Clark and Lackey combine for 46 points in 59-48 win over Hot Springs Friday night

Left: Cross-over dribble by Nevaeh Clark before beginning her dribble-drive into the paint. Center: Close-range shot by Angel Flores-Vargas. Right: Baseline move and shot by the game's top scorer, Kaytlyn Lackey. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Left: Cross-over dribble by Nevaeh Clark before beginning her dribble-drive into the paint. Center: Close-range shot by Angel Flores-Vargas. Right: Baseline move and shot by the game's top scorer, Kaytlyn Lackey. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Posted: Jan 09, 2026

On Friday night New Mexico Military Institute improved to 6-1 on the season with a 59-48 win over Hot Springs High School at the Godfrey Athletic Center. With the loss, the Lady Tigers dipped to 3-8 overall.

Q1

In the first quarter Aleyah Andrews scored five points with a three early on followed up by a pair of free throws to lead the Lady Colts. Kaytlyn Lackey got her night started with a quiet first quarter, scoring four points to give NMMI a 11-5 lead after the first eight minutes.

Q2

In the second period, the Lady Colts were outscored 16-12. Hot Springs shared the ball as they had five different scorers in the period, the only quarter that more than three players scored for the Lady Tigers. Neveah Clark and Kaytlyn Lackey scored all 12 points for NMMI to close out the first half.

Q3

In the third quarter it was the Lackey and Clark show. After a quiet first quarter, Lackey scored 10 of her 26 total points in the quarter to create a seven-point lead after the first three quarters. Neveah Clark added in seven of her own as the duo scored 17 of the 17 points for the Lady Colts in the period. On defense, Hot Springs was held to 12 points as six of those were scored at the free throw line.

Q4

Up by seven points the NMMI kept their foot on the gas in the final quarter. In the final period, Neveah Clark went 4-for-4 at the free throw line as she tallied eight points in the quarter to lead all scorers. Hot Springs attempted to comeback late but three consecutive steals late in the game by Kaytlyn Lackey secured the 59-48 win for the Lady Colts.

Head Coach Lawerence Hall on the win, “I’m extremely proud of our girls and how they responded in the third quarter. After a sloppy finish to the first half, I challenged the team and answered that challenge almost immediately,” Hall said. “I told them if they want to be a high-level team this is how we have to navigate through the storm and find a way to not only do our best but get back in front and that’s exactly what they did all the second half,” Hall said.

UP NEXT

NMMI will be back in action Saturday, January 10 when they host Hatch Valley at 2 p.m. in the Godfrey Athletic Center.

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