Women’s Basketball: Team goals paramount for Lobos

The University of New Mexico women’s basketball team picked up quite a bit of hardware Sunday, but not the trophy the Lobos really want.

UNM earned a strong share of the Mountain West’s all-conference spoils, getting three first-team selections, one honorable mention and one berth apiece on the all-defensive and all-freshman teams. The second-place Lobos got more first-team picks than any of the league’s other 10 programs.

But New Mexico only participated in a short practice session Sunday as the Mountain West tournament tipped off at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. UNM earned a first-round bye and will face No. 7 San Diego State in a 7 p.m. MT quarterfinal on Monday.

For the Lobos, that’s when…