2017-18 UNLV SCHEDULE/RESULTS Nov. 10 ........Portland State .......... W, 88-80 (OT) UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Game Notes vs. UC Santa Barbara • November 9 • Las Vegas Nov. 14 ........UC Irvine ............................W, 73-54 2017-18 GAME NOTES Cox Pavilion Las Vegas MARK WASIK • UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SID Nov. 19 ........Grand Canyon ...................W, 76-47 Offi ce - (702) 895-3208 • Cell - (702) 528-0289 • @UNLVSIDWasik Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Press row phone - (702) 895-3005 • [email protected] Nov. 25-26 • Lady Rebel Round-Up Nov. 25 ........Hofstra ................................W, 68-52 Cox Pavilion Las Vegas GAME 10 - Saturday, December 20 • 2:30 pm Nov. 26 ........Minnesota ............................L, 79-72 Duel In The Desert Cox Pavilion Las Vegas UNLV (5-4, 0-0 MW) Dec. 2-3 • ASU Classic Head coach: Kathy Olivier (143-150, 10th year) Dec. 2 ..........vs. UC Riverside. ..................L, 95-88 Leading scorer: Sr./G Brooke Johnson (14.9 ppg) Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Ariz. Dec. 3 ..........vs. Buffalo ............................L, 80-53 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Ariz. vs Dec. 9 ..........at Gonzaga ...........................W, 52-50 #5/3 Mississippi State (11-0, 0-0 SEC) McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Wash. Head coach: Vic Schaefer (135-51, 6th year) Dec. 16 ........at #18/17 Stanford ..................... 2 pm Leading scorer: Sr./G Victoria Vivians (19.4 ppg) Maples Pavilion Palo Alto, Calif. Dec. 20-22 • Duel In The Desert Cox Pavilion (2,500) Dec. 20 ........#5/3 Mississippi State .........2:30 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Las Vegas Dec. 22 ........RV/#22 Syracuse .................2:30 pm Video: FloHoops Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Radio: UNLVRebels.com (Adam Candee, Wyatt Tomchek) Dec. 30 ........at Boise State* ......................... 12 pm Live Stats: UNLVRebels.com Taco Bell Arena Boise, Idaho Jan. 3 ..........San José State* .........................6 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas UNLV CONTINUES RUN AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS... After suffering a hard loss at 18th-ranked Stanford on Saturday, the going does not get any Jan. 6 ...........at Utah State* ............................ 1 pm Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah easy for UNLV this week in the Duel In the Desert tournament, hosted by UNLV in the Cox Pa- vilion on Wednesday-Friday. The Lady Rebels will face a pair of teams ranked in the ESPN/USA Jan. 10 ........Air Force* ................................6 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Today Coaches’ Top 25 Poll in their two games in the event, starting with top-fi ve Mississippi State. The Bulldogs, who made national headlines after snapping Connecticut’s NCAA record Jan. 17 .........at New Mexico* ........................ 6 pm 111-game win streak in the 2017 national semifi nals, come into Wednesday’s contest ranked No.5 The Pit Albuquerque, N.M. by the AP and No. 3 by USA Today/ESPN. Friday sees another tough opponent for UNLV, as the Jan. 20 ........Colorado State* .......................3 pm Syracuse Orange come in ranked 22nd in the coaches’ poll. Both teams combined are a perfect Cox Pavilion Las Vegas 22-0, as each has won their fi rst 11 contests of the season. Jan. 24 ........Fresno State* ............................6 pm The contest against Mississippi State marks the second straight game for the Lady Rebels Cox Pavilion Las Vegas against a defending NCAA Final Four participant, a fi rst for UNLV for program history. It will Jan. 27 .........at San Diego State* ................... 1 pm also be the fi rst time UNLV has faced a NCAA championship fi nalist since it fell to Georgia 87- Viejas Arena San Diego, Calif. 41 on Dec. 28, 1996. Wednesday will be the third meeting all-time between the Lady Rebels and Jan. 31 .........at San Jose State* ...................... 7 pm the Bulldogs, with UNLV winning both previous meetings in Las Vegas. The Event Center San Jose, Calif. The Duel In The Desert is back at UNLV for the fi rst since the 2013-14 season, and this Feb. 3 ..........Boise State* .............................3 pm marks the sixth time the Lady Rebels have hosted the event. This year’s fi eld is potentially the Cox Pavilion Las Vegas best-ever, as in addition to Mississippi State and Syracuse in the Rebel Division, the Scarlet Feb. 7 ..........Nevada, Reno* ........................6 pm Division features No. Oregon and No. 19 Texas A&M, along with Hawaii. Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 10.........at Wyoming* ............................. 1 pm UNLV PROBABLE STARTERS Arena Auditorium Laramie, Wyo. Feb. 14.........at Air Force* .............................. 1 pm Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colo. Feb. 17 ........San Diego State* ......................3 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas Feb. 21.........at Fresno State* ......................... 