PORTALES, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team earned a 75-61 victory over Fort Lewis for its home opener on Monday night at the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.
 
The Greyhounds led 20-19 after the first quarter and 42-41 at half-time before pulling away in the second half to secure the win. Eastern New Mexico outshot Fort Lewis from the floor, hitting 25 out of 52 for 48.1% to the Skyhawks' 23 of 67 for 34.3% and outrebounded the opposing team 48-29.
 
Junior guard Cacia Antonio led all scorers with 22 points on 5 out of 12 shooting, adding a game-high of 11 free made free throws, eight rebounds and five assists. Senior forward Kaitlyn Edmondson posted a double-double with 14 points and a game-high of 14 rebounds, while Delfina Cergneux chipped in eight points and nine boards off the bench.
 
Mekhila Brown added nine points, and Jaila Childress knocked down two threes for eight. Toyah Montgomery also added six points and five rebounds of her own.
 
Eastern New Mexico forced 25 turnovers and turned them into 29 points, while Fort Lewis managed just 13 points in the paint. The Greyhound's bench outscored the Skyhawk's reserves 41-19 and ENMU shot 19 out of 25 free throws on the night.
 
This win brings the overall record of the Greyhounds to 1-0 and 19-12 in the all-time series over the Skyhawks.
 
ENMU is back in action at the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena on Friday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. against Regis.