ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Nearly 11 months later, it still smarts.
The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team reached the brink of an NCAA Tournament berth last March but fell six points short in the Mountain West tournament final.
The Lobos haven’t forgotten their antagonists that day. It was Boise State that handed UNM a 66-60 defeat at UNLV’s Thomas and Mack Center and ultimately helped send the Lobos to a WBI berth instead of the Big Dance.
New Mexico gets its first look at the 2015-16 Broncos today at the Pit.
“It’s a tough matchup but the big thing is we owe them one,” Lobo senior Khadijah Shumpert said.