UC Irvine 93, at UTEP 72

EL PASO, Texas (Interstat) — Hunter Hernandez poured in 36 points and UC Irvine used a dominant third-quarter surge to pull away from UTEP for a 93-72 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Thursday night at Don Haskins Center. The Anteaters, improving to 11-2, turned a competitive contest into a rout by outscoring the Miners 32-22 in the pivotal third period. That explosion extended a five-point halftime lead to 15 points entering the final quarter, and UTEP never threatened again. Hernandez, a 5-foot-9 guard from San Jose, California, was the catalyst throughout. She scored from all levels, hitting jumpers,… Read more...