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 (9-8, 5-7 MW) GAMES 18 & 19 Monday, Feb. 15 - 1 p.m. • Tuesday, Feb. 16 - 5 p.m. • Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, Colo. NOVEMBER AIR FORCE FALCONS vs NEVADA WOLF PACK Fri. 27 San Francisco Canceled 4-13 | 2-10 Mountain West 9-8 | 5-7 Mountain West Sat. 28 William Jessup W, 66-65 After back-to-back conference series splits ALL-TIME SERIES DECEMBER on the road at UNLV and at Boise State, Series ................................................ Nevada leads 15-5 Fri. 4 * at Air Force Postponed Nevada continues its road swing with its Current Streak ..............................................................W1 Last Wolf Pack win ........Feb. 5, 2020 (71-67 at AFA) Sun. 6 * at Air Force Postponed longest trip of the season ... The Wolf Pack Last Falcons wins ..............Dec. 7, 2019 (68-61 at NEV) will spend the entire week of Feb. 15 in Sat. 12 at Sacramento State W, 74-61 Levens vs. Air Force ....................................................3-2 Sun. 13 at Sacramento State W, 62-53 the state of Colorado to play four games in Fri. 18 Fresno Pacific W, 71-67 seven days, starting first with a two-game STAT COMPARISON AFA NEV Mon. 21 at Saint Mary’s L, 83-68 make-up series at Air Force ... The first of the Points per game 59.9 64.2 Thu. 31 * New Mexico L, 88-69 two games will be held this Monday, Feb. 15 Points per game allowed 65.9 65.7 at 1 p.m. PT and the second game will take Scoring margin -6.0 -1.5 JANUARY place this Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. PT ... A Sat. 2 * New Mexico L, 78-67 live stream will be available online on the Rebounds per game 35.9 40.2 Thu. 7 * San Diego State L, 59-43 Mountain West Network for both games ... Rebounding margin -2.6 +4.2 Sat. 9 * San Diego State W, 66-59 Josh Suchon will have the call in Northern Assists per game 10.9 10.6 Thu. 14 * at Fresno State L, 78-70 Nevada on CBS Sports Radio 94.1 FM and Sat. 16 * at Fresno State L, 75-61 Steals per game 10.8 6.8 1450 AM with a 20 minute pregame show Fri. 22 * Wyoming W, 60-52 FG percentage .358 .378 prior to tipoff ... Fans can also listen live on- Sun. 24 * Wyoming W, 57-50 line via TuneIn or on the TuneIn app ... Live FG percentage allowed .443 .417 Sat. 30 * at UNLV L, 62-57 stats are available at NevadaWolfPack.com/ 3FG percentage .282 .258 FEBRUARY wbballls ... This two-game set at Air Force 3FG percentage allowed .311 .299 was originally scheduled to be Nevada’s first Mon. 1 * at UNLV W, 73-70 FT percentage .735 .768 MW series back in December, but the series Fri. 5 * at Boise State L, 73-63 Assist/Turnover ratio 0.7 0.7 Sun. 7 * at Boise State W, 64-44 was postponed due to positive COVID-19 Current streak L4 W1 Sat. 13 * San Jose State Canceled cases within the Air Force program. Mon. 15 * San Jose State Canceled Mon. 15 * at Air Force 1 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Tue. 16 * at Air Force 5 p.m. Fri. 19 * at Colorado State 5 p.m. Da’Ja Hamilton GP/GS PPG RPG A B S Sun. 21 * at Colorado State 12 p.m. Jr. | 5-8 | G 17/16 15.1 3.9 48 3 17 Wed. 24 * Utah State 5 p.m. 2 Thu. 25 * Utah State 5 p.m. LaPraisjah Johnson GP/GS PPG RPG A B S MARCH Sr. | 5-9 | G 17/16 8.4 4.3 27 5 19 7-10 MW Championship 4 Home games in bold GP/GS PPG RPG A B S * Mountain West contest Amaya West 14/14 9.7 5.2 23 11 12 $ Mountain West Tournament 13 Jr. | 5-10 | G All times listed in Pacific Time Nia Alexander GP/GS PPG RPG A B S MEDIA COVERAGE Sr. | 5-9 | G 17/17 9.1 4.8 17 2 17 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 14/13 8.2 5.6 6 9 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 15.1 3.9 48 3 17 4 LaPraisjah Johnson Sr. G 5-9 Killeen, Texas/Cochise College 8.4 4.3 27 5 19 11 Kenna Holt Fr. G 5-8 Reno, Nev./Bishop Manogue HS 2.4 3.5 28 1 25 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 9.7 5.2 23 11 12 20 Bethany Carstens So. G 5-9 Kenai, Alaska/Chicago State 2.8 1.2 7 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 0.6 4 0 2 23 Lexie Givens Fr. F 6-0 Alameda, Calif./Alameda HS 3.7 2.6 6 5 2 24 Dom Phillips So. F 6-0 Goodyear, Ariz./Millennium HS 1.0 0.0 0 0 1 25 Nia Alexander Sr. G 5-9 Federal Way, Wash./San Francisco 9.1 4.8 17 2 17 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 6.9 4.5 8 2 3 40 Megan Ormiston Jr. F 6-3 Murrieta, Calif./UC Santa Barbara 8.2 5.6 6 9 4 44 Eliška Štěbetáková Jr. F 6-2 Děčín, Czech Republic/NE Oklahoma A&M 3.1 1.3 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) | * indicates out for the remainder of the 2020-21 season 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 AIR FORCE (4-13, 2-10 MW) Head Coach: Chris Gobrecht (USC ‘77) Career record: 575-608 (41st season) Record at Air Force: 33-135 (6th season) Last Time Out Previous Game Starters Feb. 11 L, 62-54 at Fresno State 1 Briana Autrey ............................................ G 13 Emily Conroe ............................................. G High Scorer ....................................................Briana Autrey (24) 23 Riley Snyder ................................................ F High Rebounder ...........................................Emily Conroe (11) 32 Kaelin Immel ............................................. G Assists Leader ...........................................................Briana Autrey (3) 55 Kassady Huffman ...................................... F 2020-21 NEVADA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL - PAGE 2 QUICK HITS QUICK FACTS • With three wins, Levens will reach 100 victories in her Division I career • Nevada is in the middle of an 8-game road swing • Da’Ja Hamilton’s 32 points at UNLV are the most in the MW this season ABOUT NEVADA • The Wolf Pack will play four games in seven days next week Location ............................................................. Reno, Nev. • Da’Ja Hamilton needs eight points to reach 600 in her career Reno/Sparks Population ....................................246,846 Enrollment ................................................................21,657 SERIES HISTORY Nickname ................................... Wolf Pack (two words) Nevada and Air Force are a fairly short series with just 20 games between Colors ..............................................Navy Blue and Silver them in program history and a bulk of those coming from when the Wolf Conference ..................................Mountain West (MW) Pack joined the Mountain West in 2012-13. It’s Nevada that has the upper President ...................................................Brian Sandoval hand overall in the all-time series, winning 15 of the previous 20 contests.