DMN women beat Sun Belt Div Leader 88-67

OldTimer · March 2, 2003

North Texas women upset Sun Belt West leader

03/02/2003

From Staff Reports

DENTON – North Texas enjoyed its best shooting performance of the season in an 88-67 upset of New Mexico State, the Sun Belt West Division leader.

"When you play to the level of the competition it's probably a problem," said North Texas coach Tina Slinker. "It's also a characteristic of being young. This win should give us some momentum heading into the conference tournament, but we have to be careful and not have a letdown."

The seeding for the Sun Belt Conference tournament, which will be held March 6-11 at the E.A. Dibble Arena in Bowling Green, Ky., will be announced Sunday.

The Lady Eagles shot 54.1 percent from the field, including a 61.8 percent in the second half. A pair of freshmen recorded career-high performances in the win to pace North Texas' offensive attack.

Freshman guard Jamie Armstrong notched a career-high in scoring and rebounding with a team-high 19 points and nine boards.

Guard Erika Bobo, a freshman from North Garland High, also added a career-high 17 points.

North Texas 87, New Mexico State 67

NEW MEXICO STATE (16-11, 10-5) – Ford 2-4 2-5 6, Cherizard 0-1 1-2 1, P. Moore 5-8 0-0 12, Sanchez 2-6 0-0 5, Garrett 11-18 3-3 30, Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Dimitrova 2-9 0-0 4, K. Moore 3-7 0-3 6, Clift 0-2 0-0 0, Overman 0-0 1-2 1, Black 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 25-57 9-17 67.

NORTH TEXAS (11-15, 6-9) – Blanton 6-12 6-7 18, Britt 3-10 1-2 7, Grismanauskaite 1-4 4-4 6, Bobo 6-9 3-3 17, Trout 7-11 1-3 15, Brown 0-0 0-0 0, Armstrong 9-11 3-3 19, Williams 2-3 0-0 5, Wilson 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 0-1 0-0 0, Haskin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-61 18-22 87

Halftime – North Texas 33-27. 3-point goals – New Mexico St. 8-22 (P. Moore 2-2, Sanchez 1-4, Garrett 5-8, Jones 0-1, Dimitrova 0-5, K. Moore 0-2), North Texas 3-10 (Bobo 2-3, Trout 0-3, Britt 0-2, Williams 1-2). Fouled out – New Mexico St., Ford. Rebounds – New Mexico St. 29 (P. Moore 6), North Texas 39 (Armstrong 9). Assists – New Mexico St. 7 (Sanchez, Jones 2), North Texas 16 (Bobo 5). Total fouls – New Mexico St. 16, North Texas 18. A – 410.