EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s basketball team could not find the range Tuesday night, missing all eight of its three-point attempts in a 69-50 loss to New Mexico State at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso.
The Miners led briefly, 13-12, after the first quarter. New Mexico State took control in the second, outscoring UTEP 16-8 for a 28-21 halftime lead, and then widened the gap with a 22-16 third quarter that made it 50-37. The Aggies added the last 19 points of the night against 13 for the Miners.
Raina Tomasicka led the visitors with 26 points, making 7 of 12 shots, 4 of 7 from three-point range and all eight of her free throws. Aimée Michel added 17 points. New Mexico State shot 51 percent and made 11 of 23 from deep, and it had 18 assists to just two for UTEP.
Armanda Sindalawa scored 17 points for the Miners on 6-of-9 shooting, and Isabel Joao pulled down 10 rebounds. UTEP grabbed 17 offensive rebounds and forced 25 turnovers with 11 steals, but shot only 35 percent from the field.
Mary Moses Amaniyo scored eight for UTEP and Imani Warren seven, while Zainab Olalekan collected seven rebounds, six of them on the offensive glass. For the Aggies, Eva Agba had nine points and six assists, and Stacy Chovino handed out seven assists. New Mexico State out-rebounded the Miners 32-28 and made 8 of 9 free throws.
Both teams are now 2-1 after three games. UTEP is 2-1 at home this season, and the Miners shot 12 of 19 at the free-throw line. A crowd of 4,643 was announced at the Don Haskins Center.
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