December 22, 1998
Lady Rebel Basketball This Week:
Mon., Dec. 27 - UNLV Lady Rebels vs. Long Beach State 49ers - 5:00 p.m. PST
Game held at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, Nev.
Game may be heard live on KSFN AM 1140 in Las Vegas
The UNLV women's basketball team will be back in action on Sunday, Dec. 27 as it hosts Long Beach State at 5:00 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center (18,500). The game will precede the Runnin Rebels game with Columbia at 7:35 p.m. and will be the first of three consecutive contests at the T&M for the Lady Rebels. The Lady Rebel contest may be heard live on KSFN AM 1140 in Las Vegas with Bob Blum calling the action.
Lady Rebels on the Air
UNLV is in its second season on KSFN AM 1140. Every Lady Rebel contest including any and all postseason play may be heard on the Las Vegas sports radio station. Bob Blum, the dean of West Coast broadcasters, is in his 11th season as voice of the Lady Rebels.
Regina Miller Radio Show
UNLV Head Coach Regina Millers Radio Show may be heard prior to the tipoff of every Lady Rebel game this season. Bob Blum will host the five minute pregame show on KSFN AM 1140.
The Lady Rebels
UNLV (5-3) has already exceeded its victory total from each of the past three seasons as it has started off the 1998-99 campaign 5-3...The Lady Rebels are off to their best start since 1993-94...UNLV is coming off a 4-23 season...The Rebels were 3-11 last year in the WACs Mountain Division which was seventh...UNLV most recently lost at Southern Utah 80-57...Prior tho that, UNLV was defeated at Arkansas State 101-78 and before that hosted the Four Queens Shootout losing to Belmont 68-61 on the first day and defeating Tenn.-Chattanooga 68-42 in the consolation game...UNLV won its first four games of the season for the first time since 1990-91...6-2 freshman guard/forward Linda Froehlich leads the Rebels in scoring with 21.8 ppg (leads the WAC) and rebounding with 8.8 rpg (second in the WAC)...5-6 senior guard Kristen Pool is the only other Lady Rebel averaging double figures in scoring with 12.4 ppg...She is also averaging a team-high 5.8 assists per game...Led by new coach Regina Miller, the Lady Rebels return eight letterwinners from a year ago including seven seniors...UNLV welcomes eight newcomers including three walk-ons and a transfer that will not be eligible until the 1999-2000 season.
The Opponent
LONG BEACH STATE (5-4) is coming off a 7-19 season...The 49ers recorded a 4-11 mark in Big West Conference play last year and finished tied for fifth in their division...LBSU has won its last two games to capture the championship of the Beach Classic...The 49ers beat East Tennessee State in the first game 91-61 and followed that up with a 62-53 win over Oklahoma State...LBSU is 5-0 at home and 0-3 on the road...Long Beach State is led by 6-8 junior center Rhonda Smith who is averaging 13.1 ppg and 8.6 rpg...Head Coach Dallas Boychuk is in her fourth year at LBSU with a career record of 38-53.
