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TEAMS: New Mexico vs. USC/Cal-State FullertonDATES: Nov. 23/25, 2002TIMES: 1:00 p.m. MST/8 p.m. MSTTHE SERIES: UNM-USC, First MeetingUNM-Fullerton, UNM leads 1-0THE COACHES: UNM Don Flanagan(8th season 144-72)USC Chris Gobrecht(7th season 66-78)Cal-State Fullerton Barbara Ehardt(4th season 5-51)THE RECORDS: UNM 0-0, USC 2-1, Fullerton 0-0LAST GAME: UNM 90, Houston Flight 54Kansas 73, USC 61Love & Basketball 73, Fullerton 66TV/RADIO: 610 AM, The Sports Animal
MADNESS: The Lobos have made five consecutive postseason appearances and last year made their second trip to the NCAA Tournament.
NOT BAD, FOR STARTERS: New Mexico returns four starters from the 2001-02 season (Mandi Moore, Jordan Adams, Lindsey Arndt and Chelsea Grear).
FOUR IN ALL: The University of New Mexico womens basketball program has had four head coaching in the 24 years of the program. Don Flanagan is the fourth coach and he follows Maureen Eckroth, Doug Hoselton and Kathy Marpe.
OPEN AND SHUT: In the past seven seasons, the Lobos have gone 5-2 in their regular-season openers, 2-1 on the road and 3-1 at home.
EXHIBITIONISTS: The Lobos shut down the Houston Flight, 90-54 in their first exhibition game of the year. UNM shot 16 three-pointers and outrebounded the Flight, 56-38. Melissa Forest led all scorers with 22 points in 24 minutes. Forest also had nine rebounds and two blocks.
LAST TIME AGAINST THE TITANS: The Lobos and the Cal-State Fullerton Titans have matched up just once before with UNM getting the 89-52 victory in 1997-98.
2001-02 RECAP The Lobos ended the 2001-02 season with a record of 22-9, 10-4 in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos were eliminated in the second round of the MWC Tournament, 71-58 to BYU and in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, 58-44 to Notre Dame.
PREDICTIONS: The Lobos were picked to finish third by the media in the 2002-03 Mountain West Conference race.
School (First Place Votes)Points1. BYU (8) 110 2. Colorado State (7) 103 3. New Mexico (1) 91 4. Utah 70 5. UNLV 69 6. Wyoming 49 7. San Diego State 31 8. Air Force 17
PRESEASON FAVORITES: Jordan Adams has been chosen to the MWC preseason all-conference team. A second team all-conference pick last year, the 6-3 Adams ranks sixth all-time at UNM with 1,270 points and is first all-time in blocks with 258.
A MILE HIGH AND LOUDER THAN…: The Lobos begin their 12th season playing in one of the greatest home arenas in all of college basketball. UNM has an overall record of 171-110 (.643) in The Pit and 42-31 in conference games .607). Since Don Flanagan arrived on campus The Pit has welcomed the womens basketball team with open arms. Since 1995, the Lobos are 119-96 (.806) overall and 42-9 (.823) in conference games.
VERY SOPHOMORIC: Sophomore guard Mandi Moore looks to pick up where she left off from last season. Moore was chosen the Mountain West Conference Newcomer of the Year for 2001-02. She was third on the team in scoring (9.4 ppg, 291 pts.) and was the team and conference leader in assists (4.7 apg, 146 assists).
SIZE MATTERS: The Lobos have seven players on their roster that are 60 or taller. The starting five last season averaged 510.6. The three incoming freshman average 60.3. Jordan Adams and Jana Francis are the two tallest on the roster at 63.
TOP OF HER CLASS: Lobo senior, Jordan Adams has been chosen a nominee for the Senior CLASS Award. The award started last season and the first womens honoree was Sue Bird. Ten finalists will be determined in early February. The names of the finalists will appear on an official ballot during March. The national winner will be determined by three different panels of voters; a fan balloting opportunity, a national media committee and a committee of Division I coaches.
LEADERS OF THE PACK: A look at UNM statistical leaders for 2001-02
Scoring:Jordan Adams, 14.0Field Goal Pct.:Chelsea Grear, 50.0Rebounding:Chelsea Grear, 6.63-Pt. Field Goal Pct.:Mandi Moore, 39.2Assists:Mandi Moore, 4.7Free Throw Pct.:Mandi Moore, 78.8Steals:Mandi Moore, 53
PACK YOUR BAGS: Eight of UNMs opponents this season all made it into the postseason last year. USC was the only team in the WNIT while the other seven were in the Big Dance the NCAA Tournament. Two of UNMs Mountain West Conference opponents lost in the first round while BYU made it to the Sweet round of 16.
WERE VERY HONORED: Four UNM players were given all-conference honors last season. Jordan Adams was second-team, Chelsea Grear and Linsey Arndt were honorable mention and Mandi Moore was not only the conference newcomer of the year but she was also chosen third-team.
GIVE ME A MINUTE: Mandi Moore led the team in minutes last season averaging 32.5. Lindsey Arndt was the only Lobo to play at least 40 minutes in a game against Arizona.
ADAMS FAMILY: The duo of Jordan Adams and Daja Adams resulted in 105 blocked shots last season. Jordan Adams is UNMs leading shot blocker for the women and needs only 79 more to become the schools all-time leader.
WE LIKE THE COLOR RED: The Lobos will have two players redshirting this year. Jenny Shetters, a 64 transfer from Cal State Northridge will have two years of eligibility while 61 Fort Lewis College transfer Judy Vogt will give the Lobos three years.
OH MANDI: Mandi Moore led the conference in assists last season. Moore is the first UNM player since Nikki Heckroth to lead the conference in that category.
CAREER WOMEN: Several UNM players are now in New Mexicos career charts. Here is a list and where they rank:
ScoringJordan Adams 6thReboundingJordan Adams 9thChelsea Grear 10thField Goals MadeJordan Adams 5thField Goals AttemptedJordan Adams 7thField Goal %Jordan Adams 9th3-Point Field Goal %Mandi Moore 2ndFree Throws AttemptedJordan Adams 9thFree Throws MadeJordan Adams 4thBlocksJordan Adams 1stStealsChelsea Grear 9th
D MINUS: The Lobos have ranked in the top-25 final NCAA statistics for defense since Coach Flanagan came on board. Last season the Lobos tied for their best finish ever with 12th place in field goal percentage defense. Scoring defense has also been a category the Lobos have ranked in every year, finishing 10th in the country last season.
GET YOUR TICKETS: Season tickets are currently available at the athletics ticket office at The Pit. Ticket office hours at The Pit are 8:30-5:30 Monday through Friday. Call (505) 925-5626 for more information.Xl*p/BZKw,r:Dg*V.t//ILxi4c5RpN9h`m)X,IfCr.3PmHw9W3tbM#|z8g)#GRdl0Mj(W
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