March 7, 2000

Wed., Mar. 8
No. 5 UNLV vs. No. 4 New Mexico
6:00 p.m. PDT
Game at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, Nev.

Storyline
The UNLV women's basketball team carries a five-game winning streak into the inaugural McLeodUSA Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament where they will square off against No. 4 seed New Mexico at 6:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, March 8. Wednesday's game will be the third meeting between the two schools this season with UNLV sweeping the season series.

Lady Rebels On The Air
UNLV's first round game will be broadcast on both television and radio. The telecast, by SportsWest, will be aired in Las Vegas on Cox Cable 79 with Dave McCann and Kathy Aiken calling the action. The game also can be heard on KENO 1460 AM in Las Vegas and on the world wide web at www.unlvrebels.com. Bob Blum, the dean of West Coast broadcasters, will deliver the play-by-play with Susan Pitz handling the color commentary.

The Lady Rebels
UNLV (16-11, 8-6 MWC) returns five players and two starters from last year's team, which became the most improved Division I team in the nation >from 1997-98 to 1998-99...Head Coach Regina Miller is in her second season with the Lady Rebels and has a 33-22 (.600) mark...She is in her eighth year as a head coach with an overall record of 93-122 (.433) ...UNLV is riding a five-game winning streak entering the tournament following home victories over conference rivals Air Force, New Mexico and San Diego State and road wins over Colorado State and Wyoming...UNLV is led in scoring by 1998-99 national Freshman of the Year award winner Linda Fr?hlich...Fr?hlich is averaging 21.9 ppg and also leads the team in rebounding (11.3) and steals (3.3)...She leads the Mountain West Conference in scoring, total rebounding, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and steals...Kinesha Davis is second on the team in scoring and third in the conference with 14.4 ppg, while Constance Jinks is third on the team with 11.6 ppg...Carlesa Dixon has moved into second on the team and eighth in the league in rebounding with 6.0 rpg...Davis is third on the team and ninth in the conference in rebounding, also with 6.0 rpg.

The Opponent
New Mexico (18-9, 9-5 MWC) enters the tournament as the No. 4 seed after dropping its last two games on the road, losing at Utah on Thursday, 67-59, and at BYU on Saturday, 60-45...The Lobos were in a three-way tie for first place in the league entering last week...Head Coach Don Flanagan is in his fifth year at UNM and has an overall coaching record of 100-48 (.676)...The Lobos are led in scoring by Jordan Adams, who averages 11.5 ppg, and in rebounding by Miranda Sanchez with 5.6 rpg.

Series History
UNLV leads the all-time series between the two schools, 12-4, including a 65-50 win over the Lobos in the last meeting on Feb. 19...This will be the first postseason meeting between the Rebels and the Lobos...The Lady Rebels won both meetings between the schools this year and the first seven contests in the all-time series...In the first game this year at The Pit in Albuquerque, NM, Kinesha Davis made two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to seal a 55-51 win...In the rematch at the Thomas and Mack Center, UNLV raced out to an early 19-4 lead which included an 11-0 run and never looked back.

Last Time Out
In its last game, UNLV scored 55 points in the second half to overcome a three-point halftime deficit and defeat Wyoming, 96-81 in Laramie, Wyo...The Cowgirls' Carrie Bacon outdueled the Rebels' Linda Fr?hlich, scoring a career-high 34 to Fr?hlich's 29...Five Rebels scored in double figures, including 18 points from sophomore guard Erin Johansson on 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range...The win was the fifth straight for UNLV and secured a fifth-place finish in the MWC.

Looking Ahead
If UNLV defeats New Mexico in the first round of the MWC Tourney, it will face the winner of No. 1 seed Utah and No. 8 seed Air Force...The Utes and the Falcons play at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, following the UNLV/UNM game...The Rebels dropped both meetings with Utah this season, falling 76-46 at home and 56-52 in Salt Lake City...Conversely, UNLV swept the season series with Air Force, posting a 89-59 win in Colorado Springs and an 86-53 victory in the Thomas and Mack Center...The second-round matchup will be played at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, March 10 in the Thomas and Mack.

Rebels Find Offensive Groove
UNLV has turned it on offensively as of late, topping the 80-point barrier three times in the team's last five games. The Lady Rebels scored 86 points to defeat Air Force at home, then posted wins over Colorado State and Wyoming on the road with totals of 84 and 96. The 96 points scored in the regular season finale at Wyoming was a season high. Free throws have helped the team reach those totals, going 19-27 (.704) from the line against CSU and 17-22 (.773) from the stripe against Wyoming.

From Way Downtown
Aside from improved performances at the free throw line, the Lady Rebels are scoring from behind the arc as well. In its last three wins, UNLVhas shot an amazing 57.5 percent (23-40) from three-point land. Erin Johansson has been the catalyst, going a combined 10-19 (.526) and averaging 10.0 ppg in those games, just better than her season average of 7.2 ppg.

Gettin' It Done With Defense
Since allowing BYU to score a season-high 98 points in their Feb. 10 matchup in Provo, the Lady Rebels have allowed just one of their last six opponents to top the 70-point mark and held three of those teams to 56 or less, going 5-1 in those games. Four times in that span, UNLVheld its oposition under 43 percent shooting from the field.

Road Warriors
After going 5-7 on the road last year, including a 2-5 mark in WAC play, the Rebels steeped up their road game this season. UNLV posted a 6-6 record on the road this year and went 4-3 in MWC road games. Included in those wins are victories at New Mexico and Colorado State. UNLV was the only team in the league to topple the Lobos in The Pit and ended a conference home court winning streak by CSU that spanned more than two years.

Lady Rebels Playing First Full Season In The Mack This Year
Home has been nice for UNLV, too. This season marked the first full season that the Lady Rebels played at the Thomas & Mack Center. In the past, UNLV played most of its home games at Lied Gymnasium, however over the years the Lady Rebels have played in the big building. The Lady Rebels have hosted 107 regular season games at the T&M over 17 years and own a mark of 81-26 (.757) in those games. UNLV finished the home regular season at 9-4. All of the MWC Tourney games will be played at the Mack.

