Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 1
Las Vegas, NV
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Rams Aim to Split Road Trip at UNLV
1/31/2020 6:34:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CSU takes on UNLV Saturday at 3 p.m. PT
Game 22: Colorado State Rams (10-11, 4-6 MW) vs. UNLV Lady Rebels (10-10, 6-3 MW)
Date & Time: February 1, 2020 | 3 p.m. PT
Live Stats: https://csura.ms/WBBStats
Live Stream: https://csura.ms/3b2HfWf
Radio: https://csura.ms/Listen | KMAX 94.3 FM
Game Notes Attached
LAS VEGAS – Colorado State looks to come away from the season's only two-game road trip with a split when the Rams take on the UNLV Lady Rebels in Saturday's 3 p.m. tip at Cox Pavilion.
On Wednesday, the Rams lost at Nevada, 74-63, while the Lady Rebels enjoyed an off date, so they are coming into the contest on a six-day break from their loss at San Diego State last Saturday. In the Mountain West standings, the Rams (4-6) reside in seventh, while the Lady Rebels (6-3) stand in fourth.
The matchup will be one of defense as both squads go 1-2 in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in the Mountain West with UNLV occupying the top spot. In games in which their defenses have limited their opponents to less than 50 points, the Rams have six to the Lady Rebels' four.
This marks the first meeting between UNLV and CSU this season. The Lady Rebels will make their way to Fort Collins 18 days after Saturday's contest. Last season, the series was split with the home team victorious in both occasions. UNLV defeated the Rams in the regular season finale.
Off The Tip
• Last time out, the Rams lost to the Wolf Pack, which split the season series as the home team won each time. CSU cut their deficit to five points three times in the third quarter but could not get closer in their loss. The Wolf Pack thrived shooting the ball with a staggering 50-percent clip (29-of-58) after entering the contest averaging a 40.3 percent from the floor. The Rams' silver lining was the play of junior guard Lore Devos who put up a team-high 17 points in 24 minutes – both season-bests. She added five rebounds in her fifth game back from missing 14 consecutive games earlier in the season.
• It's a homecoming game for Megan Jacobs who went to Bishop Gorman High School – approximately 14 miles west of the Cox Pavilion. The redshirt-junior was named Las Vegas Review-Journal Second Team All-State in her senior season
• Forwards Andrea Brady and Makenzie Ellis have been the Rams' stalwart as of late. Ellis has double-digit scoring games in 10 of the past 12 contests. Since the turn of the calendar, Ellis has poured in 122 points in eight games (15.3 ppg). In the same time frame, Brady has compiled 75 rebounds (9.4 rpg) with 74 points (9.3 ppg). Brady's 23-rebound performance against San Jose State represents stands third in NCAA DI this season, while it set a single-game record at CSU.
• Colorado State's floor general, Tori Williams, is back. After missing four games, Tori Williams returned for the Tulsa game. Since, Since, she has averaged 10.4 ppg, 2.0 3FG/G, and 2.7 apg in 35 mpg across the eight games. She has played the most minutes for the Rams in four of the past five contests.
• Defense continues to be the Rams' specialty. Twelve times this season CSU, the MW second-best scoring defense (59.7 ppg), has held an opponent to 60 points or less. Six times it has been below 50 points - a feat not replicated in the MW. Fourteen times this season, CSU held its opponent to under 10 points in a quarter including four times it has been under five points.
• Ball control a strength for the Rams. CSU has had less turnovers than its opponent in all but five games (UIW, BSU, NM, AFA, at NEV), ranking first in the Mountain West in turnovers per game (11.3), which checks in third nationally. The turnover margin (+4.1) is second in the MW and 42nd in the NCAA. In all but four games (SDSU, BSU, TUL, NM), the Rams have scored more points off of the turnovers than its counterpart.
• Redshirt-senior forward Andrea Brady has pulled in a team-high 185 rebounds, which ranks third in the Mountain West and 53rd in the NCAA. Average-wise that pans out to 8.8 a game for third in the conference and 73rd nationally. She has five double-digit board games with a high of 23 and has had at least six in all but two games. She is on pace for 264 rebounds which would put her near the CSU's all-time top-10 single-season record list.
