2020-21 Nevada Women's Basketball Game Notes
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NEVADA WOLF PACK 2020-21 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 WNBA DRAFT PICKS 2 ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE (7-6, 3-5 MW) GAMES 14 & 15 Saturday, Jan. 30 - 5 p.m. • Monday, Feb. 1 - 1 p.m. • Cox Pavilion • Las Vegas, Nev. NOVEMBER UNLV LADY REBELS vs NEVADA WOLF PACK Fri. 27 San Francisco Canceled 7-6 | 5-3 Mountain West 7-6 | 3-5 Mountain West Sat. 28 William Jessup W, 66-65 After its first sweep of the conference sea- ALL-TIME SERIES DECEMBER son last weekend over Wyoming, Nevada Series .................................................. UNLV leads 35-12 Fri. 4 * at Air Force Postponed is set to embark on a long road swing, that Current Streak ..............................................................W1 Last Wolf Pack win .... Feb. 12, 2020 (62-59 at NEV) Sun. 6 * at Air Force Postponed begins first with a pair of games at in-state Last Lady Rebels win .. Jan. 22, 2020 (66-64 at UNLV) Sat. 12 at Sacramento State W, 74-61 rival UNLV this weekend ... The first of the Levens vs. UNLV ..........................................................4-3 Sun. 13 at Sacramento State W, 62-53 two games will be held this Saturday, Jan. Fri. 18 Fresno Pacific W, 71-67 30 at 5 p.m. and the second game will take STAT COMPARISON UNLV NEV Mon. 21 at Saint Mary’s L, 83-68 place this Monday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m. ... A Points per game 72.8 64.2 Thu. 31 * New Mexico L, 88-69 live stream will be available online on the Points per game allowed 69.3 66.8 Mountain West Network for both games ... JANUARY Scoring margin +3.5 -2.6 Josh Suchon will have the call in Northern Sat. 2 * New Mexico L, 78-67 Rebounds per game 43.6 39.6 Nevada on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM and Thu. 7 * San Diego State L, 59-43 Rebounding margin +6.5 +3.5 Sat. 9 * San Diego State W, 66-59 1450 AM with a 20 minute pregame show Assists per game 13.2 11.2 Thu. 14 * at Fresno State L, 78-70 prior to tipoff ... Fans can also listen live Sat. 16 * at Fresno State L, 75-61 online via TuneIn or on the TuneIn app ... Steals per game 7.6 7.2 Fri. 22 * Wyoming W, 60-52 Live stats are available at NevadaWolfPack. FG percentage .391 .380 Sun. 24 * Wyoming W, 57-50 com/wbballls ... Nevada is feeling good FG percentage allowed .401 .429 Sat. 30 * at UNLV 5 p.m. after its two-game sweep of Wyoming last 3FG percentage .326 .230 weekend, its first sweep of the conference 3FG percentage allowed .304 .303 FEBRUARY season ... UNLV is also coming off of a sweep Mon. 1 * at UNLV 1 p.m. FT percentage .712 .764 as it took two games from Utah State earlier Fri. 5 * at Boise State 1 p.m. Assist/Turnover ratio 0.8 0.8 this week and is now 5-3 in league play, Sun. 7 * at Boise State 11 a.m. whereas Nevada sits at 3-5. Current streak W2 W2 Sat. 13 * San Jose State Canceled Mon. 15 * San Jose State Canceled Fri. 19 * at Colorado State 5 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Sun. 21 * at Colorado State 12 p.m. Thu. 25 * Utah State 6 p.m. Da’Ja Hamilton GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Sat. 27 * Utah State 1 p.m. 2 Jr. | 5-8 | G 13/12 13.0 3.8 42 2 13 MARCH 7-10 MW Championship LaPraisjah Johnson GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Sr. | 5-9 | G 13/12 8.6 4.5 21 4 15 Home games in bold 4 * Mountain West contest $ Mountain West Tournament GP/GS PPG RPG A B S All times listed in Pacific Time Amaya West 13 Jr. | 5-10 | G 10/10 9.5 5.3 14 8 8 Nia Alexander GP/GS PPG RPG A B S MEDIA COVERAGE Sr. | 5-9 | G 13/13 9.5 4.6 14 2 13 Live Stream ....................Mountain West Network 25 Radio ...........CBS Sports Radio 94.1FM/1450 AM Online Audio ..........................................TuneIn.com Megan Ormiston GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Play-by-Play ..........................................Josh Suchon 40 Jr. | 6-3 | F 10/9 9.5 5.7 3 8 4 Live Stats ............NevadaWolfPack.com/wbballls NEVADA COMMUNICATIONS CHAD HARTLEY: Associate AD, Communications | [email protected] | AARON JUAREZ: Director | [email protected] Legacy Hall/MS 232 KATIE RIHN: Assistant Director | [email protected] | GRACE TAFOLLA: Graduate Assistant | [email protected] | | | Reno, NV 89557-2232 