The History In This SECTION • Lady Rebel basketball history ................... 94 • All-Time Honors ..................................... 108 • UNLV Postseason history ........................ 95 • All-Time Letterwinners ........................... 109 • UNLV Postseason box scores............ 96-97 • Year-by-Year Records .................... 110-117 • Team Records.......................................... 98 • All-Time Series Records ......................... 118 • Individual Records ................................... 99 • All-Time Conference Standings ........119-120 • Career Scoring Leaders ................. 100-101 • Coaching Records .................................. 121 • Season and Career Leaders ................... 102 • Cox Pavilion .......................................... 122 • Career Leaders ...................................... 103 • Thomas & Mack Center ........................ 123 • Game Records ............................... 104-105 • Postseason records ................................ 124 • Team Records................................ 106-107 • Lady Rebels in the Pros .......................... 125 The 2005-06 UNLV historyWomen’s Basketball Media Guide 95 program history UNLV has a long and impressive history of success over its ranked fifth in the final national polls, their highest finish ever. 31 seasons of competition in women’s basketball. With a record Pauline Jordan also earned her second All-American honor dur- of 585-300, the Lady Rebels rank 40th among the all-time win- ing the season, and would become the second Lady Rebel to ning teams in the NCAA, and their winning percentage of .661 have her jersey retired. ranks them 36th. UNLV has recorded eight trips to the NCAA Bolla led the Lady Rebels to the NCAAs twice more (1991, Tournament and has re- 1994) and to the Big West Cham- ceived bids to seven WNIT pionship in 1994 before stepping Tournaments, including a down after the 1995-96 season. championship runner-up LaDonna McClain was hired finish in 2003-04. prior to the 1996-97 season, but The Lady Rebels be- she stepped down after a year and gan their first season in a half with a 7-40 record. Steve 1974-75, as Barbara Quinn Corraro finished out the season for coached the team to an 8- UNLV, posting a 1-6 record over 7 record in their inaugural the last seven games of 1997-98. season. Dan Ayala then Looking to return the Lady took over at the helm of Rebels back to national promience, the squad, and to this day Regina Miller was brought in to remains one of the most take over the reigns of the program successful coaches in with the 1998-99 squad. Miller school history, leading the promptly turned the team around Lady Rebels to an amaz- from a 4-23 record the previous ing 109-23 record over his year into a 17-11 mark in her first five seasons, including a season, making them the most im- 23-2 mark in 1977-78 and proved team in the nation that year. a 24-2 mark in 1978-79. After her next team went 17-12, His 1977-78 team also Miller brought the Lady Rebels reached the AIAW Re- back to the postseason with a trip gional finals before falling to the WNIT in 2000-01, and led to UCLA. UNLV to its eighth NCAA appear- Shelia Strike coached ance with an at-large bid to the the Lady Rebels starting in 2002 NCAAs. The 2001-02 team the 1980-81 season, and was led by Linda Frölich, a three- after two years was joined time All-American and the 1998- by Jim Bolla as co-head 99 National Freshman of the Year. UNLV • FIVE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES UNLV • FIVE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES UNLV • FIVE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES UNLV • FIVE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES UNLV • FIVE STRAIGHT POSTSEASON APPEARANCES coach. The two led UNLV The Lady Rebels hoist the 1994 Big West Tournament The three-time Mountain West Con- into its most successful Championship Trophy. UNLV also won the Big West ference Player of the Year finished seasons in the school’s his- Tournament in 1984, 1985, 1986, and 1990. her four-year career as the all-time tory, as the team won 22+ games in all five seasons that Bolla leading scorer at UNLV with 2,355 points, which ranks her and Strike served as co-coaches. UNLV won the inaugural Big 58th all-time in NCAA history as well, and became the third West Tournament in 1984, and followed with titles in 1985 and Lady Rebel to have her jersey retired. 