TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (November 14, 2019) - The No. 13 Salt Lake Community College women's basketball team had a week off last week and used it to reinforce good habits that were learned from training camp.

This week, the Bruins return to the hardwood to build upon a 2-0 start in a tournament in New Mexico. SLCC is scheduled to play South Plains College on Friday and New Mexico Junior College on Saturday in a tournament hosted by New Mexico JC. 

SLCC coach Marcilina Grayer said her team is excited to get back to playing after a week off.

"We are excited to get back on the court this week due to having a bye weekend this past weekend," she said. "We have two huge games this week, facing No. 2 South Plains and No. 10 New Mexico; both of whom will be extremely good teams. This will definitely be a good test for us."

Salt Lake opened the season with double-digit wins over Central Wyoming and Western Wyoming in a tournament two weeks ago. This weekend's tourney in New Mexico will be the third of seven preseason tournaments the Bruins play, with their home opener coming on Nov. 29.

As for this weekend's competition, South Plains has started the 2019-20 season with an overall mark of 4-0. South Plains had one of the more impressive junior college victories of the season, downing Lamar Community College by a margin of 147-27. New Mexico is 4-2 on the season and is the host of the tourney.

The Bruins will play South Plains at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, with a Saturday matchup of New Mexico Junior College at 3:00 p.m.