March 4, 2017
Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (11-18, 5-13 MW) vs. Fresno State Bulldogs (15-14, 8-10 MW)
When: Monday, March 6 - 4:30 p.m. PT
Where: Thomas & Mack Center - Las Vegas, Nev.
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
• Nevada has not won a game in the Mountain West tournament since the 2013-14 season.
• The Wolf Pack is looking to snap an eight-game losing streak to Fresno State.
• Stephanie Schmid needs five points for 700 in her Wolf Pack career.
• AJ Cephas needs five blocks to pass Jelena Zrnic for eighth in career blocks at Nevada.
• Head coach Jane Albright announced her retirement from coaching, effective at the end of this season.
SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Fresno State is one of the longest running series' in program history. Monday afternoon's contest marks the 51st
meeting between the Wolf Pack and the Bulldogs. Fresno State has had Nevada's number through the years as the Bulldogs have
won 40 of the previous 51 games, including the last eight. Wolf Pack teams have struggled against the Bulldogs in the Jane Albright era, winning just two times in 20 attempts.
LAST TIME OUT (L, 64-51 at Colorado State)
• Nevada shot 80 percent (8-of-10) from the free throw line.
• AJ Cephas grabbed nine rebounds (eight in the first half).
• With three assists, T Moe broke into the top 10 in career assists.
• Pack's bench outscored CSU's bench, 25-3.
• Nevada held the Rams to just eight first quarter points.
• Nevada won the rebounding battle, 41-35.
TOURNEY TIME
It's conference tournament time once again for the Wolf Pack. Nevada has struggled in the Mountain West Tournament the last couple of years. The last time the Pack won a conference tournament game was the 2013-14 season, a 53-48 win over San Diego State. Nevada is 12-23 all-time in conference tournament games and is 6-8 under Jane Albright.
HOLY SCHMID
Senior Stephanie Schmid went off in the team's last win, a 108-85 win over San Jose State, by tying her career high with 32 points. Schmid went 8-of-15 from beyond the arc, which tied the school record for most three-pointers made in a single game. Schmid has been nearly lights out from long range this season, connecting on 41.0 percent of her shots from downtown which ranks in the top 30 nationally. Her 64 made threes this year ranks second in the Mountain West.
ALBRIGHT ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
After 33 years as a Division I head coach, and 40 years in coaching, Nevada head coach Jane Albright announced her retirement from coaching on Wednesday, effective at the conclusion of this season. Albright has been at the helm of the Wolf Pack for the past nine seasons and led the team to a program-record 22 wins and a WNIT win in 2010-11. She has made stops along the way as a head coach at Northern Illinois, Wisconsin, Wichita State and Nevada and is the winningest coach at NIU and Wisconsin. She has over 500 wins in her career and is a four-time conference coach of the year.
ONE HUNDRED
The Wolf Pack put up 108 points on San Jose State last Tuesday night in a 108-85 victory. The offensive outburst was the first 100-point game since 2014 and was the largest point total in the Jane Albright era. Nevada's 108 points were one shy of tying the program record for most points in a game, and set a Mountain West record for most points scored in a conference game.
CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Senior Stephanie Schmid and junior T Moe have quietly been moving up the Nevada record book this season. Moe, who ranks in the top five in the conference in free throw percentage, is now fourth all-time at Nevada with 313 free throws made. Schmid on the other hand has made 124 three-pointers in her short time with the Wolf Pack, which breaks her into the top 10. Schmid needs one more to pass Dellena Criner for eighth.
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 54th in the nation with 4.5 blocks per game thanks in large part to Cephas' play. Cephas' 1.71 blocks per game ranks third in the conference. After she recorded five blocks at UNLV she broke into the top 10 in career blocks at Nevada. She needs five blocks to pass Jelena Zrnic for eighth. Her 50 blocks this season is fourth-most in a single-season at Nevada.
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 98 made free throws through 29 games is third in the Mountain West. She has missed just 22 foul shots total, giving her 120 attempts on the season, which ranks fourth in the Mountain West. Moe is shooting 81.7 percent from the line, which is fifth-best in the conference.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 - Points needed to reach 700 for Stephanie Schmid.
7 - Number of blocks needed by Cephas to move to eighth all-time.
8 - Consecutive wins for Fresno State over Nevada.
10 - Seed for Nevada throughout the conference tournament.
448 - Miles traveled from Reno, Nev. to Las Vegas, Nev.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Monday afternoon against Fresno State.
• AJ Cephas - 13 blocks shy of 100
• AJ Cephas - 21 rebounds shy of 400
• T Moe - 18 points shy of 700
• Stephanie Schmid - Five points shy of 700
