The UTEP women’s basketball team provided tough defensive pressure all night forcing UC Riverside to 28 turnovers en route to a 63–50 win in the Miner’s season opener.
Behind an aggressive full court press the Miners held the Highlander’s to 14 points in the first half and 26 percent from the field. UC Riverside committed 18 turnovers in the first half.
“ I just think with the depth that we have that we have the ability to press for 40 minutes and that doesn’t mean that every game this year that we’re going to press but we are going to do things that cause problems in the full court or half court,” head coach Kevin Baker said.