Wednesday, November 12, 2014
                                                                                      
PORTALES, N.M. — After a season which saw the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team win four of its first five Lone Star Conference games, the Zias are ready to tip off the 2014-15 season and make a run at their third conference tournament appearance in four seasons. If Sunday afternoon's performance against NCAA Division I University of New Mexico is a sign of things to come, Eastern will be a vastly improved team, this season.
 
Tipping Off
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The Zias will be tipping off their second season under head coach Josh Prock. Of the seven previous head coaches, three have produced winning seasons in their second year at the helm (Bernie Barras 1978, Wayne Moore 1982, and Dan Buzard 2003).
 
The Zias will play a number of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Heartland Conference and Sunshine State Conference opponents during the first semester. Eastern will also face Northern New Mexico and have exhibitions against Texas-El Paso and New Mexico State. In the spring semester, the Zias have a 16-game slate against Lone Star Conference opposition, in their chase to return to the conference tournament in Allen, Texas.
 
The Zias enter their 41st season of play and will be looking to snap a 12-game skid. The Zias last victory came in a resounding 90-76 decision over Texas A&M-Commerce.
 
The three top scorers from last year return: Tori Tucker (Sr., F, Portales, N.M./Floyd HS/Howard College) (11.5 ppg/6.9 rpg), Jasmine Johnson (Sr., P, DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto HS) (10 ppg/5.6 rpg) and Jordyn Cooper (Jr., G, Texico, N.M./Texico HS) (9.3 ppg).
 
 
Inside the Series
 
The lone meeting with Colorado School of Mines was played on November 17, 2000, in Goodwell, Okla. The Zias dropped a 53-36 decision and trailed 24-19 at halftime. Katheryne Hickman and Lenni Hartley each had eight points, while Lisa Rollins finished with eight rebounds.
 
This weekend will mark the first meeting with University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.
 
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West Texas A&M won the LSC last season with a 15-1 record and reached the NCAA Championship game. The Lady Buffs defeated Tarleton State for the conference tournament title. Tarleton State and Texas Woman's tied for second place. WT was picked first in the preseason poll, with Midwestern coming in second. ENMU was picked seventh, ahead of Texas A&M-Commerce and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
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Last season, the Orediggers posted an 11-15 record with a 1012 mark in the RMAC. Before dropping the season finale at Colorado Christian, Colorado Mines had won four straight games.
 
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Last season, UC-Colorado Springs posted a 13-14 record and went 12-10 in RMAC play. The Mountain Lions placed eighth in the conference and dropped a 70-57 decision to first place Colorado Mesa in the first round of the league championships.
 
Looking Ahead
 
Next weekend, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will head to The Pit in Albuquerque, to face cross-state rival, Western New Mexico University. The Zias will open the home schedule on Tuesday, November 25, against Fort Lewis College.