Lady Rebel Returnees
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School 1998-99 Stats00 Amy Wunderlich F 6-0 Sr.-3V Norco, Calif./Norco HS 5.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg10 Kristen Pool G 5-5 Sr.-1V Provo, Utah/Utah Valley St Coll 12.4 ppg, 5.8 apg15 Liz Wolfe C 6-4 Sr.-3V Coquitlam, B.C./Centennial Sr Sec 6.4 ppg, 4.5 rpg20 Karen Webster G 5-8 Sr.-3V Bellevue, Wash./Sammamish HS 1.6 ppg, 1.6 apg21 Angalete Dye F 6-1 Sr.-3V Vacaville, Calif./Will C. Wood HS 8.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg24 Eishia Brightwell F 6-1 Sr.-1V Lawrenceburg, Ind./Vincennes (Ind.) 2.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg30 Kedonica Qualls G 5-6 Sr.-1V Jonesboro, La./Kilgore (Texas) JC 1.1 ppg, 0.6 rpg31 Brooke Ingalls F 6-0 So.-1V Redmond, Wash./Eastlake HS 1.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Lady Rebel NewcomersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School 1998-99 Stats12 Thyre Brooks G 5-7 Jr.-1V Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma HS N/A13 Linda Froehlich G/F 6-2 Fr.-HS Oldendorf, Germany/Vincent-Lubeck 21.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg32 Erin Johansson G/F 6-0 Fr.-HS Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw HS 6.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg33 Sarah Onion C 6-2 Fr.-HS Bellingham, Wash./Sehome HS 1.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg44 Courtney Swanson G/F 5-11 Fr.-HS San Diego, Calif./Morse HS 0.0 ppg, 0.4 rpg*redshirt/eligible for 1999-2000 season
UNLV Possible StartersNo. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School 1998-99 Stats10 Kristen Pool G 5-5 Sr.-1V Provo, Utah/Utah Valley St Coll 12.4 ppg, 5.8 apg13 Linda Froehlich G/F 6-2 Fr.-HS Oldendorf, Germany/Vincent-Lubeck 20.8 ppg, 8.8 rpg21 Angalete Dye F 6-1 Sr.-3V Vacaville, Calif./Will C. Wood HS 8.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg31 Brooke Ingalls F 6-0 So.-1V Redmond, Wash./Eastlake HS 1.9 ppg, 2.0 rpg32 Erin Johansson G/F 6-0 Fr.-HS Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw HS 6.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Long Beach State Possible Starters No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp. Hometown/Last School 1998-99 Stats 4 Kesha Wade F 5-9 Jr.-2V Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville HS 9.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg13 Rhonda Smith C 6-8 Jr.-JC Downey, Calif./Trinity Valley JC 13.1 ppg, 8.6 rpg20 Reta Sula G 5-6 So.-1V Long Beach, Calif./Jordan HS 8.7 ppg, 6.2 apg22 Mandy Jacques G 5-6 Sr.-1V Auburn, Wash./North Idaho College 6.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg50 Charel Bailey F 6-1 So.-1V Altadena, Calif./John Muir HS 7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Head Coach Regina MillerRegina Miller is in her first season as head coach of the Lady Rebel basketball program. Miller came to UNLV from Western Illinois where she was the head coach of the Westerwinds for the past six seasons. While at WIU, she led the Westerwinds to the 1995 regular season and post-season conference championships, and the NCAA Tournament. She was also honored as the 1995 Illinois Basketball Coaches Associations Coach of the Year. Prior to earning the post at WIU, where she compiled a record of 60-100, Miller spent five years an assistant coach at her alma mater and national power Old Dominion from 1987-92. ODU reached the NCAA Tournament four of the five years she was there. She landed her first assistant coaching position at Arizona (1986-87) and spent two years (1985-86) as a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky as it made the Final Four both years she was there. At UNLV her record is 5-3, while her career head coaching record is 65-103.
Assistant Coaches
UNLVs assistant coaches are Lisa Rathbun, Staci Schulz and Carrie Daniels. Rathbun came to UNLV from Cleveland State where she was the recruiting coordinator as an assistant coach for three years. Rathbun, who was a player at Brigham Young from 1988-92, recruited honorable mention All-American classes reated by Blue Star Index Scouting Service and a top-100 player at CSU. Schulz came to UNLV from Western Illinois where she was an assistant coach for one season. Schulz was a player at Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D., from 1991-96. Daniels has spent the previous two seasons with on the Lady Rebels staff.
UNLV at Southern Utah Recap
CEDAR CITY, Utah (12/21) - Sophomore Sarah Pratt led all scorers with 17 points as Southern Utah defeated the UNLV womens basketball team 80-57 on Monday in a non-conference game at Centrum Arena.
With a 45-42 lead with 12 minutes remaining in the game, Southern Utah went on a 15-4 run over 4:08 to take a 14-point lead. The Thunderbirds increased their advantage to 21 points with 2:45 left on their way to the win.
After eight lead changes and one tie to start off the game, Southern Utah went on a 11-0 run over 3:36 to take a 22-13 lead with 8:13 to play in the first half. UNLV cut SUUs lead to 23-21 with 5:47 left and tied the score at 31 apiece with 1:44 remaining in the half. The Thunderbirds scored the halfs final six points to take a 37-31 lead into the break.
Southern Utah (6-4) was assisted in the victory by junior Kim Westwood's game- high of 11 rebounds. Southern Utah had a total of four players score in double figures.
