Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (5-12, 1-5 MW) at Colorado State Rams (7-9, 1-4 MW)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 23 - 6 p.m. PT
Where: Moby Arena - Fort Collins, Colo.
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
• Nevada has cut its scoring margin down from -7.5 in non-conference play to -4.0 in league games.
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Jade Redmon registered her 1,000th career point against Boise State.
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Terae Briggs needs 15 rebounds to reach 600 in her Wolf Pack career.
• Wolf Pack freshmen are playing 40.8 percent of the team's minutes through 17 games, led by
Essence Booker.
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Imani Lacy and
Da'Ja Hamilton became the first freshmen to reach 100 points this season.
• Nevada is averaging 35.2 points in the second half this season, compared to 27.8 points in the first half.
SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Colorado State have played one another 14 times in program history but the Rams have dominated overall. Entering Wednesday's game, CSU has won the last 13 contests in a row over Nevada. The Pack's lone win in the all-time series came back in 1986.
BALANCE OF JADE
Senior
Jade Redmon has been one, if not the, most consistent member of the Wolf Pack this season. Redmon is the only Nevada player to score in double figures in every game in which they have played and has creeped her average up to 14.3 points per game, which ranks second on the team and eighth in the Mountain West. She has been on fire as of late, averaging 16.2 points per game in league play, which is third best in the MW. She leads the conference shooting 92.0 percent from the free throw line in MW games. Additionally she scored the 1,000th point of her collegiate career last time out against Boise State.
DOUBLE TROUBLE
Freshman
Emma Torbert became the final scholarship rookie to post a game in double figures after she scored 11 points in the team's game against Seattle. She also became the first Pack rookie to record a double-double after posting 13 points and 11 rebounds against Hawai'i. 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 two times this season.
Imani Lacy: USC (11), Stanislaus State (10), Fresno State (12), Air Force (12)
Essence Booker: Long Beach State (12), Colorado (11), Utah State (11)
Emma Torbert: Seattle (11), Hawai'i (13), Boise State (10)
Da'Ja Hamilton: Texas Tech (12), Long Beach State (11)
Amaya West: UC Davis (14), Texas Tech (12)
TIP TIP TERAE
Senior
Terae Briggs is putting together a remarkable career season for the Pack. She was named the Mountain West Player of the Week for the first time in her career after scoring a career-high 24 points in the team's win over Hawai'i but then followed that up with setting a new career high of 30 points at Utah State. Briggs totaled 13 points and 13 rebounds at Air Force to post her seventh double-double of the season, which ranks 39th nationally. Briggs currently ranks third in the league in scoring, fifth in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, fourth in free throw percentage, and is eighth in blocked shots.
For her career, recently eclipsed 800 points and can hit 600 rebounds with 15 more boards. She can reach the 1,000-point mark by averaging 13.1 points per game the rest of the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
13 - Consecutive wins by Colorado State in the all-time series.
15 - Rebounds needed by
Terae Briggs to reach 600 in her career.
966 - Miles traveled to get from Reno, Nev. to Fort Collins, Colo.
LAST TIME OUT (L, 79-74 at Air Force)
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Terae Briggs recorded her seventh double-double with 13 pts and 13 rbs.
• It marked the Pack's third overtime game this season.
• Nevada won the battle on the boards, 40-39.
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Jade Redmon led the Pack in scoring with 18 points.
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Imani Lacy tied her career high with 12 points.
• Nevada's bench outscored the AFA bench, 32-19.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Wednesday evening at Colorado State.
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Terae Briggs - 15 rebounds shy of 600
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Emma Torbert - 18 points shy of 100
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Essence Booker - 14 points shy of 100
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