Faced with a heavy rain from the Mountain West’s top three-point shooting team, the San Diego State women’s basketball determination on defense was even stronger.
The Aztecs rallied from a 13-point second half deficit to upend the New Mexico Lobos 65-61 before the largest home crowd of the season on Thursday afternoon at Viejas Arena.
Sophomore guard Asia Avinger scored 14 of her game-high 21 points, while the SDSU defense forced 11 turnovers and shut down the opposing shooters in the second half.
“We just had to look to each other and trust in one another,” Avinger said.