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Wolf Pack looks to halt two-game slide against Air Force










Who: Air Force Falcons (0-13, 0-2 MW) at Nevada Wolf Pack (8-6, 1-2 MW)
When: Saturday, Jan. 6 - 2 p.m. PT
Where: Lawlor Events Center - Reno, Nev.
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 is looking to snap a two-game skid and earn its seventh home win of the season.
• Senior T Moe needs 170 points to become Nevada's 13th 1,000-point scorer.
• Nevada is ranked inside the top 85 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio (1.02).
• Teige Zeller has recorded double-doubles in five of her last six games, including three straight.
• The Wolf Pack will be accepting pet donations prior to and during Saturday's game.

SERIES HISTORY
Saturday afternoon will mark the 16th game played between Nevada and Air Force with the Wolf Pack well ahead in the all-time series, 12-3. Nevada has won the last two meetings, sweeping the season series last year.

LAST TIME OUT (L, 66-60 at Wyoming)
• Nevada trailed by as many as 16 points in the game and cut it to two in the final minute of play.
• Teige Zeller notched her third consecutive double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
• Jade Redmon posted the first 20-point game of her career with 20 points on 10-of-17 shooting.
• The Wolf Pack finished with a positive assist/turnover ratio for the sixth time this season.
• Wyoming hit 19-of-20 from the free throw line, while Nevada connected on just 5-of-7.
• Nevada outscored the Cowgirls, 36-30, in the second half.

HOME SWEET HOME
Lawlor Events Center has been kind to the Wolf Pack over the years. Through eight home games this season Nevada sports a 6-2 record. Since the women's basketball team started playing in Lawlor in 1994, the Pack is 202-148 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 last 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
1 - Blocks needed by AJ Cephas to gain sole possession of eighth all-time.
1.8 - Jade Redmon and T Moe's assist/turnover ratios, second most in MW.
170 - Points needed by T Moe to reach 1,000 in her career.
1,104 - Miles traveled from Colorado Springs, Colo. to Reno, Nev.
2,590 - Nevada's average home attendance this season.

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 against Air Force.

• AJ Cephas - Nine blocks shy of 100
• T Moe - 170 points shy of 1,000
• T Moe - 22 assists shy of 300
• MorningRose Tobey - 23 points shy of 200
• Halie Bergman - 22 points shy of 500
• Camariah King - 19 points shy of 200

REBOUNDING MACHINE
Through 14 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 3.5 more rebounds per game than its opponent. Additionally the Pack ranks third in the league in rebounding defense (35.7 rpg) and is fourth in rebounding offense (39.2 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) - 375
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) - 276
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 four 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. Jelena Zrnic (1996-98) - 91
     AJ Cephas (2015-present) - 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
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Players Mentioned

Halie Bergman

#4 Halie Bergman

G
5' 10"
Senior
AJ Cephas

#32 AJ Cephas

F
6' 0"
Junior
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
AJ Cephas

#32 AJ Cephas

6' 0"
Junior
F
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