2019-20 Nevada Women's Basketball Game Notes
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NEVADA WOLF PACK 2019-20 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 WNBA DRAFT PICKS 2 ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE (9-11, 2-7 MW) GAME 21 Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 • 6:30 p.m. PT • Lawlor Events Center • Reno, Nev. NOVEMBER COLORADO STATE RAMS vs NEVADA WOLF PACK Tue. 5 Saint Mary’s W, 78-72 10-10 | 4-5 MW 9-11 | 2-7 Mountain West Sat. 9 Sacramento State W, 83-72 Sat. 16 at Utah Valley W, 60-57 Nevada is back at home this week for a ALL-TIME SERIES Sat. 23 at Portland State L, 80-75 pair of games, starting first with a contest Series ..................................Colorado State leads 14-3 Fri. 29 ^ Chicago State W, 80-60 Current Streak ............................................................... L1 against the Rams of Colorado State this Last Wolf Pack win .......Feb. 6, 2019 (68-57 at NEV) DECEMBER Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 6:30 p.m. from Lawlor Last Rams win .....................Jan. 1, 2020 (75-70 at CSU) Sun. 1 ^ Stephen F. Austin L, 80-65 Events Center as the team celebrates Black Levens vs. Colorado State ........................................2-3 Sat. 7 * Air Force L, 68-61 History Month ... A live stream will be avail- Tue. 10 Stanislaus State W, 80-62 STAT COMPARISON CSU NEV Sat. 14 at Utah L, 68-62 able online on the Mountain West Network Points per game 62.9 66.7 Fri. 20 # at USC L, 50-47 ... Doug Greenwald will have the call in Points per game allowed 59.0 66.6 Sat. 21 # vs. UTRGV W, 62-57 Northern Nevada on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 Sat. 28 Cal Poly W, 71-40 Scoring margin +3.9 +0.1 FM and 1450 AM with a 20 minute pregame Rebounds per game 33.7 37.2 JANUARY show prior to tipoff ... Fans can also listen Rebounding margin -5.2 -0.6 Wed. 1 * at Colorado State L, 75-70 live online via TuneIn or on the TuneIn app Assists per game 12.3 14.0 Sat. 4 * at Boise State L, 54-40 ... Live stats are available at NevadaWolf- Wed. 8 * San José State L, 72-70 (OT) Pack.com/wbballls ... Nevada and Colorado Steals per game 7.5 8.3 Sat. 11 * Utah State W, 69-60 Wed. 15 * at Wyoming L, 83-59 State met earlier this month in Fort Collins, FG percentage .398 .403 Sat. 18 * San Diego State W, 70-69 with the Rams coming out on top of a close FG percentage allowed .374 .432 Wed. 22 * at UNLV L, 66-64 75-70 decision ... The Wolf Pack will be look- 3FG percentage .324 .285 Sat. 25 * at New Mexico L, 87-67 Wed. 29 * Colorado State 6:30 p.m. ing to snap a two-game slide, losing both 3FG percentage allowed .318 .313 road contests at UNLV and New Mexico last FT percentage .711 .708 FEBRUARY week ... The Rams won their last time out, Assist/Turnover ratio 1.1 0.9 Sat. 1 * Boise State 1 p.m. beating Utah State by one point, but are Wed. 5 * at Air Force 5:30 p.m. Last 10 games 5-5 4-6 Sat. 8 * at San José State 2 p.m. just 2-3 in their last five games. Current streak W1 L2 Wed. 12 * UNLV 6:30 p.m. Wed. 19 * New Mexico 6:30 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Sat. 22 * at Fresno State 2 p.m. Mon. 24 * Wyoming 6:30 p.m. Thu. 27 * at San Diego State 5:30 p.m. Essence Booker GP/GS PPG RPG A B S So. | 5-8 | G 20/19 11.4 3.2 45 0 21 MARCH 3 1-4 MW Championship TBA Alyssa Jimenez GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Home games in bold 12 Fr. | 5-11 | G 20/19 2.5 3.3 27 6 20 ^ Nugget Classic # Women of Troy Classic * Mountain West contest GP/GS PPG RPG A B S All times listed in Pacific Time Miki’ala Maio Jr. | 5-9 | G 17/10 7.3 2.4 46 3 18 MEDIA COVERAGE 14 Live Stream ....................Mountain West Network Radio ...........CBS Sports Radio 94.1FM/1450 AM Marguerite Effa GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Online Audio ..........................................TuneIn.com Sr. | 6-3 | F 20/9 11.5 6.1 16 7 14 Play-by-Play ................................. Doug Greenwald 20 Live Stats ............NevadaWolfPack.com/wbballls Nia Alexander GP/GS PPG RPG A B S 25 Jr. | 5-9 | G 20/17 6.6 5.7 16 1 17 NEVADA COMMUNICATIONS CHAD HARTLEY: Associate AD, Communications | [email protected] Legacy Hall/MS 232 JACK KUESTERMEYER: Director | [email protected] KATIE RIHN: Assistant Director | [email protected] | | Reno, NV 89557-2232 JOSIE COPLEY: Assistant Director [email protected] HUGH TOMASELLO: Graduate Assistant [email protected] RYAN DALEY: Student Intern | [email protected] 2019-20 ROSTER (PROBABLE STARTERS IN BOLD) # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last School PPG RPG A B S 2 Da’Ja Hamilton So. G 5-8 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS 4.4 1.9 30 2 14 3 Essence Booker So. G 5-8 Las Vegas, Nev./Spring Valley HS 11.4 3.2 45 0 21 4 LaPraisjah