LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV was held to just 28 percent shooting Friday night in a 68-52 loss to Wright State 68-52 in women's college basketball action from the Cox Pavilion. It was the season opener for the Lady Rebels, who lost their first game of the season for the first time since 2007-08, while the Raiders improved to 1-1 for the season.

THE TURNING POINT: After falling behind by nine in the first quarter and seven to begin the second, the Lady Rebels rallied to tie the game at 22-22 with 5:30 to play. UNLV was then held to just two points the rest of the half. Wright State would score 13 points during that stretch, including banking in a three-pointer at the halftime buzzer for a 35-24 advantage.

LADY REBEL OF THE GAME: Senior center Katie Powell paced UNLV in points (14) while also grabbing seven rebounds.

STAT OF THE GAME: Wright State made more first half field goals (15) then the Lady Rebels made in the entire game (14).

NOTES:

* Paris Strawther led UNLV in rebounding with nine boards.
* UNLV shot 28% (14-50) from the floor, 23.1% (3-of-13) from three-point range and 63.6% (21-of-33) at the line.

NEXT TIME OUT: UNLV will be on the road for a Tuesday, Nov. 13 contest at UC Irvine with a 5 pm tip. The game will have a live video stream while the radio call will feature Adam Candee, both of which can be accessed at UNLVRebels.com.