HOBBS, N.M. – Senior Jaylan Price-Johnson scored a team-high nine points and four rebounds, but Northern New Mexico defeated University of the Southwest women's basketball 86-51 in non-conference action Wednesday evening at the Maddox Student Life Center.
 
The first half was evenly matched and the Eagles went into the break with a 39-31 lead.
 
NNM outscored USW 23-8 in the third quarter and the Mustangs were left playing catch-up the rest of the way.
 
Sophomore guard Naomi Solsberry also added nine points and was 3-for-4 at the free-throw line. Freshman Jasmine Stansell came off the bench scored eight points to go along with four rebounds and a block.
 
Junior Catarina Garcia helped out with five points and six boards.
 
As a team, the Mustangs shot 33 percent (21-of-62) from the field, however, USW hit 40 percent (12-of-30) of its shots in the first half.
 
USW returns to the court Thursday at NCAA Division II Lubbock Christian.