LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Following a hard-fought contest with Southern Utah on Thursday, NM State (1-6) is back on the road for a Saturday afternoon matchup with Utah Tech (4-3). Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. MT, streaming live on ESPN+, with live stats available at this
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NM State is 2-3 all-time against Utah Tech, soundly defeating the Trailblazers 85-63 in their most recent meeting to open the Aggies' 2024-25 home schedule.
OPENING TIP
Who: NM State (1-6) at Utah Tech (4-3)
Where: Anthony M. Burns Arena (4,779) | St. George, Utah
When: Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m. MT
Live Stream: ESPN+
Live Stats: nmstatesports.com/stats
LAST TIME OUT
- The Aggies began their two-game road stint in the state of Utah with a 69-59 loss to Southern Utah on Thursday afternoon.
- Imani Warren led the Aggies with 15 points, her fourth game tallying double-digit points in seven contests.
- Morane Dossou made her first start for NM State, finishing with two points and 11 rebounds – her second 10-plus rebound performance in the past three Aggie contests.
- NM State set a new season best in 3-pointers made (6), while tallying 59 points – a season-high against Division I competition.
- One of the most potent offenses in the nation heading into the contest (87.6 points per game, 12th-best in Division I), the Aggies held SUU to 69 points – a new season-low.
- Senior guard Anna Csenyi tallied a personal Division I-best with 12 points, while also tying her NM State high with two 3-pointers made.
IMANI'S IMPACT
- Junior guard Imani Warren has tallied a standout season for the Crimson & White, recently setting a new career-high with 20 points against San Diego (Nov. 24).
- Also against the Toreros, Warren tallied a new career high with seven made free throws – the most by an Aggie in a game this season.
- This became the third time through the young season that Warren has tied or set a career high in points, while making her the 21st player in Conference USA to notch 20-plus points this season.
- In Thursday's meeting with Southern Utah, Warren finished with 15 points, her fourth game scoring in double-figures this season.
- Notching three blocks against Fresno State (Nov. 28), this is the most by an Aggie in a single game this season, while six assists tied a season best for NM State – equaling the total she set against New Mexico Highlands (Nov. 11).
- Against New Mexico Highlands (Nov. 11), the Milwaukee, Wis., native posted her first career double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds), and the lone double-double for the Aggies this season.
- Warren currently leads the Aggies in steals (1.7 per game; 17th in Conference USA), assists (2.4 per game; 19th in CUSA) and free throws made (19; 13th in CUSA), while ranking second in made field goals (27), blocks (5) and scoring (10.7 points per game). She is also third on the team in rebounds (33, 4.7 per game).
LUCIA LA REINA
- Senior forward Lucía Yenes showed out in the Aggies' season-opening contest against No. 18 USC (Nov. 11), tallying her first collegiate start en route to pouring in a career-high 27 points.
- This became the most by an Aggie against power conference competition since NM State Hall of Famer and three-time All-American Anita Maxwell tallied 27 against No. 20 Ole Miss in 1996.
- Through the beginning of the 2025-26 season, she holds the highest single-game scoring output in Conference USA, while ranking seventh in the conference in scoring (14.4 points per game). The Madrid, Spain, native ranks fifth in the league in field goals made (40) and seventh in total points (101) and field goal percentage (.440).
- With a team-high seven blocks on the season, Yenes sits tenth in the conference in blocks per game (1.0) – one of just 11 players in CUSA to average at least one block per contest.
- In the Aggies' home opener against New Mexico Highlands, the senior from Madrid notched a game-high 23 points, adding five rebounds and a trio of steals.
- Tallying back-to-back 20-plus point scoring performances to open the season, Yenes became the first Aggie to do so since Aaliyah Prince in the 2019-20 campaign.
MO REBOUNDS
- Junior forward Morane Dossou tallied her best performance in the Crimson & White against the College of Charleston (Nov. 27), finishing with 14 rebounds (five offensive) in 24 minutes off the bench.
- This became the single-game high for rebounds by an Aggie this season.
- Earning her first start with the Crimson & White against Southern Utah (Dec. 4), Dossou would again finish with double-digit rebounds, pulling down 11 in just over 16 minutes of action.
- The junior from France holds two of the four 10-plus rebound performances for NM State this season, with Lucia Lara (Nov. 11) and Imani Warren (Nov. 11) recording the others.
FRESHMAN DEBUT
- Freshman forward Senoj Jones made her NM State debut against San Diego (Nov. 24) after beginning the year sidelined with injury.
- Coming off the bench, Jones tallied her first points as an Aggie late in the first half.
- In 12 minutes of action, the Tyler, Texas, native finished with six points, four rebounds and two blocks.
HEATING UP
- Finishing with six 3-pointers made against Southern Utah, this represented a new season-high for NM State.
- Converting at a clip of 37.5%, this marks the best 3-point percentage for the squad since Mar. 20, 2025, a road win over Pacific in the WNIT.
- In the Aggies' first five contests of the season, the team combined to make 11 triples. Over their previous two contests, the Crimson & White have made nine 3-pointers.
2024-25 YEAR IN REVIEW
- In 2024-25, the Aggies amassed an 18-16 record, including a 10-8 mark in Conference USA action (their first winning record in conference play since joining CUSA). This secured a spot in the 2025 Conference USA Championships in Huntsville, Ala., where NM State played host to LA Tech as the No. 4 seed.
