Las Vegas, NM– Cowboys looked to bounce back against another in state rival.
1st Half WNMU 31- NMHU 23:
The Cowboys defense started with a strong showing as they forced a pair of turnovers early as well as crashing the boards on defense, the offense on the other end was slow to get going as the Cowboys only points came off a dunk and free throws early as it seemed the Cowboys could find the basket. A run from the Mustangs forced the Cowboys to use a timeout as the Mustangs could not seem to miss. Getting help from the Mustangs fouls gave the Cowboys the opportunities to get in the offensive end to get buckets cutting the lead down allowing the Cowboys to stay close midway through the half. The Cowboys began to have foul issues themselves which allowed the Mustangs to pull ahead with a lead. The turnovers began to pile up for the Cowboys a problem the Cowboys struggled with in their season opener as well. The Mustangs took an eight-point lead into the half.
2nd Half WNMU 82 – NMHU 62
Western New Mexico came out knocking down two opening threes expanding their lead running and gunning was the name of the Mustangs game to open the half. Turnovers began to pile up for the Cowboys in the second half, and the Mustangs were capitalizing on the opportunities. Despite the Mustangs scoring the most the game itself was low scoring due to both teams shooting just 30% from the field going into a media timeout. The Mustangs began to attack the paint and getting and one opportunity and knocking free throws down it seemed New Mexico Highlands and no answer for it. The Mustangs would walk out with the victory.
UP NEXT: The Cowgirls will be on the road for the first time in the season in Alpine, Texas against the Lobos of Sul Ross State followed by a trip Friday to Silver City, New Mexico with the Mustangs.
GAME NOTES:
- 27th meeting between the Cowboys and Mustangs, with the Cowboys leading the series 17-9 prior to this game
- The teams met twice in the 2025-2026 season and the Mustangs won both games, the first of these meetings took place exactly 1 year ago today on 11/14/2025
- The Cowboys had two players score double digits, #7 Ashton Price with 11 points and #13 Handy Toussaint III with 10 points
