Women’s Basketball vs. NMSU (Game 2) Recap

by Zach

The third quarter was not kind to the Lobos (7-4), in their Sunday afternoon game against NMSU. The Lobos managed to only score 3 points in the quarter with no field goals and saw their seven-point halftime lead turn into an eight-point deficit by the end of the quarter. The Lobos played great in the first quarter, where they jumped out to a 17-6 lead, and it appeared the Lobos were building off the Minnesota game. However, the Lobos went ice cold for the rest of the game, scoring only 30 points over the final three quarters, and went on to lose the game 52-47. After all the starters played great in the Minnesota game, they struggled to get going, as the starting back court combined for 12 points (on 4-24 shooting), 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 16 turnovers. Hopefully, this game was just a blip on the radar and the Lobo backcourt will be able to lead the Lobos to a conference championship. One thing that I am sure Coach Sanchez pointed out to her team is that Khadijah Shumpert only had 4 shot attempts, which is far too few for her to really get going. If the Lobos want to be the team they have the potential to be, Shumpert, Beynon, Owens and Nunn have to be very productive. In this game Nunn and Shumpert both played well, but only had 9 field goal attempts between the two of them.

Season Stats Update:

Individual Stats:

Leading Scorers: 1. Khadijah Shumpert 14.7, 2. Cherise Beynon 10.3, 3. Jaisa Nunn 8.5

Leading Rebounders: 1. Khadijah Shumpert 6.7, 2. Cherise Beynon 5.2, 3. Jaisa Nunn 5

Leaders in Assists: 1. Cherise Beynon 4, 2. Bryce Owens 3.2, 3. Laneah Bryan 2.45

Teams Stats:

  • Scoring 66.7 points per game
  • Allowing 60 points per game
  • Shooting 40.3% from the floor, 29.6% from three, and 63.5% from the free throw line
  • Holding opponents to 35.2% from the floor, 29.1% from three, and 63.5% from the free throw line
  • Averaging 41.8 rebounds a game
  • Averaging 15.4 assist per game
  • Averaging 16.5 turnovers per game

Players of the Games:

As with the men’s team, we will give three Players of the Game with the same breakdown as the men (3 points for first, 2 points for second, and 1 point for third).

  1. Jaisa Nunn (14 points on the season): Jaisa was very productive in her 14 minutes of action, scoring 12 points on 3-5 shooting and 6-7 from the foul line. She added to that by grabbing 4 rebounds. It is still just a matter of time until Nunn will be starting, but until then Nunn can be a very productive bench scorer for the Lobos.
  2. Jayda Bovero (2 points on the season): This was probably Bovero’s best performance so far as a Lobo, finishing the game with 9 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in her 17 minutes of action. This might be the game that we can point to in the future where she became a major part of the team’s success.
  3. Alexa Chavez (1 points on the season): I was getting flashbacks from the end of last season when Chavez was very productive. While her stats won’t stand out, she brought great energy, played great defense, and took a couple of charges. Chavez finished with 2 points and a steal in her 18 minutes of action.

Up Next:

The Lobos head to Reno, Nevada to start the MW Conference schedule on December 30th. It will be important for the Lobos to start the MWC schedule out strong and put pressure on the other contenders.