Big second half powers CSU women past New Mexico

A flurry of 3-pointers and a second-half barrage helped the CSU women's basketball team take down New Mexico 78-63 Saturday afternoon at The Pit.

The Rams trailed 32-24 after sputtering to just six points in the second quarter.

Then Colorado State started its assault from 3-point land. The Rams (12-5, 4-1 Mountain West) hit 18 shots from behind the arc, led by four each from Stine Austgulen, Sofie Tryggedsson and Myanne Hamm.

Hamm, a Poudre High School graduate, scored a team-high 16 points. Austgulen filled up the stat sheet with 12 points, eight rebounds and seven assists. Ellen Nystrom had nine points, eight rebounds and six assists.

Analysis: CSU takes step back in loss to New Mexico

While the offense took off, CSU also shut down New Mexico (8-8, 4-2 MW) in the second half. The Lobos shot 29 percent after halftime and just 23 percent from 3-point territory.

CSU was outrebounded 52-34, lost the second-chance points battle 20-0 and was outscored 26-12 in the paint.

But the 3-pointer erased it all. CSU was 42 percent from long range and scored 54 points in the final 20 minutes to grab the road win.

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CSU player, New Mexico assistants argue outside arena

CSU 78, 63

CSU 18-6-23-31 — 78

UNM 14-18-18-13 — 63

CSU (12-5, 4-1) — Austgulen 4-10 0-0 12, Tvrdy 3-8 2-4 10, Kaiser 1-3 0-0 3, Nystrom 3-3 2-2 9, Gustavsson 6-13 0-0 14, Tryggedsson 5-12 0-0 14, Hamm 6-11 0-1 16.

New Mexico (8-8, 4-2) — Beynon 5-24 2-2 15, Burleson 6-13 2-2 17, Bovero 2-9 1-3 5, Keller 1-1 1-2 3, Van Der Keijl 3-6 1-2 7, Nunn 5-9 5-6 16.

Next up

Fresno State at CSU, 7 p.m. Wednesday at Moby Arena

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