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UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES 2020-21 UNLV SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 25 ........Northern Arizona ...............L, 79-75 GAME 4/5 - December 12 & December 14, 1:30 pm Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Dec. 2 ..........at CSU Fullerton ..................W, 81-67 Titan Gym Fullerton, California UNLV (1-2, 0-0 MW) Lindy La Rocque (1-2, 1st year) Dec. 5 ..........#2 Stanford ........................L, 101-54 Head coach: Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Leading scorer: Sr./G Bailey Thomas (15.3 ppg) Dec. 12 ........Wyoming*............................1:30 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas vs. Dec. 14 ........Wyoming*............................1:30 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Wyoming (1-1, 0-0) Head coach: Gerald Mattinson (18-13, 2nd year) Dec. 20-Dec. 21 • Duel In The Desert Leading scorer: So./G McKinley Bradshaw (12.5 ppg) Dec. 20 ........Pacific ...................................3:30 pm Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Cox Pavilion (2,500) Dec. 21 ........Loyola Marymount ..................1 pm Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Las Vegas Dec. 31 ........at San Diego State*. .................. 6 pm Video: Mountain West Network (Ben Wilson, Jeremy Roach/Ashly Dickinson) Viejas Arena San Diego, California Radio: UNLVRebels.com (Wyatt Tomchek) Jan. 2 ...........at San Diego State*. .................. 1 pm Live Stats: UNLVRebels.com Viejas Arena San Diego, California Jan. 7 ..........Colorado State* .......................5 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas LADY REBELS HOST WYOMING IN MW OPENING SERIES ... Jan. 9 ..........Colorado State* .......................1 pm ♦ UNLV will open Mountain West conference play this weekend with a pair of games against Cox Pavilion Las Vegas the Wyoming Cowgirls on Saturday and Monday in the Cox Pavilion. Jan. 14 .........at New Mexico* .........................TBA ♦ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MW has switched to a 20-game schedule with teams play- The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. ing back-to-back games against each opponent, with half the games on the road and half at home. Jan. 16 .........at New Mexico* .........................TBA ♦ That sets this up as the second and third straight games to be played against the Cowgirls in Las The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. Vegas, the teams met just once a season ago, a 65-53 win by the Lady Rebels in the Cox Pavilion. Jan. 25 .........at Utah State* .............................TBA ♦ Not only will this be the first road game of the season for Wyoming, it will also be the first Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah time the Cowgirls will not have played in front of a crowd after averaging over 1,000 fans in its Jan. 27 .........at Utah State* .............................TBA first two games. UNLV meanwhile already has one road win on its resume this season (at CSU Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Fullerton on Dec. 2). All three games for the Lady Rebels have played so far this season have not allowed fans to attend. Jan. 30 ........UNR* ........................................5 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas ♦ Under new head coach Lindy La Rocque, the Lady Rebels have made the three-point ball a bigger factor in their offense, as they currently rank third in the league in three-pointers per Feb. 1 ..........UNR* .......................................1 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas game, while senior guard Bailey Thomas is sixth in the nation in three-point percentage at 75%. ♦ UNLV is one of the youngest and most inexperienced teams in the nation. The 11-player Lady Feb. 5...........at Air Force* ...............................TBA Rebels roster is the sixth-youngest team in the nation with an average age of 19.5, while they Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. are the only team in the nation with at least 90% of its roster that started the season with just one Feb. 7...........at Air Force* ...............................TBA career total Division I start. Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. Feb. 11 ........Boise State* ..............................5 pm UNLV PROBABLE STARTERS (BASED ON LAST GAME) Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 13 ........Boise State* ..............................1 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 19 ........San Jose State* .........................5 pm Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Feb. 21 ........San Jose State* .........................1 pm Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Feb. 25.........at Fresno State* ......................... 6 pm Save Mart Center Fresno, California BAILEY JADE NIA DELAYNIE KEYANA Feb. 27.........at Fresno State* ......................... 