Who: Wyoming Cowgirls (15-5, 8-3 MW) at Nevada Wolf Pack (8-14, 4-7 MW)
When: Saturday, Feb. 16 - 2 p.m. PT
Where: Lawlor Events Center - Reno, Nev.
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 eliminated Wyoming last time they met in last year's Mountain West Tournament semifinals.
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Amanda Levens needs just one more win to reach 70 in her coaching career.
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Terae Briggs needs just 18 points to reach 900 in her Wolf Pack career.
• Wolf Pack freshmen are playing 39.6 percent of the team's minutes through 22 games, led by
Da'Ja Hamilton.
• Nevada has increased its scoring output from 63.9 ppg to 69.6 ppg in its last six games.
• Saturday marks the annual All-Sports Clinic and celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day.
ALL-SPORT CLINIC/NGWSD CELEBRATION
This Saturday the Nevada athletics department will host its annual All-Sports Clinic, exposing youth to all athletic programs the department has to offer. In conjunction with the clinic and the women's basketball game, the department, along with a number of community partners, will host a Family & Kids Fair in Lawlor Events Center to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day. The clinic and fair both begin at 12 p.m. and all participants will need just one ticket for entry to all three events.
SERIES HISTORY
Nevada and Wyoming will play the 23rd game between the two programs in program history this Saturday. The Cowgirls have the advantage in the all-time series, winning 15 of the previous 22 games. It was the Wolf Pack, however, that took the last meeting, a 67-63 win in last year's Mountain West Tournament semifinals to punch a ticket to the championship game.
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 crept her average up to 14.7 points per game, which leads the team and ranks fifth in the Mountain West. She has been on fire as of late, averaging 16.1 points per game in league play, which is fourth best in the MW. She has produced 20-point games in two of her last four games. Additionally she recently scored the 1,000th point of her collegiate career against Boise State.
ROOKIE PROWESS
Freshman
Imani Lacy has been one of the most productive rookies on the team this season, and she proved her worth last time out at New Mexico. Against the Lobos, Lacy tallied a career-high 20 points to lead the Wolf Pack. She became just the second freshman to score 20 points in a single game since 2008. Lacy ranks fourth on the team, and leads all rookies, averaging 7.1 points per game and has added eight blocks on the year. In the last six games though, Lacy is averaging double figures at 10.7 points per game.
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 tallied 10 points and a season-high 14 rebounds in the win at Colorado State to post her eighth double-double of the year, which ranks third in the conference. Briggs currently ranks sixth in the league in scoring, fifth in rebounding, fourth in field goal percentage, seventh in free throw percentage, and is sixth in offensive rebounds.
For her career, she needs 18 more points to reach 900 in her career. She can reach the 1,000-point mark by averaging 14.0 points per game the rest of the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 - Wins needed for
Amanda Levens to reach 70 in her career.
5 -
Jade Redmon's rank in scoring in the Mountain West.
908 - Miles traveled to get from Laramie, Wyo. to Reno, Nev.
MILESTONE WATCH
Nevada has a few players who are approaching milestones, some of whom could hit those numbers Saturday afternoon against Wyoming.
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Terae Briggs - 18 points shy of 900
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Essence Booker - Four points shy of 100
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Amaya West - 18 points shy of 100
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