UTEP women’s basketball (4-1, 0-0 Conference USA) set off for their first away game of the season against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (3-3, 0-0 Southland Conference).
The Miners restarted their winning streak, returning home victorious 64-53 against the Islanders. This win also marked Head Coach Keitha Adams’ 300th win as part of the UTEP women’s basketball program.
The first half started off slowly for both teams with the Islanders putting up a tough fight. Still the Miners were able to put up a strong defense, ending the first quarter leading by three points 16-13 extending it slightly to a four-point lead by the end of second quarter, 27-23.