FARRELL SHINE: Graduate Assistant [email protected] | RYAN DALEY: Student Intern [email protected] 2020-21 ROSTER (PROBABLE STARTERS IN BOLD) # Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown/Last School PPG RPG A B S 1 Andrea Jovicevic Fr. G 5-10 Podgorica, Montenegro/Bella Vista Prep 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 2 Da’Ja Hamilton Jr. G 5-8 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./Etiwanda HS 13.0 3.8 42 2 13 4 LaPraisjah Johnson Sr. G 5-9 Killeen, Texas/Cochise College 8.6 4.5 21 4 15 11 Kenna Holt Fr. G 5-8 Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS 2.6 3.3 25 0 22 12 Alyssa Jimenez So. G 5-11 Thornton, Colo./Horizon HS 5.0 5.3 7 3 5 13 Amaya West Jr. G 5-10 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain HS 9.5 5.3 14 8 8 20 Bethany Carstens So. G 5-9 Kenai, Alaska/Chicago State 3.2 1.1 6 0 6 21 Alexis Elquist Fr. F 6-0 Elko, Nev./Elko HS 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 22 Gabby Rones Fr. G 5-5 Sacramento, Calif./West Campus HS 1.6 0.7 4 0 2 23 Lexie Givens Fr. F 6-0 Alameda, Calif./Alameda HS 3.0 2.2 3 4 2 24 Dom Phillips So. F 6-0 Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium HS 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 25 Nia Alexander Sr. G 5-9 Federal Way, Wash./San Francisco 9.5 4.6 14 2 13 31 Tiffany Siu Fr. G 5-6 Oakland, Calif./Oakland Technical HS 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 34 Leta Otuafi So. F 5-11 Fallon, Nev./Utah State Eastern 7.5 4.6 7 2 2 40 Megan Ormiston Jr. F 6-3 Murrieta, Calif./UC Santa Barbara 9.5 5.7 3 8 4 44 Eliška Štěbetáková Jr. F 6-2 Děčín, Czech Republic/NE Oklahoma A&M 3.7 1.4 0 3 2 Pronunciations - #1 Andrea (On-DRAY-uh) Jovicevic (YO-vi-CHEV-ich) | #2 Da’Ja (DAY-shuh) | #4 LaPraisjah (la-praise-SHUH) | #12 Jimenez (HIM-in-ez) | #13 Amaya (UH-my-uh) | #25 Nia (NEE-uh) | #22 Rones (Rone-ESS) | #31 Siu (Soo) | #34 Leta (LET-uh) Otuafi (OH-too-AH-fee) | #44 Eliška (Elishka) Štěbetáková (Sh- teb-ah-TAH-kah-vah) | (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. ABOUT UNLV (7-6, 5-3 MW) Head Coach: Lindy La Rocque (Stanford ‘12) Career record: 7-6 (1st season) Record at UNLV: 7-6 (1st season) Last Time Out Previous Game Starters Jan. 27 W, 73-62 at Utah State 21 Delaynie Byrne .......................................... F 23 Desi-Rae Young ......................................... F High Scorer ................................................Desi-Rae Young (15) 5 Jade Thomas ............................................. G High Rebounder ......................................Desi-Rae Young (11) 14 Bailey Thomas ........................................... G Assists Leader .........................................................Bailey Thomas (7) 30 Nia Johnson ............................................... G 2020-21 NEVADA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 QUICK HITS QUICK FACTS • With five wins, Levens will reach 100 victories in her Division I career • Nevada and UNLV have split the regular season series for three straight years • Silver State series points are on the line with both games this weekend ABOUT NEVADA • Nevada will play eight games on the road before returning home Location ............................................................. Reno, Nev. • The Pack ranks first in the Mountain West in free throw percentage Reno/Sparks Population ....................................246,846 Enrollment ................................................................21,657 SERIES HISTORY Nickname ................................... Wolf Pack (two words) Nevada and UNLV have a long history and rivalry between them with Sat- Colors ..............................................Navy Blue and Silver urday marking the 48th game in the all-time series. The Lady Rebels have Conference ..................................Mountain West (MW) historically had the upper hand in the series, winning 35 of the 47 previ- President ...................................................Brian Sandoval ous contests. The series has been a bit more evenly matched the past few Athletics Director ........................................Doug Knuth SWA ...........................................Rhonda Lundin Bennett years though since head coach Amanda Levens took over the Wolf Pack. In Athletic Dept.