Las Vegas, NM– The energy inside the Wilson Center was electric as the in-state rival Western New Mexico (WNMU) came into to town for the Cowgirls home opener.

1st Quarter WNMU 11- NMHU 30:
The Cowgirls offense exploded in the first quarter as the Cowgirls offense was red hot from downtown shooting were 60 percent from three and 63.2 percent from the field in the game and were also outrebounding the Mustangs which was a point of emphasis for Coach Fearing during practice leading up to this matchup.

2nd Quarter WNMU 29 - NMHU 46:
Both teams hit a cold streak early in the second quarter, but the Cowgirls began to play with the energy from the crowd as the crowd's energy was feeding the Cowgirls. The Cowgirls defense began to press the Mustangs and forced turnovers on top of that press defense. The Mustangs then began to get good transition baskets to battle their way back into the half. The Cowgirls took a large lead into the half.

3rd Quarter WNMU 46 – NMHU 75:
Fouls began to hurt the Cowgirls which was giving Western New Mexico multiple possessions the Cowgirls defense then began to bring back the press and force turnovers. Both teams found their offensive rhythm but as the Cowgirls defense so did forcing turnovers and the Cowgirls faithful that filled the Wilson center began to get louder so loud they could quite possibly hear it in Santa Fe.


4th Quarter WNMU 62 – NMHU 92:
The Cowgirls offense and defense had no slow up in the fourth quarter as the Cowgirls were able to find baskets in transitions and in setting up the offense as well and would come away with their first win of the season and first win at home.


UP NEXT: The Cowgirls will be back in action November 13th against the Sul Ross State Lobos at 1 PM in the Wilson Center.

GAME NOTES:
Four Cowgirls (Maya Barnes, Aniya Johnson, Kamalani Anitielu and Aaliyah Clarke) had double digits point
Every Cowgirl on the active roster had at least one bucket this game. 
With the win tonight, the Cowgirls extend their win streak over the Mustangs to 4. 
Freshman #11 Maya Barnes with a season and career high 18 points and 4 threes on 70% field goal percentage and 66.7% three point shooting. 
Redshirt Junior #10 Luna Moreno scores her Cowgirl career highs in points, rebounds and assists with 3 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
Junior #45 Abby Hardy gets her Cowgirl career high with 2 rebounds, 1 offensive and 1 defensive. 
Sophomore #22 Aaliyah Clarke scores her Cowgirl career high with 12 points on 80% shooting from the field and 100% shooting from three. 
Freshman #12 Kylie Marquez finishes her first career game with 3 points, 1 three-pointer, 2 rebounds and a steal. 
Freshman #0 Erica McGadney secured a career high 7 points on 60% field goal shooting and 50% three point shooting as well as her first career assist.