Crashing The Boards
One reason UNLV has been successful this season has been its ability to pull down rebounds. As a team, the Rebels lead the conference in total rebounds (1,089), rebounding margin (+3.6) and offensive rebounds (15.78 rpg). Individually, Linda Fr?hlich tops the league in total (11.3), offensive (3.54) and defensive rebounding (7.81). Freshman Carlesa Dixon has upped her season average to 6.0 rpg and ranks 8th in the league with Kinesha Davis right behind in 9th, also at 6.0 rpg. Dixon is third in the MWC in offensive boards (2.96), and Davis is 9th (2.38).

Miller Leads UNLV To Second Straight Winning Season
Inheriting a program that had only won four games in each of the previous three years, head coach Regina Miller has led UNLV to its second straight winning season. The Lady Rebels clinched their guarantee of that after defeating Colorado State last Thursday night, 84-69. Miller guided the Rebels to a 17-11 overall finish last year and could match that record with a victory over New Mexico. UNLV has not posted back-to-back winning seasons since doing it in 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Rebels Also Post Winning Conference Record
Not only did UNLV win more games than lost overall, it will also finish over .500 in the Mountain West Conference with an 8-6 mark. The Rebels, who were 3-6 in the league at one point, won their last five games within the circuit and clinched a winning conference mark in the season finale at Wyoming. The last time the Rebels finished above .500 in conference play was in 1994-95, going 10-8 in Big West Conference action.

New League Offers Few Surprises
The MWC coaches and media had a pretty good idea how things would turn out in the conference before play began this season. Both the coaches' and media's preseason polls turned out identical, and both were accurate except for one team. BYU rallied in the last week of the season to defeat both Air Force and New Mexico to climb from fourth place to second in the league standings. Except for the Cougars two-spot leap, the remainder of conference teams finished just as predicted.

Fr?hlich Named MWC Player of the Year
The league was also dead on when it named Linda Fr?hlich the preseaosn MWC Player of the Year. Fr?hlich earned the regular season honor on Monday when the conference's coaches chose her as the Mountain West Conference's first ever Player of the Year. She was an overwhelming choice after leading the conference in scoring, rebounding and steals and finishing fourth in the MWC in steals. She was a first team All-WAC selection last year, as well as the WAC Freshman of the Year and the USBWA National Freshman of the Year.

Fr?hlich Earns MWC Player of the Week Award...And Again...And Again
Linda Fr?hlich was named UNLV's first Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week winner on Dec. 23. She averaged 24.5 ppg and 14.0 rpg for the week and was named to the Nassau Sun Splash Shootout All-Tournament team. She captured the award for the second time on Jan. 10, averaging 22.5 points and 12 rebounds for the week as UNLV defeated both Navy and Vaparaiso. She crowned the regular season with a third Player of the Week Award, capturing the award in the final week of the season after leading the Rebels to a pair of conference road wins and averaging 24.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg and 8.0 apg. She was the only player this year to earn the nod more than once. Her latest effort was the fifth time in her career she had been so honored, winning the WAC Mountain Division Player of the Week award twice last year.

This Season's UNLV Honors
In addition to Fr?hlich's MWC Player of the Week awards, she was named to the Nassau Sun Splash Shootout's All-Tournament team after scoring 26 points and pulling down 10 rebounds vs. Liberty and scoring 23 points with a career-high 18 rebounds vs. Cal State Sacramento...Fr?hlich was also named to the Cox Communications/Lady Rebel Shootout All-Tournament team after scoring 24 points and pulling down 13 rebounds vs. Weber State and scoring 37 points and contributing 14 rebounds vs. Southeast Missouri State. Against SEMO, Fr?hlich was three points shy of her career-high scoring total.

Jinks Among League's Top Newcomers
Freshman guard Constance Jinks has impressed the league's coaches in her first season. She was named to the All-Mountain West Conference Newcomer team after finishing the regular season 13th in the conference in scoring with 11.8 ppg. Her 13.4 ppg in conference games was second on the team and fifth in the conference.

Fr?hlich Honored Off the Court
Along with all her playing honors this season, perhaps the most prestigious award Fr?hlich captured was her selection to the third team GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-America team. The sophomore has a 3.50 GPA through three semesters at UNLV and has not yet declared a major.

Fr?hlich Notches 1,000th Career Point At SDSU
In UNLV's game at SDSU, Linda Fr?hlich scored her 1,000th career point. She had 22 in that contest to move her total to 1,015 for her career. It was the 45th game that she had played in her UNLV career.

UNLV Successful When Fr?hlich Scores Big
UNLV is 5-2 all-time when Linda Fr?hlich scores 30 or more points and is 23-11 when she scores 20 or more points.

Rebel Youth Making A Big Splash
After losing seven seniors from its 1998-99 squad, UNLV has relied on its youth to carry the team this season. Two starters return from last season - sophomores Linda Fr?hlich and Erin Johansson. The rest of the starting lineup is filled with players in their first season in the Scarlet and Gray. Kinesha Davis is a sophomore transfer from Western Illinois who sat out the 1998-99 season. Junior Dayna Gambill transferred from Lassen College and is in her first season at the Division 1 level. Freshman Carlesa Dixon moved into the starting lineup after Brooke Ingalls broke her foot in practice seven games into the season. Of the rest of the Rebels' roster, only senior Thyre Brooks and sophomore Courtney Swanson had any Division 1 playing experience heading into the season.

Davis Fulfilling Expectations As Impact Player
Kinesha Davis is playing this season the way she left off after her freshman year at Western Illinois...Against UCSB, Davis scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds in 37 minutes...She scored 25 points vs. Liberty and 26 at Denver...This season, she is averaging 14.4 points per game, which is second on the team and third in the MWC...At WIU two years ago, Davis broke the freshman scoring record for both the school and the Mid-Continent Conference averaging 19.4 ppg...She transferred to UNLV following the 1997-98 season and redshirted last year.