Senior Angalete Dye scored the first eight points of the game for UNLV (5-3) en route to a team-high total of 14. She also led the team in rebounds with 10 for her third double-double of the season.
UNLV was called for 29 fouls for the game, compared to Southern Utah's 13. Freshman Linda Froehlich, who averaged 24.1 points and 9.4 rebounds entering the game, fouled out with 10 minutes remaining with five points and four rebounds. Froehlich only played 11 minutes because of her early foul trouble.
For the second half, Southern Utah was 19-of-23 from the free throw line, while UNLV had no attempts. For the contest, Southern Utah was 32-of-39 compared to UNLV's 8-of-11.
SUU out-shot UNLV .389 to .377 for the game and was .353 from three-point range compared to UNLVs .188. SUU recorded 45 rebounds to UNLVs 33.
Next Week
UNLV will remain in the Thomas & Mack Center next week as it hosts Nevada, Reno on Wed., Dec. 30 at 5:05 p.m., and New Orleans on Sun., Jan. 3 at 4:05 p.m. Following those two contests, UNLV will open up WAC play at Air Force on Jan. 9.
Last Year
The Lady Rebels were 4-23 during the 1997-98 campaign and went 3-11 in the WACs Mountain Division finishing seventh. UNLV was coached by LaDonna McClain for the first 20 (3-17) games of the season and was coached by Steve Corraro for the final seven (1-6). The team did not qualify for the WAC Tournament.
Player Notes
#24 Eishia Brightwell: Scored 4 points on 1-1 shooting with 3 rebounds in 6 minutes vs. Slovakia...Scored 2 points on 1-1 shooting in 8 minutes vs. Alumni...Scored 6 points on 1-2 shooting with 1 rebound in 6 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Had 3 rebounds in 14 minutes at UTSA...Scored 7 points on 3-7 shooting with 3 rebounds in 20 minutes vs. Delaware...Scored 2 points on 1-3 shooting with 1 rebound in 11 minutes at Minnesota...Had 5 rebounds in 10 minutes vs. Belmont...Scored 6 points on 3-7 shooting with 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 18 minutes vs. UTC...Had 1 rebound in 9 minutes at Ark. St...Scored 4 points on 2-4 shooting with 3 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 assist in 10 minutes at Southern Utah.
#12 Thyre Brooks: Has not played in a game yet this sesaon.
#3 Kinesha Davis: Will not play this season because she is a transfer.
#21 Angalete Dye: Started and scored 13 points on 5-12 shooting with a game-high 14 rebounds in 33 minutes vs. Slovakia...DNP vs. Alumni...DNP at Loyola Marymount...Scored 10 points on 3-8 shooting with 11 rebounds and 3 steals in 26 minutes at UTSA...Started and scored 5 points on 1-2 shooting with 2 rebounds in 14 minutes vs. Delaware...Started and scored 2 points on 1-5 shooting with 8 rebounds in 7 minutes at Minnesota...Started and scored 6 points on 2-8 shooting with 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 19 minutes vs. Belmont...Started and scored 11 points on 4-11 shooting with 12 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 1 assist in 25 minutes vs. UTC...Started and scored 10 points on 3-7 shooting with 4 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 1 steals in 21 minutes at Ark. St...Started and scored a team-high 14 points on 6-12 shooting with 10 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 1 steal in 32 minutes at Southern Utah.
#13 Linda Froehlich: Scored 8 points on 3-10 shooting with 10 rebounds 7 assists and 3 steals in 35 minutes vs. Slovakia...Started and scored 16 points on 7-16 shooting with 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocked shots and 2 steals in 31 minutes vs. Alumni...Started and scored a game-high-tying 17 points on 6-14 shooting with a game-high 13 rebounds, a game-high 4 steals and recorded 1 blocked shot in 31 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Started and scored a game-high 25 points on 9-17 shooting, with a game-high 12 rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes at UTSA...Started and scored a game-high 39 points on 15-28 shooting, tying the Sports Pavilion record for most fg made in a game, grabbed a team-high 8 rebounds and recorded a game-high 7 steals in 40 minutes vs. Delaware...Started and scored a game-high 24 points on 9-15 shooting with a game-high 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes at Minnesota...Named MVP of the Golden Gopher Classic...Started and scored a game-high 18 points on 7-26 shooting with 8 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 blocked shots and 2 assists in 37 minutes vs. Belmont...Started and scored a game-high 17 points on 5-14 shooting with 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 1 blocked shot in 30 minutes vs. UTC...Named to the Four Queens Shootout all-tournament team...Started and scored a game-high 29 points on 10-19 shooting including 3-6 3-pointers with 6 rebounds, 2 blocked shots and 1 steal in 39 minutes at Ark. St...Started and scored 5 points on 2-4 shooting with 4 rebounds and one steal in 11 minutes before fouling out at Southern Utah.
