EL PASO, Texas (Interstat) — Hunter Hernandez scored 36 points to lead the UC Irvine women’s basketball team to a 93-72 victory over UTEP on Thursday night at Don Haskins Center.

The Anteaters improved to 11-2 overall by pulling away after halftime. They led 43-28 at the break and erupted for 32 points in the third quarter to secure the nonconference win. Hernandez, a guard from San Jose, California, added one assist in 34 minutes.

Shirel Nahum added 11 points and four assists for UC Irvine. Portia Adams led the Miners (7-3) with 18 points. Ndack Mbengue added 17 points for UTEP in front of a crowd of 905.