A few more days spent flying under the radar would suit the UNM women’s basketball team just fine.
The Lobos, who face San Diego State in Monday’s Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals, feel they’ve been in something of a stealth mode since they started 2-4 in league play and had a 10-9 overall record.
Even a red-hot finish that included 10 wins over their final 12 games has not moved UNM (20-11, 12-6) to a front burner. They’re a No. 4 seed entering the annual MWC tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, unheralded outside of their fan base and not widely expected to make much noise in this week’s tournament.