'Dogs head to Silver State to face Wolfpack

FRESNO STATE (10-8, 3-2 MW) AT NEVADA (9-9, 2-2 MW)
Sat Jan. 20, 2024 | 1 p.m. PT | Lawlor Events Center | Mountain West Network| Nevada Sports Network | Reno, NV.

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FRESNO, Calif.- Fresno State women's basketball team is heading to the Silver State to take on the Nevada Wolfpack on Saturday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.

BULLDOG BONES

Fresno State is now 3-2 in conference play
Head Coach Jaime White is one more win away from reaching 100 wins in conference play
Fresno State is looking to build their record on the road this season, currently 1-4, seeing their first true road win at San Jose
With the win against Utah State, Fresno State has already tied its win total and conference win total from a season ago. (10-22, 3-15 MW)
Bulldogs have scored double-digits from the arc three time in the last six games, seeing a team high of 12 3PFGM against Arizona State
Fresno State is 7-5 when making 6 or more 3PFG
Fresno State is 3-1 when the scoring margin is more than 20
For the second time this season Fresno State has scored 90+ points in a game
Four Bulldogs put up double-digits against Utah State; Mia Jacobs, Deajanae Harvey, Keely Brown and Kylee Fox
Fresno State saw their fourth game scoring 40 or more points in the paint, 'Dogs are 6-1 when outsourcing opponents in the paint
Fresno State goes into Saturday's match with +5.20 scoring margin (No. 4 MW) and +0.40 rebounding margin (No. 5 MW)
Three Bulldogs have been tabbed with Mountain West honors so far this season, Taija Sta. Maria (2x, Freshman of the Week, Oct. 6 & Nov. 16 ), Kylee Fox (Freshman of the Week, Nov. 11) and Mia Jacobs (Player of the Week, Dec. 26)

ABOUT THE MATCHUP
Fresno State and Nevada will meet for the 68th time in program history and since their first meeting in the 1983-84 campaign and will meet for the 31st time in Reno. Fresno State leads the all-time meetings 49-18 and all-time meetings in Reno, 18-12.

The last face off between the two was in the 2022-23 campaign in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament, Nevada took the win in overtime, 65-53. The last Fresno State win came in a tight win at the Save Mart Center, 58-53.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT

Head coach Amanda Levens is in her seventh season leading the Wolfpack
Nevada comes into Saturday's match on a two game win streak after defeating San Jose State (64-57) and Utah State (89-44)
Wolf Pack will see three returning starters with Roden, Davis and Givens
Freshman starter Izzy Sullivan was tabbed as MW Freshman of the Week twice
Nevada is 4-4 when playing at home and has yet to earn a conference win in their home court at Lawlor Events Center this season
Top prospects for the Wolfpack are Claire Jacobs and Izzy Sullivan

LAST TIME OUT FOR THE WOLFPACK
Last time out the Wolfpack was in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. Both teams would push till the very end taking the game into overtime. Nevada would move on to the next round after securing a 64-53 win.

We will see the return of three starters from last season's tournament opener with Lexie Givens, Audrey Roden and Victoria Davis. The three combined recorded 25 points with Givens (13) putting up double-digits, Davis (8) and Roden (4.)

SISTERLY COMPETITION
Sophomore Mia Jacobs will see her older sister Claire Jacobs this Saturday. The two played together at LaSalle last season before both transferring. Luckily enough, they find themselves in the same conference ready for another match up. They once again find themselves back on the court, only this time for opposing teams. The last time the Jacobs' sisters saw each other on different teams was in their early years playing backyard pickup. At LaSalle all three Jacobs sisters would get to play together, youngest Mia with her two older twin sisters Amy and Claire.

BATTLE OF THE FRESHMAN
With both teams having a strong freshman player in the starting lineup, Saturday's matchup will be a freshman highlight. Both Fresno State's Taija Sta. Maria and Nevada's Izzy Sullivan have been tabbed as MW Freshman of the Week twice this season. So far, they are the only freshman to receive the honor more than once.

It will be a strong match up for the freshman this Saturday as Sullivan has been a strong shooter from the three with 13 3PFGM through five conference games (2.80 avg). Both players have also played at least five games recording double-digits.

BULLDOG HIGHLIGHTS

Fresno State scored 90 or more points for the second time this season.
It was the first time the Bulldogs scored 90+ points in a Mountain West game since putting up 93 at Utah State on Feb. 6, 2021 (overtime games not included).
With the win, Fresno State has already tied its win total and conference win total from a season ago.
Fresno State improves to 8-3 at home on the year.
Fresno State scored 29 points off turnovers, its most in a game since Nov. 25, 2023 against Eastern Illinois.
Fresno State had a season-high 30 fast break points. Its previous high was 16 in the season opener.
Mia Jacobs led the team in scoring for the seventh time this season.
Jacobs led the team in rebounding for the ninth time this season.
Jacobs scored 20+ points for the third time this season.

MW STANDINGS
Conference play has begun along with a fresh set of rankings. Fresno State remained high in the Mountain West rankings all through the non-conference portion of the season and still sees time at the top into another week of conference play. Mia Jacobs, Kylee Fox, Taija Sta. Maria and Deajanae Harvey start the Bulldogs off in the individual rankings. Four Bulldogs see top-ten rankings and Mia Jacobs leads the team with four.

Mia Jacobs is…

No. 7 in rebounds with 37 (7.4 avg)
No. 8 in scoring with 72 pts (14.4 avg)
T9 in FT% at 73% (19-of-26)
T9 in 3PFGM with 9 (1.80 avg)

Taija Sta. Maria is…

No. 4 in asst/TO with a 1.88 ratio (15-to-8)
No 8 in assists with 15 (3.00 avg)

Deajanae Harvey is…

No.2 in steals with 13 (3.6 avg)
No. 9 in assists with 14 (2.80 avg)

Kylee Fox is T9 in 3PFGM with 9 (1.80 avg)

Fresno State is…

T1 in 3PFGM with 40 (8.00)
No.2 in TO margin +3.80
No.3 in scoring offense with 344 points (68.8 ppg)
T3 in 3PFG% at 36% going 30-of-111
No. 4 in steals with 42 (8.40 avg)

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