The
Boise
State
women’s basketball team apparently doesn’t know you’re not supposed to
beat the host team of a tournament.
The Lady Broncos used a 17-2 run to gain control and then
defeat host UNLV 74-66 in the opening game of the Lady Rebel Round-Up Tournament
in
Las Vegas
last
night.
The Broncos closed out the first half on a 10-2 spurt and
then scored the first seven points of the second half to gain the upper hand.
Jessica Van Hoogen scored a season-high 26 points to lead the
Broncos. She scored 16 points in the
first half, including the first 11 for
Boise
State
.
Coach Gordy Presnell’s team is off to its best start in 24 years at
6-0, tying the 1985-1986 team.
Boise State shot out to an 18-9 lead with under six minutes
remaining in the first half but the Rebels rallied with a 10-2 run to close to
20-19. The Broncos responded and
headed into the locker room with a 30-21 halftime advantage.
Tasha Harris poured in seven points to open the second half
and the Lady Broncos were never headed after that.
Boise
State
shot
43.3% (26-60) from the floor compared to 33.9% for UNLV.
The Broncos were outrebounded last night 45-37, but were able to force 21
Rebel turnovers.
Harris added 13 points and five boards for
Boise
State
, while
Janie Bos had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists and Rebecca Kepilino had
eight points and six rebounds.
Erica Helms paced the Lady Rebels with 18 points while
Markiell Styles had 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Boise
State
takes
on
Washington
State
this afternoon at
4:30
Mountain time in the championship game. WSU
beat Bradley 80-66 in the nightcap of the tournament.
Boise State vs. UNLV
11/28/09 2:00 pm at Las Vegas, Nev. (Cox Pavilion)
BOISE STATE 74, UNLV 66
BOISE STATE (6-0)
Van Hoogen, Jessica 10-20 4-8 26; Harris, Tasha 6-10 0-1 13; Bos, Janie 3-6
5-5 11; Kepilino, Rebecca 2-6 4-4 8; Pilcher, Heather 2-6 2-4 7; Marshall,
Julia 2-5 1-2 5; Rima, Melissa 1-6 2-2 4; Lenhardt, Lauren 0-0 0-0 0;
Poteet, Kinzi 0-0 0-0 0; McGilbra, Taylor 0-1 0-0 0; Gross, Stacie 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 26-60 18-26 74.
UNLV (2-3)
Helms, Erica 3-11 11-16 18; Styles, Markiell 3-5 4-6 10; BELL, Mia 2-8 5-8
9; Anderson, Amanda 3-5 0-0 8; Smith, Jamie 2-9 3-5 7; Thompson, Kelli 2-9
0-0 5; Nzeukou, Sandrine 2-2 0-0 4; Scanlon, Kalie 1-1 0-0 3; Holiday,
Allison 1-1 0-0 2; Chaney, India 0-5 0-0 0; Hunt, Latoya 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
19-56 23-35 66.
Boise
State
...................
30 44 - 74
UNLV.......................... 21 45 -
66
3-point goals--Boise State 4-18 (Van Hoogen, Jessica 2-6; Pilcher, Heather
1-4; Harris, Tasha 1-4; Marshall, Julia 0-2; Rima, Melissa 0-1; McGilbra,
Taylor 0-1), UNLV 5-15 (Anderson, Amanda 2-3; Helms, Erica 1-2; Thompson,
Kelli 1-3; Scanlon, Kalie 1-1; Chaney, India 0-3; Smith, Jamie 0-2; Bell,
Mia 0-1). Fouled out--Boise State-Harris, Tasha, UNLV-Smith, Jamie.
Rebounds--
Boise
State
37
(Kepilino, Rebecca 6), UNLV 45 (Styles, Markiell
11). Assists--
Boise
State
17
(Bos, Janie 4; Pilcher, Heather 4), UNLV 12
(
Bell
, Mia 5). Total fouls--Boise
State 25, UNLV 21. Technical fouls--
Boise
State
-None,
UNLV-None.
Lady Rebel Round-Up First Round