Scoring Starts At The Point
UNLV's leading scorers Linda Fr?hlich and Kinesha Davis should be thanking Dayna Gambill for finding them open so far this season. Gambill leads the team in assists with 110 (4.1) and is fourth in the Mountain West Conference. She leads the league with a 1.83 assist/turnover ratio.

Jinks Is The Rebels' Sixth Man
Constance Jinks is putting up the numbers that many were looking for her to contribute early in the season...A true freshman, Jinks is third on the team in scoring with 11.8 ppg including a career-high 21 points vs. Valparaiso...She had 20 points in each of her first two conference games against Brigham Young and Utah and is averaging 13.4 ppg in MWC games, which is second on the team.

Dixon Is A Presence In the Middle
Carlesa Dixon has become a dominant force for UNLV...She has moved into second on the team in rebounding, averaging 6.0 per contest...She also is second on the team in steals with 50 (1.9 per game) and blocks with 16...She leads the team in field goal percentage (.528) and leads the conference FG percentage in league games...She also leads the pack in offensive rebounding in MWC games with 3.14 rpg.

Fr?hlich's Double-Double Streak Ends At 12, Total Is 19
Linda Fr?hlich's streak of games in which she scored in double figures in both points and rebounds in the same game ended at 12. Against Utah, Fr?hlich was limited to only nine points and seven rebounds. Since the Utah game, she has been back on track, recording a double-double in seven of her last 12 outings to make it 19 in her last 25 games. Her 19 double-doubles ranks seventh nationally, according to Stats, Inc.

Double Trouble
UNLV has had four players record double-doubles in points and rebounds a combined 25 times this season...Linda Fr?hlich has 19 (32 points, 10 rebounds vs. SUU, 24, 13 vs. Weber State, 37, 14 vs. SEMO, 27, 10 at NAU, 16, 13 at Denver, 18, 12 at UNR, 26, 10 vs. Liberty, 23, 18 vs. CS-Sacramento, 20, 15 at Pacific, 24, 13 vs. Navy, 21, 13 vs. Valparaiso, 19, 16 vs. BYU, 13, 12 at AFA, 20, 10 at UNM, 22, 22 at SDSU, 27, 14 vs. UW, 24, 13 vs. UNM, 28, 14 vs. SDSU, 20, 11 at CSU)...Kinesha Davis has three (27, 10 at UCSB, 26, 12 at Denver, 11, 10 at UNM)...Carlesa Dixon has two (14, 10 at AFA, 12, 10 at CSU)...Tiana Sanders has one (18, 10 vs. Weber State).

Fr?hlich Among National Leaders
As of March 6, Linda Fr?hlich's rank among national statistical leaders:

Scoring 5th     21.9  (1st among all sophomores)Rebounding      7th   11.3 (2nd among all sophomores)Steals  24th    3.3   (4th among all sophomores)

Fr?hlich Sharp At The Line
Linda Fr?hlich has found an easy way to pad her scoring average - making free throws. She has not missed from the stripe in her last three games and has made 15 consecutive shots from the line. Her last empty trip to the stripe came in the Rebels' home win over New Mexico on Feb. 19. She leads the team and ranks fourth in the league in free throw percentage.

UNLV And Opponents In College RPI
As of March 6 on collegerpi.com, UNLV is listed at 109th. New Mexico ranks 90th, while as a conference, the Mountain West is 13th out of 32 conferences. There are a total of 315 Division I schools.

Lady Rebels Packed the 'Mack
A season-best 1,152 fans witnessed the Lady Rebels' 65-50 victory over New Mexico as part of UNLV's Pack the 'Mack promotion. That marked the most fans to watch a Lady Rebel home game since national powerhouse Connecticut came to town in the 1997-98 season. As part of the promotion, UNLV donated $1 to the Ronald McDonald House for all 538 tickets sold.

Priority Staffing 3-Point Tally
For every three-pointer the Lady Rebels make this season, Priority Staffing will donate $10 to the Rebel Rousers. So far on the season (including exhibitions), UNLV has made 133 three-pointers which totals $1,330.

Scarlet Fever
For the fourth straight conference tournament game, UNLV will were its scarlet road jerseys inside the Thomas and Mack Center when the Rebels face higher-seeded New Mexico on their home floor. The Lady Rebs have gone 1-2 over that span. In last year's WAC Tournament, UNLV upset higher-seeded Hawai'i, 73-67, in the first round before falling to Colorado State, 71-67. The stretch includes a 1995 Big West Tournament loss to Pacific, 58-57.

UNLV Team Notes
Five players scored in double figures in UNLV's 84-69 win at Colorado State...It was the second time this season that as many players hit double figures as five turned the trick against Valparaiso...The Rebels win in Fort Collins snapped a Rams' conference home winning streak that spanned more than two years...When UNLV defeated Wyoming, 96-81, in Laramie two days later, it marked the first time this season that a MWC team, men or women, swept the Fort Collins-Laramie road trip...UNLV's five game winning streak is the school's longest since reeling off seven straight at the end of the 1993-94 season, which included its last Big West Conference Tournament title...The Lady Rebels have five previous conference tournament titles in 13 appearances, all Big West Conference crowns.

Fr?hlich All-Everything
Sophomore Linda Fr?hlich was tabbed a 1999-2000 third-team preseason All-American by the Women's Basketball News Service. Last year she was selected as the national Freshman of the Year by the Women's Basketball Journal as well as the United States Basketball Writers' Association. She was selected first team All-WAC for the Mountain Division, named Freshman of the Year for the WAC's Mountain Division, named to the WAC Mountain Division's all-newcomer team and selected as All-WAC Tournament. She was named UNLV Sportswoman of the Year, selected as WAC Mountain Division's Player of the Week twice (Nov. 30, Jan. 4), named tournament MVP at the Golden Gopher Classic in Minneapolis, Minn., and was named all-tournament at the Four Queens Shootout in Las Vegas. She also led the WAC in scoring with 23.5 ppg, was sixth in the nation in scoring and first among all freshman, led the team in rebounding with 9.2 rpg, which was second in the WAC and tied for 36th in the nation, she led the team in steals and was tied for first in the WAC and 30th in the nation with 2.9 spg and she led the team in field goal percentage at .462 and was seventh in the WAC. In addition, she was second on the team in free throw percentage with .767 and was 12th in the WAC, tied for 10th in the WAC in blocks per game with 0.9 and recorded 12 double-doubles, including one triple-double.

