LAS VEGAS – The New Mexico State women's basketball team held Seattle U to just 27.0-percent shooting and led wire-to-wire to advance to the Western Athletic Conference semifinals with a 56-46 win over the Redhawks on Wednesday afternoon at the Orleans Arena.
NM State started the game strong, building a 15-6 lead by the end of the first quarter before eventually extending it to 21-10 early in the second. However, the Redhawks closed the half on an 11-4 run to trim the lead to 25-21 at the halftime break. The Aggies outrebounded Seattle U 24-13 in the first 20 minutes of action.