Nov. 17, 2008
- Junior Amy Beggin’s coast-to-coast lay-up with 2.8 seconds left was the game-winner as the Lobos improve to 3-0 and win the Basketball Travelers Tip-off Tournament…UNM’s point guard scored 9 of her 11 points in the second half and also had a team-high 8 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes
The Lobos trailed 36-24 with 4:08 left in the first half, but ended the period with a 13-2 run to trim DePaul’s lead to 38-37 at the break…Eileen Weissmann scored 6 points during the burst and Jessica Kielpinski capped the run with a 3-pointerUNM fell behind by 9 points twice in the second half, the last time at 57-48, but roared back again with a 14-3 spurt to take its first lead since it was 2-0…freshman Sara Halasz’s 3-pointer with 4:14 left gave the Lobos a 62-60 advantageThe Lobos had a 20-9 scoring advantage in points off turnoversSenior Angela Hartill led UNM with 17 points and has scored in double figures in each of the first three games…it’s the first time in her career she has reached double figures in three consecutive gamesThe Lobos are now 2-4 against teams from the Big East ConferenceHead coach Don Flanagan is 286-126 in his 14th season at New Mexico…he is 3-0 for the sixth time at UNM