WACO, Texas (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's basketball team fell 71-64 in a tough non-conference battle at RV/No. 23 Baylor (9-2) on Sunday afternoon at Foster Pavilion. The Lady Rebels (6-3) still hold the all-time series 4-1.
 
The Scarlet & Gray had four players score in double-figures and were led by senior guard Kiara Jackson's 18 points. Jackson also led the squad in rebounds with seven and in assists with a career-high tying nine. Jackson shot 7-for-13 from the field, 3-for-6 from three and was 1-for-2 from the free throw line. Sophomore guard Amarachi Kimpson was the second-leading scorer on the squad with 13 points and had a team-high three steals. Senior forward Alyssa Brown and sophomore forward McKinna Brackens each collected 10 points.
 
The Bears were led by Darianna Littlepage-Buggs' double-double of 21 points and 20 rebounds. Sarah Andrews added 18 points and seven rebounds, respectively.
 
STAT OF THE GAME: The Lady Rebels and Bears nearly shot the same from the field, but Baylor shot 40.7% (24 of 59) compared to UNLV's 37.7% (23 of 61). The Scarlet & Gray shot better than Baylor from the three-point line, shooting 10-for-27 (37.0%) compared to the Bears' 2-for-9 (22.2%).
 
OTHER NOTES:

• Jackson has now jumped into the top-10 career leaders assist list. She now has 354 career assists.
• The Lady Rebels forced 14 Bear turnovers and scored 17 points off them.
• Baylor out-rebounded UNLV 46-31.
• There were eight lead changes and six times the two squads were tied.
• Kimpson had a team-high three steals.

 
UP NEXT: UNLV will take its final non-conference road trip visiting Chicago for five days. The Lady Rebels will play two road games in Illinois with the first being against DePaul on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 12 p.m. PT/2 p.m. CT.