Lobos Journey to San José State Saturday – New Mexico Lobos

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Lobos start a two-game highway stint at San José State on Saturday afternoon with tip set for two p.m. PT/ 3 p.m. MT.

UNM enters the sport 10-4 on the season, 2-1 within the Mountain West following a 62-48 win over Wyoming on Wednesday. For San José State, the Spartans are 2-12 on the season, 0-3 in convention following a loss to Utah State on Wednesday.

SERIES HISTORY              
UNM is 18-4 all-time in opposition to the Spartans, 8-3 on the highway. The Lobos have received the final six video games within the collection by a median of 74.3 ppg to 57.7 ppg (+16.6).

The Lobos received the final assembly 72-65, which was additionally in San Jose, with 5 Lobos scoring in double figures. Destinee Hooks led the staff with 18 factors with Nayli Padilla scoring 13 factors off the bench. Alyssa Hargrove scored 11 factors with three steals, three blocks, 4 rebounds and two assists. UNM led for 34:06 of the sport and by as many as 13 within the second quarter, outscoring the Spartans 42-26 within the paint and 16-5 in fast-break factors.

FAST START       
UNM is outscoring opponents 235-187 (+48) within the first quarter, 261-212 (+49) within the second quarter and 496-399 (+97) within the first 20 minutes.

In the convention opener, the Lobos scored the primary 14 factors in opposition to Boise State with six totally different Lobos contributing to the factors, and in opposition to Wyoming, the Lobos scored the primary 10 factors of the sport.

WIN THE QUARTER        
The Lobos have received the second quarter in seven video games this season, scoring 20-plus factors in six video games (twice with 28 factors, twice with 22 factors, as soon as with 24 and as soon as with 20) and holding opponents to 16 factors or fewer in seven.

Further, UNM has outscored its opponent within the first quarter eight occasions (NAU, UNO, UTM, CSU, UA, UH, BSU, UW), the third quarter seven occasions (UNO, NAU, NMSU, UTM, UA, UH, UNLV) and the fourth quarter 9 occasions (NAU, AT, UTM, UC, CSU, UH, BSU, UNLV, UW).

The Lobos have additionally held their opponent beneath 10 factors in 1 / 4 in seven video games this season (5 within the fourth quarter in opposition to NAU, 5 within the second quarter in opposition to Chicago State, 4 within the second quarter in opposition to NMSU, seven within the second quarter in opposition to UTM, 9 within the fourth quarter in opposition to Houston, 4 within the first quarter in opposition to Boise State, 5 within the first quarter in opposition to Wyoming and 7 within the fourth quarter in opposition to Wyoming). The Lobos held the Cowgirls to single digits in two quarters, the primary time doing it twice in a sport this season.

Three occasions, the Lobos have held their opponent beneath 20 factors on the half: 15 factors (New Mexico State), 17 factors (Chicago State) and 18 factors (UT Martin).

UNM is 8-0 when main after the primary quarter, 10-0 when main on the half and 8-0 when main after the third quarter.

60-70    
While the pattern proper now could be 6-7 and scoring 67 factors, for the Lobos the pattern is 60-70.

UNM is 6-0 when permitting 60 factors or much less, together with holding 4 opponents beneath 50 factors and three groups to 45 factors or fewer. UNM can also be 8-1 when scoring 70 or extra factors.

OWN THE BOARDS         
The Lobos lead the MW in offensive rebounds per sport (13.5), rebounding margin (+5.9) and rebounding offense (41.1), and second in defensive rebounds per sport (27.6). UNM is 77th within the NCAA in rebound margin, 63rd in rebounds per sport and tied for seventieth in defensive rebounds per sport.

UNM has outrebounded its opponent in 9 video games and is 9-0 when doing so.

As a staff, UNM had a season-high 56 in opposition to UT Martin with the biggest rebounding margin in opposition to UT Martin (+35). Of observe, the 56 rebounds are the second most in a sport amongst MW groups this season. UNM is led by Emma Najjuma, who has 93 rebounds.

For comparability, UNM averaged 39.0 rpg with a +3.4 rebound margin final season.

EMERGENCE OF EMMA
Emma Najjuma has recorded double-digit rebounds in 4 video games, with 10 in opposition to Chicago State, 11 in opposition to Cincinnati, a season-high 16 in opposition to Arizona and 15 in opposition to Wyoming. Prior to these 4 video games, the redshirt-sophomore’s season excessive was six in opposition to North Carolina A&T.

Of her 93 rebounds, 40 are offensive and 53 defensive, and has recorded six offensive rebounds in three video games. Najjuma is fifth within the MW in rebounds per sport (6.6) and third in offensive rebounds per sport (2.9). In convention video games, Najjuma leads the MW in offensive rebounds per sport (4.0) and is second in rebounds per sport (10.0).