- Eighteen victories tied the most wins in the regular season, and ten wins in conference play tied the high-water mark for the Aggies under Jody Adams, with the 2022-23 team posting a similar 18-17 record and a 10-8 mark in conference play (then members of the Western Athletic Conference).
- Graduate guard Molly Kaiser put the nation on notice for her scoring prowess, finishing 17th in the nation in points per game (20.5, one of just 23 players to tally 20+ points per contest in 2024-25) and 17th in total points (677) en route to earning Conference USA Player of the Year honors.
- Kaiser became the first Aggie to win conference player of the year honors since Brooke Salas recorded back-to-back honors in 2017-18 and 2018-19 in the Western Athletic Conference.
- Alongside a player of the year selection for Kaiser, the Watauga, Texas, native also collected First Team All-CUSA honors, posting averages of 21.2 points, 2.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while shooting 46.5% from the field (seventh best in CUSA) and 83.5% from the charity stripe in conference play.
- Then-senior guard Loes Rozing played in all 34 contests for NM State, tallying 31 starts with 21 minutes per contest. In a pair of wins over rival New Mexico, the Heiloo, Netherlands, native notched averaged 12.5 points (17 in the first meeting in Albuquerque), 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 steals.
- Then-junior forward Lucia Yenes posted her best season in the Crimson & White, shooting 46.1% from the field (second highest on the team), with per-40-minute averages of 15.7 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.9 steals.
FRESH FACES
- NM State returns just 16.6% of their offensive production (365/2,204 total points in 2024-25) and 14.6% of their 3-pointers made (28/192).
- Head Coach Jody Adams and her staff welcomed eight new student-athletes, with five collegiate transfers, and a trio of freshmen.
- At the forward positions are newcomers Morane Dossou (Independence CC/Dodge City CC), Iyana Beh (Snow College), Lucia Lara (Mississippi Valley State/Butler CC) and Senoj Jones (Tyler Legacy HS).
- Lara becomes not only the second Lucia on the NM State roster, (senior forward Lucía Yenes), but is also the third Spaniard on the squad, joining junior forward Marta Guilera and Yenes.
- New to the roster at the guard position are Keira Hudson (Barker College), DeAvion Wilson (C.E. King HS), Nikki Stanic (St. Petersburg CC) and Emma Christiano (New Mexico Highlands).
- Joining the Aggies serves as a homecoming for Christiano, a Las Cruces native who attended Las Cruces High School, where she earned district player of the year honors in 2022.
FRESH FACES (COACHING STAFF EDITION)
- As Head Coach Jody Adams marks her fourth season on the bench for the Crimson & White, the Cleveland, Tenn., native works alongside some new faces – with Associate Head Coach James Frey in his third season in his role.
- Joining the Aggies ahead of the 2024-25 season, Assistant Coach Preston Planells quickly impressed Adams, earning a promotion to assistant coach during the season. Planells recently began his first full season in the position at NM State.
- Assistant Coach Kayla Tucker began her first season with the Aggies, following a trio of seasons in the same role at Southern Nazarene, a DII member of the Great American Conference.
- During her time with the Crimson Storm, Tucker helped the team achieve three consecutive regular-season championships, a GAC Tournament title, and three straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
- Rounding out the assistant coaches is Myron Brown, who comes to the Aggies following a pair of seasons as the director of player development at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., near his hometown of Detroit.
- Prior to his time at Oakland, Brown also served as an assistant coach at North Florida, while also previously spending five seasons as the head coach at Thomas University (NAIA).
AUSSIE AUSSIE (AUSSIE!)
- The Aggies welcome a pair of student-athletes from Australia to the roster for the 2025-26 season in Keira Hudson and Nikki Stanic. The freshman Hudson joins from the mainland and Barker College, while the junior Stanic arrives from St. Petersburg Community College in Florida.
- Hudson brings experience from the semi-pro NBL1, playing three seasons with the Hornsby Ku-ring-Gai Spiders, while also helping Barker College to a pair of District ISA championships, one state championship and a bronze-medal finish at the national championships.
- Last season with the Titans, Stanic recorded 29 games played (25 starts), while averaging 8.8 points per game on 42.9% shooting from the field (39.5% from 3-point range).
SCOUTING THE TRAILBLAZERS
- Utah Tech is led by Head Coach JD Gustin, now in his 10th season at the helm of the Trailblazers. Under his direction, the Trailblazers have amassed a 108-134 record.
- Last season, Utah Tech posted a 6-25 record, knocking off Seattle in the opening round game before falling to top-seeded Grand Canyon at the WAC Tournament.
- This year, Utah Tech boasts a 4-3 record, most recently suffering its first home loss of the season against McNeese (67-52).
- The Trailblazers are among the nation's leaders in 3-point attempts, ranking 30th in Division I with 26.7 attempts per game, while knocking down 7.4 makes from long range per contest (86th in Division I).
- Nevada transfer Kaylee Borden leads the team in scoring (16.7 points per game), amassing four games with 20-plus points.
- Second-year Trailblazer and redshirt senior guard Brie Crittendon paces the squad in rebounds (8.4 per game), helping Utah Tech to rank 19th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (30.4).
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