Opening Tip
• Following a 10-day hiatus, the Aggies will be back in action on Tuesday afternoon as they host the Arizona-based SAGU American Indian College Warriors in the Pan American Center.
• Carrying a 3-6 record into the contest, NM State will look to return to the win column in its final contest ahead on WAC play.
• This will be the first all-time meeting between the Aggies and Warriors.
• Despite falling in the previous two games, the Aggies have only lost by a combined six points, including a four-point overtime loss to UTEP on Dec. 15.
• The year has included plenty of nail biters as the Aggies still maintain a positive scoring margin with a 3-6 record on the year.
• Head Coach Brooke Atkinson has her team in attack mode as the Aggie defense averages 18.2 forced turnovers per game to rank tied for fourth in the conference in that category.
• Offensively, the duo of Bigue Sarr and Taylor Donaldson have been two of the most efficient scorers in the WAC as Sarr has a field goal percentage of 53.5 to rank sixth in the league and Donaldson ranks ninth (.521). NM State is joined by Utah Valley as the only two schools in the WAC with two players inside the top-nine in field goal percentage in the conference. 
 
Scouting the Warriors | Roster | Schedule | Statistics
• The Warriors head to Las Cruces as winners of just one game this season, posting a 1-12 overall record.
• The lone SAGU victory came in its season opener on Oct. 21, 2021, when they defeated Bethesda, 56-46, in Anaheim, Calif.
• The Warriors are led by their point guard Christin Bahe who lead the team in points (11.4), assists (2.5), steals (2.2) and minutes per game (25.5).
• Freshman Alyssa Matthews is one of SAGU's top deep threats as she shoots 30 percent from outside and averages just under one triple per game.
• In their two most recent tilts, the Warriors have been outscored 92-176 as they fell to Benedictine Mesa and Hope International.
• Like the Aggies, the Warriors have been off the last ten days as they last took the floor on Dec. 18.
 
Last Time Out | Weber State 65, NM State 63 | Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021
• In a third straight nail-biter, the Aggies fell as they came to within a shot of the Wildcats two Saturday's ago.
• After trailing by eight points with just 6:49 remaining, the Aggies fought to pull within two points with 31 seconds remaining. NM State got the stop it needed, however, could not convert on the last second three-pointer in order to earn the win.
• Sophomore Taylor Donaldson was the Aggies top scorer for the second game in a row as she poured in 16 points in 26 minutes of action.
• Bigue Sarr looked like herself again, posting 12 points to finish behind Donaldson to rank second in the scoring column on the night.
• The Aggies also got eight points each from Molly Kaiser and Tayelin Grays, while Soufia Inoussa was the Aggies' top rebounder on the night with seven boards.
• The Wildcats scoring leader was Kori Pentzer who finished with 18 points on 6-of-14. Two of Pentzer's teammates also reached double digits as Jadyn Matthews and Emma Torbert registered 12 and 10, respectively.
 
Up Next
The Aggies will reach conference play after meeting with the Warriors. The first WAC test of the 2021-22 season will come at home against the Redhawks of Seattle U on Thursday, Dec. 30. With a contest set for Jan. 1 against Chicago State, the Aggies will wrap up their group of three games in just five days.
 
Sprinting Out of the Gate
The Aggies toppled Western New Mexico in their season opener, winning by a margin of 54 points. This marked the first 50-plus point win since last November when they derailed Park Gilbert, 92-38. Also, five Aggies reached double-digit scoring for the first time since Nov. 26, 2018 when they did so in a win over Northern New Mexico.
 
In the blowout win, the Aggies were led by Molly Kaiser who finished with a career-high 18 points. Oklahoma State transfer Bigue Sarr also had a productive night, posting 16 points and grabbing six boards in just 16 minutes of action.'

2020-21 Highlights
- Finished the regular season riding a three-game winning streak.
- Aaliyah Prince was named Second Team All-WAC and earned WAC All-Defensive Team honors.
- Took down No. 5 Seattle U in the opening round of the WAC tournament as Shania Harper posted a season-high 15 points.
 
Sights on Six
NM State will seek its sixth WAC regular season title since the 2014-15 season. The Aggies are 80-18 in conference play across the past seven seasons.
 
Preseason Picks
NM State was picked to finish in seventh place in the WAC Coaches' Poll while the media selected the Aggies to land in sixth this season.
 
The WAC media also selected junior guard Soufia Inoussa to the Second Team All-WAC list.
 
Bringing Home the Hardware
Following her final season with the Aggies, Aaliyah Prince earned Second Team All-WAC and WAC All-Defensive Team honors. Prince finished the season ranked 11th in the league in steals per game while ranking 13th in points per game.