Feb. 17, 2006

LAS VEGAS -

UNLV-Colorado State game notes
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The UNLV women's basketball team returns to action on Saturday night against Colorado State at 7 pm in the Cox Pavilion.

Not only could the Lady Rebels pick up a key victory to keep them in the race to finish in the top half of the conference, a win would also give UNLV a milestone victory for the women's basketball program. UNLV enters the game with a 599-308 all-time record over its 31-year basketball history, just one win away from program victory #600, a feat only 38 schools have reached in NCAA history so far.

A win would also be head coach Regina Miller's 150th as the head coach of the Lady Rebels. Miller also reached an overall coaching milestone earlier this year, earning her 200th career win against Nevada, Reno in a 55-41 win on Dec. 10.

The Lady Rebels need a win to also keep within striking distance of the top half of the league, as they enter Saturday's game sixth with a 6-5 record, after suffering two tough losses by a combined seven points at Wyoming and to No. 18 BYU. UNLV was without senior forward Sherry McCracklin for the BYU game, as she suffered a concussion in the final minutes at Wyoming, but she is making a strong recovery and her status against CSU will be a game-time decision.

The magic number for Saturday's game could be 60, as UNLV is 13-1 when scoring 60 or more points this year, while CSU is the league's worst defensive team, allowing 73.3 ppg, and that total also ranks as the 307th highest in the nation (out of 324 teams).