Opening Tip
• The New Mexico State women’s basketball team tips off the season at home against Western New Mexico on Tuesday, Nov. 9, at 4 p.m.
2020-21 Highlights
– Finished the regular season on a three-game winning streak
– Aaliyah Prince was name Second Team All-WAC and earned WAC All-Defensive Team honors.
– Took down No. 5 Seattle U in the opening round of the WAC tournament as Shania Harper posted a season-high 15 points.
• Sights on Six
NM State will seek its sixth WAC regular season title since the 2014-15 season. The Aggies are 80-18 in conference play across the past seven seasons.
Preseason Picks
• NM State was picked to finish in seventh place in the WAC Coaches’ Poll while the media selected the Aggies to land in sixth this season.
• The WAC media also selected junior guard Soufia Inoussa to the Second Team All-WAC list.
Bringing Home the Hardware
• Following her final season with the Aggies, Aaliyah Prince earned Second Team All-WAC and WAC All-Defensive Team honors. Prince finished the season ranked 11th in the league in steals per game while ranking 13th in points per game.
Scouting the Mustangs
• Western New Mexico comes into the season with a new head coach at the helm as Josh Pace took over the program on March 31, 2020 after spending last season as the associate head coach for the Mustangs.
• Western New Mexico brings an experienced group to Las Cruces as it returns 12 of its 14 letterwinners and three starters from last year’s shortened season.
• As a team, the Mustangs averaged 50.3 points per game while shooting 34.8 percent from the field. They also pulled down 39.8 rebounds per game to outrebound opponents by 1.8 rebounds per game.
• WNMU dropped its lone exhibition game to fellow WAC rival Grand Canyon, losing 56-93 in Phoenix.
Up Next
The Aggies prepare for their second home game of the opening week as they welcome Incarnate Word on Saturday, Nov. 13. Next week, the Aggies will travel down to El Paso, Texas, to meet with I-10 rival UTEP on Wednesday, Nov. 17.
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