Nneka Obiazor
62
UNLV UNLV 2-1,0-0 Mountain West
84
Winner Northern Ariz. NAU 1-2,0-0 Big Sky
UNLV UNLV
2-1,0-0 Mountain West
62
Final
84
Northern Ariz. NAU
1-2,0-0 Big Sky
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
UNLV UNLV 17 12 15 18 62
Northern Ariz. NAU 29 13 23 19 84

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Lumberjacks Chop Lady Rebels

UNLV falls to Northern Arizona 84-62 ending 10-game road winning streak

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) — The Lady Rebels suffered their first defeat of the season, falling 84-62 to Northern Arizona at the Rolle Activity Center Wednesday night.

UNLV's Nneka Obiazor scored a season-high 13 points off the bench and Essence Booker added 11.

NAU's Khiarica Rasheed led all scorers with 24 points and Emily Rodabaugh hit 4-of-5 from beyond the arc for 17 points.

UNLV's program record road winning streak ended at 10 games, counting the first road loss for second-year head coach Lindy La Rocque. 

The Lady Rebels struggled offensively, shooting 34 percent (23-of-67) from the field and 22 percent (5-of-23) from 3-point range.

UNLV missed its first four field goal attempts in the game — a stark contrast to its early runs in its first two games of the year — until Booker and Khayla Rooks connected, respectively, on a jumper and 3-pointer to cut NAU's 8-0 lead to 10-5. 

Rodabough made three consecutive 3-pointers as NAU finished the first quarter with a 29-17 lead. 

UNLV held NAU scoreless for 6 minutes through the second quarter, but never sparked a scoring run and trailed 42-29 at halftime.

Next home game: UNLV next hosts Southern Utah at the COX Pavilion on Saturday, Nov. 20, at 12 p.m. PT.
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