Women's basketball
The UNM women's basketball team improved to 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference with a 75-45 shellacking of Air Force on Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The Lobos - who relied on their 61.9 percent sharpshooting from 3-point range - set a season-high with 13 3's in the game. They were two short of the all-time high of 15, set in 1996 against BYU and 2003 against Tennessee State.
Three Lobos scored in double digits.
Sophomore Amy Beggin led UNM's offense with 20 points. She set a career-high with six 3's on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and contributed a team-high three assists.
Senior Brandi Kimble added 16 points, seven rebounds and a career-high four 3's.
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Senior Dionne Marsh, the MWC's Player of the Week, chipped in 14 points and six rebounds.
UNM continues conference play on the road against Utah on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
Track and Field
The Lobos opened the first meet of the indoor season with an impressive performance, winning three events and placing in the top-three in nine events at Saturday's Northern Arizona Lumberjack Invitational in
Flagstaff.
Carolyn Boosey won the women's mile in 5:17. It was the transfer's first track meet as a Lobo.
Deanna Young won the women's triple jump with a length of 39-6, while Sandy Fortner took the women's long jump at 18-3.
Lee Emanuel, a transfer along with Boosey, placed third overall and first among collegiate athletes in the women's 800 with a time of 1:52.
On the men's side, Josh Cosio placed third in the high jump at 6-8, while Alex Willis finished third in the mile at 4:22.
