Nov. 18, 2016
Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (2-1) at Pepperdine Waves (0-2)
When: Sunday, Nov. 20 - 1 p.m. PT
Where: Firestone Fieldhouse - Malibu, Calif.
Live Stream: TheW.tv
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Audio: NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Play-by-Play Announcer: Don Marchand
Live Stats:
QUICK HITS
• Nevada is off to its best start since the 2013-14 season.
• Nevada earned its second win of the season Wednesday night. It didn't win its first game until Dec. 8, 2015 last year.
• Senior Stephanie Schmid posted a career-high 32 points Wednesday at Sacramento State on 12-of-19 shooting.
• Junior T Moe ranks first in the nation in free throws made (as of 11/17).
• This will be the 11th meeting between Nevada and Pepperdine.
SERIES HISTORY
Sunday will mark the 11th meeting between the Wolf Pack and the Waves in program history. The series is tied through 10 games at five wins each for both teams. Nevada won the last meeting back on Nov. 14, 2010 in Reno by the final score of 66-61. Nevada head coach Jane Albright is 1-1 versus Pepperdine during her tenure with the Wolf Pack. The series dates back to the 1984-85 season.
ALBRIGHT RETURNS FOR NINTH SEASON
Nevada head coach Jane Albright is back for her ninth season at the helm of the program and her 33rd season as a Division I head coach. Last season with a 70-64 road victory at San Diego State, Albright earned career win No. 500. She has 503 career wins and 106 wins in nine seasons at Nevada. She ranks in the top 35 among active Division I women's coaches in wins.
LAST TIME OUT
• Nevada earned its first road win of the season Wednesday night.
• The Wolf Pack overcame a nine-point deficit heading into the final quarter.
• The Pack totaled 20 assists in the game for a third straight game.
• Stephanie Schmid led all scorers with a career-high 32 points.
• Nevada's 99 points was its most since Feb. 19, 2014 (99).
• The Pack shot nearly 55 percent from the field (37-of-68).
• Nevada had four score in double figures.
POINTS, POINTS, POINTS
Nevada's offense posted 99 points during its road win over Sacramento State on Wednesday. That is the most points in a single game by the Wolf Pack since it scored 99 against San Jose State on Feb. 19, 2014. The Pack has scored 93, 72 and 99 points through three games this season. Nevada's season-high in points scored in a game last year was 71 in a win over UNLV. Nevada's 88.0 points per game average through three games is 26th-best in the nation and is second in the Mountain West behind Boise State (91.5).
HOLY SCHMID
Senior Stephanie Schmid had herself a game Wednesday night, helping to lead the Wolf Pack to a 99-95 win at Sacramento State. Schmid posted a career-high 32 points on 12-of-19 shooting, which including five three-pointers. The Illinois native scored 14 of her 32 points in the first quarter alone and had 21 points by halftime, which allowed her to best her previous career-high of 25. Schmid's 32 points are the most by a Wolf Pack player sine Tahnee Robinson scored 32 against Louisiana Tech in February of 2011. Schmid now ranks in the top 50 in the nation in three-point field goals made.
THE 500 CLUB
Junior point guard T Moe played her first set of games last weekend since the beginning of the 2014-15 season. In those two games she totaled 23 points, which gives her an even 500 for her career. Bitten by injury, the bulk of scoring during her career came during her sophomore year (2013-14) where she finished with 338. For her career she is averaging 10.3 points per game.
THREE PLEASE
Junior Halie Bergman has been on fire through the first three games of the season. In those three games Bergman is 9-of-16 from three point range, 56.3 percent shooting. That is the highest percentage on the team. Her four made three's during Sunday's win over Portland set a career-high. She reached double figures in scoring in the first two games, scoring 11 and 12 respectively. Her nine made three pointers through three games is 26th in the nation and second in the Mountain West.
FREE THROWS FOR T Moe
Junior guard T Moe has always been one of Nevada's most consistent shooters from the free throw line and this season is no different. Moe's 22 made free throws through three games is tops in the nation. She has missed just two foul shots total, giving her 24 attempts on the young season, which ranks just outside the top 10 nationally. In the season opener against Long Beach State, Moe made 13-of-15 free throws which tied her career-high.
ONLY GIRL
Sophomore Riana Everidge is playing some of the best basketball of her career through the first three games of the season. Everidge is leading the team in points per game, averaging 16.7 per game, which ranks fifth in the Mountain West. She fell just one point shy of tying her career high of 20 points at Sacramento State and is the only player on the Nevada roster to have scored in double figures in all three games.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Sunday afternoon at Pepperdine.
• MorningRose Tobey - 20 points shy of 100
• AJ Cephas - 14 rebounds shy of 200
• Halie Bergman - 11 points shy of 200
• Riana Everidge - 55 points shy of 300
• Stephanie Schmid - 17 points shy of 400
SUMILONG SIGNS WITH THE PACK
With the first day of the signing period last Wednesday, head coach Jane Albright announced the signing of Janelle Sumilong, a 5-7 combo guard. Sumilong hails from Hanford, Calif. and played at Hanford High School. Entering her senior year she has scored just over 1,600 points and averaged 20.6 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists as a junior. She will join the team for the 2017-18 season.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 - T Moe's national rank in free throws made
10 - Previous meetings between the Wolf Pack and Waves
20 - Number of assists Nevada has posted in each of its first three games
264 - Number of points Nevada has scored in three games
531 - Miles traveled from Reno, Nev. to Malibu, Calif.
MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• #11 Terae Briggs | 6-3 | F | So. | Pryor, Mont./United Tribes Technical College
• #22 Sami Dinan | 5-5 | G | Fr. | Reno, Nev./North Valleys HS
• #23 Desirae Gonzalez | 5-11 | G | Fr. | Kingman, Ariz./Kingman HS
• #34 Jade Redmon | 5-7 | G | Jr. | Spokane, Wash./Eastern Washington
• #35 Kristin Dearth | 6-3 | F | So. | Corrales, N.M./Seattle
STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Nevada has eight teams on its schedule this season who participated in postseason tournaments last year. Colorado State, the favorite once again in the Mountain West, and Big West Champions Hawai'i both competed in the NCAA Tournament. Teams to have played in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) include Long Beach State, Memphis, Utah, San Diego and Fresno State. New Mexico participated in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI).
ROSTER BREAKDOWN
By Class: Senior (1), Junior (5), Sophomore (6), Freshmen (2)
By State: California (4), New Mexico (2), Nevada (2), Washington (2), Montana (1), Illinois (1), Arizona (1), Missouri (1)
By Position: Guard (10), Forward (4)
COACHING STAFF
Behind Jane Albright, who is in her ninth year with the program, her staff remains unchanged from last season. Associate head coach Camille Williams and assistant coach Kami Malnaa have also been with the team for nine seasons now, spending all nine as a member of the coaching staff. Albright's third assistant, Janet Butler, is in her second year as an assistant coach and fifth overall season with the program. Shea Mead, director of operations, and graduate assistants Tahnee Robinson and Kassidy Hardgrove are all back for their second seasons.
