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The University of Texas Pan-American Broncs women's basketball team opens up a stretch of six-straight games away from home on Tuesday when the visit the University of Texas-El Paso Miners at 8:05 p.m.

The Broncs haven't faced the Miners since January 2, 2006.










What you need to know from the Broncs' 66-61 loss to Texas State on Friday:

• The Broncs led 46-38 with 12:03 remaining, tied for their largest lead of the game.
• LaQuita Garner hit 4-of-8 shots from behind the arc while scoring a team-high 19 points. She also had a game-high two blocked shots.
• Donna Jackson and Erin Lewis each recorded a team-high seven rebounds and a game-high two steals. Jackson added 12 points while Lewis dished out seven assists.
• The Broncs made one more field goal that the Bobcats (24-to-23) and the same number of three-pointers (seven).

Other Notes:

LOCAL FLAVOR: Longtime Rio Grande Valley standout Bianca Torre is now in her third season with the Broncs. Torre played her high school career as a four-year letter winner at Harlingen South. She was named the Rio Grande Valley's MVP and averaged 25 points per game in her high school career. Torre was an impact player last season. She started 31 games and averaged a team-high 16.9 points. Torre is on her way to break the school record in ten different categories such as field goals made, field goal percentage, three-point field goals made, assists and steals.  
 
NEW HORSES IN THE STABLE – UTPA has six new players this season. All five starters return from last year's team and six other players also come back to the Green and White.
 
DASHING DENNY: Denny Downing is now in his third season as Head Coach of the UTPA women's basketball program. He led the Broncs to a 12-19 record in his second season with the Green and White, which tied the program record for fifth most wins in a season.

NEXT UP: The Broncs play McNeese State in the first day of the Houston Classic at the University of Houston on Friday at 5:00 p.m.