LAS CRUCES – The New Mexico State women's basketball team will play at the Pan American Center for the final time this season at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 2, when it hosts UT Rio Grande Valley on senior day. Saturday's game is presented by US Bank. 
 
The women's basketball program will honor its three seniors in Shanice Davis, Abby Scott and Sasha Weber prior to Saturday's tip-off..
 
Adam Young will have the reigns on the AggieVision produced game while Patrick Knapp serves as the analyst once again for Aggie fans.
 
UTRGV LINKS: Live Stats | ESPN3 | WAC Digital Network
 
WHERE TO WATCH
Aggie fans that don't reside in the Las Cruces area or those that can't make it to the final home game can watch the game on the following channels.
 
Comcast XFINITY
--Comcast New Mexico – Channel 77
 
FOX Sports Arizona (LIVE)
--DISH – 415 | DirectTV – 686
 
FOX Sports Southwest PLUS (LIVE or after previous program ends in New Orleans Area)
--DISH – HD: 9514, SD: 444 | DISH Hopper – 412-32 | DirectTV – 676-6 (HD & SD)
 
FOX College Sports Pacific (LIVE)
 
CHASING MARKS
The Aggies' women's basketball team is on the cusp of a few historical marks in their program. A win on Saturday gives NM State its longest winningest-streak in program history at 16. It will also push New Mexico State's overall record to 25-3 on the year, one short of tying the program record of 26 set during the 1987-88 season. That was also the first and last team to go undefeated in conference play, which the Aggies are also chasing should they win on Saturday.
 
BACK-2-BACK
With its win on Feb. 23 over CSU Bakersfield, NM State clinched the Western Athletic Conference Championship outright for the second-straight year.
 
Head coach Mark Trakh also cemented his name into the NM State women's basketball history books once again, becoming just the second coach in program history to win back-to-back league titles. The only other coach to lead NM State to consecutive conference championships was Joe McKeown (1986-87 and 1987-88).
 
CELEBRATE WITH US
Aggie fans are encouraged to stay after the conclusion of Saturday's game as NM State celebrates its second-straight regular-season Western Athletic Conference title. Connie Hurlbut, the WAC Deputy Commissioner and SWA, will also be on hand to present head coach Mark Trakh and the women's basketball team the hardware during the trophy presentation.
 
BYE, BYE, BYE
New Mexico State earned the No. 1 seed for the WAC Tournament and a bye in the quarterfinal round with its win on over CSU Bakersfield. The Aggies will get an extra day of rest and will only have to play in two games instead of three should they advance to the championship game on Saturday, March 12, at 2 p.m. (MT).
 
#WACVEGAS
The conference tournament is just around the corner with two weeks remaining in the regular season. Like years past, the WAC Women's Basketball Tournament will be held at the Orleans Arena from March 9-12.
 
Aggie fans interested in purchasing tickets may contact the Pan Am Center ticket office by calling (575) 646-1420 or in person at the Pan Am Center Box Office. Aggie Athletic Club members purchasing their tickets for the tournament will also have priority seating based on their AAC giving.
 
As the No. 1-seed in the tournament, New Mexico State is scheduled to play the winner of the first quarterfinal game between the No. 4 and No. 5 seed on Friday, Nov. 11, at 1 p.m. (MT).
 
GETTING STREAKY
Winners of 15-straight, the New Mexico State women's basketball team how now tied the program record and looks to break that record on Saturday. Dating back to last season, NM State has also won 14-straight conference games at home heading into Saturday's contest.
 
Moriah Mack leads NM State with 12.6 points per game during the 15-game winning-streak, while Sasha Weber checks in with 11.2 points per game. Shanice Davis and Brooke Salas are the other two players averaging double-digit points during this stretch with 10.8 and 10.5 points, respectively.
 
Mack is second on the squad in rebounds with 5.1 per game (77) during the stretch and shooting .468 from the floor. Salas is finding the hoop much better as the season progresses, shooting .481 from the floor and rocks a team-best .452 clip from 3-point range (Min. 40 3FGA) in conference play. Tamera William paces the Aggies in the steals department with 29 and on the glass (78) with 5.2 boards per game during the 15-game winning-streak.
 
NM State's longest winning-streak of 15 games was set during the latter half of the 1988 season and broken in the first round of the NCAA Tournament at Washington on March 19, 1988 – an 85-74 loss.
 
ROLLIN' ROLLIN' ROLLIN'
The Aggies have been on a roll this year, winning 24-of-27 games so far and will take a program-tying 15-game win-streak into Saturday's match-up with UTRGV. New Mexico State has also won 18 of its last 19 games. During that stretch, the Aggies have held opponents to just 58.2 points per game to their 67.9 points per game.
 
The Aggie defense has also been ferocious in that stretch, forcing 18.9 turnovers per game and registering 9.7 steals per game. They've also outscored their opponents 317-193 in the points off turnovers category during the 19-game stretch.
 
