Box Score SILVER CITY, N.M. – Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) had a first half to remember. She tallied 16 points in the first half and ended with 19, while fellow senior Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) added nine points as the Western New Mexico University women's basketball team held a two-point halftime lead before Regis stormed back to defeat the Mustangs, 81-62, Saturday night in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference action.


Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) started the night strong for WNMU (0-24, 0-21 RMAC) as she recorded the first points of the game on a three-pointer.


Regis (11-16, 9-12 RMAC) came back to open a three-point lead and one they would get as high as 12 at the 4:24 mark.
The Mustangs came roaring back in a big way, with Tucker hitting a pair of threes to cut the deficit to six. After RU scored a layup, Sanchez answered with a layup and then Tucker drilled two more three-pointers to tie the game at 29. Larissa Loera (Mira Loma, CA/Jurupa Valley High School) gave WNMU a lead at halftime as she took a pass from Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) off the fastbreak and hit the jumper for a 31-29 lead at halftime.


WNMU opened the second half just like the first half with Wohltman hitting a three-pointer 45 seconds in for a 34-29 lead.
The Mustangs would hold a five-point lead for the last time at 18:36 mark on a layup by Heather Hamilton (Ely, NV/White Pine High School).


The Rangers came back with a hug run a 16-0 run over the next four minutes to turn a five-point deficit into an 11-point lead, 47-36.


A Hamilton free throw with 13:44 left cut the deficit to eight, 47-39, but that would be as close as WNMU would get the rest of the way with Regis pulling away for the victory.


Tucker led the Mustangs with 19 points on her senior night, along with seven assists. She hit four three-pointers. Wohltman added 11, along with nine from Sanchez on her senior night.


Regis' Kari Ameling led all-scorers with 23 points.


WNMU will close the 2011-12 season at New Mexico Highlands next Saturday night with tipoff set for 6 p.m.
 

Regis University vs Western New Mexico
02/18/12 5:35 pm at Silver City, NM (Drag's Court)
At Silver City, NM (Drag's Court)
REGIS UNIVERSITY 81, WESTERN NEW MEXICO 62
REGIS UNIVERSITY (11-16, 9-12 RMAC)
Kari Ameling 10-14 3-4 23; Brandi Collins 6-14 1-2 18; Tae'lor Purdy 5-16
5-6 17; Sarah Feeney 2-4 5-5 9; Meghan Hollenga 1-3 4-5 6; Kara Larson 2-5
0-0 4; Kellie Deremo 1-4 0-0 2; Sarah Seefeldt 1-1 0-0 2; LaShai Powells 0-0
0-0 0; Bri Simbeck 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 18-22 81.
WESTERN NEW MEXICO (0-24, 0-21 RMAC)
Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) 7-14 1-2 19; Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) 4-12 0-0 11; Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 4-7
0-0 9; Heather Hamilton (Ely, NV/White Pine High School) 3-7 2-4 8; Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) 3-9 0-0 7; Larissa Loera (Mira Loma, CA/Jurupa Valley High School) 2-2
0-0 5; Desiree Young (North Ogden, UT/Weber High School) 1-4 0-0 3; Susie Guerrero (Willcox, AZ/Willcox High School) 0-0 0-0 0; Sasha Montez (Waianae, HI/Nanakuli High School) 0-1
0-0 0. Totals 24-56 3-6 62.
Regis University..............   29   52  -   81
Western New Mexico............   31   31  -   62
3-point goals--Regis University 7-24 (Brandi Collins 5-11; Tae'lor Purdy
2-9; Kellie Deremo 0-3; Sarah Feeney 0-1), Western New Mexico 11-29 (Amanda
Tucker 4-8; Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) 3-9; Kassie Scott (El Paso, TX/Coronado High School) 1-4; Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 1-4;
Larissa Loera (Mira Loma, CA/Jurupa Valley High School) 1-1; Desiree Young (North Ogden, UT/Weber High School) 1-3). Fouled out--Regis University-None,
Western New Mexico-Heather Hamilton (Ely, NV/White Pine High School). Rebounds--Regis University 47 (Meghan
Hollenga 15), Western New Mexico 23 (Morgan Wohltman (Queen Creek, AZ/Highland High School) 5; Lonnie Sanchez (Scottsdale, AZ/St. Mary's High School) 5).
Assists--Regis University 17 (Brandi Collins 11), Western New Mexico 17
(Amanda Tucker (Las Cruces, NM/Mayfield High School) 7). Total fouls--Regis University 7, Western New Mexico 18.
Technical fouls--Regis University-None, Western New Mexico-None. A-376