What to Watch For? (Stats based on all games)
• UNLV Scoring Offense (10th in MW) vs. CSU scoring defense (2nd in MW)
• UNLV Scoring Defense (1st in MW) vs. CSU scoring offense (7th in MW)
• ^ The same for field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense
• UNLV's Rodjanae Wade (9th scoring & 2nd rebounding in MW) vs. CSU's front court of Brady/Ellis
Scouting UNLV Lady Rebels
• The 2019-20 UNLV Lady Rebel squad is one of the youngest and least experienced teams in the Mountain West this season after graduating four senior starters. UNLV has 10 underclassmen on this year's squad, with seven freshmen and three sophomores, while the four-member senior class had a total of two career starts (as a Lady Rebel) entering the season.
• In the MW preseason poll, UNLV was pinned to finish right behind CSU in seventh after concluding last season in sixth place. The Lady Rebels are coming off a six-day break after last playing at San Diego State - a 48-39 defeat. UNLV is 32-8 in league play at home over the past five seasons. That includes this year's 3-1 mark.
• Rodjanae Wade currently ranks among the conference leaders in both scoring (9th - 14.05 ppg) and rebounding (10.05 rpg - 1st) while she is first in the MW and 7th in the nation with 12 double doubles. She also ranks second in scoring (16.78 ppg) and 1st in rebounding (12.00 rpg) in league action.
Series History: Colorado State – UNLV
Overall: 30-18
In Fort Collins: 17-5
In Las Vegas: 13-13
Neutral Sites: --
Current Streak: UNLV, 1
Last Meeting: CSU 45, UNLV 60 (3/7/19) at UNLV
Largest Margin of Victory: 40; CSU 90, UNLV 50 (1/3/98) at CSU
Largest Defeat: 19; CSU 71, UNLV 90 (2/8/03) at UNLV
More series information on page six on the game notes
A Colorado State Win Would Mean…
• The Rams' second win against a Mountain West opponent that holds a positive conference record. (WYO)
For More on Colorado State Women's Basketball follow: Twitter – CSUWBasketball | Instagram – csuwbasketball | Facebook – @CSUWBasketball
Date & Time: February 1, 2020 | 3 p.m. PT
Live Stats: https://csura.ms/WBBStats
Live Stream: https://csura.ms/3b2HfWf
Radio: https://csura.ms/Listen | KMAX 94.3 FM
Game Notes Attached
LAS VEGAS – Colorado State looks to come away from the season's only two-game road trip with a split when the Rams take on the UNLV Lady Rebels in Saturday's 3 p.m. tip at Cox Pavilion.
On Wednesday, the Rams lost at Nevada, 74-63, while the Lady Rebels enjoyed an off date, so they are coming into the contest on a six-day break from their loss at San Diego State last Saturday. In the Mountain West standings, the Rams (4-6) reside in seventh, while the Lady Rebels (6-3) stand in fourth.
The matchup will be one of defense as both squads go 1-2 in scoring defense and field goal percentage defense in the Mountain West with UNLV occupying the top spot. In games in which their defenses have limited their opponents to less than 50 points, the Rams have six to the Lady Rebels' four.
This marks the first meeting between UNLV and CSU this season. The Lady Rebels will make their way to Fort Collins 18 days after Saturday's contest. Last season, the series was split with the home team victorious in both occasions. UNLV defeated the Rams in the regular season finale.
Off The Tip
• Last time out, the Rams lost to the Wolf Pack, which split the season series as the home team won each time. CSU cut their deficit to five points three times in the third quarter but could not get closer in their loss. The Wolf Pack thrived shooting the ball with a staggering 50-percent clip (29-of-58) after entering the contest averaging a 40.3 percent from the floor. The Rams' silver lining was the play of junior guard Lore Devos who put up a team-high 17 points in 24 minutes – both season-bests. She added five rebounds in her fifth game back from missing 14 consecutive games earlier in the season.
