Box Score Feb. 14, 2016 Box Score
eer points in loss to Fresno State
FRESNO, Calif. - A cold shooting third quarter allowed Fresno State to take the lead and eventually a 65-56 win over the Nevada women's basketball team Sunday afternoon.
A historic moment was reached by senior Nyasha LeSure in the second quarter as she scored the 800th point of her career. LeSure finished the game with a game-high 15 points and added five rebounds and three steals. Junior Stephanie Schmid also reached double figures with 10 points. Senior Kelsey Kaelin had a solid game as well posting a season-high nine points, tied her career-high of eight rebounds and collected four assists.
Nevada (4-19, 3-9 MW) found itself trailing the Bulldogs (14-9, 10-2) by six after the opening quarter and followed up with a monster second quarter. Down by seven early in that period, the Wolf Pack embarked on a 17-0 run that spanned over seven minutes to take a six-point lead. During that stretch, the Nevada defense forced the Bulldogs into six turnovers. Fresno State did not score for over eight minutes in the quarter. The Pack outscored its opponent 20-9 in the period to take a five-point lead into halftime, 31-26.
Nevada was able to maintain about a four-point lead for the first five minutes of the third quarter, until the Bulldogs tied it at 35 under the five minute mark. Fresno State then took over the lead for the first time since early in the second quarter thanks to a long ball by Alex Furr with just over two minutes to play in the third. Cold shooting in the third allowed the Bulldogs to regain the lead for good as the Pack connected on just 3-of-16 (18.8 percent) and was held scoreless for the last 3:40.
In the fourth Nevada kept it within striking distance as Fresno State did not build a double digit lead until late in the period. With just over a minute remaining, sophomore Halie Bergman swished in a three to cut it to seven. The Bulldogs hit a couple of layups and free throws inside that final minute however that sealed the win.
For the game, Nevada shot 34.5 percent (20-of-58) to Fresno State's 43.9 percent (25-of-57). The Bulldogs' Bego Faz Davalos posted nine blocks in the game.
Nevada returns home to Lawlor Events Center for two games this week, beginning with San Jose State Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.
