Lady Rebels dominate Fresno State

The Lady Rebels (9-4,1-0) followed the Runnin’ Rebels lead in winning their first conference game of the season by defeating the Fresno State Bulldogs (9-5,0-1) 78-53.

Total Domination

The Lady Rebels dominated in every area of the game. They held the Bulldogs to just eight points in the first quarter. The Lady Rebels also outrebounded the Bulldogs 42-22. All 12 Lady Rebels got minutes against the Bulldogs. McKinna Brackens led the Lady Rebels scoring 15 points, dishing out five assists, tying a career-high, and going 3-for-4 from the free-throw line. Brackens also grabbed eight rebounds and two blocks. Amarachi Kimpson, Alyssa Brown, and Meadow Roland all scored 12 points in the win.

1K for KJ

Kiara Jackson hit the jackpot today against the Bulldogs scoring her 1,000^th point in her career as a UNLV Lady Rebel, she scored 10 points.

Pride

In a post-game press conference, head coach Lindy La Rocque said, “I’m proud of the way we started Mountain West play. Conference play has a different intensity and purpose to every possession. I thought our team was locked in from the start and we came out firing and didn’t let up on the gas. I’m just really proud of our effort, we had a balanced team effort with sharing the ball and our rebounding was an emphasis. We did a good job on the glass, holding them off the offensive boards and then getting us some extra possessions,” she said.

It was a big game for Kiara Jackson reaching 1000 points, just the epitome of a great college student-athlete, a four-year player, there’s no one more deserving than her. I’m happy for her to reach that milestone in our program, she added. The Lady Rebels are undefeated against Fresno State in the La Rocque era.

Who’s up next for the Lady Rebels?

The Lady Rebels open up the new year with a visit to San Jose State on Wednesday, January 1^st at 1 p.m.