MOUNTAIN WEST LEAD ON THE LINE
First-place UNLV visits second-place San Diego State Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Lady Rebels roll into San Diego on a streak they haven’t experienced in more than a decade.
UNLV leads the Mountain West standings after starting 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2011-12 season. The Lady Rebels will face San Diego State, who sits second at 2-0 in league play.
The Lady Rebels most recently shut down Fresno State, 64-49, Thursday. Desi-Rae Young collected her seventh double-double of the season with 25 points and a career-high 18 rebounds. Justice Ethridge hit 4-of-5 3-point attempts for 20 points.
Broadcast Information
The game will be streamed online on the Mountain West Network (theMW.com/watch).
Fans can also listen to UNLV’s live audio with play-by-play announcer Wyatt Tomchek free on Stretch.
Series History
UNLV is 35-29 all-time versus San Diego State. The Lady Rebels are 3-0 against SDSU under Lindy La Rocque and have won 9 of the last 10 meetings.
Last Five Matchups
- Feb. 12, 2022 – UNLV won 76-67 in Las Vegas
- Feb. 16, 2021 – UNLV won 73-71 in Las Vegas
- Feb. 15, 2021 – UNLV won 83-65 in Las Vegas
- Feb. 22, 2020 – UNLV won 72-67 in Las Vegas
- Jan 25, 2020 – San Diego State won 48-39 in San Diego
Start Me Up
The Lady Rebels have started 3-0 in conference play for the first time since the 2011-12 season. UNLV has not started 4-0 since 2003-04.
- Last time started 4-0 in conference play: 2003-04
- Last time started 5-0 in conference play: 1993-94 (Big West)
No Soup For You
UNLV has dominated opponents in second-chance scoring, counting 237 points to 80. UNLV has limited opponents to just 5.3 second-chance points per game off 7.7 offensive rebounds per game. Conversely, UNLV is averaging 15.8 second-chance points per game from 13.4 offensive rebounds per game.
