Wildcats Fall to Miners in Tournament Opener

EL PASO, Tex. -- The Weber State women's basketball team fell to 2-3 on the season Friday as the UTEP Miners (3-2) claimed a 70-58 win in the opening game of the UTEP Thanksgiving Classic at the Don Haskins Center.

Abby Thorderson did her best to keep the Wildcats in the game, scoring a career-high 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting from the floor to lead all scorers in the game. The younger of the Thorderson sisters hit four three-point shots and also dished out four assists in 22 minutes off the bench.

The Miners scored the game's first nine points to grab an early lead and would never trail. UTEP led by as many as 19 points and led by 16 points before Abby Thorderson and Caela Mohre each hit a three-pointer over the last 40 seconds to trim the lead to 12.

Tonya Schnibbe added 13 points and six assists, while Caitlin Anderson chipped in with eight points and eight rebounds.

Jareica Hughes led four Miners in double figures, scoring 13 points on 4 of 7 shooting. Hughes became the Miners' all-time leading scorer during the game. Briana Green added 12 points for UTEP, while Timika Williams and Dietra Caldwell each added 10.

The Wildcats will face Youngstown State on Saturday in the third/fourth place game of the tournament. The Penguins fell to Louisiana-Monroe in the second game played in the tournament's opening round. Weber State's game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.

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Caitlin Anderson

Caela Mohre

Abby Palmer

Tonya Schnibbe

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