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Lobos continue their hot streak By Robert Maler @Robert_Maler The University of New Mexico women's basketball team ran its current winning streak to six, fending off several runs by the Fresno State Bulldogs to take an 82-73 victory at Dreamstyle Arena. Saturday afternoon's "Pack The Pit" game accomplished its branding goal, drawing over 8,000 fans for the 2 p.m. tip. And New Mexico (18-2, 8-1 MW), perhaps drawing on some of the energy in the crowd, played really well defensively from the outset. UNM forced four missed shots and created a turnover before Nike McClure, typically a defensive specialist, secured the first bucket minute and a half into the game. Fresno State guard Candice White got loose and fired off a 3-point attempt to give the Bulldogs their first lead, but the sophomore sensation was pretty much held in check the rest of the first half — limited to just one more made basket over the first 20 minutes of play. The Bulldogs connected on a couple more long-range shots, seizing an 11-8 advantage when Genna Ogier drilled one just past the halfway point of the first period. But New Mexico caught fire. The Lobos utilized quick hands on defense and led the fast break
to perfection on offense — seemingly stunning Fresno State with a 15-0 run that got The Pit crowd up and roaring. White broke the run with her second 3-pointer of the game, but McClure closed out the quarter with another layup to give the Lobos a 25-14 edge through 10 minutes of play. Despite White being held scoreless in the second quarter, the Bulldogs were able to slice into the lead thanks to a trio of players who collaborated to score 20 points in the frame. Aly Gamez appeared to lead the charge. She exploded for nine points alone, including the first six of the quarter to bring her team back to within five. Later, she hit a 3-pointer and saw teammate Maddi Utti get a layup to fall as Fresno State closed the gap to 29-27 at about the midway point. The Lobos responded and got senior post Jaisa Nunn going down on the blocks. A few minutes later, she recorded back-to-back layups and Antonia Anderson swatted a pass down, collected the loose ball and glided in for an uncontested layup to reassert control and go ahead 40-31. She and UNM head coach Mike Bradbury referred to the scoop and scores as "pick-6's" in the postgame
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Athletics dept runs, pulls down Trump Hotel Ad By Justin Garcia @Just516garc If you blinked, you might have missed it. If you saw it, you could have been eligible for a three night stay at one of 13 Trump Hotel locations. This was according to an advertisement that ran on the University of New Mexico Athletics Department’s Facebook page on Friday night, but has since been pulled down. The caption above the ad read, “Calling all Lobo’s! We want to send you on a luxury getaway. One lucky winner will choose from the eleven amazing Trump Hotel properties. Enter here to win a trip of unparalleled service and extraordinary experiences!” In a written statement, UNM said that their media partner, Learfield Sports Properties, who ran the advertisement, works with lots of different advertisers who provide branded content. They added that “this particular ad was approved for social media distribution last year. Due to concerns about the broken link, as well as fan responses, we decided to remove the ad.” Learfield is a marketing service that connects universities with brands that want to advertise through college sports, according to their website. For UNM, Learfied
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conference, a comparison to an interception return for touchdown. That play appeared to zap some of the energy from the Bulldogs, though Bree Delaney scored the final three points of the half to inch
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The advertisement the University of New Mexico shared before it was taken down.
Fresno State a little closer. UNM continued to display dominance in the third quarter, and led by as many as 13 before Fresno State made another rally. The Bulldogs trailed 47-34 after
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The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team cheers as they steamroll to victory against Utah State on Saturday, Feb.2.
getting punished in the paint on multiple straight possessions, but saw White come to life to tally nine points in the frame. Her emergence, coupled with another 3-pointer by Delaney made the score 53-52 with three minutes and change remaining in the third. But New Mexico fought off the comeback attempt again, closing things out with an 11-2 run. Anderson found the soft spot in the middle of the zone to hit on a couple of jumpers in the paint and secured another "pick-6", gliding coast-to-coast for an easy lay-in and a 64-54 advantage heading into the final period. Fresno State made a couple more runs, but could never quite get over the hump. Part of the problem was the inability to stop the Lobos in the paint. The Bulldogs seemed to have no answer for Nunn and company when they got the ball deep in the post. Bradbury said the game plan and its result was essentially a case of both squads trying to do what they do well. He said New Mexico fed the post and won the battle in the paint, but felt Fresno State had better backcourt play and tried to capitalize there. Fresno State made a few shots early in the fourth, but failed to make up much ground and still
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