ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— UNM takes a three-game win streak into two big home games this week, starting with MW-leader UNLV (20-2, 10-0 in the MW) on Thursday. Tip is set for 7 p.m. with the game streamed on the Mountain West Network.
Thursday’s game will celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day with several UNM women’s teams on the concourse prior to the game to sign autographs and hold clinics. Admission is free for girls 12 and under at the door.
The Lobos have averaged 79.3 ppg while allowing 62.3 ppg during the win streak, and four players averaged double figures, led by Shaiquel McGruder at 18.7 ppg. LaTascya Duff has averaged 15.0 ppg with 10 three-pointers, Vianè Cumber has averaged 12.7 ppg with nine three-pointers and LaTora Duff has averaged 10.0 ppg. Aniyah Augmon has had a balanced 9.7 ppg, 9.3 rpg in the last three games.
LaTascya (3.1) and Cumber (2.1) are currently first and second in the MW in three-pointers per game on the season as well as in just MW games with Duff making 3.0 per game and Cumber 2.1 per game against MW opponents.
UNM is 13-9 on the season and 5-4 in the MW and leads the conference in three-pointers made (8.9) and defensive three-point percentage (.276) on the season, and in conference games (8.9 and .279, respectively).
Sophomores Augmon and Cumber have continued to be consistent contributors for the Lobos, with Cumber showcasing her range from behind the arc and Augmon aggressive on the boards and on the offensive end.
Cumber has stepped into being a reliable three-point shooter and has finished with double figures in nine games, including four of the last six games. She made five three-pointers in the last game at Utah State to finish with 17 points to close last week, getting the start in both games. The Lobo sophomore is averaging 17.9 minutes per game and 8.3 points per game, shooting 44.4% overall and 41.3% from three-point range. Cumber is second on the team in made three-pointers with 43 and has had 13 games with multiple three-pointers. In conference games, she’s averaging 19.5 minutes per game, 8.4 points per game, 2.2 rebounds per game and has started in the last two games, scoring in double figures in both.
The New Mexico native is second in the MW in three-pointers per game (2.1) on the season with the second-most three-pointers (only trailing LaTascya Duff). She is also second in the MW in conference games with 2.1 three-pointers per game, and has made 19. Nationally, she is 34th in the NCAA in three-point percentage.
In the game against CSU, Augmon made the go-ahead basket with 30 seconds remaining and tallied a team-high 10 rebounds in the win. Augmon has led the Lobos in rebounds in three of the last five games, finishing with a career-high 13 rebounds at Utah State and tallied her second double-double of the season against the Aggies with 12 points. Like Cumber, the Lobo guard has scored in double figures in four of the last six games.
She is averaging 19.7 minutes per game, 6.2 points per game, 4.2 rebounds per game and 1.9 assists per game, and 22.6 minutes per game, 9.2 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game and 2.3 assists per game in conference.
Following Thursday’s game, the Lobos remain at home to host San Diego State on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be the Lobos Love Pink game with $5 tickets available.