LOGAN, Utah – Utah State women's basketball lost to New Mexico, 69-54, on Wednesday night at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Sophomore guard Elise Livingston led the Aggies out of the gate with a pair of 3-pointers in the opening quarter to help the Aggies draw even with the Lobos at 10-10 entering the second quarter. The Lobos then used an 8-0 burst early in the frame to take tentative hold of the contest. Junior guard/forward Jamisyn Heaton scored five points in the quarter while Livingston, senior forward Rachel Wilson, junior guard Aaliyah Gayles and freshman guard Aitana Rosello Lopez each added buckets to help the Aggies remain in contact entering halftime down, 32-23.

USU trimmed the deficit down further to seven points following a Gayles 3-pointer before back-to-back Lobo 3s restored a double-digit advantage for the visitors. New Mexico led by as many as 17 before the Aggies battled back with five-straight points, including a converted and-one opportunity by Heaton, her second three-point play of the quarter. Utah State cut the lead down to 12 points on multiple occasions spanning into the fourth quarter before New Mexico responded with a 13-4 stretch to seal the road victory.

Gayles led the Aggies with 15 points, also adding four rebounds and a steal. Livingston finished with 14 points on 5-of-10 shooting, including a pair of 3s, plus three rebounds. Heaton added 11 points and a team-high two blocks, also tying for the team lead in rebounds with five alongside Wilson, who finished with six points plus two assists, one steal and a block. Senior guard Karyn Sanford led the team with three assists.

Utah State shot 36.4 percent (20-of-55) from the floor, 18.2 percent (4-of-22) from 3-point range and 83.3 percent (10-of-12) from the free throw line. The Aggies also held the Lobos to 36.9 percent shooting (24-of-65) for the game, though UNM managed a 50.0 percent (12-of-24) mark from 3-point territory. USU managed to outscore the Lobos in the paint, 28-22, and carried a 12-10 edge in points off turnovers.

The Aggies recorded only nine personal fouls in the contest, marking USU's third game this season with single-digit fouls, tying the most in program history alongside the 2011-12 and 2021-22 seasons. Utah State also recorded only eight turnovers, making it just the second time USU has ever recorded single-digit fouls and turnovers in the same game in program history.

Up Next
Utah State (6-21, 2-16) heads to the road for the final time of the regular season to take on Boise State on Saturday, Feb. 28, at 2 p.m. (MT). The Aggies will then return to the Spectrum one final time to celebrate Senior Day against Nevada on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. (MT).

Tickets
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