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HBU-UTEP Live StatsGame NotesALBUQUERQUE – After a 34-point exhibition win over Southwestern University on Nov. 6, HBU women's basketball hits the road to open the 2015-16 regular season at New Mexico Friday and UTEP Sunday. First tip on Friday is at 9 p.m. central, while Sunday's is 3 p.m. central.
Friday's game against the Lobos will be televised live on Root Sports Alternative and the channel numbers can be found below.
Friday marks the first meeting between the Huskies and Lobos since a UNM win on Nov. 18, 2012 in The Pit. The Lobos lead the all-time series, 2-0. HBU defeated UTEP last season, 87-77 in El Paso, for the first time in program history.
Rachel Arthur scored 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting with two assists against the Miners.
HBU (15-18 in 2014-15) will look upon its magical run last season - where the Huskies won three tournament games and became the first #8 seed to reach the SLC championship tilt - in 2015-16. The Huskies lost more than half of their scoring to graduation, but return last season's second leading scorer, senior Arthur, who averaged 11.0 points per game. Also back is senior forward
Anna Strickland, who was named to the SLC All-Defensive Team and set a new program record for most blocks in a single season (63). HBU features eight freshmen - seven true newcomers - to the roster. Against the Pirates last Friday, five Huskies scored in double figures, led by senior
Monet Neal and redshirt freshman
Lisa Zderadicka's 16 points.
UNM (21-13) reached the second round of the WNIT, eventually falling to Oral Roberts, 63-61. Similar to the Huskies, UNM lost its leading scorer, but return its second leading scorer, Khadijah Shumpert, who averaged 10.8 points per game. She and Cherise Beynon led the team last season with 5.8 rebounds per game. The Lobos won two exhibition games last week: 78-41 versus Western New Mexico and 80-39 against New Mexico Highlands.
UTEP (12-16) lost to UAB, 63-52, in the opening round of the Conference USA Tournament last season. The Miners return last season's leading scorer, Cameasha Turner, who averaged 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. She also led the team with 54 steals and returns this season as the second-leading disher with 2.2 assists per game, behind Lulu McKinney's 3.4. UTEP defeated St. Mary's, 66-50, last Saturday in an exhibition tilt.
Channel Numbers for HBU-UNM on Root Sports Alternate:Comcast- 710
Consolidated Communications- 43
enTouch- 82 (SD) 482 (HD)
Phonoscope- 118 (SD) 301 (HD)
Coastal Link- 331
DirecTV- 674-1 (HD)
AT&T- 697 (SD) 1697 (HD)
