Who: Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-2, 0-0 Big 12) at Nevada Wolf Pack (2-6, 0-0 MW)
When: Saturday, Dec. 15 - 1 p.m. PT
Where: Lawlor Events Center - Reno, Nev.
Live Stream:Â
NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: NBC Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio:Â
NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Radio Play-by-Play: Doug Greenwald
Live Stats:Â
NevadaWolfPack.com/wbballls
QUICK HITS
• Saturday's contest is an inaugural meeting between Nevada and Texas Tech.
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Jade Redmon is 76 points shy of reaching 1,000 in her collegiate career, including her time at Eastern Washington.
• Nevada has three remaining non-conference games, all of which will be played at home.
• Wolf Pack freshmen are playing 42.9 percent of the team's minutes through eight games.
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Terae Briggs ranks in the top 10 in the Mountain West in points per game (15.0) and rebounds per game (6.9).
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Camariah King notched her first career double-double in the team's last game vs. Stanislaus St.
ALUMNI GAME
This Saturday's game will also serve as the Pack's Alumni Game as the team invites all of its alumni to join them for the day. The Pack will honor the Women of Silver & Blue, an alumni organization, before the game with a pregame reception featuring a social gathering, cash bar and a pregame chalk talk with Coach Levens. The alumni will then be honored and recognized at halftime of Saturday's game.
SERIES HISTORY
The series history between Nevada and Texas Tech is short, sweet and to the point: inaugural contest. Overall throughout program history, the Wolf Pack has not faired well against the Big 12. Nevada is just 1-8 all-time against current members of the Big 12, with its only win coming in the year 2000 over TCU.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Senior
Jade Redmon has gotten off to a strong start in her final collegiate season as the only Wolf Pack player to score in double figures in every game in which they have appeared. She ranks second on the team averaging 13.0 points per game and posted a season-high 18 points during the team's win at Long Beach State. Additionally, Redmon needs 76 points to reach 1,000 in her collegiate career, including her two years at Eastern Washington.
LEADING THE ROOKIES
Freshman
Imani Lacy has been playing strong minutes off the bench for the Wolf Pack lately. After eight games, the Fresno, Calif. native leads Nevada's freshmen class in scoring at 6.5 points per game and in rebounding at 4.5 rebounds per game. Lacy has put together two games in double figures, including a 10-point outing during the Pack's last game against Stanislaus St. She's also added 10 assists, three blocks and eight steals to her game this season.
TIP TIP TERAE
Senior
Terae Briggs is playing stellar basketball as of late. In her last three games, Briggs is averaging 20.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and has put together two double-doubles and two 20-point games. Briggs currently ranks seventh in the Mountain West in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game and is also seventh in rebounding at 6.9 rebounds per game. Additionally she has scored in double figures in all but one game this season.
For her career, which spans just 74 games, Briggs recorded the 500th rebound of her career on Tuesday and needs just 19 points to reach 700, all while shooting above 50 percent from the field.
BY THE NUMBERS
0 - Previous matchups between Nevada and Texas Tech
2 - Number of non-conference games remaining after Saturday
19 - Points needed by
Terae Briggs to reach 700 in her career.
76 - Points needed by
Jade Redmon to reach 1,000 in her collegiate career
1,333 - Miles traveled from Lubbock, Texas to Reno, Nev.