Head Coach Regina Miller
Regina Miller is in her second season as head coach of the Lady Rebel basketball program. In her first season, Miller led a team that had gone 4-23 the year prior to a 17-11 mark making the squad the most improved in all of Division I women's basketball from 1997-98 to 1998-99. She also led the team to its first-ever WAC Tournament berth and the team's first conference tournament victory since 1994. Miller came to UNLV from Western Illinois where she was the head coach of the Westerwinds 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. At UNLV her record is 33-22, while her career head coaching record is 93-122.

Assistant Coaches
UNLV's assistant coaches are Kristen Cole, Brenda Pantoja and Staci Schulz. Cole, a former college player at Notre Dame, came to UNLV this year >from Auburn where she served as an assistant coach since the summer of 1996. A former Arizona point guard, Pantoja is in her first year after two seasons as an assistant coach at Long Beach State. Schulz, who is in her second year, 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., where she graduated in 1996. Ayanna Hines is the team's director of operations. A 1994 graduate of Howard, she came to UNLV from the WBCA where she was an events manager.

1999-2000 UNLV Women's Basketball Recaps

Nov. 15 - UCSB WNIT Recap

Five Gauchos scored in double figures as No. 14 UC Santa Barbara defeated the UNLV women's basketball team 77-56 in the first round of the Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament at The Thunderdome. UCSB outscored the Lady Rebels 21-5 over 10:14 in the second half to take a commanding 23-point lead at 67-44 with 5:11 remaining and held on for the win. Leading 32-30 with just under two minutes to play in the first half, UCSB used a 9-2 run over the remainder of the half to take a 41-32 halftime lead. UCSB (1-0) was led in scoring by Kate Christensen's 15 points. Other double-figure scorers for the Gauchos were Stacy Clinesmith with 12, Kristi Rohr with 11 and Erin Buescher with 10. Christensen led the team in rebounds with 14. Kinesha Davis led all scorers with 27 points and grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds for a double-double. Linda Fr?hlich fouled out with seven points. UNLV fell to 0-1 on the season.

Nov. 23 - Southern Utah Recap

Linda Fr?hlich scored 32 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the UNLV women's basketball team (1-1) to its first victory of the season, an 82-68 win over Southern Utah (1-1). Fr?hlich, who had 22 points at halftime, also matched a career high with three 3-point goals. The Lady Rebels, who led from start to finish in the game, held off a 10-0 run by the Thunderbirds in the second half with 18 free throws. Freshman Constance Jinks scored 12 points before fouling out in her first career start.

Nov. 27 - Weber State Recap

Crystal Howe hit a jumper with 30 seconds left and Stephanie Howard sank two free throws with 11 seconds remaining in overtime to secure a 75-72 Weber State victory over the UNLV women's basketball team in the second game of the Cox Communications/Lady Rebel Sh ootout at the Thomas & Mack Center. After UNLV's Erin Johnasson made two free throws with 15 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Lady Rebels a 65-62 lead, Weber State's Meghan Geddes hit a three-pointer with six seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime. Weber State led 53-47 with 7:04 left in regulation when UNLV went on a 12-3 run to tie the score at 59-59 with 3:10 to play. The Wildcats led by as many as 10 points in the first half and took a 30-21 lead into the break. Weber State (1-1) was led by Howe's game-high-tying 24 points. Shelly Olson added 17 points, while Geddes added 11. UNLV (2-1) was led by Linda Fr?hlich, who had a game-high-tying 24 points and a game-high 13 rebounds but fouled out with just under four minutes r emaining in overtime. Tiana Sanders added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Dayna Gambill dished out a game-high 7 assists for the Lady Rebels.

Nov. 28 - Southeast Missouri State Recap

Linda Fr?hlich led all players with 37 points and 14 rebounds as the UNLV women's basketball team defeated Southeast Missouri State 69-58 in the consolation game of the Cox Communications/Lady Rebel Shootout at the Thomas & Mack Center. Fr?hlich missed career highs by three points and one rebound as UNLV evened its record at 2-2. Kinesha Davis was the Lady Rebels' second-leading scorer with 16 points. SEMO (1-4) had four players score in double-figures with Paula Corder-King leading the way with 11 points. Regan Hughston had 11 rebounds with her 10 points and both Pam Iversen and Kristy Roherty added 10. With a 54-51 lead and 4:52 remaining in the game, UNLV went on a 7-0 run over 2:15 to take a 10-point lead and cruised from there for the 11-point victory. UNLV exploded out of halftime with a 13-5 run to take a four-point lead with 11:59 remaining at 44-40. SEMO led at the half 35-31.

Dec. 1 - Northern Arizona Recap

Linda Fr?hlich led all players with 27 points and 10 rebounds and UNLV had two other players in double-figure scoring as it defeated the Northern Arizona women's basketball team 71-57 at the Rolle Activity Center. Erin Johansson contributed 12 points on 4-of-8 three-point shooting and Kinesha Davis added 11 as UNLV improved its record to 3-2. Fr?hlich also had 7 steals and 4 assists. Northern Arizona (1-3) was led by Kara Kleinhenz who had 16 points. UNLV used a 15-3 run in the first half to take a 10-point lead and led 32-25 at halftime. The Lady Rebels opened the second half with an 11-1 run and led by 17 points with 15:31 left. NAU cut the Lady Rebels' lead to nine points at 46-37 with 11:42 left, however that was as close as the Lumberjacks would get as UNLV recorded the 14-point win.

