WKU 60
Texas-El Paso 92
Final
  for this game

UTEP cruises into second round with easy victory

Mar 23, 2008 - 5:55 AM PALO ALTO, California (Ticker) -- Natasha Lacy scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead seventh-seeded Texas-El Paso to a 92-60 drubbing of 10th-seeded Western Kentucky in a first-round NCAA Tournament matchup in the Spokane Region on Saturday.

Jareica Hughes contributed 17 points while Kasia Krezel added 15 for the Miners (28-3), who will next face No. 2 seed Stanford in the second round.

UTEP put together a 14-0 run midway through the second half to seal the victory. The Miners shot 53 percent (19-0f-36) from the field in the second half, including 7-of-11 from beyond the 3-point arc.

Dominique Duck had 18 points and seven rebounds and Crystal Kelly added 17 and seven for Western Kentucky (26-8), which surrendered 30 points off 22 turnovers.








  • WKU: 60
    TEXAS-EL PASO: 92
    Final

    Mar 23 12:38 AM


  • WKU: 31
    TEXAS-EL PASO: 38
    Halftime

    Mar 23 12:21 AM

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