Pacific storms back to edge Lady Rebels

Monday, Jan. 3, 2000 | 10:06 a.m.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Chante Guggia made a layup with 35 seconds left and Selena Ho put the game away with two free throws with 3.7 seconds remaining as Pacific defeated UNLV 69-65 in a women's basketball game Sunday at the Alex G. Spanos Center.

UNLV opened the second half with an 8-2 run to take a 39-33 lead. Pacific tied the game at 48-48 with 8:48 left and neither team led by more than two until Pacific held a four-point advantage at the end.

UNLV opened the game with a 15-5 run over the first 8:34, but Pacific cut the Lady Rebels' lead to one point at 15-14 with a 9-0 spurt. UNLV then went on a 10-0 run to take a 25-14 lead with 6:17 left in the first half. Pacific outscored UNLV 17-5 from there to head into halftime tied at 31-31.

Pacific (7-3) was led by Millie Kimpton's 20 points and 12 rebounds. Martha Yarbrough was also in double-figure scoring for the Tigers with 13 points.

UNLV (6-5) was led by Linda Frohlich's 20 points and 15 rebounds. It was the ninth double-double in a row for Frohlich. Kinesha Davis added 19 points and Dayna Gambill had 11 points and a career-high nine assists.

UNLV's next game will be 5 p.m. Tuesday against Navy at the Thomas & Mack Center. The game will be part of a UNLV basketball doubleheader and will precede the men's basketball game with High Point.

All Lady Rebel games may be heard live on KENO 1460-AM in Las Vegas or online at www.unlvrebels.com

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