LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 25/23 UNLV women's basketball team will travel to Southern California for the next Mountain West matchup against San Diego State on Wednesday, Jan. 17. The Lady Rebels head into Wednesday's game 4-0 in MW play.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENT: UNLV is 39-28 all-time versus San Diego State. The Lady Rebels have won the last seven meetings and 12 of the last 13. San Diego State currently has an 11-7 overall record and 2-3 in MW play. The Aztecs have lost the past two games with the most recent on Jan. 13 at Boise State, 59-68. San Diego State has four players averaging double-figures including Adryana Quezada who leads the squad with 14.5 points per game. Abby Prohaska is the second-leading scorer averaging 11.8 points per game and leads the Aztecs in rebounds per game with 6.5 per game. 
 
LAST FIVE MATCHUPS

• March 7, 2023 - UNLV won 71-68 in the Mountain West Semifinal in Las Vegas
• Feb. 25, 2023 - UNLV won 65-59 in Las Vegas
• Jan. 7, 2023 - UNLV won 78-70 in San Diego
• Feb. 12, 2022 - UNLV won 76-67 in Las Vegas
• Feb. 16, 2021 - UNLV won 73-71 in San Diego

BROADCAST INFO: The game will be streamed online on the Mountain West Network (theMW.com/watch). Fans can also listen to UNLV's live audio with play-by-play announcer Wyatt Tomchek for free on Stretch Internet.
 
SQUAD LEADERS: Desi-Rae Young leads the Lady Rebels in scoring, averaging 19.5 points per game and is the leading rebounder (8.7 rebounds per game). Kiara Jackson leads UNLV in assists per game (5.2) and is the second-leading scorer averaging 12.7 points per game. Alyssa Durazo-Frescas is the third leading scorer on the squad, averaging 9.9 points and Alyssa Brown is the second leading rebounder, bringing down 8.3 boards per game, respectively.
 
LAST TIME ON THE COURT: The No. 25 UNLV women's basketball secured a 76-64 victory over Air Force on Saturday afternoon at Clune Arena. The Lady Rebels have won 22 straight games against the Falcons and have earned 28 consecutive victories over Mountain West foes. Desi-Rae Young picked up her 40th career double-double of 26 points and 11 rebounds (seven offensive, four defensive) to lead the Lady Rebels. Young shot 9-for-13 from the field, 8-for-13 from the free throw line and added a steal and a block to the stats sheet. Kiara Jackson added 16 points by shooting 7-for-13 from the field, 1-for-2 from long range and 1-for-1 at the line. Jackson led the squad in assists with three. Alyssa Durazo-Frescas was the third Lady Rebel to be in double-figures collecting 11 points. Nneka Obiazor had a season-high 11 rebounds and was tied with Young for the lead.
 
LADY REBELS TOP-25: The Lady Rebels remain in the Top-25 in Week 11 of the Associated Press Top 25 and USA Today Coaches' poll at No. 25 in the AP poll and No. 23 in the Coaches' poll. UNLV first saw the top-25 in Week 6 of the season ranking at No. 23 in the AP poll and No. 24 in the USA Today poll. The Lady Rebels fell out of the rankings in Week 7, but continued to receive votes.
 
SQUAD UP: UNLV returns nine of the 12 players from its 2023 championship squad including three starters and Mountain West Sixth Player of the Year, Kiara Jackson and MVP of the Mountain West Championship, Desi-Rae Young. New to the squad this season are four freshmen, forward McKinna Brackens, point guard Amarachi Kimpson, guard Macy Spencer and forward Meadow Roland, and junior transfer Macie James, a forward from Oklahoma State.