New Mexico vs. Texas Tech
7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017
Dreamstyle Arena – The Pit
Ticket special: $5 for ANY bench seats
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team looks to do something 7 p.m. Wednesday against Texas Tech no Lobo women’s basketball team has ever done before.
Start a season 10-0.
The Lobos (9-0) have equaled the best start in program history by the 1996-97 team, and equaled that mark by winning its first two road games of the season last week – beating UTEP 59-35 on Thursday in El Paso and New Mexico State 101-93 on Saturday in Las Cruces.
The Lobos won their first road game of the season against UTEP thanks to a strong defensive effort as the 35 points allowed is the fewest by a UNM team since holding Air Force to 33 points in the 2015-16 season. UNM, which didn’t allow more than nine points in a quarter over the final three quarters, was led by Tesha Buck’s 19 points as the senior – last week’s Mountain West Player of the Week – went 5-for-12 from 3-point range.
The Lobos followed it up by winning a game in the exact opposite fashion, beating NMSU in a high-scoring affair. The Lobos went 15-for-22 from 3-point range and were led by Cherise Beynon’s 30 points while N’Dea Flye had a career-high 25 points.
The Red Raiders have dropped three in a row, including losing last week to LSU at home 48-40 Thursday and dropping its first road game of the season at Houston 79-75 Sunday afternoon.
The Red Raiders head into Wednesday’s matchup with four players averaging double figures, led by 6-foot-5 Brittany Brewer at 14.1 points per game. She’s also averaging 6.7 rebounds per contest. Jada Terry is averaging 11.4 points, Brielle Blaire 11.3 points and Recee’ Caldwell 11.1 points to round out the players averaging double figures.
Caldwell also is pacing the Red Raiders in assists at 6.7 per game while Brewer and Dayo Olabode lead the team in rebounding at 6.7 per contest.
The Red Raiders don’t have a player that has nobody with more than 10 3-pointers on the season with no one shooting better than 34.6 percent. As a team, Texas Tech is shooting 26.1 percent from 3-point range. The Red Raiders have dominated the glass this season, outrebounding opponents by 10.3 boards per game, however, are turning it over 5.1 more times per game than their opponent.
SERIES HISTORY
The Lobos are 3-15 all-time against Texas Tech, including losing to the Red Raiders in Lubbock 69-58 last season. This will be the first time the Red Raiders have played in Albuquerque since Nov. 15, 2012 – a game the Lobos won 65-61. UNM is 3-5 at home all-time against Texas Tech.
THE COACHES
The Lobos are led by head coach Mike Bradbury in his second season with UNM, his 11th season overall. Bradbury posts a career record of 202-132 and is 24-15 at the helm of the Lobos.
Texas Tech is coached by Red Raider alum Candi Whitaker who is 51-79 in her five seasons in Lubbock. Overall as a head collegiate coach, Whitaker is 128-172.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday’s game will be available to watch live on the Mountain West Network. Fans can also follow live via live stats (click here) or fans can also listen in on the radio. Josh Suchon and Lobo basketball alum Nikki Lobato will be on the call on 610 AM (click here to listen).