RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada women's basketball team will face the Idaho Vandals for the second time this season Thursday after losing the last matchup 61-56 in overtime at Lawlor Events Center on Jan. 6. Nevada is currently just three wins shy of its first ever 20-win season, sitting at 17-7 (6-5 WAC) while Idaho is 12-10 (5-5 WAC).
With the loss earlier this year, Nevada dropped to 13-17 in the all-time series. Overall, Nevada is 8-7 in Reno and 5-10 in Moscow, Idaho. The Pack has lost its last three match-ups against the Vandals, but defeated Idaho in its seven previous meetings. The Vandals ran off the longest winning streak of the series when they defeated the Wolf Pack on 10 consecutive occasions between 1987-88 and 1992-93.
Tahnee Robinson is currently 12th in the nation in scoring with her 21.2 points per game. Robinson also ranks in the top 40 in the nation for free-throw percentage at 85.5 percent (35th), three-point field goal percentage at 40.5 percent (36th) and three-point field goals per game with 2.8 (24th).
Other Wolf Pack athletes leading the NCAA include Amanda Johnson and Shavon Moore. Johnson ranks 85th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio (1.57) and 71st for assists per game (4.5). Moore's 8.6 rebounds per game ranks 80th in the nation, while her 48.5 field goal percentage ranks 72nd in the nation.
As a team, Nevada ranks in the top 80 of 333 Division I institutions in six categories. The Wolf Pack is 23rd in rebound margin (7.1), 51st in field goal percentage (42.7), 52nd in won/lost percentage (70.8), 55th in field goal percentage defense (36.6), 75th in blocked shots per game (4.1) and 76th in scoring offense (68.6).
Nevada started the season with one of the best starts of any team in program history. The 2010-11 Wolf Pack held the mark of the best start in school history through 16 games when it was 13-3 to start this season. Currently, this year's team is tied for second all-time for with 17 wins through the first 24 games. The 2007-08 and 1999-2000 teams, coached by Kim Gervasoni and Ada Gee respectively, each started out at 17-7.
