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Davis, Lee lead Nevada to critical win over Colorado State 78-51

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2 years ago

January 23, 2024

Davis, Lee lead Nevada to critical win over Colorado State 78-51

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – In front of the second-largest crowd in Nevada women’s basketball history of 6,995 fans, the Pack cruised to its fourth straight win with a 78-51 victory against Colorado State Tuesday afternoon in its annual “When I Grow Up” game.

Playing in front of young students from Northern Nevada, the Pack’s defense forced Colorado State into 15 turnovers and five assists. Colorado State, who is second nationally in assist/turnover ratio and ranked 81 in the NET rankings, is Nevada’s first win over a top 100 team in the NET rankings this season.

Senior guard Victoria Davis led Nevada in scoring with a season-high 21 points, scoring 19 of her 21 points in the first half. Sophomore forward Kennedy Lee collected her first collegiate double-double with a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 12 points.

Lee’s 17 rebounds were the most by a Nevada player in a single game since March 1, 2020. Reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Week Izzy Sullivan added 11 points off 50 percent shooting while senior guard Gabby Giuffre scored 10 points off 66.7 percent shooting off the bench.

Feeding off the young crowd’s noise, Nevada used that energy to channel an early 9-0 scoring run to start the first quarter. After Colorado State’s All-American guard McKenna Hofschild made a jumper, fifth year guard Claire Jacobs responded with her own jump shot to put the Pack ahead by double digits.

Colorado State looked to cut the deficit just before the end of the first quarter with a pair of free throws, but a 3-pointer by Davis allowed Nevada to take an 11-point advantage heading into the second period. After Hofschild hit a jumper to open the second quarter, Nevada never relinquished its double-digit lead. Davis scored 13 out of Nevada’s next 15 points that allowed Nevada to take an 18-point lead.

Following a Colorado State jumper, baskets from freshman guard Dymonique Maxie and Giuffre allowed the Pack to go up by 20. The Rams closed the first half with a 7-0 scoring run, but Nevada’s strong performance led by Davis’ 19 first half points allowed the Pack to go into the locker room ahead by 13.

Colorado State struck first in the third period, but Nevada’s defense never allowed the Rams to get going. Sullivan quickly kept the momentum on Nevada’s side with a 3-pointer while Lee knocked in a layup to help the Pack move ahead by 16.

After trading baskets through the majority of the third period, Jacobs managed to score back-to-back buckets that put the Pack ahead 58-42 heading into the final 10 minutes.

A 7-0 run to begin the last period put Nevada back in front by 20 points. Colorado State hit two consecutive jumpers, but the Rams did not score for the final 4:58 of the game. Nevada completed Tuesday’s contest scoring 11 unanswered points and shooting 42.9 percent from beyond the arc to move to 5-2 conference play and third place in the Mountain West standings.

Nevada goes on the road to take on co-conference leader UNLV in Las Vegas Saturday at 2 p.m. in the first matchup of the Silver State Series presented by America First Credit Union in 2024.

Postgame Notes

Tuesday’s attendance of 6,995 fans was the second-highest attended game in program history. The Nov. 28, 2017 contest against No. 1 ranked UConn remains the highest attended game in Nevada women’s basketball history (7,815).
Nevada forced Colorado State, who is second in the nation in assist/turnover ratio, into 15 turnovers and five assists. Colorado State (81) is Nevada’s highest NET ranked win this season.
Nevada’s defense forced Colorado State’s first 3-pointer to come at the 4:59 mark in the third quarter. The Pack forced Colorado State to just 17.6 percent shooting from beyond the arc.
Senior guard Victoria Davis scored a season-high 21 points, with 19 of those points coming in the first half.
Sophomore forward Kennedy Lee grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with 12 points for her first career double-double. Lee’s 17 boards are the most by a Nevada player since March 1, 2020.
Reigning Mountain West Freshman of the Week Izzy Sullivan had her 11th straight game with a 3-pointer en route to 11 points. She is one of three freshman players in women’s college basketball (Carla Viegas – Florida State and Keelie O’Hollaren – Air Force) to have at least 10 consecutive games with a 3-pointer.
Senior guard Gabby Giuffre scored 10 points off 66.7 percent shooting off the bench, her most points since Nov. 24, 2023.
Nevada is now 5-2 in the Mountain West and is currently third in the conference standings.

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Red Flag Warning issued for heightened fire danger in Southern Nevada

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5 hours ago

June 8, 2026

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Red Flag Warning issued for heightened fire danger in Southern Nevada

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — We’ll start the week with a heightened fire danger with dangerous heat later this week.

TODAY

Expect mostly sunny skies with winds picking up again on Monday. High temperatures will reach 98 degrees in Las Vegas with south winds 10-20 mph and wind gusts up to 30 mph.

A RED FLAG WARNING is in place from 10am to 9pm Monday for gusty winds and dry weather, so if a fire started, it would spread quickly.

Winds are estimated to be 20-25 mph with gusts around 40 mph at times with relative humidity of 5%-15%.

Air quality is ranked ‘good’ to ‘moderate’ for dust and tree pollen. The most common pollens are juniper, cedar, willow, sycamore and palm.

