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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV finished the first half on a 31-5 run to blow open the game on the way to a 100-67 victory over Dixie State in a college women's basketball exhibition contest Monday night at Cox Pavilion.

"It was a fun game because everyone got to compete," said UNLV head coach Kathy Olivier. "We have a new look this year, our thing is to play hard and make sure we are moving the ball and moving ourselves on offense. I felt we did that, while a lot of our offensive tonight was created by our defense, I was happy to see that."

Eleven of the 12 players that dressed out for UNLV scored, with senior Danielle Miller leading the way with 23 points off 9-of-15 shooting. Classmate Alana Cesarz was next with 14 points, while Aley Rohde added 13 and Jehiah Cook 10. Amie Callaway added nine points and 10 rebounds.

As a team, UNLV shot 47.9% (35-of-73) for the game, including 55.9% in the first half. The Lady Rebels also made 45 trips to the free throw line, but connected on just 26 for a 57.8 percentage. UNLV dominated the hustle stats, with a 58-39 edge on the boards leading to a 24-2 advantage on second chance points. UNLV also came up with 19 steals, leading to a 38 points off turnovers.

The game was actually tied at 22-22 with just under nine minutes left in the first half, while Dixie State held a four-point lead earlier in the game at 18-14. The Lady Rebels quickly reeled off 12 straight points, started by a three-point play from Miller. UNLV held the Dixie Storm scoreless over the last three minutes of the opening stanza as well, while scoring 10 unanswered to take a 53-27 edge into halftime.

Three-point shooting from the Red Storm kept them closer in the opening part of the second half. Kaylah Miller and Chermayne Moore combined for five total treys over the first five minutes to close Dixie State within 64-48. UNLV answered with a 7-0 run that featured four points from Diamond Major for a 73-48 edge. Again UNLV closed out the half strong, outscoring DSU 15-0 over the final 4:30, with a layup from Alyssa Anderson accounting for the 100th point for the Lady Rebels.

Dixie State was paced by Miller and Moore who combined for 41 of the team's 67 points, and 33 of those points came from the three-point line. The Red Storm, who attempted 35 total three-pointers, shot 25-of-66 from the floor (37.9%), and committed 32 total turnovers.

UNLV will open regular season action on Friday with a 4 pm contest in the Thomas & Mack Center against Texas A&M Corpus-Christi.