Women’s Basketball Ranked 16th in LSC Preseason Poll, Sapien Named Player to Watch

SILVER CITY, N.M. – Western New Mexico University women’s basketball enters the 2026-27 season ranked 16th in the Lone Star Conference (LSC) Preseason Poll, while sophomore point guard Jordan Sapien (El Paso, TX/Pebble Hills High School) earned recognition as one of the conference’s Players to Watch following a standout freshman campaign. The Mustangs received 109 points in the preseason poll, placing them 16th in the 17-team conference. Texas Woman’s claimed the top spot with 828 points and 31 first-place votes, followed by West Texas A&M (794), UT Tyler (755), Lubbock Christian (743) and Eastern New Mexico (644). Western New Mexico…