RENO, Nev. – The Nevada women's basketball team will conclude non-conference action this weekend as it welcomes the Cal Poly Mustangs to Reno for a contest this Saturday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. from Lawlor Events Center.

It also marks the Wolf Pack's final game of 2019 as its next contest will be on New Year's Day next Wednesday evening at Colorado State. Nevada is coming off of a split at the Women of Troy Classic last weekend in Los Angeles where it fell in a close game to tournament-host USC, 50-47, and knocked off UTRGV in a neutral site game, 62-57. Cal Poly enters Saturday's game having lost its last two games, including a 72-49 loss last time out to Seattle.

Nevada has a chance to finish its non-conference slate with a winning record for the second time in the past three years with a win on Saturday. If the Pack can knock off the 2-7 Mustangs, it would finish non-league action at 7-4. Nevada also finished non-conference play at 7-4 two years ago in Amanda Levens' first season as head coach where the team went on to win 19 games, tied for second-most in program history.
 
ON THE AIR
Doug Greenwald will have the call in Northern Nevada for both games this weekend 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 the Mountain West Network.

SERIES HISTORY
The all-time series between Cal Poly and Nevada currently stands at 6-4 in favor of the Wolf Pack. The series dates back to the 1981-82 season when the Mustangs claimed the inaugural win, 58-52, at home. The Mustangs are riding a two-game win streak over the Wolf Pack, but these two teams have not faced one another since the 2013-14 season.

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 against Cal Poly, Nevada ranks fifth in the conference in assists per game, averaging 13.64 per game. The Pack has dished out at least 10 assists in all but one of its 11 games, including a 20-assist game at Portland State. Nevada is led in the assist departmant by sophomore Essence Booker and one of its rookies in Jená Williams. Booker has 27 assists this season while Williams has 26 assists to just 15 turnovers, and dished out a team-high six assists against Air Force. Nevada has four players with positive assist to turnover ratios through 11 games led by freshman Alyssa Jimenez who has 16 assists to just four turnovers.

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 seventh time this season last Saturday, adding a team-high 13 points to the Pack's neutral site victory over UTRGV and tied her career-high of three made 3-pointers. Booker currently leads the team and ranks 18th in the Mountain West averaging 12.3 points per game. Three-point shooting has been a strong point for Booker this season as she ranks 10th in the MW averaging 1.67 made 3-pointers per game. Additionally she leads the team in free throw percentage, hitting 95.2 of her foul shots.

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

• Nia Alexander - 19 points shy of 100 at Nevada
• Miki'ala Maio - 44 points shy of 100
• Imani Lacy - 40 rebounds shy of 200

DON'T FORGET ABOUT IMANI
Sophomore Imani Lacy has quietly been one of the most consistent Wolf Pack players through 11 games this season. Lacy is the only Nevada player to score in double figures in all but three games. She recorded the first double-double of her career with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the win over Stanislaus State. Lacy currently ranks second on the team averaging 12.0 points per game. Additionally Lacy has been a force in blocking shots this season as she ranks first in the conference and 70th in the nation at 1.73 blocks per game. Her free throw shooting has been a point of emphasis as well, ranking eighth in the league at 68.0 percent.

UP NEXT: CONFERENCE PLAY RESUMES
Nevada has already played one Mountain West contest, while the rest of the league has played two back in the beginning of December. Mountain West action is set to resume next week as the Wolf Pack will face a pair of road tests. Nevada will kick off 2020 with a New Year's Day game at Colorado State next Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. PT and will remain on the road to face the defending Mountain West Champions Boise State next Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. PT in Boise.