LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Off to a 3-0 start, the New Mexico State women's basketball team is back in the City of Crosses as it hosts Abilene Christian on Tuesday, Nov. 20, at 6 p.m. (MT).
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Where to Watch
Aggie fans unable to attend Tuesday's game can catch the action on a number of TV stations.
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Eleven Sports
DTV:Â 623 |Â
AT&T:Â 1665 |Â
Verizon FiOS:Â 597
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FOX Sports Arizona
DISH: 415 |
DTV: 686
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FOX College Sports Pacific
DTV: 608 |
Comcast Xfinity: 262 |
AT&T U-verse: 647
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Game Day Promotions
The Great Paper Airplane Toss is back at halftime against ACU on Tuesday, Nov. 20. Fans have the chance to win ticket's to see the men's team take on Battle of I-25 rival New Mexico on Dec. 4
th. The two fans whose paper airplanes land closest to the center of the target at midcourt will each win two tickets.
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A Look at the Wildcats
Abilene Christian visits the Pan American Center with a 3-0 record including wins over DIII University of the Southwest, DIII Howard Payne and DII Eastern New Mexico. The Aggies are the first DI team the Wildcats will play this season. ACU was picked to finish sixth in the Southland Conference after finishing seventh a year ago. As a team, the Wildcats are averaging 88.7 points on a .473 shooting clip. Their defense has also been strong, giving up just 45.3 points per game and allowing just 29.7% shooting from the floor.
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The Wildcats are paced by junior guard Breanna Wright who averages 16.7 points on a .552 clip including .438 from behind the three-point line. Also averaging double figures for ACU is senior Sara Williamson. The guard is averaging 12.3 points while dishing out 16 total assists on the season. In the Abilene Christian frontcourt, forward Lexie Ducat has been a monster on the glass, grabbing 30 rebounds to go with a 10.0 average through three games.
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Last Time Out Â
The Aggies wrapped up a two-game road trip with the Battle of I-10 against UTEP in El Paso on Saturday, Nov. 17. After opening up an 18-5 lead, NM State found itself tied with its rival early in the fourth quarter. However, back-to-back threes from
Gia Pack and
Monique Mills gave New Mexico State a 62-56 lead with 2:02 left to play and it went on to win 69-65.
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Brooke Salas led the Aggies with 18 points and 11 rebounds on 8-15 (53.3%) shooting from the field. This was Salas' 14
th career double-double and first of the season.
Monique Mills added 11 points including three three-pointers and
Dominique Mills had 11 points off the bench.
Aaliyah Prince also had a strong game off the bench, recording nine points and pulling in two rebounds.
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Up Next
New Mexico State stays home when it battles in-state foe Northern New Mexico on Monday, Nov. 26, at 6 p.m. (MT) before traveling to Albuquerque for 2018's first iteration of the Battle of I-25 against New Mexico on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 2 p.m. As always, children 12 and under as well as students with a valid photo ID receive free entry to all Aggie home games.Â
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