Box Score RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada women's basketball team improved to 12-3, 1-1 in the Western Athletic Conference, after defeating Boise State 68-51 in front of 901 Wolf Pack faithful at Lawlor Events Center Saturday.
Nevada had three athletes score in double-digits: senior co-captains Tahnee Robinson and Shavon Moore, and senior Marissa Hammond. Robinson connected for 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds in just her second game back with the team. Robinson missed two non-conference games while mourning the loss of her grandfather. Moore recorded 13 points and nine rebounds before fouling out in the fourth-quarter. Hammond was the leading scorer off the bench, with 14 points, connecting on all of her field goal attempts and shooting 80 percent from the line.
As a team, the Pack shot 36.7 percent, hitting 22 of 60 field goals including four three-pointers. Nevada outscored Boise State in the paint 28 to 18, and out-rebounded the Broncos 45 to 34.
Nevada will return to the court Wednesday, January 12 when it faces New Mexico State at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. at 6:05 p.m. Tickets are available online at nevadawolfpack.com or by calling 775-682-6908. Adult tickets are $7, while youth (eighth grade and under) and seniors (65 and older) tickets are $4.
