Who: No. 10 San Diego State Aztecs (11-18, 5-13 MW) vs. No. 7 Nevada Wolf Pack (14-15, 7-11 MW)
When: Monday, March 5 - 4:30Â 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: John Ramey
Live Stats: TheMW.com
QUICK HITS
• Senior
T Moe needs 11 points to become Nevada's 13th 1,000-point scorer.
• Nevada's No. 7 seed in this year's Mountain West Tournament is its highest seeding in four years.
• With a win on Monday the Pack will advance to the quarterfinals against instate rival and No. 2 seeded UNLV.
• Pack head coach
Amanda Levens needs five wins to become the winningest first year head coach in program history.
• This will be Nevada's second game against San Diego State in the past four days.
SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and San Diego State have a relatively short history between them with just 19 games played. The all-time series is also a
tightly contested one with the Aztecs ahead by just one game, 10-9.
LAST TIME OUT (W, 84-72 vs. San Diego State)
• Nevada dished out 19 assists to just seven turnovers in the game.
•
Teige Zeller led the team in scoring with 20 points, her sixth 20-point game this season.
• Three others scored in double figures for Nevada: Bergman (19), Briggs (15), Moe (12).
• The Wolf Pack finished the regular season with an 11-5 record at Lawlor Events Center thanks to the victory.
•
Halie Bergman's 19 points are a season high and she fell one rebound shy of her first career double-double.
• Nevada shot above 45 percent for the second straight game.
WHY NOT US
The sentiment around the Wolf Pack as it heads into the 2018 Mountain West Tournament is, 'why not us?' Heading into the tournament Nevada has won its last two games and locked up the No. 7 seed, its highest in four years. Nevada's last two wins? Victories over Monday's opponent San Diego State and Tuesday's potential opponent in No. 2 seed UNLV.
ZELLER AND REDMON RECOGNIZED FOR ACADEMICS
Senior
Teige Zeller and junior
Jade Redmon were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District second team for the first time in their careers. They are the first Nevada student-athletes to earn a selection to the all-district team since Anna DuBois (track & field) in 2016. Additionally they represented the only Mountain West school on the second team.
EYEING THE 1,000 POINT PRIZE
Senior guard
T Moe is on the cusp on reaching 1,000 points in her Wolf Pack career. Moe, who is in her sixth year with the program after battling multiple knee injuries over the years, has scored 989 points. If Moe reaches the 1,000-point mark, she will be the 13th player in program history to do so.
HOME SWEET HOME
Lawlor Events Center has been kind to the Wolf Pack over the years. Through 16 home games this season Nevada sports a 11-5 record. Since the women's basketball team started playing in Lawlor in 1994, the Pack is 207-151 at home.
SEEING DOUBLE
Senior
Teige Zeller has been a double-double machine this season, collecting her 10th of the year at San Jose State. The New Mexico native scored 18 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Following her 20-point effort in the team's last game vs. SDSU, she has scored in double figures in 17 of her last 18 games. The double-double at SJSU was the 13th of Zeller's career, which means she has more than doubled her double-double output from her previous three seasons.
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, Â 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.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Monday afternoon against San Diego State.
•
T Moe - 11 points shy of 1,000
•
T Moe - Five assists shy of moving to seventh all-time
•
Teige Zeller - 34 points shy of 900
•
MorningRose Tobey - 15 points shy of 200
•
AJ Cephas - Two blocks shy of moving to sixth all-time
•
Ashlee Jones - 18 points shy of 300
REBOUNDING MACHINE
Through regular season play, the Wolf Pack has been a well oiled machine when it comes to rebounding. Heading into Monday's game, Nevada ranks third in the Mountain West in rebouding margin, grabbing an average of 4.1 more rebounds per game than its opponent. Additionally the Pack ranks fourth in the league in rebounding defense (34.6 rpg) and is fourth in rebounding offense (38.7 rpg).
Teige Zeller leads all Nevada players with 8.6 rebounds per game, good for third 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) - 434
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) - 330
9. Nicole Smith (1988-92) - 252
10. Noelle Fable (1994-98) - 232
BOARDS FOR ZELLER
Teige Zeller is enjoying a stellar senior season for the Wolf Pack, especially on the boards, moving into the top 10 in career rebounds at Nevada.
2. Dawn Pitman (1986-90) - 918
3. Kate Smith (1999-2003) - 785
4. Kayla Williams (2008-12) - 751
5. Shavon Moore (2007-11) - 734
6.
Teige Zeller (2014-present) - 677
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 14 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.
AJ Cephas (2015-present) - 101
8. Emily Burns (2011-15) - 94
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