Lobo women’s basketball to play in Cancun Challenge
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team has been selected among a field of 10 teams to compete in the 2019 Women’s Cancun Challenge as it was announced by tournament officials on Thursday. All games will be played in the modified ballroom of the all-inclusive Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya in Cancun.
The tournament, which will be held over Thanksgiving week this coming fall, will be in its 15th year overall. This year’s edition splits the 10 teams into two formats. The Lobos will be participating in the Riviera Tournament format along with the likes of Creighton, Missouri, North Carolina, Temple and West Virginia. Of those teams, the Lobos are scheduled to play Missouri and West Virginia.
First up for the Lobos in Cancun will be Missouri on Thursday, November 28. Tip-off against the Tigers is scheduled for 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. MT). The following day, the Lobos will take on West Virginia. Tip-off with the Mountaineers will also be at 4 p.m. ET (3 p.m. MT).
This early-season tournament will be a good test for the Lobos as their two opponents combined for a 46-22 overall record. Both also made postseason play with West Virginia advancing to the third round of the WNIT and Missouri reaching the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The remainder of the 2019-20 Lobo women’s basketball schedule will be announced at a later date.
NOTE:
Fans looking to book their travel arrangements should contact:
Sarah Sullivan
970-672-0533
Sarah@triplecrownsports.com
www.CancunChallenge.net