Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (4-4, 0-0 MW) at Seattle U Redhawks (4-4, 0-0 WAC)
When: Saturday, Dec. 9 - 4 p.m. PT
Where: Connolly Complex - Seattle, Wash.
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio: NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Play-by-Play Announcer: Doug Greenwald

QUICK HITS
• Saturday's game is an inaugural contest between the Wolf Pack and Redhawks.
• Senior guard T Moe needs 230 points to become Nevada's 13th 1,000-point scorer.
• Nevada sophomore Kristin Dearth will square off against her old team after she transferred from Seattle last season.
• Nevada is still looking for its first double-double of the season.
• Wolf Pack assistant coach Sybil Dosty coached at Seattle U during the 2015-16 season.

SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Seattle U have never met in their respective program histories as Saturday's game will be an inaugural matchup.

LAST TIME OUT (W, 67-53 vs. Montana State)
• Junior Terae Briggs was named to the Maui Classic All-Tournament team, averaging 13.5 points in the two games.
• Junior Jade Redmon posted a new career high of 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
• Nevada led at halftime, 32-14, and is now 4-0 when leading at the half.
• Senior Ashlee Jones and junior Terae Briggs earned their first starts of the season.
• The Wolf Pack knocked down 76.5 percent (26-of-34) of its free throws, its second highest mark of the season.
• Nevada finished the Maui Classic 1-1 after its loss to No. 21 Oregon State Friday night.

BY THE NUMBERS
1 - Blocks needed by AJ Cephas to move to eighth all-time.
2 - Nonconference games remaining for Nevada after Saturday.
26 - Team lead in assists (T Moe).
31 - Nevada's national ranking in three-point shooting percentage (39.0).
706 - Miles traveled from Reno, Nev. to Seattle, Wash.

STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE
Nevada has 11 teams on its schedule this season who participated in postseason tournaments last year, including four who made the NCAA Tournament. Boise State, the favorite this year in the Mountain West,  UConn, which enters the season ranked No. 1 in the nation, Oregon State and Montana State competed in the NCAA Tournament. Teams to have played in the Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) include Utah, SMU, Seattle, Colorado State, UNLV and Wyoming. Utah State made an appearance in the WBI.

Additionally through Dec. 6, the Wolf Pack boasts the highest strength of schedule ranking in the Mountain West at 93. The closest to Nevada is UNLV at 183, followed closely by Colorado State at 187.  Nevada also ranks highly in RPI at 135, second-best in the MW. Conference leader New Mexico leads the league in RPI at 30. 

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Tuesday evening against UConn.

• AJ Cephas - 22 points shy of 500
• AJ Cephas - 10 blocks shy of 100
• T Moe - 230 points shy of 1,000
• T Moe - 18 rebounds shy of 300
• T Moe - 41 assists shy of 300
• Jade Redmon - 14 points shy of 100
• MorningRose Tobey - 26 points shy of 200
• Teige Zeller - 34 points shy of 600

THREE PLEASE
Through the Wolf Pack's first eight games of the season, the team has established itself as a top threat from beyond the arc. Last season, Nevada connected on just 30.8 percent of its shots from long range, but so far this year the Pack is hitting 39.0 percent. In eight games Nevada has splashed down 46 threes. Nevada's three-point shooting percentage is second in the Mountain West and 31st nationally. Senior Halie Bergman leads the Pack with 16 made three-pointers.

RANKED OPPONENTS
It's not often Nevada faces ranked opponents, let alone the No. 1 team in the nation. In fact, the Wolf Pack women's basketball program had never played the No. 1 ranked team until it faced UConn on Nov. 28. The highest ranked opponent that the Pack had previously faced in its history was Louisiana Tech, which was ranked No. 4 on Dec. 19, 1987. Louisiana Tech won that contest, 80-46. That was before the women's team played in Lawlor Events Center though. Games in Lawlor, Louisville was ranked No. 7/8 in 2008 when Nevada defeated the Cardinals 85-82.

MOE MOVING UP THE RANKS
Senior guard T Moe, who is in her sixth year with the program having battled injuries throughout, continues to move up the ranks in the Nevada record book.

Career Free Throws Made
1. Chris Starr (1982-86) - 594
2. Dellena Criner (2005-09) - 551
3. Kate Smith (1999-2003) - 464
4. T Moe (2012-present) - 347
5. Ieesha Donadelle (1994-98) - 305

Career Assists
6. Traci Graham (2003-07) - 354
7. Angie Heer (1997-2001) - 334
8. T Moe (2012-present) - 259
9. Nicole Smith (1988-92) - 252
10. Noelle Fable (1994-98) - 232

CEPHAS' BLOCK PARTY
Junior forward AJ Cephas has been one of Nevada's best shot blockers since she arrived on campus. Though she has just three blocks through six games this season, she continues to move up the ranks in the Wolf Pack record book.

Career Blocks
6. April Bankston (2001-05) - 102
7. Emily Burns (2011-15) - 94
8. Jelena Zrnic (1996-98) - 91
9. AJ Cephas (2015-present) - 90
10. Kate Smith (1999-2003) - 82

LEVENS SIGNS SIX TO PLAY FOR WOLF PACK
During the early signing period, Nevada head coach Amanda Levens announced the signing of six to play for the Wolf Pack next season.

Essence Booker - 5-8 - G - Las Vegas, Nev./Spring Valley HS
Da'Ja Hamilton - 5-8 - G - Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS
Imani Lacy - 6-0 - G - Fresno, Calif./Central HS
Kailee Oliverson - 6-3 - F - Twin Bridges, Mont./Twin Bridges HS
Emma Torbert - 6-2 - F - Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei HS
Amaya West - 5-10 - G - Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS

MEET THE NEWCOMERS
• #00 Janelle Sumilong | 5-8 | G | Fr. | Hanford, Calif./Hanford HS
• #14 Delaney Gosse | 6-1 | F | So. | Las Vegas, Nev./The Meadows School

ROSTER BREAKDOWN
By Class: Senior (4), Junior (4), Sophomore (4), Freshman (1)
By State: California (5), New Mexico (2), Nevada (3), Washington (2), Montana (1)
By Position: Guard (9), Forward (4)

COACHING STAFF
The Nevada women's basketball coaching staff is brand new this season after first-year head coach Amanda Levens was hired to replace the retired Jane Albright in March. Levens, who is in her second stint as a head coach, joined the Wolf Pack after she spent the last five seasons as an associate head coach at her alma mater, Arizona State. She added assistant coaches Laura Gonsalves, Shannon Gholar and Sybil Dosty in the offseason. Nevada alum Tahnee Robinson, who spent the last two seasons with the Pack as a graduate assistant, remains on staff as the director of player development. Shea Mead also remains on staff as the team's director of basketball operations.

PACK PICKED 10TH IN MOUNTAIN WEST PRESEASON POLL
The Nevada women's basketball team was voted to finish 10th in the league standings this season by head coaches and media members. Nevada came in ahead of Air Force, garnering 60 points.

1. Boise State (7 first place votes)
2. Wyoming (6 first place votes)
3. Colorado State (6 first place votes)
4. New Mexico (4 first place votes)
5. UNLV (2 first place votes)
6. Utah State
7. Fresno State
8. San Diego State
9. San Jose State
10. Nevada
11. Air Force