2019-20 UNLV SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 9 ..........CSU Fullerton .....................L, 64-58 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Nov. 14 ........Duke .....................................L, 57-45 2019-20 GAME NOTES Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas Nov. 19 ........at Southern Utah ...................L, 72-68 GAME 20 Saturday, January 25, 1 pm America First Event Center Cedar City, Utah - Nov. 23 ........South Carolina State .........W, 66-57 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas UNLV (10-9, 6-2 MW) Nov. 30-Dec. 1 • Lady Rebel Round-Up Head coach: Kathy Olivier (179-185, 12th year) Nov. 30 ........Elon ......................................L, 50-44 Leading scorer: Sr./F Rodjanae Wade (14.2 ppg) Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Dec. 1 ..........St. John’s .................. W, 79-75 (OT) at Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Dec. 3 ..........Fresno State*. ......................L, 72-66 San Diego State (8-13, 3-6 MW) Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Head coach: Stacie Terry-Hutson (73-111, 7th year) Dec. 8 ..........at Pepperdine .......................W, 69-44 Leading scorer: Sr./G Taylor Kalmer (15.3 ppg) Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California Dec. 14 ........at USC ..................................L, 75-54 Viejas Arena (12,414) Galen Center Los Angeles, California San Diego, California Dec. 16 ........at Grand Canyon ...................L, 53-51 GCU Arena Phoenix, Arizona Video: MW Network-UNLVRebels.com Dec. 20-22 • Duel In The Desert Radio: UNLVRebels.com (Wyatt Tomchek/Mark Wasik) Dec. 20 ........Virginia ................................L, 63-55 Live Stats: UNLVRebels.com Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Dec. 21 ........South Florida .....................W, 61-51 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas UNLV ENDS FIRST HALF OF MW PLAY AT SAN DIEGO ST ... ♦ Saturday’s matchup between UNLV and San Diego State will mark the end of the first half Jan. 1 ...........at Utah State* ......................W, 60-46 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah of the Mountain West schedule for the Lady Rebels, as they bring a 6-2 conference record into Viejas Arena. Jan. 4 ...........at Air Force* ........................W, 67-60 ♦ After being picked seventh in the preseason poll, UNLV is one of the two surprises of the Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. conference season thus far, especially after a 3-8 start to the season. The Lady Rebels have won Jan. 8 ..........Boise State* ........................W, 66-65 seven of their past eight games, and are currently tied third in the MW along with Boise State. Cox Pavilion Las Vegas ♦ SDSU meanwhile was picked fifth in the preseason poll but stand seventh with a 3-6 mark Jan. 11.........Wyoming* ..........................W, 65-53 after its first nine games. Cox Pavilion Las Vegas ♦ UNLV has won five straight against the Aztecs, including the past two seasons in San Diego, Jan. 15 .........at San Jose State* .................L, 62-60 both by double-digit margins. The Event Center San Jose, Calif. ♦ The Lady Rebels currently rank in the top-two of the MW in almost every defensive category, Jan. 18 .........at New Mexico* ..................W, 68-51 including scoring defense, field goal defense and rebound margin and three-point field goal -de The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. fense, where UNLV is fifth in the nation at 23.7%. Jan. 22 ........UNR* ..................................W, 66-64 ♦ The 2019-20 UNLV Lady Rebel squad are one of the youngest and least experienced teams in Cox Pavilion Las Vegas the Mountain West this season after graduating four senior starters. UNLV has 10 underclassmen Jan. 25 .........at San Diego State* ................... 1 pm on this year’s squad, with seven freshmen and three sophomores, while the four-member senior Viejas Arena San Diego, Calif. class had a total of two career starts (as a Lady Rebel) entering the season. Feb. 1 ..........Colorado State* ......................3 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas (BASED ON LAST GAME) Feb. 5 ..........Utah State* .............................12 pm UNLV PROBABLE STARTERS Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 8...........Fresno State* ............................. 2 pm Save Mart Center Reno, Nev. Feb. 12.........at UNR* ................................ 6:30 pm Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nev. Feb. 15 ........New Mexico* ............................3 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 19 ........at Colorado State* ..................... 6 pm Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colo. KAVIONNIA LATECIA BAILEY RODJANAE HALEY BROWN Feb. 22 ........San Diego State* ......................3 pm SMITH THOMAS WADE RYDALCH Cox Pavilion Las Vegas #1 • G • SO. #0 • G • SR. #14 • G • JR. #24 • F • SR. #43 • C • SR. Feb. 24.........at Boise State* ........................... 