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Pack aims for first MW road win at Utah State










Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (9-6, 2-2 MW) at Utah State Aggies (3-13, 1-4 MW)
When: Saturday, Jan. 13 - 1 p.m. PT
Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum - Logan, Utah
Live Stream: NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio: NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Play-by-Play Announcer: Doug Greenwald
Live Stats: Nevada.StatBroadcast.com

QUICK HITS
• Nevada needs just two more wins to tie its win total from all of last season.
• Senior T Moe needs 166 points to become Nevada's 13th 1,000-point scorer.
• Nevada is ranked just outside the top 50 nationally, and third in the MW, in fewest fouls.
• Following Saturday's game, Nevada will have travelled 4,924 miles in its first three road conference games.
• Senior Teige Zeller has posted a double-double in five of her last seven games.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday afternoon will mark the 27th game in program history played between Utah State and Nevada with the Aggies ahead in a close series, 15-11. Utah State has won the last five meetings.

LAST TIME OUT (W, 70-60 vs. Air Force)
• Nevada outscored Air Force in just one of the three quarters, but it was a 28-5 margin in the third.
• Ashlee Jones scored in double figures for the first time in three years with a season-best 12 points.
• The Wolf Pack shot 51.8 percent for the game, its second highest shooting percentage of the season.
• Nevada dished out 20 assists in the game, including five each from T Moe and Camariah King.
• The Pack had four score in double figures (King, Zeller, Cephas, Jones).
• Camariah King and Ashlee Jones went a combined 6-of-6 from beyond the arc.

HOME SWEET HOME
Lawlor Events Center has been kind to the Wolf Pack over the years. Through nine home games this season Nevada sports a 7-2 record. Since the women's basketball team started playing in Lawlor in 1994, the Pack is 203-148 at home.

OFFENSIVE SPARK
Junior Jade Redmon is playing some of the best basketball of her career at Nevada as of late. The Washington native is averaging 10.6 points per game in her last seven contests and has scored in double figures in four of those seven while shooting 43.1 percent. In the team's game at Wyoming, Redmon notched the first 20-point game of her career with 20 points on 10-of-17 shooting. Additionally she has dished out 18 assists to just 14 turnovers during that stretch.

BY THE NUMBERS
2 - Wins needed to match Nevada's win total from last season.
14 - Conference games remaining for Nevada.
55.8 - Teige Zeller' shooting percentage this season, 39th best in the nation.
166 - Points needed by T Moe to reach 1,000 in her career.
553 - Miles traveled from Reno, Nev. to Logan, Utah.

LEVENS MAKES HISTORY
Nevada head coach Amanda Levens has made history already in her first season at the helm of the program. The Wolf Pack has secured a winning non-conference record, making Levens the first coach in program history to do so in their first season. Nevada ended non-conference action with a 7-4 record, the highest non-league record since the 2010-11 squad went 11-2.

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. 31, the Wolf Pack boasts the highest strength of schedule ranking in the Mountain West at 56 and also ranks highly in RPI at 94, second-best in the MW.

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

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Saturday afternoon at Utah State.

• AJ Cephas - Eight blocks shy of 100
• T Moe - 166 points shy of 1,000
• T Moe - 17 assists shy of 300
• MorningRose Tobey - 23 points shy of 200
• Halie Bergman - 16 points shy of 500
• Camariah King - Three points shy of 200
• Terae Briggs - 23 points shy of 400

REBOUNDING MACHINE
Through 15 games this season, the Wolf Pack has been a well oiled machine when it comes to rebounding. Heading into Saturday's game, Nevada ranks third in the Mountain West in rebouding margin, grabbing an average of 3.4 more rebounds per game than its opponent. Additionally the Pack ranks third in the league in rebounding defense (35.5 rpg) and is fifth in rebounding offense (38.9 rpg). Teige Zeller leads all Nevada players with 7.9 rebounds per game, good for fourth in the conference.

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) - 373
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) - 283
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 five blocks 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. AJ Cephas (2015-present) - 92
9. Jelena Zrnic (1996-98) - 91
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

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)
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Players Mentioned

Halie Bergman

#4 Halie Bergman

G
5' 10"
Senior
Terae Briggs

#11 Terae Briggs

F
6' 3"
Junior
AJ Cephas

#32 AJ Cephas

F
6' 0"
Junior
Ashlee Jones

#1 Ashlee Jones

G
5' 9"
Senior
Camariah King

#24 Camariah King

G
5' 6"
Sophomore
T Moe

#13 T Moe

G
5' 8"
Senior
Jade Redmon

#34 Jade Redmon

G
5' 7"
Junior
Teige Zeller

#3 Teige Zeller

F
6' 3"
Senior
Janelle Sumilong

#00 Janelle Sumilong

G
5' 8"
Freshman
Delaney Gosse

#14 Delaney Gosse

F
6' 1"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Halie Bergman

#4 Halie Bergman

5' 10"
Senior
G
Terae Briggs

#11 Terae Briggs

6' 3"
Junior
F
AJ Cephas

#32 AJ Cephas

6' 0"
Junior
F
Ashlee Jones

#1 Ashlee Jones

5' 9"
Senior
G
Camariah King

#24 Camariah King

5' 6"
Sophomore
G
T Moe

#13 T Moe

5' 8"
Senior
G
Jade Redmon

#34 Jade Redmon

5' 7"
Junior
G
Teige Zeller

#3 Teige Zeller

6' 3"
Senior
F
Janelle Sumilong

#00 Janelle Sumilong

5' 8"
Freshman
G
Delaney Gosse

#14 Delaney Gosse

6' 1"
Sophomore
F