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May 7, 2024

UNLV women bounce TCU, advance to semis of MWC tourney

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UNLV women top TCU, 84-75

UNLV guard Jamie Smith drives to the hoop against TCU at the Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships Wednesday. UNLV won 84-75 and will advance to play San Diego State on Friday. Smith finished the game with her second double double in as many days. Launch slideshow »

The UNLV women's basketball team pulled off its second upset in as many nights in the Mountain West Conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center, and will now appear in the semifinals for the first time since 2006.

The Lady Rebels, now 14-17, took care of TCU, 84-75, behind a combined 39 points and 22 rebounds from senior forward Shameela Hampton and MWC Freshman of the Year Jamie Smith.

TCU, 20-10, swept the season series against UNLV, including a 29-point win in Fort Worth on Feb. 10.

However, this time around, first-year coach Kathy Olivier's club took control right from go, securing a 20-point halftime lead en route to the upset of the third-seeded Horned Frogs.

Now, seventh-seeded UNLV takes on second-seeded San Diego State in Friday's semifinals in a 2:30 p.m. tip at the Mack.

SDSU swept the regular season series against UNLV, including a 61-55 victory in Las Vegas on Saturday which earned the Aztecs a share of the MWC regular season title.

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