Feb. 22, 2005
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The University of New Mexico will play their final two home games of the season this week. The Lobos open on Thursday with San Diego State and then play UNLV on Saturday for Senior Night. UNM is 19-4 on the season and 8-2 in a tie for first in the MWC, while SDSU is 7-16 overall and 1-9 in conference. Tip-off is set for 7:00 P.M. Thursday night at The Pit and can be heard live on KNML 610 AM.
TONIGHT’S GAMETonight’s game features the Lobos of the University of New Mexico hosting the Aztecs of San Diego State University in a Mountain West Conference matchup.
SCOUTING NEW MEXICOThe Lobos enter tonight’s game with a 19-4 record and 8-2 in the MWC with losses to No. 7 Texas (75-56), No.11 Minnesota (75-35), UNLV (63-60) and BYU (55-46) and wins over New Mexico State (57-44) and Oklahoma State (60-56), Missouri (67-58), Gonzaga (76-54), Bowling Green (73-43), San Diego (58-50), No. 23 Arizona State (61-45), New Mexico State (56-27), San Francisco (63-52), Morgan State (101-22), Utah Valley State (69-29), Air Force (72-58), BYU (64-51), Utah (61-55), San Diego St. (72-53), Wyoming (62-49), Colorado State (75-49), Air Force (77-69) and Utah (70-63). New Mexico’s leading scorer on the season is freshman Dionne Marsh at 11.4 ppg., followed by senior Lindsey Arndt at 10.0 ppg. Arndt also leads the Lobos in rebounding at 6.2 rpg. and senior Mandi Moore leads UNM in assists at 5.1 apg.
SCOUTING SAN DIEGO STATE:The Aztecs enter the contest with a 7-16 record and are 1-9 in the MWC, with wins over Cal State Stainslaus 80-65, Northern Colorado 68-65, Cal State Fullerton 69-43, Southern Utah 51-37, Eastern Washington 63-59, UNLV 76-60 and Utah Valley State 91-45 and losses to San Diego 64-49, Nevada 74-55, Washington State 55-50, UC Riverside 65-53, SMU 80-36, Kansas 71-45, Canisius 71-61, Colorado State 63-50, Wyoming 69-43, Air Force 48-44, New Mexico 72-53, BYU 62-49, Utah 65-52, UNLV 77-54, Wyoming 69-66 and Colorado State 56-49. SDSU is led in scoring by Michelle Elliott at 12.2 ppg. Ashley Cheesman and Lindsey Casey leads the Aztecs in rebounding at 5.0 rpg. and Kate Eveland leads the team in assists at 2.3 apg.