Feb. 23, 2008
The Pit – Albuquerque, N.M.
TEAM
– Utah extended its winning streak to a school record tying 18 straight games and are 12-0 in MWC play
– New Mexico is 0-5 against ranked teams this year, including an 0-3 mark in The Pit
– The Utes’ have won back-to-back games in The Pit for the first time since the 1995-96 seasons
– New Mexico did not trail for nearly 39 minutes before Utah took its first lead, 50-48, with 1:11 to play
– The Lobos led by as many as 12 points with 4:48 left in the 2nd half
– Utah PG Leilani Mitchell was held to 2 points (1-8 FGs)…entered the day averaging 17.3/game
– Mitchell’s first points gave the Utes their first lead with 1:11 to play
– New Mexico is 3-4 at The Pit in MWC play with one game (vs. Colorado State) remaining…the Lobos haven’t had a losing record in conference home games since the 1994-95 season
– UNM is 5-4 when leading at the half in MWC play
– Utah was held 13 points under its season average…the Utes entered the game leading the MWC in scoring at 70.0/game
– Utah F Katie Whipple had a career-high 5 3-pointers on 8 attempts, including 3-4 in the 2nd half
INDIVIDUAL
Senior F Dionne Marsh
– Game-high 20 points (8-14 FGs)…8th 20-point game of the season…averaging 17.1 the last 7 games
– 9 points on 3-10 FGs in road loss at Utah earlier in the year
– Marsh remains 3rd on the UNM career scoring list with 1,782 – 16 behind Jordan Adams for 2nd place
– Hit a 3-pointer for the 2nd consecutive game…now has 10 3s in her career (10-33)
Junior C Angela Hartill
– Career-high 8 assists – 4 more than her previous best…had 5 in the 1st half alone
– Scored 9 points – all in the 2nd half…had averaged 3.3 in her previous 4 games
– 6 rebounds – entered the game averaging 2.6/game and had 6 total the previous 3 games