The Lobos knew that Ahlise Hurst could shoot — she had showed it in practice, she just hadn’t exhibited it in a game yet.
Hurst tied the freshman scoring record with 39 points in a performance that Nike McClure said should be a warning to the Mountain West as the Lobos clawed their way to a hard-fought 84-80 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday evening.
“That was incredible,” McClure said of Hurst’s performance. “This is going to give her the confidence she needs to shoot her through the rest of the season, especially as a freshman.