Fresno State Athletics
Thursday, January 14
Fresno, CA
6 P.M. PT
Fresno State
vs
Nevada
Photo by: Keith Kountz
Bulldogs host Nevada in two-game series starting Thursday
1/13/2021 5:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 10: Fresno State (4-5, 2-2 MW) vs. Nevada (5-4, 1-3 MW)
Jan. 14, 2021 • 6 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Video/Local TV: Mountain West Network (PxP: Eric Bentley, Analyst: Matt Norville); MyTV53 (OTA)
Radio:Â 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Game 11: Fresno State (4-5, 2-2 MW) vs. Nevada (5-4, 1-3 MW)
Jan. 16, 2021 • 2 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Video/Local TV: Mountain West Network (PxP: Eric Bentley, Analyst: Matt Norville); MyTV53 (OTA)
Radio:Â 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Series History:Â Fresno State leads 47-13Â
In Fresno: 25-4
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State won 75-71 in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 2, 2020
Bulldog Bones
Not knowing what it would be like to play conference series in the new format, Fresno State and Colorado State were the guinea pigs, doing so in back-to-back days on Dec. 3 and 4. The two split the series with the Rams winning the opener 89-83 and the Bulldogs taking Game 2, 78-74. The two games mirrored one another, first with the Bulldogs leading for much of the first game before allowing a 12-0 run to flip the game in the fourth. CSU then led for much of the second game before a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter by the 'Dogs turned that game in their favor.
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After the New Year, a trip to Wyoming led to similar results. Fresno State came out quick in Game 1 but Wyoming eventually won 65-63 at the buzzer. The Cowgirls were the aggressor early in Game 2 but efficient shooting kept the Bulldogs in the contest before winning 83-80 in overtime. The 'Dogs forced overtime by scoring 68 points during the final 31 minutes of regulation (2.19 points per minute). It was just the fourth win all-time in Laramie with all four coming under head coach Jaime White.
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Running on premium gas                                                                                                                    Â
Averaging 80.0 points per game thus far, the Bulldogs' offense is scoring 3.9 points better than a year ago when they posted a second-highest season in program history (76.1), and 1.6 ahead of the program's season record. Playing solely against Division I opposition, Fresno State has put up at least 90 points in three of its first six games.
- Enter this season, Jaime White's teams have recorded at least 90 points in a game six times with three of those coming in 2019-20.
- Against its two West Coast Conference opponents (Saint Mary's, San Francisco), Fresno State posted back-to-back 90-point games. It was the first time a Fresno State team has done that since the opening of the 2005-06 season.
- Fresno State is shooting at a 46.2 percent clip, 35th nationally.
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Calm under pressure                                                                                                                             Â
With all three of its primary ballhandlers back, Fresno State's offensive engine is expected to stay in high gear. Last year the Bulldogs' broke program records for least turnovers per game with 12.1 (13.7 - 2017-18) and assist/turnover ratio of 1.30 (1.11 - 2011-12). Fresno State finished last year ranked No. 12 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio and No. 16 in turnovers per game.
- Fresno State currently ranks eighth nationally in turnovers per game (11.4).
- The Bulldogs totaled 20 turnovers in its last two games, posting two of its lowest three single-game totals of the season (10 and 8).
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Rising to another level                                                                                                                         Â
As a freshman, Haley Cavinder led the Bulldogs in scoring at 16.0 points per game. She is doing the same again but has increased that average to a league-leading 20.1 points per game. Without a 20-point outing during the opening weekend of the season, Cavinder has four in the last six games, which includes three in the last three outings, and two games with 19.
- Cavinder is averaging 23.8 points per game during in four conference games.
- After nearly three weeks off, Cavinder put up 52 points in two games in Wyoming.
- Cavinder is also leading the team in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and is second in assists (3.4 apg).
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Putting it all together                                                                                                                           Â
With high expectations after a solid freshman season as a reserve, Brooke Walling had struggled during the first moth of the season. With players in the frontcourt unavailable after the New Year in Wyoming, Walling had the best two-game stretch of her young career, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals while playing 76 of 85 minutes.
- Walling had a career-best 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the Bulldogs' 83-80 win.
- Returning to the starting lineup for the past three games, Walling is averaging 10.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
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Jan. 14, 2021 • 6 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Video/Local TV: Mountain West Network (PxP: Eric Bentley, Analyst: Matt Norville); MyTV53 (OTA)
Radio:Â 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Game 11: Fresno State (4-5, 2-2 MW) vs. Nevada (5-4, 1-3 MW)
Jan. 16, 2021 • 2 p.m. PT • Fresno, Calif. (Save Mart Center)
Video/Local TV: Mountain West Network (PxP: Eric Bentley, Analyst: Matt Norville); MyTV53 (OTA)
Radio:Â 790AM ESPN2 (PxP: Jose Gonzalez)
Live Stats:Â bulldogslive.com
Series History:Â Fresno State leads 47-13Â
In Fresno: 25-4
Last Meeting:Â Fresno State won 75-71 in Las Vegas, Nev. on March 2, 2020
Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State enters this week's two-game series with Nevada sitting in tie for fifth in the league standings at 2-2.
- Fresno State is 47-13 all-time against the Wolf Pack which includes two wins in 2020.
- Fresno State ranks 31st nationally in scoring offense at 80.0 points per game, third highest in the Mountain West. The Bulldogs also rank third in league games at 76.8 points per game, one of only three teams to average north of 70 points.
- Following two of its three lowest single-game turnover totals, Fresno State ranks eighth nationally in turnovers per game (11.4).
