November 11, 1998
Lady Rebel Basketball This Week:
Sat., Nov. 14 UNLV Lady Rebels at Loyola Marymount Lions 5:00 p.m. PST
(TV: None; Radio: 1140 AM - KSFN, Live)
Game held at Albert Gersten Pavilion (4,156), Los Angeles, Calif.
The UNLV women's basketball team will open its regular season with a nonconference game at Loyola Marymount this week. The game, which is both team's season opener, will be held at the Albert Gersten Pavilion (4,156) in Los Angeles, Calif., on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 5:00 p.m. PST. The game may be heard live on KSFN AM 1140 with Bob Blum calling the action.
Lady Rebels on the Air
UNLV begins its second season on KSFN AM 1140. Every Lady Rebel contest including postseason may be heard on the Las Vegas sports radio station. Bob Blum, the dean of West Coast broadcasters, returns for his 11th season as voice of the Lady Rebels.
Regina Miller Radio Show
UNLV Head Coach Regina Miller's 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 Opponent
Loyola Marymount (0-0) is coming off a 3-24 season...The Lions were 0-14 in the West Coast Conference last season...During the exhibition season LMU defeated the Portland Saints 82-54 and were led by freshman guard Bryn Britton's 21 points...Junior forward/center Dana Hunter scored 12 points and grabbed a team-high 14 rebounds...On Wednesday, Nov. 11, LMU is scheduled to face Slovan Bratislava of Slovakia, the same team the UNLV defeated 68-55 on Nov. 2...LMU Head Coach Julie Wilhoit is entering her fourth year with the school and has a record of 20-62...She enters her 11th year overall as a head coach with a career mark of 141-132.
The Lady Rebels (0-0)
With a new coaching staff in place, the 1998-99 Lady Rebels are Rebels with a Cause. The Rebels are looking to improve on its 4-23 record of last year. 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.
Lady Rebel Returnees
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp.Hometown/Last School; 1997-98 Stats 00 Amy Wunderlich F 6-0 Sr.-3V Norco, Calif./Norco HS 7.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg 11 Kristen Pool G 5-5 Sr.-1V Provo, Utah/Utah Valley State College 7.5 ppg, 2.7 rpg 15 Liz Wolfe C 6-4 Sr.-3V Coquitlam, B.C./Centennial Senior Secondary 7.2 ppg, 5.9 rpg 20 Karen Webster G 5-8 Sr.-3V Bellevue, Wash./Sammamish HS 3.8 ppg, 1.4 rpg 21 Angalete Dye F 6-1 Sr.-3V Vacaville, Calif./Will C. Wood HS 9.4 ppg, 7.8 rpg 24 Eishia Brightwell F 6-1 Sr.-1V Lawrenceburg, Ind./Vincennes (Ind.) University 3.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg 30 Kedonica Qualls G 5-6 Sr.-1V Jonesboro, La./Kilgore (Texas) Junior College 2.1 ppg, 0.7 rpg 31 Brooke Ingalls F 6-0 So.-1V Redmond, Wash./Eastlake HS 2.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Lady Rebel Newcomers
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr.-Exp.Hometown/Last School; Notes 3 Kinesha Davis* G 5-9 So.-TR Brooklyn Center, Minn./Western Illinois 3rd in Fr. NCAA Scoring 11 Ebony Sullivan G 5-4 Fr.-HS Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS Walk-on 12 Thyre Brooks G 5-7 Jr.-1V Alta Loma, Calif./Alta Loma HS Walk-on, played '96-97 22 Kieva Smith G 5-7 Fr.-HS Las Vegas, Nev./Chaparral HS Walk-on 32 Erin Johansson G/F 6-0 Fr.-HS Enumclaw, Wash./Enumclaw HS 39% 3PT for HS career 33 Sarah Onion C 6-2 Fr.-HS Bellingham, Wash./Sehome HS 1st-Tm All-Lg, vb & bb 40 Linda Froehlich G/F 6-2 Fr.-HS Oldendorf, Germany/Vincent-Lubeck Gym. Stade 28 ppg, 10 rpg last yr. 44 Courtney Swanson G/F 5-11Fr.-HS San Diego, Calif./Morse HS 1st-Tm All-County*redshirt/eligible for 1999-2000 season
Head Coach Regina Miller
Regina Miller is entering her first season as head coach of the Lady Rebel basketball program. Miller comes 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 Association's 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.
Assistant Coaches
UNLV's 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.
Next Week and Beyond
UNLV will travel to San Antonio, Texas, next week to battle UTSA on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at 7:00 p.m. CST. The Lady Rebels will then travel to Minneapolis, Minn., for the Golden Gopher Shootout involving Delaware, Bradley and Minnesota on Nov. 28-19. UNLV will open its home schedule on Friday, Dec. 4 vs. Belmont in the Four Queens Shootout. The Shootout will also feature South Florida and Tennessee-Chattanooga.
Player Notes
#24 Eishia Brightwell: Scored 4 points on 1-1 shooting with 3 rebounds in 6 minutesvs. Slovakia...Scored 2 points on 1-1 shooting in 8 minutes vs. Alumni.
#12 Thyre Brooks: DNP vs. Slovakia...DNP vs. Alumni.
#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.
#40 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.
#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.
#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.
#33 Sarah Onion: DNP vs. Slovakia...Scored 1 point in 4 minutes vs. Alumni.
#11 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.
#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.
#22 Kieva Smith: DNP vs. Slovakia...DMP vs. Alumni.
#11 Ebony Sullivan: DNP vs. Slovakia...Did not play vs. Alumni.
#44 Courtney Swanson: Did not score in 1 minute vs. Slovakia...DNP vs. Alumni.
#20 Karen Webster: Pulled down 1 rebound in 13 minutes in 10 minutes vs. Slovakia...Played four minutes vs. Alumni.
#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.
#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.
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 Slovakia's 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 Alumni's 9.
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 70-23 in those games. UNLV hosted four games in the building during the 1997-98 season. They were Northern Arizona, Connecticut, Loyola Marymount and Hawai'i.
1998-99 PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
Mountain Division Pts. Hawai'i (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) Hawai'i (1) New Mexico (1) Rice (1)
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.
