Aggie Women's Hoops Falls 58-49 To UNM

bleedCrimson.net Report
The New Mexico State women's basketball fell to in-state rival New Mexico 58-49. The Aggies trailed by just three points at 47-44 with 8:32 left to play but would only score five points the rest of the game. Danisha Corbett scored a career-high 22 points hitting five three point shots.

New Mexico would take a one point lead at 29-28 after a layup by Jasmine Patterson but Danisha Corbett would answer with 39 seconds left to give the Aggies a 30-29 lead at the half.

The Lobos would push the lead out to seven points at 51-44 with 7:13 left to play and neither team would score for the next three minutes until Jessica Kielpinski would hit one of two free throws to put the Lobos up 52-44. The Aggies would close to within five at 54-49 after a pair of free throws from Tabytha Wampler but the Lobos would score the game's final four points to take the contest 58-49.

Lauren Taylor paced the Lobos with 14 points while Porche Torrance added 12. The Lobos got nine points from Amanda Best and Caroline Durbin.

Tabytha Wampler scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds but struggled from the floor hitting just 3-of-11 shots. The Aggie trio of guards Jasmine Lowe, Kaitlyn Soto and Andrea Chenier scored just five points combined going 1-for-15 from the field. Erica Sanchez scored a career-high nine points but all nine came in the first half.

The Aggies fall to 5-3 on the season and return to action on Sunday as they host Cal State-Northridge.
Share/Bookmark

0 comments:

Post a Comment