- Haley Cavinder leads the Bulldogs and the Mountain West in scoring at 20.1 points per game. The sophomore ranks 37th in the NCAA in scoring. Dating back to last season, she has scored at least 15 in 12 straight games.
- With back-to-back 20-point games at Wyoming, she is averaging 23.8 points per game in conference games, 5.3 ahead of second.
- Alongside her twin sister Hanna (17.9 ppg), the two have combined to score at least 38 points in six the team's nine games. Fresno State is 4-2 in those six contests.
- Maddi Utti and the Cavinders were 1, 2, 3 in the scoring for the Bulldogs during the opening four games of the season, accounting for 54.6 points per game. With Utti back in the lineup at Wyoming the three combined for 65 of the team's 83 points.
- Without Utti, the Bulldogs have gone 1-2. A third loss occurred in Utti's first game action after a four-month layoff.
- Nevada enters this week's series with a 5-4 overall record, 1-3 in Mountain West play.
- While the Wolf Pack is averaging 65.1 points per game in all contests, that number has dropped to 61.3 in four league games while being outscored by 9.8 points.
- Nevada (33.6%) is shooting 12.2 percent less in conference games compared to Fresno State (45.8%).
- The Pack ranks second in the league rebounding margin at 5.5, grabbing 42.3 per game.
- Juniors Da'Ja Hamilton (14.2 ppg) and Megan Ormiston (10.3 ppg) pace the Pack's offense. Three other Nevada players are average between 8-10 points per game.
- Hamilton leads the team in assists (3.6 apg) while Ormiston leads them in rebounding (6.8 rpg).
- Fresno State holds a 47-13 record all-time with Nevada.
- While the Bulldogs have dominated the series, they have only won four of the last seven games against the Wolf Pack.
- With only four losses all-time to Nevada in Fresno, the two teams have split the last four meetings at the Save Mart Center, 2-2.
- The Bulldogs won last season's lone regular-season matchup, 69-58, in the Central Valley on Senior Day.
- Fresno State opened the Mountain West tournament less than two weeks later with a four-point win over the Pack, 75-71.
Not knowing what it would be like to play conference series in the new format, Fresno State and Colorado State were the guinea pigs, doing so in back-to-back days on Dec. 3 and 4. The two split the series with the Rams winning the opener 89-83 and the Bulldogs taking Game 2, 78-74. The two games mirrored one another, first with the Bulldogs leading for much of the first game before allowing a 12-0 run to flip the game in the fourth. CSU then led for much of the second game before a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter by the 'Dogs turned that game in their favor.
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After the New Year, a trip to Wyoming led to similar results. Fresno State came out quick in Game 1 but Wyoming eventually won 65-63 at the buzzer. The Cowgirls were the aggressor early in Game 2 but efficient shooting kept the Bulldogs in the contest before winning 83-80 in overtime. The 'Dogs forced overtime by scoring 68 points during the final 31 minutes of regulation (2.19 points per minute). It was just the fourth win all-time in Laramie with all four coming under head coach Jaime White.
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Running on premium gas                                                                                                                    Â
Averaging 80.0 points per game thus far, the Bulldogs' offense is scoring 3.9 points better than a year ago when they posted a second-highest season in program history (76.1), and 1.6 ahead of the program's season record. Playing solely against Division I opposition, Fresno State has put up at least 90 points in three of its first six games.
- Enter this season, Jaime White's teams have recorded at least 90 points in a game six times with three of those coming in 2019-20.
- Against its two West Coast Conference opponents (Saint Mary's, San Francisco), Fresno State posted back-to-back 90-point games. It was the first time a Fresno State team has done that since the opening of the 2005-06 season.
- Fresno State is shooting at a 46.2 percent clip, 35th nationally.
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Calm under pressure                                                                                                                             Â
With all three of its primary ballhandlers back, Fresno State's offensive engine is expected to stay in high gear. Last year the Bulldogs' broke program records for least turnovers per game with 12.1 (13.7 - 2017-18) and assist/turnover ratio of 1.30 (1.11 - 2011-12). Fresno State finished last year ranked No. 12 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio and No. 16 in turnovers per game.
- Fresno State currently ranks eighth nationally in turnovers per game (11.4).
- The Bulldogs totaled 20 turnovers in its last two games, posting two of its lowest three single-game totals of the season (10 and 8).
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Rising to another level                                                                                                                         Â
As a freshman, Haley Cavinder led the Bulldogs in scoring at 16.0 points per game. She is doing the same again but has increased that average to a league-leading 20.1 points per game. Without a 20-point outing during the opening weekend of the season, Cavinder has four in the last six games, which includes three in the last three outings, and two games with 19.
- Cavinder is averaging 23.8 points per game during in four conference games.
- After nearly three weeks off, Cavinder put up 52 points in two games in Wyoming.
- Cavinder is also leading the team in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and is second in assists (3.4 apg).
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Putting it all together                                                                                                                           Â
With high expectations after a solid freshman season as a reserve, Brooke Walling had struggled during the first moth of the season. With players in the frontcourt unavailable after the New Year in Wyoming, Walling had the best two-game stretch of her young career, scoring 20 points, 11 rebounds, six blocks and two steals while playing 76 of 85 minutes.
- Walling had a career-best 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the Bulldogs' 83-80 win.
- Returning to the starting lineup for the past three games, Walling is averaging 10.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
"Fresno State Athletics: The Pride of the Valley" – The Bulldog Foundation creates championship experiences for Fresno State student-athletes as they strive for excellence in the classroom, in competition, and in life. To become a BDF member, please call 559-278-7160.
Follow us on:Â
Twitter:Â Â @FresnoStateWBBÂ
Instagram:Â Â fresnostwbbÂ
Facebook:Â Â FresnoStateAthletics
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