Dec. 6 - Denver Recap

Both Kinesha Davis and Linda Fr?hlich recorded double-doubles for UNLV as it defeated Denver 74-65 at Magness Arena. Davis led all scorers with 26 points and added 12 rebounds for UNLV (4-2), while Fr?hlich had 16 points and 13 rebounds. Constance Jinks contributed 14 points, while Carlesa Dixon pulled down 10 rebounds. Denver (2-2) was led by Michaela Pavlickova's 21 points and 11 rebounds. UNLV led 47-35 with 11:05 left in the game when Denver made a run to cut the Lady Rebels' lead to four points at 55-51 with 4:15 remaining. Denver would get no closer as UNLV held on for the nine-point win. UNLV used a 13-2 run over 7:26 in the first half to take a 26-18 lead with 7:15 left. UNLV was then held scoreless over 6:31 and went into halftime with a 29-24 lead.

Dec. 11 - Nevada, Reno Recap

Kate Smith led all scorers with 26 points as four Wolf Pack players scored in double figures to lead the Nevada, Reno women's basketball team past UNLV 83-75 in overtime at Lawlor Events Center. Rachel Sorensen scored 17 points, and Katie Golomb and Ashley Bastian each had 13 for UNR (5-3). Smith led the team in rebounding with 12. Linda Fr?hlich led UNLV (4-3) with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but fouled out before the end of regulation. It marked her fifth double-double in as many games. Constance Jinks added a career-high 16 points and Dayna Gambill contributed 13. UNR opened up the overtime period with a 7-2 run and broke UNLV's three-game winning streak with the eight-point win. UNLV used a 15-4 run over 7:28 in the second half to take its first lead of the game at 54-52 with 7:54 remaining. The Lady Rebels then held a 65-61 lead with 1:12 left in regulation, however UNR scored the remaining four points including two free throws by Kate Smtih with 6.2 seconds remaining to send the game into overti me. UNR raced out to an 8-0 lead to start the game and held UNLV scoreless until the 16:43 mark. The Lady Rebels battled back to trail by only two points at 18-16 with 8:02 left, however they would get no closer as UNR used a 7-2 spurt to close out the first half to take a 39-29 lead into the break.

Dec. 20 - Liberty Recap

Elena Kisseleva made two free throws with 3.3 seconds left to give Liberty a 75-71 win over the UNLV women's basketball team in the second game of the Nassau Sun Splash Shootout played at Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. UNLV cut the Lady Flames' lead to 73-71 with a Linda Fr?hlich three-pointer with 18 seconds remaining, but could get no closer. With the game tied at 52-52 with 11:41 left, Liberty went on a 13-6 run to take control. Liberty opened up the second half with a 13-4 run over four minutes to take a five-point advantage. UNLV broke a 15-15 tie with 10:24 remaining in the first half with an 8-0 run over 1:51 - all with free throws - and led the rest of the first half to take a 35-31 halftime lead. Liberty (5-4) was led by Sharon Wilkerson's 19 points. Kisseleva added 17 points and led the team in rebounds with eight. Sarah Farley was the only other Lady Flame in double-figure scoring with 10. Fr?hlich led UNLV (4-4) with 26 points and 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double in as man y contests. Kinesha Davis added 25 points for the Lady Rebels, while Dayna Gambill made her per-game average in assists with five.

Dec. 21 - Cal State Sacramento Recap

Linda Fr?hlich recorded 23 points and a career-high 18 rebounds for her eighth double-double in as many games as the UNLV women's basketball team defeated Sacramento State 78-64 in the consolation championship of the Nassau Sun Splash Shootout played at Kendal G.L. Isaacs National Gymnasium. UNLV outscored Sacramento State 16-3 over the final 5:00 to seal the victory. Trailing 42-34 with 16:18 left to play, UNLV went on a 12-0 run to take a four-point lead at 46-42 with 11:42 remaining. The Lady Rebels led 62-61 with 5:00 left in the game before running away from the Hornets. UNLV used a 9-2 run over 3:47 in the first half to take a 19-10 lead with 11:17 to play. Sacramento State battled back and took a 26-25 lead with 4:14 remaining in the half and outscored UNLV 9-2 from there to take a 35-27 halftime lead. UNLV (5-4) had four players record double figure in points. Kinesha Davis contributed 16, while Carlesa Dixon and Dayna Gambill each had 13. Dixon's 13 points marked a career-high for her. UNLV committed 14 turnovers in the first half, however only lost the ball six times in the second half. Sacramento State (2-7) was led by Sephora Scoubes' 23 points and nine rebounds.

Dec. 28 - Cal State Fullerton Recap

Kinesha Davis led UNLV with 16 points as it defeated Cal State Fullerton 63-58 in a women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Leading 60-58 with 17.3 seconds left, UNLV made three free throws in the final 10 seconds to put the game out of reach. UNLV went on a 8-0 run over 2:02 to increase its lead to 14 points at 50-36 with 9:52 remaining before Cal State Fullerton climbed back into the game to trail by only two points with 2:33 left. The Lady Rebels never trailed in the contest. UNLV used a 9-0 run over 4:05 in the first half to take a 16-6 lead with 11:40 left until halftime. Cal State Fullerton cut the Lady Rebels' lead to three points at 18-15 with 7:56 left, but the Titans would come no closer in the half as UNLV led 31-20 at the break. UNLV (6-4) also received scoring from Dayna Gambill and Constance Jinks, each with 14 points. Dishawn McCracklin led the team in rebounding with nine. Fullerton (0-8) was led by Erin Whiteside's 20 points. Nieshia Cleveland contributed 13, while Kanda ce Hunter added 10. CSUF was led in rebounding by Heather Hansen with nine.

