Lady Colts blast Hatch Valley 51-20

Left: NMMI point guard Aleyah Andrews with the contested shot in the paint. Center: Abigail Birdsong brings the ball up the court after a steal. Right: Kaytlyn Lackey gets up to block a Hatch three-point attempt. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Left: NMMI point guard Aleyah Andrews with the contested shot in the paint. Center: Abigail Birdsong brings the ball up the court after a steal. Right: Kaytlyn Lackey gets up to block a Hatch three-point attempt. (NMMI Sports Press photos)
Posted: Jan 10, 2026

On Saturday afternoon New Mexico Military Institute improved to 7-1 on the year with a 51-20 win over Hatch Valley in the Godfrey Athletic Center. With the loss, Hatch Valley falls to 1-11 to open the season.

Q1

In the first quarter both teams were establishing their rhythm. For Hatch Valley, Caydence Roberts scored five of the seven points for the Lady Bears. Sophia Houlguin added a bucket. Fouled on her three-point attempt, Aleyah Andrews tallied points in the period as the Colts trailed 7-5 after the first eight minutes.

Q2

After just one point in the first quarter, Kaytlyn Lackey followed up by tallying eight points in the second quarter as NMMI constructed a 19-1 run in the period. Aleyah Andrews scored seven in the period to help give the Lady Colts a 24-8 lead heading into halftime.

Q3

In the third quarter NMMI allowed Hatch Valley to score just six points in eight minutes and seven over the last two quarters combined. Neveah Clark tallied six points in the frame, and she scored half of the Lady Colts 12 third-quarter points. Jaydn Wade scored a bucket as NMMI outscored Hatch Valley 12-6 to take a 36-14 lead into the final quarter.

Q4

With a double-digit lead the NMMI defense did not let up as they held Hatch Valley to just six points in the final eight minutes of the contest. Caydence Roberts tallied all six points for the Bears in the final period. For the Lady Colts, the final quarter saw five different scorers as NMMI shared the ball. Neveah Clark scored five of the Colts 15 fourth-quarter points. Aleyah Andrews added four more to her total as the Colts secured the 51-20 win.

Head Coach Lawerence Hall on the win, “our defense looked a lot better than last night. We forced tough shots and didn’t allow them to score more than seven points a quarter,” Hall said. “Despite being down early the girls were not phased … they were able to weather the early momentum by Hatch,” Hall said. “We do have some things to work on. We let them take too many shots and we need to grab more rebounds to help us out. However, I am proud of the team effort and how we played defense,” Hall said.

UP NEXT

NMMI returns to action on Tuesday, January 13 when they host Loving High School in the Godfrey Athletic Center at 6 p.m.

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