NM State learned its NCAA tournament fate on Monday evening and the Aggies are headed to Tempe, Ariz. to take on second-seed Arizona State this Friday, March 18.
The WAC tournament champion Aggies (26-4), who enter the tournament as a No. 15 seed, are led by 12.3 points per game from tournament MVP and first team All-WAC honoree Sasha Weber. Moriah Mack, who also earned first team All-WAC and All-Defensive team recognition, is averaging 11.7 ppg.
Led by two-time WAC Coach of the Year Mark Trakh, the Aggies ranked 26th mationally in turnover margin (4.57), 28th in turnovers forced (19.4), 29th in three point field goals per game (7.6) and 34th in steals per game (9.9).
The Sun Devils (25-6) tied with Oregon State for the Pac-12 regular season title and were upset by Cal in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 tournament. ASU is led by 10.8 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game from two-time All-Pac 12 honoree Sophie Brunner. Joing the Aggies and Sun Devils in Tempe will be Tennessee and Green Bay.
Last season, the Aggies were given a 16-seed and traveled to College Park, Md. to take on the top-seed Terrapins. NM State fell by a final of 75-57 but saw double-digit scoring from Brianna Freeman (15 points), Sasha Weber (14 points) and Tamera William (11). All three players are members of the 2015-16 squad.
NCAA Tournament First Round - Friday, March 18
Sioux Falls Region
Wells Fargo Arena - Tempe, Ariz.
No. 2 Arizona State (25-6) vs. No. 15 NM State (26-4)