Fresno State Athletics
Sunday, March 8
Las Vegas, Nev.
5 p.m.
Fresno State
15-18,8-12Mountain West
65
vs
79
UNLV
21-10,15-5Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
Fresno St.
14
13
19
19
65
UNLV
26
15
27
11
79
Team Stats
Fresno
UNLV
FG%
.436
.500
3FG%
.350
.480
FT%
.833
.750
RB
28
33
TO
14
13
STL
5
6
Game Leaders
Pts
19
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
F
/ Women's Basketball
F
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballG
/ Women's BasketballF
/ Women's Basketball
Photo by: David Carrizales
'Dogs fall to Lady Rebels in quarterfinals
3/8/2026 9:27:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LAS VEGAS - The Fresno State women's basketball team ends their time in Las Vegas falling to UNLV in the quarterfinal matchup at the Thomas & Mack Center on Sunday night, 79-65.Â
Three Bulldogs finished the night in double-figures with Emilia Long leading the team with 19 points, followed by Danae Powell on 17 and Avery Watkins with 16 points on the night. Watkins held the most consistent shooting with a 6-of-9 showing from the field and 2-of-2 from both beyond the arc and the charity line.Â
How it happenedÂ
Lady Rebels opened with a 8-0 run. First field goal came from Avery Watkins on a deep three. Watkins stepped to the line to tack on two more (2-2), to trail six behind the Lady Rebels. Fresno State found more support from the charity line with Emilia Long (2-2), 11-7. Hedda Koehne added on a shot from inside the paint before UNLV hit stride for an eight point separation, 18-9. [13-2 run for UNLV for over 2:32 at 1:12). Jaisa Gamble cut that run in the final secondsÂ
Fresno State put forth more balanced scoring the next ten, staying on a similar offensive pace with the lady rebels, 15-12. Watkins opened with the first two baskets as Morelia Chavez dropped in a much needed three-pointer. Both teams traded small spurts of runs back-and-forth for the next two minutes. The first half ended with a set of tree throw baskets from both ends of the court. Last on the line, UNLV went into the half up by an additional two points, 41-27.Â
 Fresno State came out of halftime looking to chip away, getting an early second-chance trip that led to a free throw and a quick jumper from Long, but UNLV answered with threes to keep the momentum. Bulldogs found offense inside and from deep. Watkins buried a three, and Fresno State continued to attack the paint—but a mid-quarter stretch of turnovers helped the Rebels push the margin.
Fresno State sank in a pair of deep threes from Long and Powell to start the final ten. Watkins put in the turnaround jumper mid-way through the period. Bulldogs found some footing with a 7-0 run from Long and Powell. Fresno State put up three 3PFG in the final period with Powell owning two. Long hit the final points of the night from the line, 79-65.Â
NotableÂ
Three Bulldogs finished the night in double-figures with Emilia Long leading the team with 19 points, followed by Danae Powell on 17 and Avery Watkins with 16 points on the night. Watkins held the most consistent shooting with a 6-of-9 showing from the field and 2-of-2 from both beyond the arc and the charity line.Â
How it happenedÂ
Lady Rebels opened with a 8-0 run. First field goal came from Avery Watkins on a deep three. Watkins stepped to the line to tack on two more (2-2), to trail six behind the Lady Rebels. Fresno State found more support from the charity line with Emilia Long (2-2), 11-7. Hedda Koehne added on a shot from inside the paint before UNLV hit stride for an eight point separation, 18-9. [13-2 run for UNLV for over 2:32 at 1:12). Jaisa Gamble cut that run in the final secondsÂ
Fresno State put forth more balanced scoring the next ten, staying on a similar offensive pace with the lady rebels, 15-12. Watkins opened with the first two baskets as Morelia Chavez dropped in a much needed three-pointer. Both teams traded small spurts of runs back-and-forth for the next two minutes. The first half ended with a set of tree throw baskets from both ends of the court. Last on the line, UNLV went into the half up by an additional two points, 41-27.Â
 Fresno State came out of halftime looking to chip away, getting an early second-chance trip that led to a free throw and a quick jumper from Long, but UNLV answered with threes to keep the momentum. Bulldogs found offense inside and from deep. Watkins buried a three, and Fresno State continued to attack the paint—but a mid-quarter stretch of turnovers helped the Rebels push the margin.
Fresno State sank in a pair of deep threes from Long and Powell to start the final ten. Watkins put in the turnaround jumper mid-way through the period. Bulldogs found some footing with a 7-0 run from Long and Powell. Fresno State put up three 3PFG in the final period with Powell owning two. Long hit the final points of the night from the line, 79-65.Â
NotableÂ
- Fresno State concludes the 2025-26 season with a 15-18, 8-12 MW recordÂ
- Head coach Ryan McCarthy ends his first year at the helm with a .454 winning percentageÂ
- Avery Watkins hit her first double-figure game since Feb. 15, marking her eighth this seasonÂ
- Three Bulldogs ended the night in double-figures Avery Watkins, Emilia Long and Danae PowellÂ
- Fresno State is 2-2 all time when facing UNLV in a quarterfinal gameÂ
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