LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State women's basketball team hosts the Battle of I-10 when rival UTEP comes to town on Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 6 p.m.
 
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Where to Watch
Fans unable to attend Wednesday night's Battle of I-10 can catch all the action on the WAC Digital Network.
 
It is also set to broadcast live on FOX Sports Arizona, FOX College Sports Pacific, Altitude Sports and Comcast New Mexico as well as the FOX Sports Go App. Check your local cable for provider for channel listings in your area.  
 
Follow Along
Live stats for Wednesday's game are available through StatBroadcast.  
 
Keep Your Enemies Closer
Despite being in two different states, the campuses of NM State and UTEP are just 38 miles apart on I-10. Here is a look at some other college rivalries that keep their enemies close:
 
Cincinnati and Xavier – 3 miles
Rice and Houston – 3 miles
Wright State and Dayton – 10 miles
Duke and North Carolina – 10 miles
USC and UCLA – 13 miles
Bowling Green and Toledo – 24 miles
NC State and North Carolina – 24 miles
Cal and Stanford – 31 miles
 
Dynamic Duo
Replacing a player like Brooke Salas is never easy, but the Aggie duo of Gia Pack and Aaliyah Prince have been more than up to the task. Prince kicked off the season by dropping a career-high 24 points against UC Riverside while Pack added 18 and eight boards. Then, at Denver, Pack exploded for 29 while making a career-high five three pointers in a 78-75 win while Prince added 20. Through two games, Pack is averaging 23.5 points and 8.5 rebounds while Prince is posting 22.0 points and 4.0 rebounds.
 
Through two games, the duo also find themselves ranked in the top-25 nationally in a few statistical categories. Prince ranks 21^st in field goals made (18) while Pack ranks 24^th in three-point field goals made (8) and 23^rd in three-point field goals per game (4.0).
 
Back(Pack)ing Up the Record Book
Through two games of the 2019-20 season, Gia Pack is in 15^th place on the NM State all-time scoring list with 1,306 points. If Pack averages 23.1 points per game over the remainder of the regular-season, she will tie former teammate Brooke Salas for second on the all-time scoring list (1,931) and 17.9 to tie Andrea Kabwasa for third (1,788). Anita Maxwell sits in first with an untouchable 2,601 points.
 
Rank    Player                                                 GP          PPG       Points
11.          Melanie Maynes (1998-02)        100          13.9      1,392
12.          Princess Moore (2000-04)         114         12.2       1,387
13.          Sinnamonn Garrett (2000-04)    109         14.2       1,344
14.          Jeanette Feaster (1982-86)         93         14.2       1,323
15.          Gia Pack (2016-pres.)                97         13.5       1,306
 
Scouting the Miners
UTEP is coming off a 63-50 win over UC Riverside in its season-opener. The Miners forced 28 turnovers and scored 25 points off those turnovers. Last season in El Paso, the Aggies took down the Miners 69-65 behind a double-double from Brooke Salas (18 points and 11 rebounds). New Mexico State holds a 31-12 record against UTEP at home.
 
UTEP is led by senior Katarina Zec who dropped 18 points with five boards in the season-opener. Zec was also the Miners' second-leading scorer a year ago at 10.1 points per game.
 
Last Time Out
The Aggies traveled to Denver to take on Denver on Saturday, Nov. 9. Gia Pack went off with 29 points while matching a career high with five three-pointers made and grabbing nine rebounds. Aaliyah Prince continued her hot start to the season with 20 points, her second-consecutive 20-point game to start the season.
 
Up Next
NM State welcomes New Mexico to the Pan American Center for the Battle of I-25 on Sunday, Nov. 17, at 2 p.m.