RENO, Nev. – The Nevada women's basketball team will embark on a three-game road swing, beginning first with a contest at Pac-12 foe Utah this Saturday, Dec. 14 at 10:30 a.m. PT at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.

The Wolf Pack is in search of its second road win of the season and is looking to rattle off a few more wins before non-conference play concludes on Dec. 28. Including Saturday, Nevada has four non-conference contests remaining until the conference season resumes on Jan. 1 at Colorado State. Utah enters Saturday's game also with a 5-3 record, but is riding a five-game win streak after starting the season 0-3.

Nevada got back on the winning track its last time out, taking down Stanislaus State 80-62 to snap a two-game losing streak. The Pack hosted the eighth annual 'When I Grow Up' game on Tuesday, welcoming in nearly 4,000 students from the Washoe County School District. In the game sophomore Imani Lacy led the Wolf Pack with 16 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to post the first double-double of her career. Nevada did a good job in taking care of the basketball, turning it over a season-low 11 times.
 
ON THE AIR
Doug Greenwald will have the call in Northern Nevada on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM and 1450 AM with a 20 minute pregame show prior to tipoff. Fans can also tune in to listen to Greenwald's broadcast online at TuneIn.com or via the TuneIn app.
 
The game will also be live streamed on Pac-12.com.

SERIES HISTORY
The all-time series between Nevada and Utah is heavily swung in one direction, the Utes direction. These two programs have met seven times in program history with Utah winning all seven contests. The Wolf Pack and Utes have become somewhat familiar with one another as well over the last few years as this marks the fourth consecutive year these two teams will face one another. During the last three games combined, the Utes have won by an average of 26 points.

CAN YOU ASSIST ME?
The Wolf Pack has been one of the best teams in the Mountain West in terms of sharing the basketball. Heading into Saturday's game at Utah, Nevada ranks fifth in the conference in assists per game, averaging 14.5 per game. The Pack has dished out at least 15 assists in four of its eight games, including a 20-assist game at Portland State. Nevada is led in the assist departmant by one of its rookies in Jená Williams. Williams has 22 assists this season to just 10 turnovers, and dished out a team-high six assists against Air Force. She is averaging 2.75 assists per game, good for 15th in the Mountain West.

CAPTURE THE ESSENCE
Sophomore Essence Booker continues to be a high impact player for the Wolf Pack in her second season. She scored in double figures for the fifth time this season on Tuesday, adding 12 points to the Pack's win over Stanislaus State and three assists to zero turnovers. Booker is currently second on the team and ranks 17th in the Mountain West averaging 12.8 points per game. Three-point shooting has been a strong point for Booker this season as she ranks tied for 10th in the MW averaging 1.5 made 3-pointers per game. Additionally she ranks sixth nationally in free throw percentage, hitting 94.7 percent from the foul line.

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Saturday afternoon against Utah.

• Da'Ja Hamilton - 8 points shy of 200
• Imani Lacy - 19 points shy of 300
• Essence Booker - 30 points shy of 300

DON'T FORGET ABOUT IMANI
Sophomore Imani Lacy has quietly been one of the most consistent Wolf Pack players through eight games this season. Lacy is the only Nevada player to score in double figures in seven of the eight games, posting a team-high 16 points last time out vs. Stanislaus State and adding a career-high 10 rebounds to post the first double-double of her career. Lacy currently ranks second on the team in field goal percentage, hitting 50.6 percent from the field. She had her best performance at the free throw line against Stephen F. Austin, hitting 90 percent (9-of-10) of her shots. She has been a dominant shot blocker this season as well, blocking three shots vs. Air Force. She ranks second in the MW averaging 1.50 blocks per game.

UP NEXT: SOCAL
Nevada will continue its three-game road swing with a trip to Los Angeles, Calif. to compete in the Women of Troy Classic, which is hosted by Pac-12 member USC. The Wolf Pack will square off against tournament-host USC next Friday, Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. and conclude the event the next morning at 11 a.m. in a neutral site matchup against UTRGV.