Although the Cardinal fell to #8 in the polls after their loss to Baylor, coach Dan Flanagan says, "I don't want to criticize them at all. I don't want anything on their bulletin board about what I said. They are missing one great athlete (Wiggins) that they had last year, but they have four of their starting five back again and they are very physical, very talented, execute very well, are well coached. Maybe not as athletic as last year, but they are young and I think eventually they are going to be one of the top five teams in the nation."
UNM does have something the Cardinal don't have: a perfect record. The Lobos are 3-0 after winning the Basketball Travelers Tip-Off Tournament in The Pit.
It will be interesting to see how the MVP of the tournament, 6'-3" Angela Hartill does against the inside talent of Stanford. It's important for the Lobos to get points from Hartill because she is the main threat inside and a good game from her in the paint opens up the perimeter more for the Lobo long guns. Read more...
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