LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Tonight’s women’s basketball game between Fresno State and New Mexico State has been cancelled due to power use restrictions in Las Cruces.
The region has been hit by unseasonably cold weather, causing rolling blackouts throughout parts of New Mexico. As a result, New Mexico State has been closed for the past two days.
"Over the past several days, we have all had to make sacrifices," NM State athletic director Dr. McKinley Boston said. "Using the power necessary to operate a game and placing the extra stress on the fragile power grid is not prudent when our community is faced with potential power outages at home. In consultation with President Couture, El Paso Electric, Special Events and the WAC office, we have decided that cancelling tonight’s game is in the best interest of the community."
The game will be made up at a later date, which has yet to be determined .