PORTALES, N.M. – The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team hosts its home opener on Monday, November 9 at 5 p.m. against Fort Lewis in the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena. The Hounds have a busy week with back-to-back games happening this upcoming weekend after its home opener. Eastern will face Regis on Friday, November 13 at 5:30 p.m. and close out the week with a game against Adams State on Saturday, November 14 at 5:30 p.m. with both games happening in the Steve Loy Family Foundation Arena.
 
SCOUTING THE GREYHOUNDS
The Greyhounds officially begin its season this week but are coming off of two exhibition losses against Rice and Houston.
The Hounds enter the season with an exciting new roster that includes eight transfers and one New Mexico native freshman, along with five returners from the previous season's team. These returners include seniors Daci Smith, Toyah Montgomery, Mekhila Brown, and sophomore and junior Hannah Jensen and Kaitlyn Edmondson, respectively.
The incoming transfers include seniors Paris Gaines, Cacia Antonio, juniors Eleionna Brown, Daniya McDonald, Delfina Cergneux, sophomores Jaila Childress and Makayla Vation, and graduate student Jeanette Fine. New Mexico native Desta Rose is the sole freshman on the team this season and comes to the Greyhounds from Logan, N.M.
The Hounds enter the season with momentum from the 2025-26 season in which the team finished 20-11 overall and 15-5 in conference play, reaching the LSC semifinals and the first round of the South Central Regional Tournament. ENMU defeated Lubbock Christian to make it to the LSC semifinals in which the team fell to Texas Woman's.
Eastern was selected to finish fifth in the 2026-27 Lone Star Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll, receiving 644 points and one first-place vote from coaches, sports information directors, and media representatives.
 
SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS

• This week also marks the start of game play for the Skyhawks.
• Fort Lewis finished the 2025-26 with an 18-11 overall record and 11-9 in the RMAC conference.
• The team averaged 69.3 points per game and held opponents to 66.7, while also averaging 13.1 steals and 20.9 points off turnovers.
• Offensively, the team averaged 13.2 assists and 37.8 rebounds per game.
• The Skyhawks were selected to finish fifth in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Hounds currently hold the overall record against the Skyhawks 18-12.

 
SCOUTING THE RANGERS

• The Rangers finished the previous season 2-21 and 2-18 in the RMAC.
• Regis averaged 56.7 points per game, 6.7 steals per game, and 33.7 rebounds per game.
• The Rangers were picked to finish 15th in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Greyhounds have only faced the Rangers three times in history with the record being 2-1 in favor of ENMU.

 
SCOUTING THE GRIZZLIES

• The Grizzlies went 22-11 overall and 15-5 in the RMAC this previous season.
• The team averaged 69.3 points per game last season while holding opponents to 64.5 points per game.
• The Grizzlies also averaged 34.7 rebounds, 11.0 steals, and 11.7 assists per game.
• Adams State was selected to finish ninth in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Hounds are tied with the Grizzlies 7-7 in the all-time series between the teams.