The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team had to find a different way to skin a Cougar on Saturday.
Amaya Brown brought just the right template.
Brown made the most of her first official collegiate game at the Pit, racking up 16 points, 11 rebounds and playing lockdown defense in the Lobos’ gritty 68-61 victory over Houston. Brown, an Albuquerque native who joined the Lobos as a senior transfer from Florida State, set career highs for points and rebounds — and UNM needed all of them to improve its record to 1-1.
With 3-point shots not falling (the Lobos were 2-for-20) and the visiting Cougars causing havoc with their relentless press, UNM prevailed by attacking the basket, earning repeated trips to the free-throw line, and tightening the screws on the visitors with stout half-court defense.