#31 Brooke Ingalls: Started and had 1 rebound in 4 minutes vs. Slovakia...Scored 6 points on 3-7 shooting with 2 steals in 12 minutes vs. Alumni...Recorded 1 steal in 8 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Scored 3 points on 1-5 shooting with 4 rebounds in 22 minutes at UTSA...Scored 2 points on 1-2 shooting with 2 rebounds in 9 minutes vs. Delaware...Grabbed 2 rebounds in 4 minutes at Minnesota...Scored 2 points on 1-2 shooting with 1 rebound and 1 steal in 5 minutes vs. Belmont...Scored 4 points on 2-3 shooting with 4 rebounds and 1 steal in 8 minutes vs. UTC...Scored 2 points on 1-1 shooting with 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 steal in 13 minutes at Ark. St...Started and had 2 rebounds with 1 assist in 23 minutes at Southern Utah.
#32 Erin Johansson: Started and scored 10 points on 3-4 shooting with three rebounds in 23 minutes vs. Slovakia...Started and scored 12 points on 3-7 shooting with 7 rebounds and 7 assists in 30 minutes vs. Alumni...Started and scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting with 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 29 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Started and scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting with 3 rebounds in 27 minutes at UTSA...Started and scored 10 points on 2-8 shooting including 2-5 3-pointers with 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 26 minutes vs. Delaware...Started and scored 10 points on 3-7 shooting including 2-6 3-pointers with 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 34 minutes at Minnesota....Started and scored 5 points on 2-4 shooting with 4 rebounds in 21 minutes vs. Belmont...Started and scored 3 points on 1-3 shooting with 1 rebound and 2 assists in 12 minutes vs. UTC...Started and scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting including 2-4 3-pointers with 1 rebound, 1 assists, 1 blocked shot and 1 steal in 26 minutes at Ark. St...Started and scored 8 points on 3-7 shooting with 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 31 minutes at Southern Utah.
#33 Sarah Onion: DNP vs. Slovakia...Scored 1 point in 4 minutes vs. Alumni...DNP at Loyola Marymount...Played 1 minute at UTSA...DNP vs. Delaware...Scored 5 points on 0-0 shooting with 1 rebound and 4 blocked shots in 15 minutes at Minnesota....Scored 1 point on 0-2 shooting with 1 rebound and 1 steal in 9 minutes vs. Belmont...Had 1 rebound in 6 minutes vs. UTC...Scored 2 points on 1-2 shooting with 1 rebound in 9 minutes at Ark. St...Played 3 minutes at Southern Utah.
#10 Kristen Pool: Started and scored 11 points on 2-6 shooting with 4 rebounds, 5 assists in 34 minutes vs. Slovakia...Started and scored 17 points on 4-8 shooting with 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals in 36 minutes vs. Alumni...Started and scored 6 points on 1-6 shooting with 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals in 33 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Started and scored 10 points on 1-2 shooting with 3 rebounds, a game-high 8 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes at UTSA...Started and scored 11 points on 2-8 shooting with 5 rebounds, a game-high 6 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes vs. Delaware...Started and scored 20 points on 4-4 shooting with 3 rebounds and 3 assists in 26 minutes at Minnesota...Named to the Golden Gopher Classic all-tournament team...Started and scored 11 points on 3-9 shooting with 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals in 28 minutes vs. Belmont...Started and scored 10 points on 2-4 shooting including 2-3 3-pointers with 2 steals and 1 assist in 24 minutes vs. UTC...Started and scored a career-high 22 points on 5-12 shooting including 4-8 3-pointers with 1 rebound, 8 assists and 2 steals in 35 minutes at Ark. St...Started and scored 9 points on 3-13 shooting with 2 rebounds, a game-high 8 assists and 2 steals in 36 minutes at Southern Utah.
