New Mexico (18-6, 6-5) at Boise St. (13-9, 7-4)
7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018
Taco Bell Arena – Boise, Idaho
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team looks to keep its good fortunes rolling as the Lobos travel to take on Boise State 7 p.m. Wednesday at Taco Bell Arena.
UNM snapped its five loss in six games skid last Wednesday when the Lobos beat Utah State 80-47 and followed it up Saturday with a 92-62 victory over a San Jose State team it lost to earlier this season in San Jose.
Much like in its previous win over Utah State where it held the Aggies to four points in the second quarter on its way to an 80-47 victory, the Lobos pulled away in the second Saturday by outscoring the Spartans 22-6 on its way to a 41-21 halftime lead.
The Lobos had four players finish in double figures, led by Jaisa Nunn who reached the 30-point mark for the third time this season with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Alex Lapeyrolerie had 15 points thanks to five 3-pointers, Laneah Bryan gave UNM a spark off the bench with 11 points (including threee 3-pointers), Cherise Beynon had 10 points, seven assists and four rebounds and Tesha Buck had nine points, nine rebounds, six assists and two steals.
Boise State is coming off a 77-54 loss at UNLV on Saturday in Las Vegas. Riley Lupfer was the lone Bronco to finish in double figures with 17 points while the rest of the Boise State starters combined for seven points.
The Broncos dug themselves an early 21-10 hole after the first quarter against the Lady Rebels and were outscored in each of the next three quarters as well.
The Broncos enter Wednesday’s contest second in the Mountain West in scoring at 70.5 points per game (behind New Mexico’s 83.7) and is third in scoring defense at 63.5 points per game – good for second in the conference in scoring margin at 7.0 (the Lobos lead the MW at 11.9 per game). The Broncos as a team are also second in field goal percentage (42.7) while first in rebounding margin at plus-6.8 per game.
Riley Lupfer continues to be the Broncos’ top offensive threat as she’s averaging 16.1 points while leading the conference with 83 3-pointers (shooting 46.1 from 3-point range). Marta Hermida is also averaging double figures at 10.1 points per game and leads the team with 114 assists to go along with 5.5 rebounds per game. Shalen Shaw isn’t far off from averaging double figures at 9.5 points per game while leading the team in rebounding at 7.2 per game.
SERIES HISTORY
The Lobos are 7-10 all-time against Boise State, including beating the Broncos 100-83 on Jan. 3 at Dreamstyle Arena. Five players finished in double figures for the Lobos in the game, led by Alex Lapeyrolerie’s 23 points while Cherise Beynon had a double-double with 18 points and 15 assists to go along with four rebounds and four steals. Riley Lupfer paced Boise State with 24 points. UNM is 2-5 in Boise all-time, last winning Feb. 17, 2016 (70-60).
THE COACHES
The Lobos are led by head coach Mike Bradbury in his second season with UNM, his 11th season overall. Bradbury posts a career record of 211-138 and is 33-21 at the helm of the Lobos.
Boise State is coached by Gordy Presnell and he’s 233-166 in his 13th season with the Broncos and is 629-293 in his 31st season as a collegiate head coach.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
Wednesday’s game will be available to watch live on the Mountain West Network. Fans can also follow live via live stats (click here) or fans can also listen in on the radio. Josh Suchon and Lobo basketball alum Nikki Lobato will be on the call on 610 AM (click here to listen).