RENO, Nev. – The Nevada women's basketball team will resume Mountain West action with a pair of road games this week, beginning with a contest at Colorado State this Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 6 p.m. from Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colo.

Both Nevada and Colorado State are in search of their first conference victory of the season as the Wolf Pack sits at 0-1 in league play and the Rams enter Wednesday with an 0-2 mark. Nevada is riding a two-game win streak into Wednesday's game and can tie its season-high of three consecutive wins with a victory over the Rams. The Wolf Pack finished non-conference play at 7-4, marking its second winning non-conference record in the last three years. Junior Nia Alexander was named this week's Mountain West Player of the Week after a double-double her last time out.

Colorado State enters Wednesday's game with a 6-7 overall record and lost its last contest on the road at Tulsa, 61-55. The Rams are led by Megan Jacobs and Andrea Brady who both are averaging 11.3 points per game and have started in all 13 games. Brady also leads the team in rebounding at 8.5 per game, which ranks third in the conference. 
 
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 Colorado State and Nevada heavily favors the Rams, who owns a 13-3 record over the Wolf Pack dating back to the 1981-82 season. However, Nevada has a two-game win streak over Colorado State after sweeping the season series last year for the first time in program history. Entering last season, the Rams had won 13 straight over Nevada.

MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the first time in her career, junior Nia Alexander was named the MW Player of the Week on Monday. Alexander played a key role in helping Nevada to a 71-40 win over Cal Poly last weekend to close out non-conference action. She led the Wolf Pack with 14 points and 10 rebounds to post her first career double-double. She was flawless from the free throw line, making all eight of her attempts. She added two assists and a career-high four steals to her day as well. She is the second Wolf Pack player to earn the weekly honor from the conference as sophomore Essence Booker took home the awards following the first week of the season.

NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
The Wolf Pack concluded its non-conference schedule by defeating Cal Poly 71-40, marking its largest margin of victory of the season and largest since February of 2015. The 40 points surrendered to the Mustangs is tied for seventh-fewest allowed by an opponent in program history. Nevada posted a 7-4 record in its non-league slate, marking its second winning record in non-conference play in two of the last three years. During that stretch the Pack outscored its opponents by an average of 5.9 points per game and outrebounded teams by 1.5 rebounds per game.

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 Wednesday's game at Colorado State, Nevada ranks fifth in the conference in assists per game, averaging 14.08 per game. The Pack has dished out at least 10 assists in all but one of its 12 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 31 assists to just 15 turnovers, and dished out a team-high five assists in the team's last win over Cal Poly. Nevada has four players with positive assist to turnover ratios through 12 games led by freshman Alyssa Jimenez who has 17 assists to just five turnovers.

MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Wednesday evening vs. Colorado State.

• Nia Alexander - 5 points shy of 100 at Nevada
• Miki'ala Maio - 33 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 12 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 leads 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 71st 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: SHOWDOWN WITH THE DEFENDING CHAMPS
Nevada will continue its road swing with a contest at Boise State, the defending Mountain West Champions, this Saturday, Jan. 4 at 1 p.m. PT. The Broncos are the first MW team to reach 10 wins this season and boast a 7-2 record at home. The last time these two teams met the Broncos eliminated the Wolf Pack in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas.