Jan. 26, 2017

Nevada Game Notes Get Acrobat Reader

Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (8-11, 2-6 MW) at New Mexico Lobos (10-9, 6-3 MW)
When: Saturday, Jan. 28 - 6 p.m. PT
Where: WisePies Arena - Albuquerque, N.M.
Live Stream: NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio: NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Play-by-Play Announcer: Don Marchand
Live Stats: NevadaStats.com

QUICK HITS
• Sophomore AJ Cephas needs four blocks to break into the top 10 in career blocks at Nevada.
• Cephas posted her team-leading fifth double-double of the year, and second in a row, vs. Boise State.
• Junior Teige Zeller needs four points to reach 400 in her Wolf Pack career.
• Nevada is looking to snap a four-game losing streak to the Lobos on Saturday.
• Nevada posted its second-most rebounds in a game this season with 53 in the last game against Boise State.

SERIES HISTORY
It's been a fairly short lived history between Nevada and New Mexico as Saturday will be just the 10th meeting all-time. The Lobos
have the slight edge in the all-time series, winning six of the nine previous contests. New Mexico has won the last four in a row
as well after sweeping the Wolf Pack last season and earning a 69-63 victory in Reno in early January. The last time Nevada won was in Albuquerque during its 18-win season in 2013-14 when it topped the Lobos 60-55 in the Pit.

LAST TIME OUT (W, 69-62 vs. Boise State)
• AJ Cephas posted her second straight double-double (13 pts, 10 rbs).
• Riana Everidge notched a double-double, her second (16 pts, 10 rbs).
• Pack held Boise State to 7 percent shooting (2-of-27) from beyond the arc.
• Nevada outrebounded its opponent, 53-38.
• Nevada connected on 22-of-25 from the free throw line.
• T Moe dished out seven assists to just three turnovers.

CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Senior Stephanie Schmid and junior T Moe have quietly been moving up the Nevada record book this season. Moe, who ranks 26th in the nation in free throw percentage, is now fifth all-time at Nevada with 292 free throws made. She needs 14 to pass Ieesha Donadelle for fourth. Schmid on the other hand has made 100 three-pointers in her short time with the Wolf Pack, which breaks her into the top 10. Schmid needs 15 more to pass Kelli Dufficy for ninth.

SEEING DOUBLE
In Nevada's last game against Boise State, sophomores AJ Cephas and Riana Everidge became the first Wolf Pack duo to record double-doubles in the same game since the 2014-15 season. Cephas finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Everidge collected a game-high 16 points and 10 rebounds. To find when the last time that happened you have to go back to Feb. 7, 2015 when Emily Burns (15 pts, 10 reb) and Mimi Mungedi (24 pts, 29 reb) each posted a double-double in the game vs. San Jose State.

BRIGGS BREAKING OUT
Sophomore Terae Briggs shot out of a cannon during the team's game against Fresno State. Briggs scored a career-best 22 points, the first 20-point game of her career, and added 11 rebounds to post her third double-double of the season. Briggs, who normally shot under 50 percent from the free throw line, connected on 10-of-11 from the charity stripe. She ranks ninth in the MW in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and is third in offensive rebounds (3.7 per game). Since the start of conference play, Briggs leads the team averaging 10.9 points and 9.0 rebounds per game and is shooting 80.6 percent from the free throw line.

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. After she connected on 11-of-14 from the line at Air Force, Moe's 77 made free throws through 19 games is tied for second in the Mountain West. She has missed just 11 foul shots total, giving her 88 attempts on the season, which ranks third in the Mountain West. Moe is shooting 87.5 percent from the line, which ranks 26th in the nation.

BLOCK PARTY
Sophomore AJ Cephas has established herself as one of the top shot blockers in the Mountain West. Nevada as a team is also one of the shot blocking teams in the league. The Wolf Pack ranks 50th in the nation with 4.7 blocks per game thanks in large part to Cephas' play. Cephas' 1.84 blocks per game ranks in the top 70 nationally and is fifth in the conference. She needs four more blocks to break into the top 10 in career blocks at Nevada. Additionally with one more block she will enter the top 10 in single-season blocks in Nevada history.

BY THE NUMBERS
4 - Points needed by Teige Zeller to reach 400 in her career.
4 - Blocks needed by AJ Cephas to break into the career top 10 at Nevada.
10 - Previous matchups between Nevada and New Mexico.
28 - Nevada's national rank in free throw percentage (76.1).
1,022 - Miles traveled from Reno, Nev. to Albuquerque, N.M.

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Saturday evening at New Mexico.

• T Moe - Seven assists shy of 200
• Teige Zeller - Four points shy of 400
• Stephanie Schmid - 37 points shy of 600
• Halie Bergman - One rebounds shy of 100
• Halie Bergman - 19 points shy of 300

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