#30 Kedonica Qualls: Scored 2 points on 1-4 shooting with 1 rebound in 13 minutes vs. Slovakia...Had 2 steals and 1 assists in 14 minutes vs. Alumni...Scored 3 points on 0-1 shooting in 16 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Scored 2 points on 1-4 shooting with 2 steals in 13 minutes at UTSA...Played 11 minutes vs. Delaware...Played 5 minutes at Minnesota....Scored 2 points on 1-3 shooting with 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal in 15 minutes vs. Belmont...Had 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal in 24 minutes vs. UTC...Played 3 minutes at Ark. St...Scored 2 points on 1-5 shooting with 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 17 minutes at Southern Utah.
#44 Courtney Swanson: Did not score in 1 minute vs. Slovakia...DNP vs. Alumni...Played 5 minutes at Loyola Marymount...DNP at UTSA...Grabbed 1 rebound in 3 minutes vs. Delaware...Grabbed 1 rebound in 1 minute at Minnesota...Played 4 minutes vs. Belmont...Had 1 rebound in 6 minutes vs. UTC...Had 2 assists in 4 minutes at Ark. St...Played 1 minute at Southern Utah.
#20 Karen Webster: Pulled down 1 rebound in 13 minutes in 10 minutes vs. Slovakia...Played four minutes vs. Alumni...Played 7 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Had 1 rebound and 1 assist in 4 minutes at UTSA...Had 2 assists in 4 minutes vs. Delaware...Scored 4 points on 1-3 shooting with 1 rebound and 3 assists in 14 minutes at Minnesota...Scored 5 points on 2-5 shooting with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 16 minutes vs. Belmont...Scored 4 points on 1-1 shooting with 1 rebound and 2 assists in 16 minutes vs. UTC...Had 1 assist in 9 minute at Ark. St...Had 1 rebound and 2 assists in 10 minutes at Southern Utah.
#15 Liz Wolfe: Scored 6 points on 2-6 shooting with 4 rebounds vs. Slovakia...Started and scored 15 points on 7-13 shooting with 7 rebounds and 6 steals in 33 minutes vs. Alumni...Started and scored 15 points on 4-10 shooting with 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in 33 minutes...Started and scored 8 points on 3-4 shooting with 3 rebounds in 10 minutes at UTSA...Started and scored 2 points on 0-2 shooting with 3 rebounds in 12 minutes vs. Delaware...Started and scored 1 point on 0-5 shooting with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals in 22 minutes at Minnesota...Started and scored 1 point on 0-2 shooting with 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 11 minutes vs. Belmont...Scored 10 points on 5-10 shooting with 7 rebounds and 1 assist in 13 minutes vs. UTC...Started and scored 5 points on 0-3 shooting with 5 rebounds and 2 steals in 23 minutes at Ark. St...Scored 9 points on 4-7 shooting with 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 13 minutes at Southern Utah.
#00 Amy Wunderlich: Started and scored game-high tying 14 points on 5-8 shooting with 6 rebounds in 28 minutes vs. Slovakia...Started and scored 4 points on 2-4 shooting with 6 rebounds in 28 minutes vs. Alumni...Started and scored 14 points on 5-10 shooting with 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 32 minutes at Loyola Marymount...Started and scored 2 points on 1-2 shooting with 2 rebounds in 16 minutes at UTSA...Scored 1 point on 0-3 shooting with 4 rebounds and 2 steals in 25 minutes vs. Delaware...Scored 7 points on 3-5 shooting with 3 rebounds in 25 minutes at Minnesota...Scored 10 points on 5-9 shooting with 8 rebounds and 1 blocked shot in 25 minutes vs. Belmont...Started and scored 3 points on 1-5 shooting with 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 18 minutes vs. UTC...Had 1 rebound and 1 steal in 9 minutes at Ark. St...Scored 6 points on 2-6 shooting with 1 rebound and 1 assist in 13 minutes at Southern Utah.
