After a thrilling win against Boise State, the Lady Rebels are looking forward to a matchup against the Colorado State Rams (12-4, 3-0). Both teams are undefeated in conference play.
The Lady Rebels are looking to hand the Rams their first conference loss, which would be the Lady Rebels’ eighth straight win against the Rams.
The Lady Rebels are 27-32 against the Rams all-time.
The two teams last met in the 2024 Mountain West Conference semifinals, with the Lady Rebels coming out on top to move on to the conference championship game.
Under coach Lindy LaRocque, the Lady Rebels are 8-1 against Colorado State.
The Rams are coming into this game on a three-game win streak. The Rams are led by sisters Emma and Hannah Ronsiek. Hannah averages 10.1 points per game and leads the team with 6.3 rebounds per game. Emma leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game.
The Lady Rebels have had success by having the team involved.
There are currently four players scoring in double digits for the Lady Rebels. Amarachi Kimpson leads the team in scoring, averaging 14.1 points per game. Kiara Jackson is the second leading scorer, averaging 12.9 points per game, and leads the team in assists, averaging 4.9 per game.
In their tight win against Boise State, the Lady Rebels trailed into the fourth quarter.
Jackson led the Lady Rebels in the win with 18 points and four assists and tied for second on the team with seven rebounds. Jackson scored 10 of her 18 points in the fourth quarter to give the Lady Rebels the win.
The Lady Rebels take on the Rams on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. PST at the Cox Pavillion.
UNLV will then be back on the road to take on New Mexico on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be televised on CBS Sports Network.