1986. The Lady Rebels also advanced to the NCAA Tourna- UNLV again played in the WNIT in 2002-03, and then posted ment in all three years as well. UNLV also saw Misty Thomas one of its best seasons in years with the following year’s squad. become the program’s first two-time All-American, and she The 2003-04 Lady Rebels finished with a 26-8 record while would become the first Lady Rebel to have her jersey retired. advancing to the championship game of the Postseason WNIT When Strike stepped down after the 1987-88 season, Bolla before falling to Creighton. UNLV finished with a program best stayed on and kept the Lady Rebels at the top of the women’s 10-4 record in the MWC, and saw three players named all- basketball world. His first team finished 27-7 and advanced to conference. RanDee Henry and Sherry McCracklin were also the 1989 NCAA Sweet 16, the furthest a Lady Rebel team has both named WBCA/Kodak All-Americans. Last season, UNLV ever played in the NCAA Tournament. His next team was the advanced to the postseason for a school-record fifth straight greatest ever at UNLV, as it was ranked as high as No. 2 in the year with a trip to the WNIT. nation during the season, the highest in school history. The In addition to Thomas, Jordan, Henry, McCracklin, and 1989-90 squad finished with a 28-3 record, setting a school Frölich, other All-Americans in UNLV’s history include Belinda mark for wins in a season, and played in its fourth NCAA Tour- Candler, Teresa Willis, Janie Fincher, Kathy Ricks, Constance nament before being upset by Ole Miss. UNLV posted a 22- Jinks, and Angela Christian. Thomas was also a three-time game win streak during the season, which is tied for the 28th- academic All-American selection, while Fröhlich earned aca- longest win streak in NCAA history, and the Lady Rebels were demic All-American honors once as well. 96 2005-06 UNLV Women’s Basketball Media Guide postseason history NCAA Appearances (8) (3-8 record) Big West Tournament (19-7 record) 1983-84 1983-84 First Round #2 Long Beach State 78, #7 UNLV 58 Championship UNLV 90, UC Irvine 55 1984-85 1984-85 First Round #5 San Diego State 70, #4 UNLV 68 Semifinals UNLV 68, Hawaii 49 1985-86 Championship UNLV 61, UC Irvine 60 The History Second Round #4 North Carolina 82, #5 UNLV 76* 1985-86 1988-89 Quarterfinals UNLV 77, Pacific, 70 First Round #6 UNLV 67, #11 Utah 53 Semifinals UNLV 80, CS Fullerton 75 Second Round #6 UNLV 84, #3 Colorado 74 Championship UNLV 99, Long Beach State 89 Regional Semifinals #2 Texas 88, #6 UNLV 77 1986-87 1989-90 Quarterfinals UNLV 85, CS Fullerton 51 Second Round #5 Mississippi 66, #4 UNLV 62* Semifinals UNLV 86, Fresno State 69 1990-91 Championship Long Beach State 98, UNLV 57 First Round #8 UNLV 70, #9 Texas Tech 65 1987-88 Second Round #1 Georgia 86, #8 UNLV 62 Quarterfinals UNLV 62, Hawaii 56 1993-94 Semifinals UNLV 61, CS Fullerton 55 First Round #7 Montana 77, #10 UNLV 67 Championship Long Beach State 79, UNLV 58 2001-02 1988-89 First Round #6 Minnesota 71, #11 UNLV 54 Quarterfinals UNLV 86, UC Santa Barbara 50 * - UNLV received a bye into the second round Semifinals UNLV 78, Hawaii 65 Championship Long Beach State 89, UNLV 81 1989-90 WNIT Appearances (7) (9-9 record) Quarterfinals UNLV 102, San Jose State 67 1975-76 Semifinals UNLV 91, Fresno State 71 UNLV 87, Indiana State 75 Championship UNLV 67, Long Beach State 64 Wayland Baptist 68, UNLV 55 1990-91 UNLV 81, Belmont 68 Quarterfinals New Mexico State 90, UNLV 89 1987-88 1991-92 Illinois State 70, UNLV 69 Quarterfinals New Mexico State 87, UNLV 86 South Alabama 88, UNLV 85 (OT) 1992-93 UNLV 84, Montana State 80 Quarterfinals UNLV 98, Cal State Fullerton 68 1992-93 Semifinals UC Santa Barbara 62, UNLV 58 SMU 76, UNLV 74 (OT) 1993-94 Butler 74, UNLV 71 Quarterfinals UNLV 108, Long Beach State 81 UNLV 71, George Washington 70 Semifinals UNLV 74, New Mexico State 69 (OT) 2000-01 Championship UNLV 78, Hawaii 60 First Round UNLV 59, Loyola Marymount 56 1994-95 Second Round Oklahoma State 71, UNLV 67 First Round Pacific 58, UNLV 57 2002-03 First Round Oregon State 77, UNLV 58 (1-1 record) 2003-04 Western Athletic Tournament First Round UNLV 50, Arizona Stat 47 1998-99 Second Round UNLV 68, Rice 66 First Round UNLV 73, Hawaii 67 Third Round UNLV 78, Western Kentucky 75 Quarterfinals Colorado State 71, UNLV 67 Final Four UNLV 65, Iowa State 59 Championship Creighton 73, UNLV 52 2004-05 Mountain West Tournament (5-6 record) First Round Arkansas 61, UNLV 48 1999-00 First Round #5 UNLV 52, #4 New Mexico 50 Semifinals #1 Utah 67, #5 UNLV 65 AIAW Regional Appearances (4) (4-6 record) 2000-01 1975-76 First Round #4 BYU 62, #5 UNLV 54 UNLV 85, Chico State 61 2001-02 CS Fullerton 67, UNLV 60 First Round #4 UNLV 57, #5 Utah 38 UCLA 97, UNLV 77 Semifinals #4 UNLV 72, #1 Colorado State 58 1977-78 Championship #3 Brigham Young 61, #4 UNLV 46 UNLV 86, San Jose State 55 2002-03 UNLV 87, Cal Poly Pomona 83 First Round #5 BYU 66, #4 UNLV 64 (OT) UCLA 100, UNLV 88 2003-04 1978-79 First Round #3 UNLV 60, #6 BYU 57 UNLV 86, San Francisco State 78 Semifinals #2 Utah 59, #3 UNLV 55 Long Beach State 81, UNLV 78 2004-05 USC 93, UNLV 79 First Round #5 UNLV 64, #4 Wyoming 59 1979-80 Semifinals #2 New Mexico 70, #5 UNLV 67 USC 78, UNLV 77 (OT) 2005-06 UNLV Women’s Basketball Media Guide 97 NCAA Tournament Box Scores 1984 NCAA West Regional First Round 1986 NCAA West Regional Second Round 1989 NCAA West Regional Second Round #2 Long Beach State 78, #7 UNLV 58 #4 North Carolina 82, #5 UNLV 76 #6 UNLV 84, #3 Colorado 74 March 16, 1984 Los Angeles, Calif.