Jan. 2 - Pacific Recap

Chante Guggia made a layup with 35 seconds left and Selena Ho put the game away with two free throws with 3.7 remaining as Pacific defeated UNLV 69-65 in a women's basketball game at the Alex G. Spanos Center. UNLV opened the second half with a 8-2 run to take a 39-33 lead. Pacific tied the game at 48-48 with 8:48 left and neither team led by more than two until Pacific held a four-point advantage at the end. UNLV opened the game with A 15-5 run over the first 8:34, however Pacific cut the Lady Rebels' lead to one point at 15-14 with a 9-0 spurt. UNLV then went on a 10-0 run to take a 25-14 lead with 6:17 left in the first half. Pacific outscored UNLV 17-5 from there to head into halftime tied at 31-31. Pacific (7-3) was led by Millie Kimpton's 20 points and 12 rebounds. Martha Yarbrough was also in double-figure scoring for the Tigers with 13 points. UNLV (6-5) was led by Linda Fr?hlich's 20 points and 15 rebounds. It marked the ninth double-double in a row for Fr?hlich. Kinesha Davis added 19 poin ts and Dayna Gambill had 11 points and a career-high 9 assists.

Jan. 4 - Navy Recap

Linda Fr?hlich recorded her 10th straight double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead all players and UNLV past Navy 74-56 in a women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Fr?hlich also recorded game-highs of seven assists and six steals. Carlesa Dixon was the only other player in double-figure points for UNLV (7-5) with 11 points. The Lady Rebels dominated the glass, outrebounding Navy 39-23 for the game. UNLV shot 50 percent to Navy's 43 from the field. Navy (2-8) was led by Erica Hayes' 23 points. Jennifer Bombinski added 11 points and pulled down a team-high six rebounds. After holding a 39-26 halftime lead, UNLV opened the second half with a 16-9 spurt to lead 55-35 with 11:16 to play and never looked back.

Jan. 8 - Valparaiso Recap

Five players scored in double-figures for UNLV as it defeated Valparaiso 79-62 in a women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Constance Jinks scored a career-high 21 points and recorded a team-high five steals to pace the Lady Rebels. Linda Fr?hlich also had 21 points and added 13 rebounds to record her 11th straight double-double. Other Rebels in double figure scoring were Erin Johansson (12), Kinesha Davis (11) and Carlesa Dixon (10). UNLV (8-5) has now won four of its last five games. Valparaiso (8-5) was led by Jeanette Gray's 12 points and six rebounds. Shantil Robinson added 11 points for the Crusaders. UNLV broke the game open with a 17-6 spurt in the second half to lead 54-29 with 15:13 left to play. Valparaiso cut UNLV's lead to 10 points at 56-46 with 10 minutes to play, but would come no closer. Leading 16-14 with 9:26 left in the first half, UNLV used a 14-3 run over 5:04 to lead 30-17 and held a 39-26 lead at halftime.

Jan. 13 - Brigham Young Recap

Jill Adams led all scorers with 28 points and three other Cougars scored in double figures as Brigham Young defeated UNLV 84-75 in both team's Mountain West Conference opener at the Thomas & Mack Center. Adams also led BYU (11-3, 1-0 MWC) with seven rebounds and five assists. Other Cougars in double-figure scoring were Erin Thorn with 15 points, Cady Williams with 14 and Jennifer Leitner with 10. UNLV was led by Constance Jinks' 20 points. Linda Fr?hlich recorded her 12th straight double-double with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Kinesha Davis added 16 points for UNLV (8-6, 0-1 MWC), while Erin Johansson made four three-pointers for 12 points. Brigham Young used a 12-0 run over 4:23 in the first half to take a 21-6 lead with 10:37 left. UNLV cut the Cougars' lead to 10 points at 27-17 with five minutes left in the first half, however BYU took a 36-22 halftime lead. BYU increased its lead to 21 points at 58-37 with 10:39 remaining in the game. UNLV fought back to cut the deficit to six points at 79-73 with 34.2 seconds left, but would get no closer.

Jan. 15 - Utah Recap

Erin Gibbons scored 17 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range as Utah defeated UNLV 76-46 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Amy Ewert added 15 points and eight rebounds, while Lindsay Sodja scored 11 points for Utah (11-4, 2-0 MWC). UNLV (8-7, 0-2 MWC) was led by Constance Jinks' 20 points. Utah used a 27-7 run over 12:18 in the second half to take a commanding 63-39 lead with 5:07 to play. The Utes led at halftime 31-25.

Jan. 20 - Air Force Recap

Erin Johansson made six three-pointers and scored a game-high 20 points as UNLV defeated Air Force 89-59 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at Clune Arena. UNLV (9-7, 1-2 MWC) had a total of four players score in double figures and two in double-digit rebounding. Linda Fr?hlich had 13 points and 12 rebounds, while Carlesa Dixon recorded a career-high 14 points and a career-high-tying 13 rebounds. Kinesha Davis was the other Lady Rebel in double-figure scoring with 14 points. Johansson was one three-pointer shy of tying her own Lady Rebel record for most three-pointers in a game, which she set last year at Air Force with seven. Air Force (3-12, 0-2 MWC) was led by Rozalyn Russ' 15 points. Three other Falcons scored in double figures. They were Mollie Peters with 12, and Lauren Maher and Morgan Bennett each with 10 points. As a team, UNLV recorded season-highs in points scored, field goal percentage (.583) and three-point field goal percentage (.529). UNLV also recorded a season-low turnover total of 14. UNLV played all 11 players on its bench and 10 of them scored. UNLV held Air Force scoreless for the first 8:21 of the game and raced out to a 15-0 lead before the Falcons scored their first basket. UNLV increased its lead to as many as 26 points at 43-17 with 3:30 to play in the half and held a 45-21 halftime lead. In the second half, UNLV led by as many as 34 points on its way to the 30-point victory.