Team Notes
Against Slovakia, UNLV shot .407 from the field, .200 from 3pt range and .742 from the free throw line and outrebounded the Slovakians 51-19 for the game...UNLV also had 31 attempts at the free throw line to Slovakias 11...Against the Alumni, UNLV shot .482 from the field, .375 from 3pt range and .552 from the free throw line...UNLV held the Alumni to only .347 shooting and .143 from 3pt range...UNLV had 22 assists to the Alumnis 9...At Loyola Marymount, UNLV shot .388 from the field, .000 from 3pt range and .585 from the free throw line...UNLV took 16 less shots than the Lions, shot 23 more free throws and stole the ball six more times...At UTSA, UNLV shot .420 from the field, .600 from 3pt range and .606 from the free throw line...The Lady Rebels shot 3-5 3pointers and attempted 15 more free throws, making seven more than the Roadrunners...UNLV outrebounded UTSA 46-30 and only recorded six second-half turnovers after commiting 16 in the first half...Against Delaware, UNLV shot .381 from the field, .200 from 3pt range and .771 from the free throw line...UNLV committed only 17 turnovers to Delawares 27 and was outrebounded by the Fightin Blue Hens 46-32, but recorded 15 steals to Delawares three...UNLV shot .458 from the field, .400 from 3pt range and .771 from the free throw line at Minnesota...UM attempted 21 more field goals than UNLV, while UNLV made one more than Minnesota...The Lady Rebels were 27-35 from the free throw line compared to Minnesotas 16-30...UNLV shot .307 from the field, .250 from 3-point range and .706 from the free throw line vs. Belmont...The Bruins shot .426, .643 and .867, respectively for the game...UNLV attempted 21 more shots for the game, but made the same number (23) as Belmont...The Bruins hit 9-of-14 3- pointers for the game compared to the Lady Rebels 3-of-12...UNLV shot .387 from the field, .500 from 3-point range and .750 from the free throw line vs. UTC...UTC shot .292, .313 and .500, respectively...UNLV outrebounded UTC 51-29 for the game...UNLV shot .404 from the field, .450 from 3-point range and .793 from the free throw line at Arkansas State...ASU shot .486, .375 and .769, respectively...The Lady Indians outrebounded 50-28 for the game...The Lady Rebels made 9-of-20 three pointers and 23-of-29 free throws...UNLV shot .377 from the field, .188 from three-point range and .727 from the free throw line at Southern Utah compared to the Thunderbirds .389, .353 and .821, respectively...UNLV was called for 29 fouls compared to SUUs 13...SUU made 32-of-39 free throws for the game compared to UNLVs 8-of-11...In the second half, SUU was 19-of-23, while UNLV did not have an attempt.
Lady Rebels in the Mack
UNLV plays most of its home games at the Lied Gymnasium, however the Lady Rebels have five scheduled dates in the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lady Rebels held their Alumni game at the Mack on Nov. 10 and have Long Beach State, Nevada, Reno, New Orleans and Colorado State scheduled in the building. UNLV has hosted 90 regular season games at the T&M over 15 years and has a mark of 69-21 in those games. UNLV hosted four games in the building during the 1997-98 season. They were Northern Arizona, Connecticut, Loyola Marymount and Hawaii.
Series History
UNLV trails in the all-time series history with Long Beach State 23-12 . UNLV lost the last meeting, which was in Long Beach last season 60-46.
The Last Time
The last time UNLV played Long Beach State in Las Vegas was during the 1995-96 season. UNLV lost that game 83-68. The last time UNLV beat Long Beach State was earlier in the 1995-96 season in Long Beach. UNLV won 64-63. The last time UNLV hosted Long Beach State at the T&M was during the 1993-94 season as UNLV won 83-67. The last time UNLV played a regular season game in the Thomas & Mack Center was the final game of last season as it lost to Hawaii 87-70 on Feb. 26. The last time UNLV won in the T&M was last season vs. Loyola Marymount on Dec. 30, 86-60.
UNLV Off to Best Start since 1993-94
UNLV's 5-3 start is its best since the 1993-94 team started the season 10-2.
UNLV Has Exceeded Victory Total of Each of Last Three Seasons
With its five wins this year, UNLV has exceeded its win total from each of the past three seasons. In 1996-97 and 1997-98, UNLV recorded marks of 4-23 and in 1995-96, UNLV was 4-21.
