No Alex Lapeyrolerie, no problem.
The senior guard and 3-point sharpshooter missed her first game after tearing her ACL in her left leg, as first reported by the Albuquerque Journal’s Ken Sickenger, though the loss of her didn’t matter much when they played Utah State on the road on Wednesday evening.
The Lobos did, however, take home a 74-50 victory, driving in cruise control the majority of the game behind a stellar defensive effort and a steady stream of scoring.
In place of Lapeyrolerie in the starting lineup was senior guard Laneah Bryan, who tuned in and turned up in her second start this season, scoring 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, which tied for the most points in the game alongside senior guard Tesha Buck who also had 13 points.