Late Washington Run Ends UNM’s Season in WNIT Second Round

SEATTLE, Wash.— The Lobos outscored Washington 22-9 within the second quarter and 17-12 within the third quarter to take a 48-41 lead into the fourth, however the Huskies went on a 7-0 run to start out the fourth and a 10-0 run halfway by way of to win 67-56.

Viané Cumber was sensational from behind the arc, making six to complete with a game-high 20 factors. Sunday marked the second sport this season that the sophomore made six, with the opposite occasion towards Western New Mexico, when she completed together with her season excessive of twenty-two factors.

Amaya Brown completed in double figures for the third-straight sport and fourth time within the final 5, scoring 11 factors that included two three-pointers, and grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

As a crew, the Lobos completed with 10 three-pointers, simply the second crew this season that has made 10 three-pointers towards the Huskies (Oregon State additionally made 10).

Aniyah Augmon led with a game- and career-high six assists and Shaiquel McGruder completed with a game-high 4 blocks, three steals, eight factors and 4 rebounds in her remaining sport as a Lobo. It was her 18th sport this season with a number of blocks and her third with 4, and her nineteenth sport this season with a number of steals and her sixth sport with three.

The Huskies scored first 5 factors earlier than Paula Reus put Lobos on the board and two Augmon free throws pulled the Lobos inside one three minutes into the sport. After a Cumber layup made it 7-6 in favor of UW, the Huskies used a 5-0 run to achieve some separation and closed the quarter on an 8-1 run to guide 20-9.

A 6-0 private run by Brown on back-to-back three-pointers introduced the Lobos inside 5 at 20-15 2:30 into the second quarter, nonetheless the Huskies constructed their lead again to 10 factors at 25-15. The Lobos bought the factors proper again after which some, beginning with a Reus jumper and consecutive Cumber threes that made it a one-possession sport at 25-23. The run continued with a McGruder block that led to a fast-break layup by Brown to tie the sport in what amounted to a 10-0 UNM run. A Cumber three-pointer with 35 seconds remaining within the quarter gave UNM its first lead at 31-29 because the Lobos closed on a 6-0 run during the last 1:18 of the quarter and made six of their final eight photographs within the quarter.

UNM outscored UW 22-9 within the second quarter utilizing six three-pointers (three by Cumber) and outshot the Huskies 53.3% to twenty-eight.6% to take the lead into the break. Cumber (9 factors) and Brown (eight factors) accounted for 5 of the three-pointers with Reus making one.

Reus opened the scoring with a jumper 21 seconds into the body however the Huskies scored the subsequent 4 factors to tie the sport at 33. A McGruder layup adopted by a Cumber three put the Lobos in entrance 38-33, with the lead rising to 10 at 47-37 with 1:53 left within the third following a three-pointer by Nia Johnson and a steal and layup by Brown. The Huskies chipped away on the result in get it down to 6 earlier than the quarter got here to an finish on a free throw by Brown for the 48-41 Lobo lead.

UNM once more had the benefit within the quarter, outscoring UW 17-12 and outshooting the Huskies 58.3% to 11.8%.

A 7-0 Washington run tied the sport at 48, with Cumber responding with a three-pointer. UW answered with a three-pointer to create one other tie and proceeded to go on a 10-0 run for a 58-51 lead with 4:09 left. The margin was eight with 1:09 with the Huskies closing with three free throws for the ultimate rating.

The Lobos conclude their season 21-13 general.