New Mexico State University Athletics

2018-19: Earned Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors for the second-straight season…also named WAC Defensive Player of the Year…named preseason WAC Player of the Year by both coaches and media… named to preseason All-WAC First Team… led Aggies to their fifth-straight regular-season championship, her fourth…also guided Aggies to WAC Tournament Championship three times…concluded her NM State career 2nd All-Time in scoring with 1,931 points… started all 33 games… led the WAC in scoring and rebounding… averaged 19.1 points per game and 11.1 rebounds per game pacing the team in both categories… 83 steals and 54 blocks led the team… finished 3rd on the team with 29 made threes… 2nd in the WAC with 2.7 steals per game… 2nd in the WAC with 1.7 blocks per game… led the conference in defensive rebounds with 8.3 per game… scored in double figures in all but one game… recorded 21 double-doubles and one triple-double… opened the season with 23 points against UT-Permian Basin (11/06)… recorded her 1st double-double of the season in a road win against UTEP (11/17), scoring 18 points and grabbing 11 rebounds… posted her first triple-double and the first for the program since 1992 against Alcorn State (12/21), scoring a season-high 32 points, along with a career-high 22 rebounds and 11 blocks, tying a program record for blocks set in 1977… set school record for career blocks (153)…season-high 7 steals at home against New Mexico (12/15)… season-high 7 assists at home versus grand canyon (2/09)…posted 20th double-double in the WAC championship game with 29 points and 12 rebounds and 21^st in the NCAA Tournament at Iowa State (18 points, 12 rebounds)…received WAC All-Tournament team honors...367 rebounds on the season third-most in NM State history for a single season…fifth all-time in rebounds with 953…third all-time in steals (233).

2017-18: Earned Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors… Named First-Team All-WAC for the second straight season… Placed on the All-WAC defensive team… Helped lead the Aggies to their fourth straight WAC regular-season championship… Became the 23^rd member of the 1,000 point club in program history in a home win against Chicago State (1/6)… Started all 31 games… Led the WAC in scoring and finished third in the conference in rebounding… Averaged 19.1 PPG and 7.7 RPG to lead the team in both categories… 68 steals and 56 blocks led the team… Paced the team with 54 made threes and a conference-best .835 free throw percentage… Her 2.2 SPG was third best in the WAC… Scored in double figures in all but three games… Recorded seven double doubles… Played all 40 minutes in six games… Opened the season with a double-double against Western Michigan (11/12) with 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds… Connected on a career-high six three pointers and recorded 29 points in a home win against rival UTEP (12/10)… Posted her first of two 30+ point games with 32 points in her home state of California at Pepperdine (12/17)… Poured in a career-high 33 points in a home win against Chicago State (1/6)… Season-high six assists at Utah Valley (1/20)… Finished the season on a high note with 21 points and eight rebounds in the first round of the WNIT at Wyoming (3/15).

2016-17: Named First-Team All-WAC her sophomore campaign…helped guide Aggies to their third-straight WAC regular-season and tournament championship…opened the season with a double-double against San Jose State (11/11) with 18 points and 13 rebounds…dropped a career-high 26 points against Seattle U (1/26) at home…dished out a career-high 7 assists against Grand Canyon (2/12) at home…tied her season-high with three steals eight times last season…averaged 1.5 steals, good for third on the team…led the Aggies with 6.5 RPG… averaged 13.5 PPG, good for a first-place tie for team-high with a .418 shooting clip.

2015-16: Named to the WAC All-Newcomer team her freshman campaign…also named to all-tournament team after scoring 20 points with five rebounds on 9-of-14 shooting against UTRGV (3/12) in the WAC Championship game…earned one WAC player of the week (2/15) honor and two College Sports Madness Player of the Week accolades…helped guide the Aggies to their second-straight WAC regular-season and tournament championship…also helped guide the Aggies to their second-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament…opened up her collegiate career with 10 points, eight rebounds, seven steals and two assists against North Dakota State (11/13)…followed up with a 13 point performance against Rio Grande Rival New Mexico…dished out a season-high six assists against Seattle U (1/21) at home…recorded a season-high 22 points with eight rebounds on 9-of-13 shooting against Chicago State (2/13)…tied her season high of eight rebounds four times throughout the season…finished her first collegiate season averaging 9.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while starting in 30-of-31 contests.
 
High School: Salas joins NM State after leading El Dorado High School to one of its best runs in school history…led the Hawks to the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section semifinals three-straight years, including a trip to the championship game as a senior…a three-time All-CIF selection and averaged 17.5 points per game, good for third in the county, just under seven boards, four steals and four assists as a senior…was also a three-time all-county player, including first-team honors during her junior and senior campaigns…averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 steals to go with a blistering 51.8 shooting percentage as a junior.
 
Personal: Daughter of Greg and Elizabeth Salas…has two older sisters (Lauren and Allyson), two older brothers (Chris and Geoff) and a younger sister (Katie)…majoring in communications.