1 pm THOMAS THOMAS JOHNSON BYRNE WILFRED Save Mart Center Fresno, California #14 • G • SR. #5 • G • FR. #30 • G • JR. #21 • F • SO. #15 • C • SO. March 7-10 • 2021 MW Tournament March 7 .....First Round ...............................TBA PTS ............15.3 PTS ............10.0 PTS ..............5.0 PTS ............10.3 PTS ..............3.7 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas REBS ...........2.0 REBS ...........2.3 REBS ...........4.7 REBS ...........5.3 REBS ...........4.7 FG% ..........57.7 FG% ..........37.0 FG% ..........14.3 FG% ..........32.1 FG% ..........33.3 LADY REBELS PLEASE... FT% ..........87.5 FT% ..........50.0 FT% ..........75.0 FT% ..........58.3 FT% ..........71.4 Please use the UNLV acronym on ALL references and refer to the women’s basketball ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS team as the Lady Rebels, not Runnin’ Rebels. MARK WASIK • UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Office - (702) 895-3208 • Cell - (702) 528-0289 • @UNLVSIDWasik Press row phone - (702) 895-3005 • [email protected] LADY REBEL BASKETBALL GAME NOTES - UNLV VS WYOMING • DECEMBER 12 & 14 • COX PAVILION QUICK FACTS HEAD COACH GENERAL INFORMATION LINDY LA ROCQUE Location ........................................Las Vegas, Nev. Founded...........................................................1957 • 8th head coach in UNLV history Enrollment ....................................................31,142 Nickname ........................................... Lady Rebels • Second youngest coach in NCAA Colors ............................................. Scarlet & Gray WBB Division I (30 years old) Home Court (Capacity) ........................................... ........................................Cox Pavilion (2,500)/ ..................... Thomas & Mack Center (18,000) • Assistant coach at Stanford (2017-20), Opened ...................................Cox Pavilion (2001) Belmont (2015-17) and Oklahoma (2013-14). ...................... (Thomas & Mack Center (1983) Conference ..................................... Mountain West • Played on four Final Four teams at Stanford President .............................. Dr. Keith E. Whitfield including one national runner-up squad Director of Athletics ...........Desiree Reed-Francois Assistant AD/SWA ...........................Mallory Poole Ticket Office Phone ......................(702) 739-FANS • Las Vegas native, all-time leading scorer in Website .............................www.UNLVRebels.com Durango HS history (girls and boys) Social Media .........................@UNLVLadyRebels HISTORY Lindy La Rocque was named the new coach at Belmont University in Nashville, Ten- First Season ............................................... 1974-75 head women’s basketball coach at UNLV, on nessee, helping the Bruins to a pair of NCAA All-Time Record / Years 807-542 (.598) / 46 Years March 18, 2020. Tournament berths, including the program’s first NCAA Appearances (Last) ................ Eight (2002) A key part of NCAA Tournament ap- in nine seasons. Belmont went 51-15 overall WNIT Appearances (Last) ......................11 (2018) pearances in 10 out of 11 years, La Rocque and 29-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play during Last Postseason Opponent ..............................Utah returned to her native Las Vegas where she La Rocque’s time there, winning the league’s Result .............. L, 78-68, 2018 WNIT First Round prepped at Durango High School before play- regular-season championship during the 2016- ing in four straight Final Fours as a student- 17 season and the conference’s tournament title COACHING STAFF athlete at Stanford University. She was an both seasons. Head Coach .................................Lindy La Rocque assistant coach with the Cardinal for the last La Rocque began her coaching career as Alma Mater ........................................ Stanford ‘12 three years under legendary head coach and a graduate assistant at the University of Okla- UNLV Record ................................. 1-2/1st Season Hall of Famer Tara VanDerveer. homa, working for Women’s Basketball Hall of Overall Record ............................... 1-2/1st Season “We are so enthused about bringing Famer Sherri Coale, while pursuing her mas- Assistant Coaches ................................................... Coach La Rocque back to Las Vegas to lead ter’s degree in education. The team played in ......Roman Owen, Mia Bell, Nneka Enemkpali our women’s basketball program,” Reed-Fran- both the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Tournaments. Director of Operations ...................Amie Callaway cois said. “Our pool of candidates was excep- La Rocque played at Stanford from 2009- Office Phone ...................................(702) 895-3151 tional, but Lindy’s character, intellect and en- 12, appearing in 138 career games which ranks ergy really stood out. She has worked for and eighth in program history. She was instrumental TEAM INFORMATION learned from some of the best leaders in sports in helping the Cardinal compile a 137-12 overall 2019-20 Overall Record ......................13-17 (.433) history and is a rising star in coaching. She record