TONIGHT

We’ll see variable clouds this evening with skies going from mostly cloudy to mostly clear overnight.

Wind gusts will pick up again before midnight with gusts 30-40 mph possible downslope of the Spring Mountains in the west valley.

Elsewhere, gusts will be 20-30 mph. Breezes will eventually back down to 5-15 mph overnight. Valley lows will drop to around 74 degrees.

WHAT’S NEXT

We have reached 109 consecutive days without measurable rain in Las Vegas.

No rain is in sight, but for perspective, June is the driest month of the year in Las Vegas. Fingers crossed on a hopefully more active monsoon season!

High pressure builds next with highs 5-10 degrees above normal. Temperatures will reach around 108 degrees in Las Vegas by Friday. The last time we hit a high temperature of 108 degrees was back on August 20th of last year.

Not much relief is in sight by the weekend with highs around 107 degrees and temps at or above 105-106 degrees NEXT Monday through Wednesday.

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DNA Doe Project unlocks cold case in Nevada

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15 hours ago

June 8, 2026

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DNA Doe Project unlocks cold case in Nevada

Growing DNA databases continue to unlock decades-old cold cases. How the DNA Doe Project helped to identify remains 37 years later.

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6/8/2026, 2:51:05 AM

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Meet the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team

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June 7, 2026

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Meet the 2026 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys volleyball team

First team

Ty Ahlstrom, Centennial – The junior had 373 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state libero for the 5A state runner-up.

Evan Ditmar, Palo Verde – The senior first-team 5A all-state outside hitter had 187 kills with a .328 hitting percentage.

Luke Hashimoto, Arbor View – The senior had 302 digs and 37 aces for the 5A state champion.

Porter Hughes, Basic – The senior had 373 kills with 218 digs and 38 aces for the 5A state semifinalist.

Lincoln Larson, Centennial – The senior was the 5A state player of the year and was second in the state with 460 kills, on a .371 hitting percentage, and added 283 digs and 72 aces for the 5A state runner-up.

Jagger Mendenhall, Palo Verde – The senior first-team 5A all-state setter had 414 assists.

Risden Miller, Arbor View – The junior led the 5A state champion with 279 kills and added 173 digs.

RJ Regalado, Centennial – The senior had 723 assists and was a first-team 5A all-state.

Max Romzek, Shadow Ridge – The junior had 152 kills on a .437 hitting percentage with 66 blocks for the 5A state semifinalist.

Mateo Salomon, Shadow Ridge – The sophomore had 169 kills with a .374 hitting percentage for the 5A state semifinalist.

Keagan Sugden, Arbor View – The junior setter led the state with 1,129 assists for the 5A state champion.

Mau Tuiaana, Centennial – The senior had 162 kills on a .397 hitting percentage, 92 blocks and 147 digs for the 5A state runner-up.

Kenyon Wickliffe, Arbor View – The senior had a .477 hitting percentage with 176 kills and 46 blocks for the 5A state champion. He is committed to Cal State Northridge.

Jacob Wienke, Desert Oasis – The senior was the 4A Mountain League player of the year led the Diamondbacks with 290 kills and 154 digs on their way to the 4A state title.

Coach of the year

Nicole Adarme, Arbor View – Guided the Aggies to the Class 5A state title, the program’s first boys volleyball title.

Second team

Graham Blanchard, Arbor View – The senior had 179 kills, 32 aces and 136 digs for the 5A state champion.

Zelworth Chavis, Liberty – The 4A Lake League player of the year had 731 assists and 64 aces for the 4A state semifinalist.

Zavier Coleman, Shadow Ridge – The senior had 139 kills and 136 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state selection.

Andrew Gutierrez, Palo Verde – The junior had 153 kills 35 aces and was a first-team 5A all-state outside hitter.

Ty Hardy, Basic – The senior had 274 kills and 257 digs for the 5A state semifinalist.

Ty Harper, Shadow Ridge – The senior had 211 digs and was a first-team 5A all-state selection for the 5A state semifinalist.

Kaleb Law, Mojave – The senior was the 4A Sky League player of the year and was second in the state with 436 kills on a .457 hitting percentage with 69 blocks, 55 aces and 249 digs to help the Rattlers reach the 4A state semifinals.

Oakland Liugalua, Cadence — The freshman had 406 kills on a .396 hitting percentage with 154 digs and 57 aces.

Gavin McColl, Centennial – The senior had 154 kills on a .333 hitting percentage with 94 blocks for the 5A state runner-up.

Brad Rappleye, Sky Pointe – The junior was the 4A Desert League player of the year and had 187 kills and 78 blocks to help the Eagles reach the 4A state title game.

Levi Randall, Boulder City – The junior had 149 kills with a .477 hitting percentage and 92 blocks for the 3A state champion.

Yeheshua Ruiz, Foothill – The senior had 157 kills with a .426 hitting percentage with 70 blocks and was a first-team 5A all-state selection.

Preston Van Beveren, Boulder City – The senior had 137 kills on a .457 hitting percentage with 99 blocks, 27 aces and 141 digs for the 3A state champion.

David Zwahlen, Boulder City – The 3A state player of the year had 232 kills with a .364 hitting percentage, with 337 digs and 70 aces.