7 pm Save Mart Center Reno, Nev. Feb. 24 ........New Mexico* ............................3 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas NNIKKIIKKI AAMANDAMANDA JJORDYNORDYN PPARISARIS KKATIEATIE Feb. 27.........at Nevada, Reno* ................. 6:30 pm WWHEATLEYHEATLEY AANDERSONNDERSON BBELLELL SSTRAWTHERTRAWTHER PPOWELLOWELL Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nev. #2 • G • SR. #20 • F • JR. #23 • F • JR. #3 • F • JR. #21 • C • JR. March 2 .....Utah State* (MWN) .................6 pm Cox Pavilion Las Vegas PTS ............14.9 PTS ..............4.4 PTS ..............9.8 PTS ..............6.3 PTS ............13.7 March 5-9 • 2018 MW Tournament REBS ...........2.7 REBS ...........4.4 REBS ...........3.9 REBS ...........5.5 REBS ...........9.4 March 5 .....First Round ...............................TBA FG% ..........36.0 FG% ..........34.2 FG% ..........45.2 FG% ..........30.2 FG% ..........33.9 Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas FT% ..........74.3 FT% ..........75.0 FT% ..........62.1 FT% ..........72.7 FT% ..........70.5 LLADYADY RREBELEBEL BBASKETBALLASKETBALL GAME NOTES VS #5/3 MISSISSIPPI STATE • DECEMBER 20 • LAS VEGAS A LOOK AT UNLV VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE... HEADH COACH KATHYK OLIVIER UNLV 2017-18 Stats #5/3 Mississippi State 5-4, 0-0 Overall Record 11-0, 0-0 When UNLV was 149 RPI 3 searchings for its next 67.0..........................................................Points per game .......................................................83.5 women’sw basketball 67.9.................................................. Points Allowed per game ...............................................54.5 coachc -- a person that 36.3...........................................................FG Percentage ........................................................47.1 couldc return the proud 40.2.................................................. Opponent FG Percentage ...............................................37.7 programp to its place 24.5.......................................................3-pt FG Percentage ....................................................37.0 among the nation’s best -- it didn’t have to look 28.6...............................................Opponent 3-pt FG Percentage ............................................29.3 far. The school turned to one of its own by hiring 66.4....................................................Free Throw Percentage .................................................70.0 former Lady Rebel All-American Kathy Olivier 43.7......................................................Rebounding Average ...................................................40.0 as the eighth full-time head coach in UNLV +5.4 ........................................................Rebound Margin ......................................................+8.5 women’s basketball history on April 22, 2008. 10.8.........................................................Assists per game ......................................................16.4 The Lady Rebels immediately showed their renewed enthusiasm for their new coach, 15.3.......................................................Turnovers per game....................................................12.9 and the team was the talk of the conference +1.7 ........................................................Turnover Margin ......................................................+8.7 after an inspiring run to the Mountain West 8.3............................................................Steals per game .........................................................9.3 Conference Tournament semifi nals as the seven- 1.9........................................................... Blocks per game ........................................................4.5 seed. Olivier’s fi rst recruit to the program, Jamie Smith, would 10 months later became the fi rst- LADY REBELS ALL-TIME AGAINST THE BULLDOGS... ever Lady Rebel to be named MWC Freshman UNLV leads the all-time series 2-0 (UNLV on current 2-game win streak) of the Year. Record in Las Vegas ............................... 2-0 Record in Starksville, Miss. .................... 0-0 In 2009-10 the Lady Rebels continued Neutral .................................................... 0-0 their climb back to prominence under Olivier, Most points scored by UNLV ..................62 Most points scored by MSU ......................51 and posted several impressive upsets, including Largest winning margin, UNLV .............18 Largest winning margin, MSU ................... - road wins at Utah and New Mexico and a home Longest UNLV win streak .........................2 Longest MSU win streak ............................. - victory over eventual Sweet 16 participant San Diego State. Olivier’s best season would come UNLV has lost 10 straight games against ranked opponents, with the last win coming over No. in 2011-12,