Who: Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine (4-8, 0-0 Big West) at Nevada Wolf Pack (3-7, 0-0 MW)
When: Saturday, Dec. 29 - 2 p.m. PT
Where: Lawlor Events Center - Reno, Nev.
Live Stream:Â
NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: CBS 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
• All youth in grades 12 and under will receive free entry into Saturday's game.
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Jade Redmon is 76 points shy of reaching 1,000 in her collegiate career, including her time at Eastern Washington.
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Terae Briggs is in search of her fifth consecutive double-double.
• Wolf Pack freshmen are playing 42.7 percent of the team's minutes through nine games.
• Saturday's contest marks the end of the Pack's four-game homestand and the end of non-conference play.
• After
Emma Torbert's 11 points in the team's last game, all five scholarship freshmen have scored in double figures this year.
SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Hawai'i have a long standing history between them, which will grow to 41 games after Saturday's contest. The Rainbow Wahine hold the edge over the Wolf Pack in the all-time series with 24 wins. Nevada and Hawai'i racked up many previous contests against one another after being conference foes for many years.
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.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Freshman
Emma Torbert became the latest, and final, scholarship rookie to post a game in double figures after she scored 11 points in the team's last game against Seattle. Torbert, along with the Pack's four other scholarship freshmen, including
Da'Ja Hamilton,
Essence Booker,
Imani Lacy and
Amaya West, have now all reached double figures at least once this season.
Da'Ja Hamilton: Texas Tech (12), Long Beach State (11)
Essence Booker: Long Beach State (12), Colorado (11)
Amaya West: UC Davis (14), Texas Tech (12)
Imani Lacy: USC (11), Stanislaus State (10)
Emma Torbert: Seattle (11)
TIP TIP TERAE
Senior
Terae Briggs is playing stellar basketball as of late. Briggs has double-doubles in each of her last four games and is averaging 16.7 points and 10.7 rebounds per game in that span. She currently ranks seventh in the Mountain West in scoring, averaging 14.8 points per game and is fourth in rebounding at 7.8 rebounds per game. Additionally, her five double-doubles this season are tops in the Mountain West and ranks 33rd nationally.
For her career, which spans just 76 games, Briggs recently recorded the 700th point and 500th rebound of her career, all while shooting above 50 percent from the field.
BY THE NUMBERS
0 - Non-conference games remaining after Saturday.
1 -
Terae Briggs' rank in the Mountain West in double-doubles.
27 - Days it has been since the Pack's last road trip.
76 - Points needed by
Jade Redmon to reach 1,000 in her collegiate career.
2,564 - Miles traveled to get from Honolulu, Hawai'i to Reno, Nev.
LAST TIME OUT (W, 67-54 vs. Seattle)
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Terae Briggs posted her fourth straight double-double
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Emma Torbert scored 11 points, her first career game in double figures.
• The Pack forced Seattle to commit 19 turnovers.
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Camariah King led all scorers with 15 points.
• Nevada won the rebounding battle, 46-42.
• The Pack knocked down six 3-pointers in the game.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Saturday afternoon against Hawai'i.
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Camariah King - 29 points shy of 500
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Jade Redmon - 76 points shy of 1,000 in her collegiate career
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Da'Ja Hamilton - 42 points shy of 100
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