Nevada Notes 
Jan. 8, 2012
RENO, Nev. -
The University of Nevada women's basketball team (3-11, 0-0) will look to close out its non-conference slate with a win, as they begin a four-game road trip with a match up against the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (3-16, 0-0 Independent).
This will mark the first time the schools have faced each other. The Roadrunners are currently on a nine-game losing streak, coming off a 74-60 defeat to San Diego State. The Roadrunners are coached by Greg McCall and are led by sophomore guard Tyonna Outland who is averaging 14.6 ppg on the year.
LAST?TIME?OUT
The Lady Rebels of UNLV defeated the University of Nevada women's basketball team 74-63 Monday evening.
With the loss, Nevada dropped to 3-11 on the season, while UNLV improved to 11-4.
The two rivals began the game close before UNLV managed to take control. Freshman Emily Burns received her first career start for the Pack. Nevada had its biggest lead of three points at the 15:10 mark, led by 15 first half points by Kate Kevorken. The Lady Rebels used a 28-17 rebounding advantage to get out in front, building its biggest lead of 10 points with two minutes left in the half. UNLV went into halftime with a 37-29 lead.
The Lady Rebels continued their dominance on the glass in the second half. UNLV had 28 offensive rebounds that led to 27 second chance points. Nevada showed some fight, cutting UNLV's 13 point lead to single digits with six minutes to go. Channelle Brennan and Kayla Williams led a strong performance from Nevada's bench that outscored UNLV's bench 32-18. Brennan finished the game with 14 points and six rebounds while Williams added 11 points and five rebounds. The amount of second chance points proved to be the difference in the end as the Lady Rebels claimed the win. Lenita Sanford led UNLV with a double-double, finishing with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Nevada was led by Kate Kevorken who pitched in 19 points and six rebounds.
FRESHMEN MAKING?THEIR?MARK
As a young team, Nevada is leaning on production from its newcomers. Aja Johnson received her first career start in the Peppermill Holiday Classic consolation game against Mississippi St., logging 28 minutes and finishing with a career high five points, five rebounds and four blocks. Emily Burns also had a breakout game against the Lady Bulldogs, recording a career high 11 points with six rebounds in 24 minutes of action. The two newcomers both started the game against in-state rival UNLV.
CLOSE?GAMES?FOR?THE?PACK?
Although Nevada is 3-11 on the year, eight of the games have been decided by 10 points or less. The Pack is 2-6 in those games, defeating Oregon 76-74 (2) and Butler 71-69 (2) in the Nugget Classic. Nevada is 2-4 in games decided by 5 points or less, losing to Mississippi State in the Peppermill Holiday Classic consolation game 67-63 (4).
SPEAKING?OF?CLOSE?GAMES
Nevada has battled teams late in games this season. Twice this year the game has gone into overtime. Nevada is 0-2 in its overtime games this year, falling to Pacific 75-70 and Long Beach State 61-58. As a program Nevada has played in 25 overtime games, going 8-17 (.32). Nevada's last overtime win occurred in the WAC tournament on March 12, 2009 against LA Tech 91-88. The most overtime games the Pack has had in a season is two (1997-1998).
PACK ON TOP?OF?THE?WAC STATS
Forward Kayla Williams leads the WAC individual statistical category for blocks with 26.
SHARP FROM?THE?LINE
Sophomore guard Danika Sharp has been impressive at the free throw line, converting on 32-39 of her attempts this season. Her sharp shooting from the stripe puts her in third place in the WAC free throw percentage category at .821. Sharp made 24 straight free throws dating back to Nevada's WNIT second round loss to USC on March 20, 2011. As a team, Nevada is shooting a conference fourth best .676 percent.
BLOCK?PARTY?FOR?THE?PACK
Nevada's 60 rejections on the year puts them in first place in that team WAC category. The Pack is averaging 4.29 blocks per game as a team. In the Oregon win Kayla Williams recorded six blocks in the game which is third best in the program's history.
REBOUNDING EXPERTISE
Dating back to the beginning of the 2008-09 season, Nevada has out-rebounded or tied its opponents in rebounding in 59 games. This year, the Pack has out-rebounded 8 of its 14 opponents by a total margin of 0.4 boards per game. The Pack sits in first in the WAC in defensive rebounds, offensive rebounding percentage and second in offensive rebounds, rebounding offense, and third in rebounding margin.
