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Tables Turn for WSU in Loss to Nevada
11/24/2009 5:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
RENO, Nev. -- Four days after one of the best offensive showings in program history, the tables were turned against the Weber State women's basketball team (2-2) as Nevada (3-1) claimed a 50-38 win at the Lawlor Events Center.
Back on Nov. 19, the Wildcats blasted Southern Utah, pouring in 13 three-point field goals en route to a 78-41 win. On Monday night, however, Weber State shot 26.4 percent from the floor, made just 2 of 16 shots from behind the arc (12.5%) and turned the ball over 24 times.
Nevada scored the game's first seven points and shot 40 percent in the opening half, while holding the 'Cats to 22 percent shooting. The Wolfpack took a 27-17 lead at the break after leading by as many as 14 points.
Caitlin Anderson and Ali Thorderson combined to score six unanswered points to open the second half, cutting the Wolfpack lead to four. But the Wildcats would get no closer as Nevada extended the lead back to double figures with just under nine minutes to play.
Anderson scored nine points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for the Wildcats. Tonya Schnibbe led Weber State with 11 points, but shot just 3 of 13 from the floor. Schnibbe also committed nine turnovers and had just two assists after coming into the contest with a 9.3 assists per game average. Sarah Conner, who led the Wildcats with 22 points against Southern Utah, scored just two points on a pair of free throws after going 0 for 6 from the floor.
Nevada was led by Johnna Ward, who scored 13 points on 6 of 12 shooting. Marissa Hammond added 10 points, while Shavon Moore and Kayla Williams each pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds.
The Wildcats will next head to El Paso, Texas, to participate in UTEP's Thanksgiving Classic. The 'Cats will face the host-Miners on Friday, Nov. 27 at 5:30 p.m. MDT.
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