Johnson Jr. G 5-9 Killeen, Texas/Cochise College 1.9 1.0 2 1 4 11 Jená Williams Fr. G 5-7 Bartlesville, Okla./Bartlesville HS 2.5 1.7 44 1 12 12 Alyssa Jimenez Fr. G 5-11 Thornton, Colo./Horizon HS 2.5 3.3 27 6 20 13 Amaya West So. G 5-10 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS 3.4 1.4 13 2 12 14 Miki’ala Maio Jr. G 5-9 Honolulu, Hawai’i/Salt Lake CC 7.3 2.4 46 3 18 20 Marguerite Effa Sr. F 6-3 Los Angeles, Calif./USC 11.5 6.1 16 7 14 21 Imani Lacy So. F 6-0 Fresno, Calif./Central HS 10.6 5.0 14 24 19 22 Sami Dinan Sr. G 5-5 Reno, Nev./North Valleys 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 23 Jacqulynn Nakai Jr. G 5-7 Flagstaff, Ariz./Pima CC 4.5 0.7 10 0 4 24 Dom Phillips Fr. F 6-0 Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium HS 6.6 3.6 17 6 11 25 Nia Alexander Jr. G 5-9 Federal Way, Wash./San Francisco 6.6 5.7 16 1 17 Pronunciations - #2 Da’Ja (DAY-shuh) | #4 LaPraisjah (la-praise-SHUH) | #11 Jená (Janay) | #12 Jimenez (HIM-in-ez) | #13 Amaya (UH-my-uh) | #14 Miki’ala (miki-AH-la) Maio (MY-oh) | #20 Marguerite (mar-GER-eete) | #21 Imani (IMM-ah-NEE) | #22 Dinan (DYE-nan) | #23 Nakai (nuh-KYE) | #25 Nia (NEE-uh) | Coaches: Levens (LEV-ins) PROPER BRANDING For the purpose of athletics branding, please do not refer to the team as Reno, Nevada Reno, or UNR; it is simply Nevada. When using an abbreviation please use either NV or NEV. The team mascot should be two words, Wolf Pack. Also, pronunciation of the state should be pronounced in the following way: neh-VA-duh. MOUNTAIN LION AVIATION The University of Nevada announced that Mountain Lion Aviation will be the presenting sponsor for the women’s athletics pro- gram. The partnership is the first of its kind in the NCAA and signifies Mountain Lion Aviation’s strong commitment to promoting and supporting women’s athletics. The financial resources from Mountain Lion Aviation will directly boost women’s athletics at Nevada via the department’s Pack PAWS (Promoting and Advancing Women’s Sports) initiative on campus, which provides the academic and athletic resources nec- essary for the University’s 200+ female student-athletes to succeed on the field, in the classroom, and in their future careers. QUICK HITS • Nevada is looking to snap a two-game losing streak and boasts a 7-3 record at home this season. • Sophomore Essence Booker needs five points to become the first sophomore on the team to reach 400 in their career. • Senior Marguerite Effa has scored in double figures in six consecutive games. • The Wolf Pack will celebrate Black History Month at Wednesday’s game. ABOUT COLORADO STATE (10-10, 4-5 MW) Head Coach: Ryun Williams (South Dakota ‘92) Career record: 412-243 (22nd season) Record at CSU: 154-90 (8th season) Last Time Out Previous Game Starters Jan. 25 W, 56-55 vs. Utah State 2 Tori Williams .............................................. G 3 Megan Jacobs ............................................ F High Scorer ................................................... Makenzie Ellis (13) 11 Makenzie Ellis ............................................. F High Rebounder ............................................... Annie Brady (8) 12 Jamie Bonnarens ...................................... F Assists Leader .........................................................Megan Jacobs (3) 32 Annie Brady ................................................ F 2019-20 NEVADA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 LAST TIME OUT (L, 87-67 at New Mexico) QUICK FACTS • Essence Booker totaled 15 points, six rebounds and five assists • Nevada had four in double figures (Booker, Effa, Lacy, Phillips) • Marguerite Effa scored in double figures for the sixth straight game ABOUT NEVADA • Imani Lacy fell two rebounds shy of her second double-double this year Location ............................................................. Reno, Nev. • The Nevada bench outscored New Mexico’s bench, 28-16 Reno/Sparks Population ....................................246,846 • The Pack made 16 free throws in the game Enrollment ................................................................21,657 Nickname ................................... Wolf Pack (two words) MAR OH MAR Colors ..............................................Navy Blue and Silver Senior Marguerite Effa has really picked up her play as of late. The Los Conference ..................................Mountain West (MW) Angeles, Calif. native had the game of her career vs. SJSU. Effa totaled 31 President ..............................................Dr. Marc Johnson points and 15 rebounds, both of which are career highs, to post her second Athletics Director ........................................Doug Knuth SWA ...........................................Rhonda Lundin Bennett double-double of the season.