

The Lobos also set a semifinal record for field goal attempts with 65, breaking Colorado State's mark of 60 (2002). New Mexico set a MWC Championship semifinal record with 28 field goals, breaking the previous record of 27 set by BYU twice (2000, 2003).She tied Julie Sullivan of BYU (2004) and Molly McKinnon of New Mexico (2001). UNLV's Brittney Thomas tied the MWC Championship junior record with seven assists.The Lobos' Mandi Moore set a new career-high with 12 rebounds, bettering her previous mark of 11 boards, which she earned several times, including Wednesday's game vs.It was Marsh's first trey of the season in two attempts. With UNLV up 7-4 and New Mexico's ball out of bounds with less than five seconds on the shot clock, New Mexico's Dionne Marsh hit a three-point bucket well beyond the NBA arc to tie the game at seven apiece.


She broke Colorado State's Sara Hunter's mark of 25 points set Wednesday, and also broke San Diego State's Ashlee Dunlap's 2003 record of 14 field goal attempts set in 2003.

Marsh also grabbed six boards in the first half. She almost scored her average in the first half alone, scoring 16 points. The MWC Newcomer of the Year notched her second career double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. New Mexico's Dionne Marsh came into today's contest averaging 16.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 2 games vs.UNLV had the ball with just over five seconds to play but Sheena Moore missed a trey as time expired. UNLV ended its almost five-minute scoreless drought with a bucket by Nikki Hitchens with :58 seconds remaining to pull the Lady Rebels to within one point, 68-67, but they would not score again as the Lobos pulled out the win. After falling down by six points with 7:42 to play in the game, New Mexico went on a 11-2 run to turn a 63-57 deficit into a 68-65 advantage with just over two minutes remaining in the game.New Mexico is now 10-3 all-time in the MWC Championship, while UNLV falls to 5-6.The Lobos won the 20 MWC Championship titles and both games so far in this season's tournament. With today's victory, New Mexico has now won eight straight MWC Championship games dating back to the 2003 tournament, a Mountain West record.Recap | Box Score | Quotes | Photo Gallery
