LAS CRUCES, N.M. – New Mexico State women's basketball has announced its plans to extend its season by accepting an invite to the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI), which is set to take place March 17th-19th in Lexington, KY.
With the bracket announced earlier this evening, NM State is scheduled to play The University of Illinois Chicago this Friday at 1:30 p.m. MST. The other teams participating in this year's WBI include East Tennessee State, Florida International, California Baptist, North Dakota State, Georgia Southern and Northern Arizona.
The eight-team tournament is entering its 13th year of existence, having celebrated its first year in 2010 with Appalachian State winning the tournament.