• It's a homecoming game for Megan Jacobs who went to Bishop Gorman High School – approximately 14 miles west of the Cox Pavilion. The redshirt-junior was named Las Vegas Review-Journal Second Team All-State in her senior season
• Forwards Andrea Brady and Makenzie Ellis have been the Rams' stalwart as of late. Ellis has double-digit scoring games in 10 of the past 12 contests. Since the turn of the calendar, Ellis has poured in 122 points in eight games (15.3 ppg). In the same time frame, Brady has compiled 75 rebounds (9.4 rpg) with 74 points (9.3 ppg). Brady's 23-rebound performance against San Jose State represents stands third in NCAA DI this season, while it set a single-game record at CSU.
• Colorado State's floor general, Tori Williams, is back. After missing four games, Tori Williams returned for the Tulsa game. Since, Since, she has averaged 10.4 ppg, 2.0 3FG/G, and 2.7 apg in 35 mpg across the eight games. She has played the most minutes for the Rams in four of the past five contests.
• Defense continues to be the Rams' specialty. Twelve times this season CSU, the MW second-best scoring defense (59.7 ppg), has held an opponent to 60 points or less. Six times it has been below 50 points - a feat not replicated in the MW. Fourteen times this season, CSU held its opponent to under 10 points in a quarter including four times it has been under five points.
• Ball control a strength for the Rams. CSU has had less turnovers than its opponent in all but five games (UIW, BSU, NM, AFA, at NEV), ranking first in the Mountain West in turnovers per game (11.3), which checks in third nationally. The turnover margin (+4.1) is second in the MW and 42nd in the NCAA. In all but four games (SDSU, BSU, TUL, NM), the Rams have scored more points off of the turnovers than its counterpart.
• Redshirt-senior forward Andrea Brady has pulled in a team-high 185 rebounds, which ranks third in the Mountain West and 53rd in the NCAA. Average-wise that pans out to 8.8 a game for third in the conference and 73rd nationally. She has five double-digit board games with a high of 23 and has had at least six in all but two games. She is on pace for 264 rebounds which would put her near the CSU's all-time top-10 single-season record list.
What to Watch For? (Stats based on all games)
• UNLV Scoring Offense (10th in MW) vs. CSU scoring defense (2nd in MW)
• UNLV Scoring Defense (1st in MW) vs. CSU scoring offense (7th in MW)
• ^ The same for field goal percentage and field goal percentage defense
• UNLV's Rodjanae Wade (9th scoring & 2nd rebounding in MW) vs. CSU's front court of Brady/Ellis
Scouting UNLV Lady Rebels
• The 2019-20 UNLV Lady Rebel squad is one of the youngest and least experienced teams in the Mountain West this season after graduating four senior starters. UNLV has 10 underclassmen on this year's squad, with seven freshmen and three sophomores, while the four-member senior class had a total of two career starts (as a Lady Rebel) entering the season.
• In the MW preseason poll, UNLV was pinned to finish right behind CSU in seventh after concluding last season in sixth place. The Lady Rebels are coming off a six-day break after last playing at San Diego State - a 48-39 defeat. UNLV is 32-8 in league play at home over the past five seasons. That includes this year's 3-1 mark.
• Rodjanae Wade currently ranks among the conference leaders in both scoring (9th - 14.05 ppg) and rebounding (10.05 rpg - 1st) while she is first in the MW and 7th in the nation with 12 double doubles. She also ranks second in scoring (16.78 ppg) and 1st in rebounding (12.00 rpg) in league action.
Series History: Colorado State – UNLV
Overall: 30-18
In Fort Collins: 17-5
In Las Vegas: 13-13
Neutral Sites: --
Current Streak: UNLV, 1
Last Meeting: CSU 45, UNLV 60 (3/7/19) at UNLV
Largest Margin of Victory: 40; CSU 90, UNLV 50 (1/3/98) at CSU
Largest Defeat: 19; CSU 71, UNLV 90 (2/8/03) at UNLV
More series information on page six on the game notes
A Colorado State Win Would Mean…
• The Rams' second win against a Mountain West opponent that holds a positive conference record. (WYO)
For More on Colorado State Women's Basketball follow: Twitter – CSUWBasketball | Instagram – csuwbasketball | Facebook – @CSUWBasketball
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