GCU ends trip in Las Cruces

Saturday, February 9

Las Cruces, N.M.

2 p.m.

Grand Canyon

New Mexico State

Photo by: David Kadlubowski

2/8/2019 12:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Lopes look for season sweep

By: Sarah Woodward

The Grand Canyon women's basketball team ends a two-game road trip in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Saturday as the Lopes are looking for their first win in two games and a season sweep of New Mexico State. GCU meets the Aggies for the second time this season, as the Lopes came away with a victory inside GCU Arena. The loss for NMSU is the only loss in conference play this season.

GCU matched up with UTRGV on Thursday and fell by a seven-point margin, 49-42, despite junior forward Da'jah Daniel's second-career double-double. Daniel is averaging 9.2 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, while senior center ShaRon Miller leads the team with 11.4 points per contest.

Scouting New Mexico State
New Mexico State is 16-6 overall and 8-1 in conference play, as the Aggies dropped their only WAC game to GCU in January. NMSU has losses this season to Abilene Christian, New Mexico twice, South Alabama, UC Riverside and Grand Canyon.

The Aggies are paced offensively by Brooke Salas, who averaged 18.7 points per game. Gia Pack sits at 14.6 points per game and is the only other NMSU player averaging double-digits. Off the glass, Salas leads the Aggies with 11.3 per contest while Nana Sule averaged 7.3 rebounds per game.

In conference play, Salas averages 18.2 points and 12.9 boards while Pack averages 13.9 points and 6.1 boards. Sule has not played in a conference game.