SCOUTING THE VAQUEROS
UT Rio Grande Valley rides into Las Cruces with a 16-12 overall record and 8-5 mark in Western Athletic Conference play. Since their last meeting in Edinburg, Texas, UTRGV has gone 3-3 in league play. As a team the Vaqueros are averaging 62.9 points per game and have held opponents to 59.9 points per game.
 
NM State took the last meeting 68-57 between the two teams on the road. The Aggies were led by Sasha Weber and Brianna Freeman who recorded 18 and 17 points, respectively. Freeman went 8-of-9 from the floor while Weber was 5-of-9 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the line to go with her five boards, three assists and three steals. The Aggies also held UTRGV to just 34.5-percent shooting to its 45.6-percent and turned the Vaqueros over 23 times for 24 points.
 
Shawnte' Goff continues to pace UTRGV with 15.2 points per game, and also leads the team in assists (92) and steals (47). Goff's average jumps a bit in conference play with 15.8 per game.  In her last three contests, Goff has bookended a zero point performance with a 29 point and 21 point game.
 
Anushka Maldonado has taken the role of Mary Savoy, who is out with a season-ending injury, and is third on the team with a 9.8 points average behind Savoy. The junior forward is third on the team in rebounds with 6.3 boards per game and a team best 31 blocks. However, Maldonado has stepped up her play in conference play, averaging 12.9 points per game – good for second on the team.
 
Preston Rickell is fourth on the team with 8.2 points per game and 6.5 boards per contest while Hildur Kjaartansdottir checks in right behind her with an 8.2 points average and 6.6 boards per game.
 
Bernesha Peters leads both Ricket and Kjaartansdottir in points when it comes to conference play with 10.7 points per game compared to their 8.5 and 8.1 points average, respectively.
 
AGGIES SURVIVE SCARE AT HOME
Trailing UMKC late in the fourth quarter, NM State found its focus and forced overtime to win 78-74 last Saturday. The Aggies were again led by junior Moriah Mack, who scored six of the 10 points in overtime, and Shanice Davis. Mack finished with a career-tying 21 points and six rebounds while Davis chipped in with 19 points, four rebounds and four assists.
 
IN THE NATION
Through Tuesday night's games, NM State is tied for 11th in NCAA Division I women's basketball with a 24-3 record. The Aggies are also in the top-80 of several categories.
 
On the offensive end, NM State's 207 three-pointers has them in 36th-place while their 7.7 shots from downtown per game rank them 28th.
 
On the defensive end, NM State's 19.67 turnovers forced average is also good for 28th in the country. The Aggies' 273 steals on the year have them in 45th while their 10.1 steals per game puts them in 27th. New Mexico State's 4.78 turnover margin is good for 20th in the nation.
 
Sasha Weber's 66 made 3-pointers have her ranked 67th in the country and her 2.54 average beyond the arc has her sitting in 45th while her .413 clip from 3-point range is ranked 27th.
 
BEST OF THE BEST
Sasha Weber currently ranks amongst the best of the best in the NCAA. Her 1,453 career points total has her 67th in the NCAA Division I active career leaders list in scoring while her 257 made 3-pointers has her checking in at No. 10 amongst active players.
 
LEADING LADIES
With the non-conference slate concluded, NM State and its players lead the league in several categories or are in the top-10.
 
As a team NM State leads the league in scoring offense (69.7), scoring margin (+9.8), assists per game (13.6), turnover margin (+4.8), turnovers forced (19.67), 3-point field-goals made (207) and steals (273).
 
Sasha Weber's 12.2 points per game ranks her sixth in league. Brianna Freeman, who is shooting .505 from the field, leads the league while Weber's 43.5-percent from the field is good for 10th.
 
In the assist column, Shanice Davis is fifth in the WAC with 3.5 dimes per game.
 
Weber also leads the conference in 3-point field-goal percentage, checking in at .413 and tops the league for 3-point field-goals made with 66 (2.5 per game). Davis' .325 clip from 3-point rage ranks her in 10th amongst league leaders.
 
Freeman is third in the conference with 1.5 blocks per game (37) and also seventh on the Aggies' all-time blocks leaderboard. Tamera William's 53 steals (2.0 spg) has her sitting in third while Davis is in a tie for eighth with 1.6 swipes per game. 

WEBER MOVING ON UP
Sasha Weber, a 6-0 senior guard, continues to leave her mark in the record books as she moved into eight all-time in scoring for the Aggies. The Lacey, Wash., product now has 1,453 points in her career. She's now 28 points shy of passing Madison Spence (1,480, 2007-11) for seventh all-time in scoring.
 
Weber recently passed Sherell Neal (1,436, 2004-2008), a Phoenix, Ariz., native that played at Alhambra High School for eighth place.
 
Weber also made her 200th three-point field-goal against Southern Utah when she nailed a 3-pointer with 32 seconds remaining in the first quarter. She now has 251 career three-point field goals.
 
WHAT'S ON TAP
With the regular-season wrapped up, the NM State women's basketball team moves its focus towards the Western Athletic Conference Tournament. The top-seeded Aggies are slated to face the winner between the No. 4 and No. 5 seeded team at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 11, at the Orleans Arena. Should NM State win its semifinal game, the Aggies will then play in the championship game at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 12.