They needed their swagger back.
The No. 20 Lobos (17-6, 7-3) got it and then some with a 85-51 win over Colorado State (8-13, 2-8) Wednesday night in The Pit.
New Mexico scored early and often, quickly erasing the lingering bad taste of two straight losses at BYU and Utah.
"We were really fired up," junior guard Julie Briody said. "We wanted to prove we were a better team than what we showed in Utah."
New Mexico led by as many as 37 points and stayed at least 30 points ahead of the Rams since 15:33 mark in the second half.
The Lobos out-rebounded the Rams 41 to 22 and grabbed 14 offensive boards to Colorado State's eight.
Sophomore forward Dionne Marsh led all scorers with 21 points. She also had four rebounds one assist and two blocks in 22 minutes.
Sophomore guard Brandi Kimble and junior guard Julie Briody scored 13 points apiece. Junior Judy Vogt added 11 points.

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