Lady Colts drop first district game to Ruidoso

Left: NMMI's Emily Spaniel with the shot from the low post. Center: Defense in the paint by Lady Colt Paulina Sanchez. Right: Pull up jumper from Institute forward Olive Amechi. (NMMI Sports Press Photos)
Left: NMMI's Emily Spaniel with the shot from the low post. Center: Defense in the paint by Lady Colt Paulina Sanchez. Right: Pull up jumper from Institute forward Olive Amechi. (NMMI Sports Press Photos)
Posted: Jan 31, 2023

NMMI Sports Press

The Lady Colt Basketball team suffered another huge loss Tuesday night at the Godfrey Athletic Center, falling behind 12-0 in the first quarter and going on to lose 65-32 to the visiting Ruidoso Lady Warriors.

Senior forward Emily Spaniel led NMMI with 17 points, most of which came in the second half. Senior forward Olive Amechi had another 10 point night and senior guard Alahana Picos chipped in with three.

The Lady Colts didn’t score double-digits in a quarter until the final period where they scored nearly half their point total.

Much like the Gateway Lady Warriors last night, these Lady Warriors put the pressure on NMMI from baseline to baseline, forcing turnovers and making it very difficult to find open passing lanes or get an open shot.

Ruidoso senior point guard Gabriella Portillo scored a game-high 31 points, including seven 3s and 2-of-5 from the charity stripe.

The Lady Colts (2-6, 0-1 in District 4-3A) have their next two district games at home, but must then finish out the season with three-straight road contests.

Tucumcari comes to town Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. matchup at the Godfrey.

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  • Sun, 05/05 | Baseball at Howard College L, 12-11 (Final) BX
  • Sat, 05/04 | Baseball at Howard College L, 6-5 (Final - 7 innings) BX
  • Sat, 05/04 | Colt Varsity Baseball Ruidoso HS vs. Colt Varsity Baseball 3 - 5 (11:00 am MDT) PH | V
  • Sat, 05/04 | Colt Varsity Baseball Ruidoso HS vs. Colt Varsity Baseball 1 - 11 (1:00 pm MDT) V
  • Fri, 05/03 | Baseball at Howard College L, 8-3 (Final) BX
  • Fri, 05/03 | Baseball at Howard College L, 6-5 (Final - 7 innings) BX
  • Thu, 05/02 | Colt Golf Colt Classic 9th place R | PH
  • Tue, 04/30 | Colt Golf Black/Murphy Invitational 4th place R
  • Tue, 04/30 | Colt Varsity Baseball Tucumcari HS vs. Colt Varsity Baseball 0 - 11 (4:00 pm MDT)
  • Tue, 04/30 | Colt Varsity Baseball Tucumcari HS vs. Colt Varsity Baseball 0 - 14 (6:00 pm MDT)
  • Sat, 04/27 | Baseball vs. Amarillo College W, 9-8 (Final) RC | BX | PH | V
  • Sat, 04/27 | Baseball vs. Amarillo College L, 14-1 (Final - 5 innings) RC | BX | PH | V
  • Sat, 04/27 | Colt Varsity Baseball Colt Varsity Baseball at East Mountain HS 5 - 10 (11:00 am MDT)
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  • Fri, 04/26 | Baseball vs. Amarillo College W, 10-2 (Final - 7 innings) RC | BX | PH | V
  • Fri, 04/26 | Baseball vs. Amarillo College W, 11-1 (Final - 6 innings) RC | BX | PH | V
  • Thu, 04/25 | Colt Tennis District 4 Tourney G1 - No. 3 @ No. 2 L 5-4 (3:00 pm) PH
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  • Mon, 04/22 | Colt Golf Artesia Invite 4th place R
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