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Facing a short turnaround due to inclement weather, the NM State women's basketball team (7-13, 3-5 CUSA) dropped a contest against Kennesaw State (10-8, 3-4), 70-55 at VyStar Arena on Saturday afternoon. Imani Warren paced the Aggies with 18 points, while freshman Keira Hudson closed the contest with superb shooting, finishing 4-for-5 including a trio of made 3-pointers to tally 11 points.
Imani Warren showed hustle to begin the contest, following her own shot and converting a layup for the first points of the afternoon. However, seven turnovers and 3-for-20 shooting saw the Aggies trailing 21-6 after one quarter. This represented a new season low for the NM State offense in the opening ten minutes.
Improved execution on both ends of the court saw NMSU outscore Kennesaw State 16-14 in the second stanza. Imani Warren tallied 10 points in the frame, while the Crimson & White defense forced eight KSU turnovers. Despite 4-0 run to end the half, the visiting Aggies trailed 35-22.
Morane Dossou collected back-to-back NM State baskets to begin the third, though a 9-0 KSU run saw the Aggies trail by 20 (46-26) at the halfway point of the quarter. Led by Imani Warren (four points) and Anna Csenyi (four points), NM State closed the quarter on a 15-4 to finish the frame, making it a 51-40 contest heading into the final 10 minutes of action.
Imani Warren notched the Aggies’ first basket of the quarter to give her a team-high 18 points, though the junior guard would later foul out of the contest, finishing with 18 points, eight rebounds and a pair of assists in 27 minutes.
“We came into the game expecting a battle, and ultimately it came down to who wanted it more," DeAvion Wilson said. "We want to be the ones dictating the pace and setting the tone from the jump. It’s a hard lesson learned. Now it’s time to get back to work, understand where we fell short and ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Facing their largest deficit of the contest in the fourth, (65-42), freshman guard Keira Hudson entered the game and caught fire from beyond the arc, going 3-for-3 and finishing with 11 total points.
“I think we learned a lot from this trip, but growth is optional," said head coach Jody Adams.
NM State stays within the borderland for its next trip, traveling to El Paso, Texas, for the Battle of I-10 against UTEP on Saturday, Jan. 31. Tip-off from the Don Haskins Center is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT, streaming live on ESPN+ with live stats available at nmstatesports.com/stats.