Jan. 22 - New Mexico Recap

Kinesha Davis made two free throws with 1.2 seconds remaining to put the game away as UNLV upset New Mexico 55-51 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at The Pit. Trailing 53-51 with the ball and 18.5 seconds left in the game, UNM's Aiyana Nash missed an off-balance three-pointer with three seconds remaining as Davis came down with the rebound and was fouled. UNLV never lost the lead in the second half, but battled through two tie-scores. The game was tied at 49-49 with 2:49 left and then again at 51-51 with 1:58 remaining. UNLV led by as many as nine points in the second half at 42-33 with 12:48 to play. UNLV led 29-23 at halftime after seven lead changes and four ties. UNLV used a 12-0 run over 3:36 to take a 29-21 lead with 1:48 remaining in the first half. UNM scored the half's final basketball to snap a scoring drought that lasted 4:46. UNLV (10-7, 2-2 MWC) won its second straight road Mountain West game, this time in front of 11,045 fans. "This win is huge for our program," sai d an elated Regina Miller, UNLV's head coach, following the contest. "To be able to come in to this type of environment and win is a great feeling. It is the first time that this team has played in front of a crowd like this - and with our youth and inexperience - to be able to pull out a victory gives us something to look forward to in the future." In addition to Fr?hlich's contributions, Davis also added a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Lady Rebels. New Mexico (11-5, 2-1 MWC) only shot 30 percent >from the free throw line (3-of-10), while UNLV connected on 92 percent (11-of-12), which proved to be the difference in the game. UNM was led by Miranda Sanchez' 14 points. Molly McKinnon added 12, while Jennifer Williams scored 10. Nikki Heckroth led the team in rebounds with eight.

Jan. 29 - San Diego State Recap

Shannon Lee drove the lane and made a layup with 28.7 seconds left to break a tie-score and San Diego State held on from there for a 54-52 win over UNLV in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at Cox Arena. UNLV trailed by as many as 19 points in the first half, but rallied during the second half of play to eventually tie the score at 50-50 with 3:20 to play. The Lady Rebels took a 52-50 lead with 2:43 left, but SDSU scored the final four points of the game. The Lady Rebels used a 12-0 run over 8:05 to take the tw o-point lead with 2:43 left. San Diego State started the game by scoring the first 10 points and eventually increased its advantage to 19-2 with 12:19 to play. UNLV cut the lead to 10 points at 19-9 with 8:59 left, however SDSU increased its advantage to 19 on its way to a 36-22 halftime lead. San Diego State (6-12, 1-4 MWC) won its first-ever conference game behind Lee's 17 points. Kacee Wheeler added 11 for SDSU. UNLV (10-8, 2-3 MWC) was led by Linda Fr?hlich's double-double o f 22 points and a career-high 22 rebounds. Fr?hlich entered the contest seven points shy of recording her 1,000th career point. Constance Jinks contributed 18 points for UNLV, which was 0-for-17 from 3-point range and 2-for-13 from the free throw line.

Feb. 3 - Colorado State Recap

Angie Gorton drove the left side of the lane and made a layup with 1.5 seconds remaining as Colorado State edged UNLV 81-79 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV trailed CSU by 10 points, 57-47, with 14:13 left, but battled back to tie the score at 70-70 with five minutes to play. CSU then took a six-point advantage at 76-70 with 3:36 left, but the Lady Rebels went on a 9-3 run which included two Constance Jinks' free throws with 18.1 seconds left to tie the score at 79-79. Colorado State led 43-40 at the half. Colorado State (15-4, 5-1 MWC) had four players score in double-figures and was led by Gorton's 21. Jacque Johnson added 18, Heather Haanen had 14, while Ashley Augspurger contributed 13. The Rams shot an amazing 66.0 percent from the field (33-of-50), which is a season-high. CSU's best performance before was 54.8 percent vs. Vermont on Nov. 26. UNLV (10-9, 2-4 MWC) also had four players score in double figures and was led by Linda Fr?hlich's 21 points. Jinks added 19, Kinesha Davis contributed 15, while Carlesa Dixon had 11.

Feb. 5 - Wyoming Recap

Linda Fr?hlich led all players with 27 points, 14 rebounds and six steals as UNLV ran past Wyoming 73-59 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV held a 36-30 halftime lead and outscored Wyoming 16-8 over the first 7:02 of the second half to take a 14-point lead at 52-38. The Lady Rebels increased their advantage to 19 points at 63-49 with 6:48 to play, which included a 10-0 run over 3:13. UNLV trailed 25-21 with 4:35 left in the first half and outscored the Cowgirls 15-5 to head into halftime with a six-point lead. UNLV (11-9, 3-4 MWC) also had double-figure scoring from Kinesha Davis who had 19 points. The team stole the ball 22 times to UW's six and forced 26 turnovers, while committing only 18. Wyoming (8-12, 2-5 MWC) was led by Jessica Gibbs' 14 points and five rebounds.

Feb. 10 - Brigham Young Recap

The BYU women's basketball team used a second half run to overcome a halftime deficit and defeat UNLV, 98-81 in front of 826 fans in the Marriott Center. The Lady Rebels (11-10, 3-5 MWC) led 44-38 at the intermission, holding the Cougars (15-7, 5-4 MWC) to just 39 percent from the field in the first half. But BYU tied the game at 50 behind a 10-2 scoring run early in the second half and never looked back. Linda Fr?hlich led the Rebels with 31 points, including 19 in the second half. Freshman Constance Jinks chipped in with 16 and dished out six assists. Stacy Jensen led a balanced attack by the Cougars, scoring a career high 30 while Jennifer Leitner recorded a double-double with a 19-point, 10 rebound effort.

