LAS VEGAS – The New Mexico State women's basketball team matches up with undefeated and top-ranked California Baptist in a Western Athletic Conference semifinal at the Orleans Arena on Friday, March 12, at 12 p.m. (MT).
 
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Where to Watch
Aggie Nation can stream all the action from this week's WAC Tournament live on ESPN+.
 
Listen Up!
In-market fans can listen to Friday's showdown live on 91.5FM KRUX with Adam Young on the call. Out of market fans can stream live audio on TuneIn as well as the TuneIn app.
 
Follow Along
Fans can keep up with every game at the WAC Tournament thanks to live stats from StatBroadcast.
 
Quick Notes
• The Aggie defense forces 19.5 turnovers per game, good enough for second in the WAC.
 
• NM State's 12.6 offensive rebounds per game rank second in the conference. The Aggies lead league with a 33.4-percent offensive rebound percentage.
 
• NM State shoots the three ball effectively, ranking second in the WAC with a 33.2-percent clip from deep.
 
• Among qualifying players, Aaliyah Prince finished the regular season shooting 45.8-percent from the floor which ranks seventh in the conference and first among WAC guards.  
 
• Shania Harper recorded her second-career double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in NM State's 56-46 quarterfinal win over Seattle U
 
• The Aggies are now 15-5 overall at the Orleans arena following Wednesday's win over Seattle U and 12-1 since the 2014-15 season.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scouting the Lancers
The top-seeded Lancers are undefeated at 22-0 entering Friday's semifinal matchup. California Baptist took two games from the Aggies earlier this year.
 
CBU is a handful, boasting four All-WAC honorees including WAC Player of the Year Ane Olaeta. The 5-4 point guard was a force all season as she averaged 12.3 points and dished out 7.6 assists per game to lead the NCAA in that category.
 
The Lancers leading scorer and rebounder, Britney Thomas, was named First-Team All-WAC after posting 13.7 points and 8.5 rebounds per game while shooting 66.3-percent from the floor. Another CBU post, Caitlyn Harper, was named Second-Team All-WAC after she scored 13.5 points and grabbed 7.5 boards per game. Freshman Nicole Avila-Ambrosi was named to the WAC All-Newcomer Team as she posted 10.9 points while shooting .394 from deep in her first season.
 
Last Time Out
The Aggies held Seattle U to just 27.0-percent shooting and led wire-to-wire to pick up a 56-46 win over Seattle U in the WAC quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 10.
 
Shania Harper posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs, while Aaliyah Prince scored 12 and grabbed eight rebounds. Soufia Inoussa was lethal from deep, scoring 11 points on 3-5 shooting from three.
 
As a team, NM State outrebounded the Redhawks 46-33 and held Seattle's leading scorer, McKenzi Williams, to 10 points, 5,4 points below her season average.  
 
Up Next
Should the Aggies take down California Baptist, they would advance to the WAC title game against the winner of the GCU/UVU semifinal on Saturday, March 13, at 3 p.m. (MT).