Nevada hosts UC Merced at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 ... A live stream will be available online on the Mountain West Network... Larry Burnett will have the call on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM and 1450 AM with a 20 minute pregame show prior to tipoff ... Fans can also listen live online via TuneIn or on the TuneIn app ... Live stats are available at NevadaWolfPack.com... Nevada looks to improve its winning streak to five after claiming four-consecutive wins over Idaho, San Francisco, Cal Poly and Pacific...  The Pack is coming off a 80-77 overtime victory over Pacific on Dec. 4...

Freshman Audrey Roden earned her second Mountain West Player of the Week honor on Monday after registering a career-high 22 points against Pacific on Saturday. 
 

SERIES HISTORY

The Pack and Bobcats meet for the first time in history on Tuesday.  
 

LAST TIME OUT (W, 80-77 at Pacific)

• Senior Da'Ja Hamilton also propelled Nevada with 19 points and four rebounds, including 12 first half points
• Freshman Audrey Roden paced Nevada with 22 points and three rebounds
• Senior Nia Alexander joined Roden and Hamilton in double figures, tabbing 12 points, five rebounds, one assist and one steal
• Lexie Givens had a strong outing, grabbing a career-high eight rebounds while recording seven points
• Sophomore Alyssa Jimenez posted seven points while adding three rebounds, two assists and two steals
• Senior Kylie Jimenez dished out a team-best five assists and three steals while contributing six points and six rebounds
• Sophomore Kenna Holt registered her first career start, tallying a rebound, steal and assist

FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK X2

Audrey Roden was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week on Nov. 22 and again on Dec. 6. Roden recorded a career-high 22 points and three rebounds in the Pack's win over Pacific on Dec. 4. The West Linn, Ore., native tied her career high in scoring with 17 points in Nevada's 70-64 win over Utah Valley, a 2021 NCAA Tournament team. Roden led the Pack with five rebounds and also added two assists and one steal against the Wolverines. Roden scored 14 of her 17 points in the first half, including knocking down three three-pointers.
 

Roden is the first Nevada player to receive a weekly honors since Nia Alexander earned Mountain West Player of the Week on Dec. 30, 2019. 
 

CLUTCH VICTORIES

The 2021 Nugget Classic presented by the University of Nevada was filled with four strong teams and six intriguing matchups. Nevada bounced back after its loss to Drake to claim two crucial wins over Idaho and San Francisco. The wins didn't come easy, but Nevada never backed down to the challenge. Down by one with six seconds left, senior Nia Alexander's hard cut to the basket during a baseline inbound resulted in two free throws. Alexander showed she wasn't afraid of big moments after sinking them both to propel Nevada to a 61-60 victory over the Idaho Vandals. The Pack tallied another win over San Francisco after Da'Ja Hamilton's clutch three at the final buzzer took the game into overtime. Nevada, which controlled the overtime period, cruised to a 73-67 win. Moral of the story: don't count the Pack out, even when down in a game's final minutes. Nevada showed it can inch itself back into a game and find a way to win. 
 

NEVADA LOOKS TO MOVE ITS WIN STREAK TO FIVE

After racking up wins over Idaho, San Francisco and Cal Poly and Pacific, the Pack looks to move its win streak to five when it faces UC Merced on Tuesday. The last time Nevada posted four-plus consecutive wins was last season when it defeated Boise State (once), Utah State (twice) and Air Force (twice).  

SECOND HALF COMEBACK LIFTS NEVADA OVER UTAH VALLEY

Overcoming a four-point deficit at halftime, the Nevada women's basket- ball team used a second-half surge to defeat the Utah Valley Wolverines, 70- 64, at Lawlor Events Center Saturday afternoon. The game marks Nevada's first home win of the 2021-22 season.
 

Three players led Nevada in double-figures Saturday: freshman Audrey Roden (17), senior Nia Alexander (15) and senior Da'Ja Hamilton (12) paced the Pack offensively. Roden matched her career-high scoring performance after racking up 17 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal. The West Linn, Ore., native shot 4-for-7 from deep in 20 minutes of action. Al- exander reached 800 career points after registering 15 against Utah Valley. Powering the Pack on both ends of floor, Alexander added four rebounds and three steals. Hamilton recorded 10 of her 12 points in the second half, including a crucial three followed by a step-back jumper on top of the right key to close the third quarter and give Nevada a 54-51 edge heading into the fourth. In addition, Hamilton dished out six assists to lead the Pack.
 

Nevada generated its largest lead of the day when Alexander hit a jumper in the paint at the 8:02 mark, pushing the Pack's lead to nine.
 