UNLV Holds UTC to Lowest Opponent Point Total in Eight Seasons
UNLV held Tennessee-Chattanooga to 42 points for the game...It marks the fewest points allowed by UNLV since the 1990-91 season when it defeated Northern Arizona 82-32.
Froehlich Selected as WAC Player of the Week
Linda Froehlich became UNLVs first-ever WAC Women's Basketball Player of the Week on Monday, Nov. 30. Froehlich, a 6-2 freshman guard/forward from Oldendorf, Germany, led UNLV to a 2-0 mark at the Golden Gopher Classic, earning MVP honors. She was selected as the WACs Mountain Division Player of the Week after averaging 31.5 points, 10.0 rebounds and shooting .558 from the field in UNLVs wins over Delaware and Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.
Lady Rebels Claim Title for First Time in Five Years
With its win at the Golden Gopher Classic, UNLV won its first tournament title since it won the UNLV Showboat Shootout in 1993-94. UNLV also won its first tournament on the road since the Houston Lady Cougar Classic in 1990-91.
Lady Rebel Honors
UNLV had two players named to the Golden Gopher Classic all-tournament team. Linda Froehlich and Kristen Pool received all-tournament honors, while Froehlich was named tournament MVP...Froehlich was most recently honored by being selected to the Four Queens Shootout all-tournament team.
Atop the NCAA
As of Dec. 14, Linda Froehlich was the nations top freshman scorer with 24.1 ppg and was eighth in the nation overall. She was 22nd in the country in steals with 3.4 per game. New stats were not available as of Dec. 22.
Leaders of the WAC
Freshman Linda Froehlich is leading the WAC in scoring and is second in rebounds and steals. She is eighth in field goal percentage, tied for 10th in blocks and tied for 18th in free throw percentage. Senior Kristen Pool is second in the WAC in assists, sixth in free throw percentage, 15th in steals and tied for 18th in scoring. Senior Angalete Dye is second in the WAC in blocks and tied for seventh in rebounding. As a team, UNLV is fourth in the WAC in steals, fifth in field goal percentage defense, fifth in free throw percentage, seventh in scoring, seventh in three-point field goal percentage, seventh in three-point field goal percentage defense, seventh in scoring margin, eighth in rebound margin and ninth in field goal percentage.
Double Digits
There are three Lady Rebels who have recorded double-doubles...Linda Froehlich has recorded three with 17 points and 13 rebounds at LMU, 25 points and 12 rebounds at UTSA and 24 points and 12 rebounds at Minnesota...Angalete Dye has recorded three with 10 points and 11 rebounds at UTSA, 11 points and 12 rebounds vs. UTC, and 14 points and 10 rebounds at SUU...Liz Wolfe had 15 points and 10 rebounds at LMU.
Super Superlatives
Linda Froehlich has recorded more points in one game than any other WAC player this season. Froehlich scored 39 vs. Delaware on Nov. 28. The next best effort came from Tricia Payne of TCU with 36. Froehlich has also recorded the most field goals in a game and the two highest field goal attempts total.
1999 WAC TOURNEY
For the third straight year, the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV will serve as the site of the WAC Womens and Mens Basketball Tournaments. The womens tournament will be held March 1-6 and will involve 12 of the 16 WAC teams. The top two teams from each division will receive a first-round bye, while the remaining eight teams will play first-round games on March 1. The womens quarterfinals will take place on March 3 with the same game times as the first round. The semifinals are slated for March 5 with the championship game scheduled for March 6.
UNLV'S TICKET PRICES
Admission for UNLV women's basketball games is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students and $2.00 for UNLV faculty and staff. UNLV students are admitted free with valid I.D. For more information please call 895-UNLV.
1998-99 PRESEASON COACHES POLL
Mountain Division Pts. Hawaii (10) 115 New Mexcio (5) 103 Utah (1) 93 Brigham Young 86 Fresno State 68 UTEP 48 San Diego State 40 San Jose State 30
Pacific Division Pts. Colorado State (15) 120 Rice (1) 102 SMU 95 TCU 73 Wyoming 55 Tulsa 54 UNLV 47 Air Force 22
1998 WAC Champion Colorado State (13) Hawaii (1) New Mexico (1) Rice (1)
