The Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team will continue its season-opening road trip this week, with contests in Colorado and Central New Mexico. Last week, the Greyhounds opened with tough setbacks against South Dakota Mines and Fort Lewis.
On Thursday, ENMU will tip off its final exhibition game at NCAA Division I Colorado State at 7 p.m. MT. A contest against cross-state rival New Mexico Highlands will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m.
How to Follow the Games
For information on how to attend, please visit the ticket pages of Colorado State and New Mexico Highlands Athletics. Live statistics will be available for both games and a live stream will be available of the Colorado State game. Both contests will be broadcast on KSEL 105.9 FM, and the station will provide an audio webcast on their website.
Returning All-Lone Star Conference guard Mikaehla Connor has led ENMU over the first two games with 11.5 points and seven rebounds. Also All-LSC last season, Daeshi McCants has averaged seven points and 6.5 rebounds. Jasmine Hotchkins and Brandi Gomez have chipped in 9.5 and 6.5 points, respectively. Gomez and McCants have combined to block eight shots.
Eastern is currently being outscored 68.0-55.5 points per game but are out-rebounding the opposition by a 43.0-39.5 margin.
In his fifth season, Head Coach Josh Prock ranks third on the ENMU career win list. Under his direction, Eastern has a 45-66 record, which included the program’s third 20-win season and second LSC title.
After an exhibition victory over University of Colorado-Colorado Springs (78-60), Colorado State bounced back from a season-opening loss to Idaho (69-83). CSU posted its first win of the season, with a 65-49 victory over Gonzaga. All of their games have been played in Moby Arena, where the Aggies posted a 16-2 record last season.
Lore Devos leads CSU with 18.5 points and 3.0 assists per game. Annie Brady paces the Aggies with 8.0 rebounds to go along with 5.5 points per game. The Aggies average one point more per game than their opposition and hold an identical edge on the boards.
New Mexico Highlands opened the season with an 85-51 setback to Rogers State at the Heartland/Rocky Mountain Conference Challenge. Prior to Saturday’s contest, the Cowgirls will host University of the Southwest.
Savannah Madrid-Andrews leads NMHU with 13 points per game, while Allyah George chips in 12 points per game. George, DeAvion Allen and Amari Terry each had five rebounds in the opener. The Cowgirls are being out shot by a .411-.317 margin.
The Greyhounds hold a 36-8 lead in the series with NMHU, which includes a 13-6 mark on the road. Eastern has won the last two meetings, although the teams split the last two meetings in Las Vegas, NM.
Las season, Sarina Johnson’s 15 points and four assists paced four ENMU players in double figures as the Hounds earned a 75-48 home victory on November 22, 2016. Eastern never trailed and led for 39:51 of the action.
Up Next
Prior to the home opener at the end of the month, the Eastern New Mexico University women’s basketball team will play two games at the West Texas A&M Pak-a-Sak Tournament, next weekend. The Greyhounds will open play against Colorado State-Pueblo on Friday, November 24th, at 11 a.m. MT. A Saturday matchup with Texas A&M-International will follow.
