Women's Basketball

Lady Rebels eliminated in first-round tourney game

Sam Morris

The UNLV bench watches as the final seconds tick away during Tuesday's Mountain West Conference tournament game against Wyoming at the Thomas & Mack Center. Wyoming won the game 60-55.

Lady Rebels eliminated in first-round tourney game: MWC TOURNAMENT:; Tue, Mar 9, 2010 (10:20 p.m.); By Ray Brewer; There would be no deep run in the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament this March for the UNLV women’s squad. The Rebels rallied back from a double-digit second-half deficit Tuesday, but were limited to 29 percent shooting in falling, 60-55, to Wyoming in a first-round game at the Thomas & Mack Center. Last year, they won two tournament games in making a surprising run to the semifinals.

A smattering of UNLV fans can be seen amid Wyoming fans during the first half of the women's Mountain West Conference tournament basketball game Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at the Thomas & Mack Center.

UNLV fans showing their true colors at women's basketball game: ray brewer:; Tuesday, March 9, 2010; By Ray Brewer; Rebels fans are noticeably missing from the Thomas and Mack Center tonight. The UNLV women’s basketball team is playing Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament and could have used your help.

Lady Rebels snap 3-game losing streak with win against Air Force: Saturday, February 27, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; Freshman guard Kelli Thompson proved Saturday that her age is not indicative of her skills. The Compton, Calif., native posted 20 points and grabbed eight boards to help the Lady Rebels defeat Air Force 69-55 at home on Senior Night, breaking the team’s three-game losing streak.

Lady Rebels' offense sputters in 51-35 loss to Utah: Thursday, February 18, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; Back-to-back wins against two Mountain West Conference squads had UNLV's womens basketball team fired up, but the Rebels' newfound confidence and shooting percentage quickly cooled off Wednesday night as they lost to Utah, 51-35.

Lady Rebels defeat San Diego State, 66-59: Victory comes during annual Think Pink game to raise breast cancer awareness; Saturday, February 13, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; The UNLV Lady Rebels were sporting pink jerseys and a confident swagger Saturday as they defeated San Diego State 66-59 at home during the annual Think Pink game to raise awareness for breast cancer.

Lady Rebels fall to TCU, 81-61, at home: Saturday, January 23, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; After defeating Texas Christian University in the 2009 Mountain West Conference Quarterfinals last season, the UNLV women’s basketball team hoped to rack up its first home win against the Horned Frogs on Saturday. The Lady Rebels came out with intensity in the first period, shooting 55.6 percent from the 3-point line and grabbing 19 boards.

Lady Rebels fall in overtime to Colorado State: Thursday, January 21, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; Coming off a win in Salt Lake City last week, the UNLV women’s basketball team looked to gain its second Mountain West Conference victory against Colorado State on Wednesday night but couldn’t seal the deal in overtime. The Lady Rebels lost 66-65.

Turnovers plague Lady Rebels in loss to New Mexico: UNLV BASKETBALL:; Saturday, January 9, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; After losing to BYU, the UNLV women’s basketball team tightened its defense but couldn’t put a stop to the excessive turnovers in Saturday’s 63-54 loss to New Mexico. New Mexico scored 19 points off 19 Rebels turnovers as the Lobos advanced to 1-1 in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV is now 0-2 in the conference and 7-9 overall.

UNLV women drop first conference game to BYU: UNLV basketball: Lady Rebels succumb to BYU's defense and backcourt pressure; Thursday, January 7, 2010; By Tiffany Gibson; The Mountain West Conference season didn't begin as well as the UNLV women's basketball team had hoped, with the Rebels falling to Brigham Young University, 71-61, on Wednesday night.

UNLV guard Erica Helms, shown in this file photo from March when the Lady Rebels played TCU, led her team Tuesday in a 60-58 victory over Northern Arizona.

Lady Rebels hold off Northern Arizona for 60-58 victory: Thursday, December 31, 2009; By Tiffany Gibson; Junior point guard Erica Helms led the Rebels women's basketball team with 14 points Tuesday night as UNLV beat Northern Arizona in what turned out to be a physical basketball game that went down to the wire

UNLV women fall to No. 4 North Carolina, 78-68: Centennial grad Italee Lucas scores game-high 24 in homecoming victory; Sunday, November 22, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; They were shorter, smaller and less celebrated. They got pushed around and they got knocked down but Sunday afternoon, the UNLV Lady Rebels stuck around.

Italee Lucas, the starting shooting guard for the North Carolina Tar Heels, starred at nearby Centennial High School.

Centennial grad back for basketball, home cooking: Saturday, November 21, 2009; By Anthony Fenech; Thanksgiving dinner is coming early for Italee Lucas this year. The North Carolina sophomore and Centennial High graduate will be in town this weekend to face the UNLV women’s basketball team on Sunday at Cox Pavilion. But first, Lucas and her Tar Heels teammates have a special trip to make.

Marshall University named former UNLV athletic director Mike Hamrick as its athletic director during a press conference Monday, July 20, 2009, in Huntington, W.Va. He replaces Bob Marcum, who retired after seven years.

With exit of athletic director, UNLV sports heavyweights ponder future: unlv sports:; Wednesday, July 22, 2009; By Rob Miech; Lon Kruger, Cliff Findlay and Tina Kunzer-Murphy convened in Couer d’Alene, Idaho, over the weekend to design the future of the UNLV athletic department in the wake of Mike Hamrick’s departure. Hamrick left the Rebels’ post as athletic director Monday for the same job at Marshall, his alma mater.

Women's basketball: UNLV edges Wyoming 71-64: Saturday, January 17, 2009; Associated Press; UNLV blew an 11-point lead in the second half, but rallied in the final minutes to beat Wyoming 71-64 on Saturday.

UNLV WOMEN'S HOOPS: Rebels' loss to Rams makes four in a row: UNLV BASKETBALL:; Thursday, January 15, 2009; By Brett Okamoto; First-year Rebels coach Kathy Olivier isn’t usually known for long-winded speeches at the end of games, but after suffering a tough 70-69 loss to Colorado State Wednesday night at Cox Pavilion, Olivier felt her girls might need a heart-to-heart.