Lady Rebels Journey To Play In-State Rival UNR on Saturday

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV Lady Rebels are on the highway for the subsequent two Mountain West video games with the primary sport up north in opposition to in-state rival UNR on Saturday, Jan. 24. The Lady Rebels and Wolf Pack will tip-off at 1 p.m. at Lawlor Events Center. This sport is a part of the Silver State Series introduced by America First.
 
ABOUT UNR: UNLV holds the general sequence 46-14 over UNR. Under head coach Lindy La Rocque the Lady Rebels are 9-2 in opposition to the Wolf Pack. UNR heads into Saturday’s contest with a 7-12 total report and a 3-6 MW report. The Wolf Pack have misplaced three straight video games. UNR is led by Skylar Durley’s 10.6 factors per sport and 6.1 rebounds per sport. Ahrray Young is the second main scorer on the squad with 9.7 factors per sport, whereas Makayla Carter is the second-leading rebounder with 4.9 boards per sport.
 
LAST FIVE MEETINGS

• Feb. 15, 2025 – UNLV gained 64-50 in Reno
• Feb. 1, 2025 – UNLV gained 68-59 in Las Vegas
• Feb. 24, 2024 – UNLV gained 98-67 in Reno
• Jan. 27, 2024 – UNLV gained 92-47 in Las Vegas
• March 6, 2023 – UNLV gained 84-47 within the Mountain West Championship Quarterfinal in Las Vegas

BROADCAST INFO: The sport will likely be streamed on theMW.com/watch. Fans may also take heed to UNLV’s dwell audio with play-by-play announcer Wyatt Tomchek totally free on Stretch Internet.
 
LAST TIME ON THE COURT:  The UNLV Lady Rebels are again within the win column after a 78-47 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night at The Pavilion. The Scarlet & Gray had 4 gamers rating in double-digits. Shelbee Brown was the main scorer for UNLV with a season-high 20 factors. Brown shot 9-for-12 from the sector and 2-for-3 from the charity stripe. She was additionally the second-leading rebounder with eight boards. Jasmyn Lott had 15 factors on the evening by taking pictures 5-for-9 from the sector, 2-for-3 from the three and was 3-for-4 from the free throw line. Meadow Roland collected 12 factors and led the squad in rebounds with 9 boards. Mariah Elohim drained 10 factors and introduced down a season-high 5 rebounds.
 
SQUAD LEADERS: Meadow Roland leads the Scarlet & Gray in factors per sport, averaging 13.5 and he or she is the second-leading rebounder bringing down 8.9 boards per sport. Jasmyn Lott is second on the workforce with 13.2 factors per sport and leads the workforce in made discipline objectives with 5.1 per sport. Aaliyah Alexander leads the Lady Rebels in assists per sport with 3.3. Alexander can also be fourth on the squad, averaging 10.6 factors per sport. Shelbee Brown leads the squad in rebounds with 9.9 per sport and is third in factors per sport with 10.8.
 
NON-CONFERENCE WRAP: The Lady Rebels wrapped up non-conference play with a 5-5 total report. UNLV’s wins got here in opposition to Washington State, DePaul, Creighton within the rematch of the 2023 NCAA First spherical, Northern Iowa and UTSA.
 
4X MOUNTAIN WEST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS: The Lady Rebels continued to rise final season changing into the primary Mountain West workforce since 2017 to gather 4 straight common season titles. UNLV made a visit to the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) and picked up the primary postseason victory in over 20 years. The Scarlet & Gray claimed the league’s Coach of the Year in Lindy La Rocque and Freshman and Sixth Player of the Year for the second straight yr with Meadow Roland.
 
WHAT UP SQUAD?: The Lady Rebels return 5 of the 13 gamers from their 2025 championship workforce, together with starter Aaliyah Alexander and Mountain West Sixth and Freshman of the Year Meadow Roland. UNLV welcomes 9 new gamers, which incorporates graduate college students Shelbee Brown and Destiny Leo, seniors Destiny Brown and Mariah Elohim, juniors Ongolea Afu and Sydni Summers and freshmen Trystan James, Hodaya Kabada and Alexis Swillis.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will play a midweek Mountain West contest at New Mexico on Wednesday, January 28 at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT.