EL PASO – The New Mexico State women's basketball team mounted a furious rally that came up just short in a 79-76 loss to Western Michigan at the UTEP Thanksgiving Classic in the Don Haskins Center Saturday night.
NM State (1-7, 0-0 WAC) started slow while WMU (3-3, 0-0 MAC) got it going early as the Broncos raced to an 18-7 lead at the 5:44 mark. Western Michigan stayed in control for the remainder of the quarter and the Aggies trail 31-16 after one.
After Rodrea Echols drilled a three to start the second quarter, the Broncos Immediately answered back with a three of their own before an Aggie run cut the deficit to 36-25 with 7:06 in the quarter.