FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State grasped their third home loss of the season against the undefeated UNLV Lady Rebels at the Save Mart Center on Wednesday night, 73-48 .
How it happened
It was a 2-2 start in the first minute and a half as Mariah Elohim landed a jumper in the paint. Bulldogs grabbed their first lead of the night after Mia Jacobs' short trip to the line 2-2. 'Dogs sparked a 6-0 run with back-to-back threes by Jacobs and Saga Ukkonen to take a 14-9 lead in over thirty seconds. Elohim followed it up for another three-pointer for a six point lead in the final two minutes, 17-11. Bulldogs' six point lead slipped in the final minute, hanging by a one point advantage after the first ten, 17-16.
Lady Rebels took over the lead to start the second quarter with a 9-3 run through the first five minutes. Through the first quarter and a half neither team scored a basket off a second chance shot and had only one offensive rebound as fifteen minutes passed. Lady Rebels flipped the switch on a 5-0 run to take a 12 point lead going into the half. Malaya LeSueur got one back in for a layup in the final minute. Fresno State headed into the half down by sixteen shooting 36% from the field (9-of-25).
Kylee Fox chucked one in to beat the shot clock opening on a 5-0 run with Elohim joining in for a three-pointer. True freshmen Danae Powell stepped up to add in back-to-back second chance shots and a deep three on a solo 7-0 run. It was a low scoring quarter to close out with the Bulldogs putting up nine points. Fox logged five of those with another shot from downtown and a second chance jumper, while Holly Griffiths put up four points on a jumper and a trip to the line (2-2).
Notable
Fresno State drops to 12-8 on the season and 3-4 in MW play
Bulldogs were led in scoring and rebounds by Mia Jacobs with 13 points and seven rebounds
Mia Jacobs hit double figures after 15 minutes of play with 11 points
Bulldogs spent six minutes with the lead against the Lady Rebels
Fresno State saw two less rebounds then UNLV, 34-32
'Dogs have dropped both contests this season to the Lady Rebels, 0-2
Fresno State now holds a 9-3 home record
Up next: Fresno State (12-8, 3-4 MW) hits the road to visit New Mexico (13-7, 6-1 MW) on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 1 p.m. PT / 2 p.m. MT for a showdown at The Pit, streaming live on the Mountain West Network.