Feb. 12 - Utah Recap

Amy Ewert's steal and layup with 1:20 left to play put Utah up by five and sealed a 56-52 victory for the Utes over the UNLV women's basketball team in the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Rebels (11-11, 3-6 MWC) led 45-42 with about five minutes to play, but allowed the Utes (17-5, 8-1 MWC) to go on a 11-2 run down the stretch, capped by Ewert's layup. UNLV had fought back from a 31-25 halftime deficit and captured its first lead of the game with eight minutes to play, going up 41-40 on a driving layup by Constance Jinks. The two teams traded buckets over the next five minutes and knotted the game at 47 with 2:38 to play. Excellent defense by Utah held the Rebels to their second-lowest scoring output of the season. UNLV shot just 33 percent from the field and had 10 shots blocked by the Utes. Constance Jinks led all scorers with 16 points and added 8 rebounds. Linda Fr?hlich managed only 14 points on 5-of-13 shooting >from the field and grabbed 9 boards.

Feb. 17- Air Force Recap

Linda Fr?hlich led all scorers with 18 points as UNLV ran past Air Force 86-53 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV led 49-24 at halftime and out shot the Falcons 49 to 35 percent for the game. The Lady Rebels shot 61 percent in the first half on 19-of-31 shooting to take the commanding lead. UNLV forced Air Force to commit 30 turnovers for the game. The Lady Rebels (12-11, 4-6 MWC) were assisted in the win by Constance Jinks' 17 points. Carlesa Dixon contributed 13, while Kinesha Davis had 12. Davis led all players in rebounds with eight, while Dayna Gambill led in assists with nine. Air Force (4-18, 1-8) was led by Rozalyn Russ' 14 points.

Feb. 19 - New Mexico Recap

Linda Fr?hlich led all players with 24 points and added 13 rebounds as UNLV defeated New Mexico 65-50 in a Mountain West Conference women's basketball game Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV raced out to a 19-4 lead with 9:22 remaining in the first half, which included an 11-0 run over 6:39. The Lady Rebels led 35-23 at halftime. UNLV used a 10-4 spurt over the first 2:52 of the second half to take a commanding 18-point lead at 45-27. The Lady Rebels increased their advantage to as many as 22 points and cruised to the win. The win marked a season sweep over the Lobos for UNLV, which won 55-51 in Albuquerque earlier this season. The game was billed as "Pack the Mack" night as 1,152 fans were in attendance. That figure is UNLV's highest home attendance since 1,500 fans witnessed UNLV vs. Connecticut during the 1997-98 season. UNLV (13-11, 5-6 MWC) was assisted in the win by Carlesa Dixon's game-high 15 rebounds. Erin Johansson scored 12 points on 4-of-8 3-point shooting, while Kinesha Davis added 10 poi nts. New Mexico (16-7, 7-3 MWC) was led by Miranda Sanchez' 13 points and six rebounds.

Feb. 26 - San Diego State Recap

Linda Fr?hlich poured in 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to help the UNLV women's basketball team survive for a 69-63 win over San Diego State Saturday. The Lady Rebels, 14-11 overall, evened their Mountain West Conference record at 6-6 with their fourth-straight home win and third consecutive overall. The Aztecs, who upset UNLV on a last-second shot last month in San Diego, fell to 8-17 and 3-9. Led by Fr?hlich's 19 points and 10 rebounds in the first 20 minutes alone, UNLV dominated early and led 40-29 at halftime. The Lady Rebels went up by as many as 21 on a Fr?hlich jump shot to make it 57-36 with just over 12 minutes left in the game. The Aztecs, who were led by Jamey Cox's 16 points, went on a 25-5 run to fight to within one point, 62-61, with one minute remaining. UNLV, however, made six free throws sandwiched around a layup to pull away for the win. Fr?hlich, who also had seven assists, recorded her 18th double-double of the season, while Carlesa Dixon added 12 points and nine rebounds in the final regular-season home game of the season.

March 2 - Colorado State Recap
Kinesha Davis scored 22 points, including 16 in the second half as the UNLV women's basketball team defeated Colorado State, 84-69, in front of 2,900 fans at Moby Arena. In a game that was tight throughout, the Lady Rebels (15-11, 7-6 MWC) held off several attempts by CSU (19-7, 9-4 MWC) to claw its way back into the game. UNLV led by as many as seven in the first half, but lost the lead following an 11-2 run by CSU. After a back and forth battle, the Lady Rebels regained the lead just before halftime on a driving layup by Constance Jinks to go up 31-30. After allowing Colorado State to shoot 66 percent from the field in the first meeting between the two, the UNLV defense stiffened, holding the Rams to 41 percent from the field. UNLV opened the second half with a 7-0 run of their own, but CSU would not go away and tied the game for the seventh time at 50 with 12:30 to play. The Rams could get no better than even, however, as UNLV re-took the lead after every tie in the second half. The Lady Rebels finally pulled away, using a 9-0 run with six minutes to play. Linda Fr?hlich and Carlesa Dixon each posted double-doubles, as Fr?hlich poured in 20 points and rebounded 11 while Dixon went for 12 and 10. Freshman Constance Jinks chipped in with 14 points. The win guaranteed the Lady Rebels their second straight winning season.

March 4 - Wyoming Recap
Carrie Bacon won the battle between the conference's top two leading scorers, outscoring Linda Fr?hlich, 34-29, but it wasn't enough to win the war as the UNLV women's basketball team concluded its 1999-2000 regular season with a 96-81 victory over Wyoming Saturday at the UW Multi Purpose Gym. The win was the fifth straight for the Lady Rebels (16-11, 8-6 MWC), who finish the year in fifth place in the Mountain West Conference standings. Bacon had 21 of her 34 by halftime, but the Lady Rebels used a 9-2 run to cut the lead to 44-41 to close the half. Fr?hlich then went to work, pouring in 18 points in the second half to lead UNLV. After battling back to knot the game at 50, UNLV kept the attack going, using a second 9-2 run to pull away with a lead it would never relinquish. The 96 points scored by UNLV was the most this season, eclipsing their previous season best in a 89-59 win at Air Force. Fr?hlich was one of five Rebels in double figures. Sophomore guard Erin Johansson kept the Cowgirl defense honest on 6-of-11 3-point shooting, scoring 18. Kinesha Davis added 15, Carlesa Dixon scored 12 and Constance Jinks had 14.