PORTALES, N.M. – Eastern New Mexico Women's Basketball close out the 2023-2024 season with a home-and-home series against Western New Mexico this weekend. ENMU plays their final home game on Thursday, Feb. 29, with a first tip set at 5 p.m. Then, the Greyhounds conclude the season on Saturday, Mar. 2^nd, traveling to Silver City, N.M. to play Western New Mexico at 12 p.m. Senior day ceremonies will take place during halftime of the men's basketball game, scheduled for 7 p.m.

TUNE IN

• This week's games will be covered on the LSC Digital Network. The LSC Digital Network will now offer a single game pass for $15, a monthly pass for $30, and a yearly pass for $140. 2/29 ENMU vs WNMU | 3/2 ENMU vs WNMU
• Thursday's game will be broadcast on 1450 AM and CowCountryRadio.com, while Saturday's contest will be broadcast on 105.9 KSEL-FM and KSELCountry.com with Donald "Doc" Elder calling the action.
• Eastern New Mexico play at Greyhound Arena for the final time this season, while traveling to Silver City on Saturday to play WNMU. Single game tickets are available through the ENMU Athletics website (A single ticket covers entrance into ENMU WBB and MMB for a single day), while tickets are $10 for general admission at Western N.M.: ENMU Tickets | WNMU Tickets.
• Live stats will be available for each contest this week: 2/29 ENMU vs WNMU | 3/2 ENMU vs WNMU

LAST TIME OUT

The Greyhounds played two exciting games in their last outing. First, Oklahoma Christian swiped a game from Eastern with a late basket and free throw with just one second left to play, 59-58. Deja Adrian led all scorers with 21 points in the game, while Ishuana Hunter finished with a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds). Then, the Greyhounds grabbed a vital 56-54 win against UAFS, scoring with three seconds left in the game to get the win. ENMU finished the final three minutes of the game with a 10-3 streak, with Adrian scoring the go-ahead basket.

SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS

Eastern New Mexico enter the final week of the season with a 9-17 record, while holding a 5-15 conference record. ENMU's offense score 59.7 points per game (ppg) while allowing 63.8 ppg. The Greyhounds are shooting 39.1% from the floor, posting a 28.8% 3PT percentage, and while sporting a 73.6% free throw percentage. Eastern average 32.5 rebounds per game (rpg), while allowing just 32.7 rpg (3^rd in LSC). On offense, the Greyhounds are distributing 9.8 assists per game (apg). Eastern's defense pokes away the 5^th most steals in the LSC, 9.5 steals per game (spg), while posting 1.3 blocks per game (bpg).

Hunter leads the team averaging 14.4 ppg and 7.9 rpg, while Adrian leads the team in total points and total rebounds (365 points, 14.0 ppg, 132 rebounds, and 5.1 rpg). Jaz Salon runs point for the ENMU offense, providing 2.5 apg. Vanessa Oduah contributes in all areas, scoring 7.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 apg, and 1.5 spg. Alecia Whyte is coming off their best game of the season against UAFS, scoring 14 points with six rebounds.

SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS

Western New Mexico look to close out their season on a positive note, holding a 9-16 record with a 4-16 record in LSC play. WNMU ended an eight-game losing streak in their last game, beating Oklahoma Christian 72-66 on Saturday, Feb. 24. Prior to that, WNMU dropped a home game to UAFS on Feb. 22^nd, 59-55.

The Mustangs are one of the top blocking teams in the conference, sporting 3.1 bpg, giving up 63.7 ppg. On offense, WNMU average 57.8 ppg, holding a 37.6% field goal percentage, 28.3% from deep, and 65.8% from the foul line. Western New Mexico passes out 10.5 apg, post 34.4 rpg, while grabbing 6.5 spg.

Sydney Wright is the only double-digit scorer for Western New Mexico, posting 11.0 ppg and a team high 2.5 apg. Diamond Moore controls the glass with a team best 6.1 rpg, while Eliza Jones has 1.1 bpg (5^th in LSC) with 5.3 rbg. Additionally, the Mustangs have four other scorers averaging six points per game or better, Brooke Rodgers has a team best 1.2 spg on defense.