STOCKTON, Calif. – The Tigers are once again back on the road as they head to Las Vegas to take on UNLV. The Tigers are coming off a matchup against #7 Stanford last Sunday and will travel out of state for the first time since the beginning of the season matchups against Texas A&M-CC and Rice.
GAME INFORMATION
DATE: 12/18/21
TIME: 3:00 PM MST/2:00 PM PST
LOCATION: Cox Pavilion, Las Vegas, Nevada
LIVE STATS: https://unlvrebels.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary
LIVE VIDEO: https://themw.com/watch/?sid=470876
LISTEN: https://pacifictigers.com/watch/?Live=85&type=Live
Pacific Quick Facts:
Nickname: Tigers
Record: 2-7
Head Coach:
Bradley Davis
UNLV Quick Facts:
Nickname: Rebels
Record: 6-3
Head Coach: Lindy La Rocque
THE YOUTH MOVEMENT:
The freshmen continue to lead the way for the Tigers. They have started to score in bunches, with two games in a row with four players scoring in double-digits in three straight games.
Anaya James led the team with 31 points against Oregon State and 18 points against Stanford and
Elizabeth Elliott scored 19 against Nevada.
Anaya James was named the WCC Freshman of the Week for the third time this season after scoring 18 points against Stanford along with leading the team in rebounds, blocks and minutes played. Her 31 points against Oregon State was tied for second most by a freshman in Pacific history.
Elizabeth Elliott scored a career high 19 points against Nevada and has scored double-digits in every game she has played in this season. All three of the Tigers top scorers this season are underclassmen.
RETURNING TIGERS:
Sam Ashby scored 11 points against Stanford including going three of four from three.
Madelene Ennis leads the team in rebounding this season, averaging 5.3 rebounds per game. Ennis is fourth on the team in minutes and leads the team in shooting percentage among players who have played in half of the team's games.
RANKS IN THE WCC:
Anaya James is seventh in the WCC in scoring and leads all freshman in scoring. James is third in the WCC in total assists
Elizabeth Elliott is second in the WCC in points per 40 minutes at 25.0 and
Jordan Cruz is second in the WCC in threes made per 40 minutes at 4.1.
HISTORY BETWEEN THE TWO:
The two teams played in a double overtime thriller last season, almost a year ago to the day when the Tigers pulled out a 77-75 win. The two teams are 1-1 against each other since 2010 with every game being played in Las Vegas.
