It’s fair to say the University of New Mexico women’s basketball team made the most of a difficult year in 2021.
Shaiquel McGruder scored 19 points and the Lobos sent the year out on a high note with a 72-68 road victory over Boise State on Friday afternoon. The Lobos (10-4, 1-0 Mountain West) won their COVID-delayed conference opener and snapped Boise State’s run of 11 straight wins in league home openers.
LaTascya Duff scored 16 points, and Jaedyn De La Cerda added 13 for the Lobos.
UNM scored the final four points to pull out a back-and-forth contest that included four ties and 12 lead changes.