Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, December 29
Las Vegas, NV
2 p.m.
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'Dogs open conference play in Vegas
12/28/2024 5:09:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GAME 14: FRESNO STATE (9-4, 0-0 MW) vs UNLV (8-4, 0-0 MW)Â
Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024 | 2 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Cox Pavilion | Las Vegas, Nev.Â
MEDIA COVERAGEÂ
Watch: Mountain West NetworkÂ
Listen: Bulldog Sports NetworkÂ
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Analyst: Marc Q. JonesÂ
Stats: StatbroadcastÂ
Live Updates via Twitter (X): @fresnostatewbb
FRESNO, Calif.-Fresno State women's basketball begins Mountain West Conference play at the home of three-time MW Champions, UNLV on Sunday, Dec. 29. Play tips off in the Cox Pavilion at 2 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.
BULLDOG BONES- Fresno State begins conference play with their best record under head coach Jaime White since her first season (2014), 9-4
- Bulldogs open conference play on the road for the first time since 2022
- Head coach Jaime White is 4-6 in conference opener games and 1-3 in conference road openers
- Coach White's single conference road opener win came at UNLV on Dec. 3, 2019 (72-66)
- Fresno State and UNLV will meet for the 47th time in program history
- UNLV leads the all-time meetings at 24-22
- Fresno State concludes conference play with nine wins, seven of which were at home, one road and one neutral site win
- In non conference play, Fresno State played against three teams that were projected to win their conference, Bulldogs went 1-2 in that series UCLA (Big 10), Hawaii (Big West) and NAU (Big Sky)
- It has been 10 days since Fresno State last took the court
- Bulldogs continue to play on a two-game win streak, both were double-figure wins (+11, vs NAU) (+19 vs CSUB)
- It's shaking up to be a good year for junior Mia Jacobs, the forward has earned nine double-doubles in non conference play.
- Jacobs is tied for third nationally this season with nine double-doubles
- Fresno State improves to 179 in the NET ranking from 210 the previous week
- A win on Sunday puts the Bulldogs to see five wins in back-to-back months
- Las Vegas native, Danae Powell returns to her hometownÂ
Fresno State and UNLV will meet for the 47th time in program history and for the 25th time in Las Vegas. UNLV leads the all-time meetings at 24-22 and holds a six-game win streak in the series. The last time out, Bulldogs and Lady Rebels met on the court of the Thomas and Mack Center for the MW Quarterfinal game. UNLV handed Fresno their lowest-scoring output in tournament history.
Fresno State leads the away series 13-11. In the last ten meetings, Fresno State is 4-1 on the road. Fresno State looks to snap UNLV's six-game series win streak after Sunday's visit to Cox Pavilion.
Oi Oi Oi Jacobs
On the court, Mia Jacobs sets forth looking for her tenth double-double of the season as conference play approaches. The junior forward has seen a double-double in nine of the last 12 games this season. Most recently, Jacobs earned her ninth against NAU with 21 points and 14 rebounds. The Australian hit a 20-point game for the first time since early Dec. (31 pts vs UTM).
One more double-double and Jacobs will tie Alex Sheedy at No. 10 with 15 career double-doubles at Fresno State. Jacobs will need to tack on two more to tie Yvette Roberts and Maddi Utti at No.10 with 11 double-doubles in a single season.
MILESTONE TRACKER
Mia Jacobs
- 966 career points
- 638 points in a Bulldog Uniform
- 334 points this season (2024-25)
- 370 career points
- 698 career points
- Head coach Lindy La Rocque enters her fifth year at the helm
- At UNLV, La Rocque has led the Rebels to a three-peat as the Mountain West regular season and tournament champions with three 30-season wins under her belt
- In her five seasons at UNLV, La Roque has not seen more than ten losses in a single season - the most at nine in her first season (2020-21, 15-9)
- The Lady Rebels played the 23rd toughest non-conference schedule in the nation finishing with a solid 8-4 performance.
- UNLV became the first program in MW history to claim both titles in three straight seasons.
- The Lady Rebels return 10 of the 14 players from its 2024 championship squad, including two starters
- UNLV sees four players averaging in double figures: Amarachi Kimpson (13.7), Kiara Jackson (12.2), Aliyah Alexander (11.5) and McKinna Brackens (10.3)
- UNLV averages 74.8 ppg while holding opponents to 64.3 ppg
- Lady Rebels hold an impressive 7-1 home record, with their only home loss coming from No. 9 Oklahoma (58-88) on Nov. 22
- UNLV comes off an 80-57 win over UC Riverside at homeÂ
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