams.
UTEP Women s Basketball - No. 2 Seed
The UTEP women s basketball team (16-7, 13-5) clinched the second overall seed in the C-USA West Divison, putting themselves in a position to make a run at the league s title. First off, they won t have to play until Thursday when they face either Florida Atlantic (3rd seed, East Division), UAB (6th West) or UTSA (7th West), all of whom the Miners have faced at one point this year.
After they won nine straight games, Florida Atlantic beat the Miners at the Haskins Center (67-62). The squad regrouped the next day and smashed the Owls (92-62) to split the series. In the middle of their winning streak, they swept both UAB and UTSA. Sophomore point guard Katia Gallegos leads the team by averaging 14.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 2.0 steals per game. She was named to the league s All-Conference First Team on Monday.