Who: Nevada Wolf Pack (4-9, 0-2 MW) at San José State Spartans (1-11, 0-1 MW)
When: Wednesday, Jan. 9 - 7 p.m. PT
Where: Event Center - San José, Calif.
Live Stream:
NevadaWolfPack.tv
Radio: CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM/1450 AM
Online Radio:
NevadaWolfPack.com/audio
Radio Play-by-Play: Doug Greenwald
Live Stats:
NevadaWolfPack.com/wbballls
QUICK HITS
• Both teams are in search of their first Mountain West win of the season.
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Jade Redmon is 36 points shy of reaching 1,000 in her collegiate career, including her time at Eastern Washington.
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Terae Briggs ranks second in the MW and 34th nationally with a career-high six double-doubles.
• Wolf Pack freshmen are playing 41.6 percent of the team's minutes through 13 games, led by
Essence Booker.
• Nevada has lost its last two games by a combined five points.
• San José State enters Wednesday night's game on an eight-game losing streak.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Senior
Jade Redmon is in the midst of a solid final collegiate season as the only Wolf Pack player to score in double figures in every game in which they have appeared. She is averaging 13.3 points per game in her three games since returning from injury on Dec. 29, and led the team with 17 points last time out against New Mexico. She ranks second on the team averaging 13.1 points per game and posted a season-high 18 points during the team's win at Long Beach State. Additionally, Redmon needs 36 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 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.
Essence Booker: Long Beach State (12), Colorado (11), Utah State (11)
Da'Ja Hamilton: Texas Tech (12), Long Beach State (11)
Amaya West: UC Davis (14), Texas Tech (12)
Imani Lacy: USC (11), Stanislaus State (10)
Emma Torbert: Seattle (11), Hawai'i (13)
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. She added 12 rebounds to her 30-point outing to post her sixth double-double of the season, which ranks 34th nationally. Briggs currently ranks second in the league in scoring, fifth in rebounding, sixth in field goal percentage, eighth in free throw percentage, and is sixth in blocked shots.
For her career, Briggs is closing in on 800 points, needing just 21 more to reach the milestone. She can reach the 1,000 mark by averaging 13.0 points per game the rest of the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
21 - Points needed by
Terae Briggs to reach 800 in her Wolf Pack career.
36 - Points needed by
Jade Redmon to reach 1,000 in her collegiate career.
48 - Games played in the all-time series between Nevada and SJSU.
253 - Miles traveled to get from Reno, Nev. to San José, Calif.
LAST TIME OUT (L, 66-64 vs. New Mexico)
• The Pack won the rebounding battle, 41-34.
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Jade Redmon scored a team-high 17 points.
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Terae Briggs posted 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting.
• Nevada outscored the Lobos in every quarter but one.
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Da'Ja Hamilton got the first start of her career.
• The Wolf Pack shot higher than the Lobos.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Wednesday evening at San José State.
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Terae Briggs - 21 points shy of 800
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Camariah King - 20 points shy of 500
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Jade Redmon - 36 points shy of 1,000 in her collegiate career
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Da'Ja Hamilton - 24 points shy of 100
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Imani Lacy - 29 points shy of 100
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Essence Booker - 28 points shy of 100