6 pm Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho PTS ..............2.8 PTS ............13.3 PTS ..............4.9 PTS ............14.2 PTS ..............5.5 Feb. 27 ........San Jose State* .........................6 pm REBS ...........2.2 REBS ...........3.5 REBS ...........2.6 REBS ...........9.9 REBS ...........3.1 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas FG% ..........28.2 FG% ..........40.9 FG% ..........28.6 FG% ..........39.7 FG% ..........40.2 March 10-13 • 2018 MW Tournament FT% ..........75.0 FT% ..........87.2 FT% ..........73.7 FT% ..........72.5 FT% ..........50.0 March 10 ...First Round ...............................TBA Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas 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 AT SAN DIEGO STATE • JANUARY 25 • SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA A LOOK AT UNLV VS. SAN DIEGO STATE... HEAD COACH KATHY OLIVIER UNLV 2019-20 Stats San Diego State 10-9, 6-2 Overall Record 8-13, 3-6 When UNLV was 184 RPI 273 searching for its next 61.5..........................................................Points per game .......................................................62.8 women’s basketball 59.7.................................................. Points Allowed per game ...............................................66.7 coach -- a person that 38.0...........................................................FG Percentage ........................................................41.8 could return the proud 38.0.................................................. Opponent FG Percentage ...............................................39.8 program to its place 28.3.......................................................3-pt FG Percentage ....................................................35.0 among the nation’s best -- it didn’t have to look 23.7...............................................Opponent 3-pt FG Percentage ............................................31.7 far. The school turned to one of its own by hiring 70.5....................................................Free Throw Percentage .................................................69.2 former Lady Rebel All-American Kathy Olivier 39.7......................................................Rebounding Average ...................................................36.0 as the eighth full-time head coach in UNLV +3.7 ........................................................Rebound Margin .......................................................-1.7 women’s basketball history on April 22, 2008. 11.9 .........................................................Assists per game ......................................................12.2 The Lady Rebels immediately showed 17.2.......................................................Turnovers per game....................................................13.7 their renewed enthusiasm for their new coach, +0.6 ........................................................Turnover Margin .......................................................-2.7 and the team was the talk of the conference after an inspiring run to the Mountain West 9.2............................................................Steals per game .........................................................4.3 Conference Tournament semifinals as the seven- 1.9........................................................... Blocks per game ........................................................3.0 seed. Olivier’s first recruit to the program, Jamie Smith, would 10 months later become the first- LADY REBELS ALL-TIME AGAINST THE AZTECS... ever Lady Rebel to be named MWC Freshman UNLV leads the all-time series 31-28 (UNLV on current 5-game win streak) of the Year. Record in Las Vegas ........................... 21-10 Record in San Diego ............................ 10-18 In 2009-10 the Lady Rebels continued Neutral .................................................... 0-0 their climb back to prominence under Olivier, Most points scored by UNLV ................102 Most points scored by SDSU ....................92 and posted several impressive upsets, including Largest winning margin, UNLV .............41 Largest winning margin, SDSU ...............44 road wins at Utah and New Mexico and a home Longest UNLV win streak .........................9 Longest SDSU win streak ...........................7 victory over eventual Sweet 16 participant San Diego State. Olivier’s best season would come DATE W/L SCORE LOCATION DATE W/L SCORE LOCATION in 2011-12, as UNLV finished the campaign 11-30-79 W 90-67 Las Vegas 2-15-06 W 64-48 San Diego, Calif. with a 22-10 record, an 11-win improvement 2-2-79 W 90-67 Las Vegas 1-6-07 W 71-54 Las Vegas over the previous year that ranked as the sixth- 2-1-80 L 75-67 San Diego, Calif. 2-8-07 L 67-54 San Diego, Calif. best in the nation, and the Lady Rebels returned to the postseason for the first time since