March 8, 2008
University of New Mexico Women’s Basketball
Colorado State Rams vs. New Mexico Lobos
March 8, 2008 – Albuquerque, N.M. – The Pit
The Lobos beat Colorado State, 76-45, in the 56th meeting between the two teams…the Lobos are now 29-27 against the Rams and 17-10 in The Pit UNM is now 38-0 when scoring at least 60 points over the past two seasons New Mexico held Colorado State to only 13 points in the first half…it is the lowest total points allowed by an opponent all season in the first half The Lobo bench scored 28 points UNM held the lead the entire game…its largest lead of the night was 32 with 2:36 remaining in the second half The Lobos shot 86 percent from the free throw line The Lobos had 18 second chance points UNM enters the Mountain West Tournament on a three-game winning streak New Mexico shot 44 percent from the field compared to Colorado State’s 27 percent
Senior Dionne Marsh
Became the all-time leading Lobo scorer…now has 1,852 career points Team-high 26 points in the game…three short of career-high of 28 Shot 8-of-15 from the field and 10-of-12 at the charity stripe
Senior Brandi Kimble
Team-high 11 rebounds Eight points
Sophomore Amy Beggin
Eight assists, tying her career-high…has 63 on the season Team-high four steals
Freshman Amanda Best
Tied her career-high with seven points