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April 18, 2024

Women's Basketball

  • UNLV Lady Rebels center Desi-Rae Young (23) hugs UNLV Lady Rebels center Erica Collins (31) near the end of a first-round college basketball game against the Creighton Bluejays in the women’s NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Los Angeles.
    Desi-Rae Young, UNLV women exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Creighton
    With two minutes left in UNLV’s loss to Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Lindy La Rocque made the decision to sub out Desi-Rae Young.
  • UNLV Lady Rebels guard Kiara Jackson (3) shoots against Creighton Bluejays forward Emma Ronsiek (31) during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the women’s NCAA Tournament Saturday, March 23, 2024, in Los Angeles.
    Game day: UNLV women exit NCAA Tournament with loss to Creighton
    The UNLV women are still searching for that elusive NCAA Tournament win, as Creighton sent the Scarlet and Gray packing in the first round on Saturday, 87-73.
  • The UNLV Lady Rebels laugh in the locker room at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion Friday, March 22, 2024, in Los Angeles.
    UNLV women approaching NCAA Tournament game as new normal
    A four-day road trip? A showdown between two Top 25 teams? A real opportunity to notch the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in more than two decades? This is all normal, according to Lindy La Rocque. The No. 20 UNLV women’s basketball team went through its final preparations ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels forward Alyssa Brown, the game MVP, helps cut down the net after the Lady Rebels defeated the San Diego State Aztecs, 66-49, to win the Mountain West Conference championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
    UNLV women leaning on frontcourt duo to produce in NCAA Tournament
    With eight minutes left in the Mountain West championship game, UNLV had a 45-37 lead over San Diego State and was looking to bury the dagger. Working from the elbow extended, junior forward Alyssa Brown made a nice feed inside to Desi-Rae Young, and the senior laid it in to push UNLV’s advantage to ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels guard Kiara Jackson (3) takes the ball upcourt in the second half of an NCAA women’s semifinal game against the Colorado State Rams during the Mountain West Championships at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
    Kiara Jackson speaking up, leading UNLV women into NCAAs
    Desi-Rae Young has no qualms about raising her voice. The senior forward took center stage after last week’s Mountain West title game, saying of UNLV’s league competition, “We bust ‘em every time.” After Creighton was revealed as UNLV’s first-round opponent ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels receive a send-off before boarding a bus at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The Lady Rebels will face the Creighton Bluejays in the first round of the women’s NCAA tournament in Los Angeles on Saturday.
    Fans rally as UNLV women depart for NCAA Tournament
    The UNLV women’s basketball team has left the building. Lindy La Rocque and her No. 20 ranked squad departed campus on Wednesday afternoon and set out for Los Angeles ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels head coach Lindy La Rocque  talks with players in the second half of an NCAA women’s semifinal game during the Mountain West Championships at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
    NCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive
    Coach Lindy La Rocque is greeted with a text message when she picks up her phone after every UNLV women’s basketball game. The message is from her dad, Al La Rocque, and usually reads: “Nice win, coach” ...
  • Members of the UNLV women's basketball team react as they learn their NCAA Tournament fate during a watch party on campus March 17, 2024. The Lady Rebels are seeded 10th and will play Creighton in the first round.
    No. 10 UNLV women excited for NCAA matchup with No. 7 Creighton
    Will the third time be the charm for the UNLV women’s basketball team? NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed on Sunday, and UNLV appears to have a good shot at earning ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels guard Ashley Scoggin (0) celebrates with teammate Alyssa Brown (44) after sinking a three-point basket during the second half of the Mountain West Conference championship game against the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
    UNLV women holding free watch party for NCAA bracket reveal
    In what is quickly becoming an annual tradition, the UNLV women’s basketball team is hosting a viewing party for Sunday’s NCAA Tournament selection show, and ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels celebrate after defeating the San Diego State Aztecs, 66-49, to win the Mountain West Conference championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 13, 2024.  Lady Rebels forward Alyssa Brown, the game MVP, is at upper center with Erica Collins (31).
    Three in a row: No. 21 UNLV women clinch another Mountain West title
    Someone needed to liven up the proceedings. Moments after the UNLV women’s basketball team had won the Mountain West tournament for the third straight year, cut down the net at the Thomas & Mack Center for the third straight year ...
  • UNLV Lady Rebels guard Amarachi Kimpson, left, is congratulated by teammate Ashley Scoggin after making a basket and drawing a foul in the second half of an NCAA women’s semifinal game against the Colorado State Rams during the Mountain West Championships at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
    No. 21 UNLV women advance to Mountain West title game
    Amarachi Kimpson wasn’t around for UNLV’s previous two Mountain West championship runs, but the freshman is catching on quick. The No. 21 UNLV women’s basketball team is one more win away from a three-peat ...
  • UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque reacts in the first half of a first-round college basketball game against Michigan in the women's NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, March 17, 2023.
    UNLV women roll in first round of Mountain West tourney
    The UNLV women’s basketball team began its quest for a third straight Mountain West tournament championship on Monday, dispatching Fresno State, 83-35, at the Thomas & Mack Center. Lindy La Rocque’s squad has now won 13 straight games ...
  • UNLV women's basketball coach Lindy La Rocque and forward Desi-Rae Young appear on an episode of "Take a Lap with Mike Grimala."
    Take a Lap: UNLV's Desi-Rae Young and Lindy La Rocque claim another net
    In this episode, UNLV women's basketball head coach Lindy La Rocque and Mountain West Player of the Year Desi-Rae Young demonstrate the best way to cut down a net ...
  • Desi-Rae Young
    Young, Jackson help UNLV women extend MWC win streak to 28
    Desi-Rae Young had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Kiara Jackson scored 16 points to help No. 25 UNLV beat Air Force 76-64 on Saturday for the Runnin' Rebels 28th straight win against Mountain West Conference opponents....
  • UNLV basketball player Jalen Hill appears on "Take a Lap with Mike Grimala" in 2023.
    Take a Lap: Happy 'Hilloween' with Jalen Hill
    Welcome to the latest installment of “Take a Lap with Mike Grimala,” a video interview series that we hope becomes a regular trip to the fun side of UNLV sports. In this episode, UNLV basketball player Jalen Hill celebrates "Hilloween" by trick-or-treating ...
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