She’s led the Lobos in rebounds in six video games (North Carolina A&T, Chicago State, Arizona, Boise State, UNLV and Wyoming) and tied for the staff excessive in a single (Cincinnati).

Her 16 rebounds in opposition to Arizona are essentially the most by a MW participant this yr along with her 15 in opposition to Wyoming tied for second.

Additionally, she leads the Lobos in blocks (13), tied for third within the MW in blocks per sport (0.9).

CALL ON CACIA
In her first season as a Lobo, Cacia Antonio has shortly made her presence recognized, main the Lobos in scoring in three video games, together with the final two. Antonio has completed in double figures in eight of the 11 video games she’s performed in, together with the final three video games and a season-high 22 at UNLV.

The junior is averaging 11.5 factors per sport, capturing 44.0% and averaging 5.0 rebounds per sport, 1.6 assists per sport, 1.2 steals per sport and 26.1 minutes per sport.

In the three convention video games, Antonio is averaging 15.7 factors per sport, second amongst all gamers within the MW, and capturing 55.9%, sixth within the MW.

Defensively, she’s registered a steal in seven video games with 4 video games with a number of steals and is tied for eleventh within the MW in steals per sport in convention video games (1.3).

PADILLA PRODUCTION
Nayli Padilla has began 5 video games after beginning one sport final season, and has made essentially the most of her elevated minutes.

In the 5 video games, the sophomore averaged 10.6 factors per sport with 4.2 rebounds per sport, 1.8 steals per sport and a couple of.2 assists per sport in 31.5 minutes per sport. For comparability, final season she averaged 3.7 factors per sport, 2.2 rebounds per sport, 1.6 assists per sport and 0.6 steals per sport in 25 video games.

In addition, within the 5 video games, she’s scored in double figures 3 times with a number of steals in 4 of the video games.

The sophomore has scored in double figures in seven video games, and leads the Lobos in minutes at 28.1 per sport, three-pointers (30), is second in defensive rebounds (47) and is third in factors per sport (9.9).

Padilla is fourth within the MW in three-pointers per sport (2.1), thirteenth in steals per sport (1.6) and is nineteenth in scoring.

In convention video games, Padilla leads the MW in steals per sport (2.3) and is tied for fourth in three-pointers per sport (2.0). She can also be averaging 10.0 factors per sport, 3.7 rebounds per sport, 2.0 assists per sport and 29.1 minutes per sport.

SHARE THE WEALTH
In all 10 of UNM’s wins, the Lobos have had three or extra gamers rating in double figures. Five occasions (UT Martin, New Orleans, Chicago State, Houston and Boise State), the Lobos have had 4 gamers attain double digits. Only in opposition to UNLV has UNM had three gamers rating in double figures and misplaced.

Nine totally different Lobos have scored 10+ factors in a sport, led by Destinee Hooks with 13, adopted by Cacia Antonio (eight), Nayli Padilla (seven) and Alyssa Hargrove (six). Further, Laila Abdurraqib has scored double digits in three video games, Joana Magalhães and Drew Jordon have performed so in two video games and Clarissa Craig and Jessie Joaquim in a single.

UNM has additionally had seven totally different main scorers in a sport with Hooks main in 4 video games, Padilla in three, Antonio in three and Hargrove, Joaquim, Magalhães and Craig in a single sport every.

The Lobos are 6-0 when Hargrove reaches double figures, 6-2 when Antonio reaches double figures, 5-2 when Padilla does and 4-1 when Padilla and Antonio each attain double figures in the identical sport.

Further, of UNM’s 362 made area targets, 184 had been assisted (50.8%) with a season excessive of 21 in opposition to New Orleans.

HOW MUCH DO YOU BENCH?
On the season, the bench has scored 344 factors, accounting for 34.6% of the factors. UNM is 81st within the NCAA and leads the MW in bench factors per sport (24.6).

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
The Spartans are 0-3 in convention play with losses to Wyoming, Grand Canyon and Utah State, and are averaging 60.0 factors per sport within the three video games whereas permitting 78.7 factors per sport.

Maya Anderson has led SJSU with 14.7 ppg with Amira Brown averaging 10.7 ppg in opposition to MW opponents. Further, Anderson has led the staff in scoring the final three video games (eight video games general) and Brown leads the staff in rebounds per sport at 7.0. Anderson leads in steals with six and Allie Cummins leads the staff in assists with 11.

Anderson and Cummins are the one two Spartans to begin in all 14 video games, whereas Brown has began in seven of the 13 video games she’s performed in (together with the final two) and Gabriela Pato, Carla Fuster and Kaliyah Dillard beginning in seven video games.

On the season, the Spartans common 4.3 blocks per sport to steer the MW, led by Pato (1.4) and Dilliard (0.9), who’re second and tied for third respectively within the MW. Anderson is ninth within the MW in scoring at 13.6 ppg and Brown seventh in rebounds per sport at 6.5 with Anderson ninth (6.2).