Life on the road is about to get challenging for the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team.
Starting Thursday night in Laramie, Wyoming, the Lobos face by far the most difficult portion of their Mountain West schedule. Four of UNM’s next five games are on the road – all against top league contenders.
In fact, based on non-conference records, Wyoming (7-4), Colorado State(7-4), UNLV (10-2) and San Diego State (10-3) posted the MWC’s top four winning percentages. UNM (8-5) was fifth.
“Brutal,” Lobos coach Mike Bradbury said of his team’s upcoming road schedule. “The only good news is, if we can survive this stretch, things are a lot more favorable in the second half (of conference play).