Utah Valley didn't back away though. The Wolverines cut Nevada's lead to one with 4:02 left in the game. Nevada regrouped and went on a 5-0 run before being sent to the free-throw line in the game's final 30 seconds. 
 

ALEXANDER RECORDS 800TH CAREER POINT

Nia Alexander recorded her 800th career point on Nov. 20 after netting 15 points against Utah Valley. 
 

HAMILTON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF 800 CAREER POINTS

Da'Ja Hamitlon is on track to hit 800 career points and beyond this season. Hamilton currently sits at 748 points after another strong game against Cal Poly. Through eight games, Hamilton is averaging 13.4 points and 1.9 rebounds while dishing out 16 assists on the season. 
 

WINNING AT THE LINE

Nevada is fourth in the country in free throw percentage (81.8  percent) and first in the Mountain West through eight games. 
 

A DYNAMIC DUO

Reunited for the first time since high school, the Jimenez sisters are making the most of their time together. Both had standout weekend's against Drake, Idaho and San Francisco. Kylie led Nevada offensively vs. Drake, tallying 18 points, three rebounds, two assists and one steal. In game two vs. Idaho, Kylie also tabbed 12 points, five rebounds and four steals. Alyssa had a breakout weekend as well, recording eight points, four rebounds, one block and one steal against Idaho before registering a career-high 14 points to go along with three rebounds and a steal in Nevada's 73-67 win over San Francisco. Kylie followed with another strong performance against Cal Poly, netting 11 points while adding four rebounds, one steal and one assist. 
 

JIMENEZ NAMED MW NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR

Graduate transfer Kylie Jimenez was named Preseason Mountain West New- comer of the Year on Oct. 13. Jimenez, a Colorado native and grad transfer from Portland State, is the sister of Wolf Pack guard Alyssa Jimenez. Kylie Jimenez played a huge role for the Vikings the past four seasons as she tied the school record with 122 starts, which is every game she played in. Throughout her career, the 5-foot-6 guard earned many accolades including Big Sky Freshman of the Year, All-Big Sky Third Team twice, an All-Big Sky honorable mention, a Big Sky Player of the Week honor, and was named to the 2019 All-Big Sky Tournament team. She helped her team to a 25-win season during her sophomore campaign, a Big Sky Tournament Championship and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
 

She followed that performance up with two near 20-point games at Boise State, scoring 19 in game one and 18 in game two. Against Air Force, she scored in double figures in both games, and led the team with 17 points in game two, including three 3-pointers.

NEW STAFF ADDITIONS

The Pack welcomes three new staffing additions ahead of the 2021-22 season: Asami Morita (assistant coach), Savannah Reier (graduate assistant) and Logan Shaw (graduate assistant). 

MEET THE NEWCOMERS

• #3 Kylie Jimenez | 5-6 | G | Gr. | Thornton, Colo./Horizon HS/Portland State

• #4 Audrey Roden | 5-9 | G | Fr. | West Linn, Ore./West Linn HS

• #5 Kaylee Borden | 5-6 | G | Fr. | Anadarko, Okla./Anadarko HS

• #33 Hannah Hartley | 5-11 | F | Fr. | Reno, Nev./Galena HS

• #52 Natalie Lathrop | 6-3 | F | Fr. | Tualatin, Ore./Tualatin HS

ROSTER BREAKDOWN

By Class: Senior (6), Junior (2), Sophomore (7), Freshmen (4)

By State: California (4), Nevada (4), Colorado (1), Oregon (2) , Arizona (1), Alaska (1), Oklahoma (1), Washington (1)

By Country: United States of America (17), Czech Republic (1), Montenegro (1)

By Position: Guard (12), Forward (7)

HISTORICAL TEAM INFORMATION

The University of Nevada women's basketball program began in the year 1899, when the team, coached by Ada Edwards, earned its first win over a varsity opponent, Stanford. Since its inception in 1899, records of the program's history have not accurately been kept up to date. For the purposes of all records, wins and losses and other statistical information related to the Nevada women's basketball program, the 1981-82 season will be considered the first for the program, the first year women's basketball was recognized by the NCAA.
 

WOLF PACK ORIGIN

In the 1921-22 athletic season, a local writer described the spirited play of a Nevada team as a 'pack of wolves'. The name stuck and soon almost every reference to the athletic teams was the Nevada Wolves. In 1923, the students officially designated 'Wolves' as the school's mascot. Since all teams are a group of players, the word pack followed quickly. In 1928-29, the Nevada student handbook referred to the athletic teams as Wolf Pack and two school songs were adopted, entitled 'The Wolf Pack' and 'Here Comes the Wolf Pack.'