RENO, Nev. - Reno High graduate Christina Gough's three pointer with 19 seconds remaining in the game pushed the University of Nevada women's basketball team over 100 points for the first time since 1986 as the Wolf Pack beat Sacramento State 101-72 Wednesday afternoon at Lawlor Events Center.
With the win, Nevada improved to 5-2 overall while Sacramento State fell to 2-5. Several Pack players recorded career highs in the game as Shavon Moore recorded a career-high 21 points, Holly Jones scored a career-high 14 and Gough scored a career-high six.
In addition Kayla Williams recorded a career-high 13 boards while Johnna Ward made five three pointers in the game and has now recorded 100 career three pointers becoming the fifth player in program history to record at least 100 career three pointers.
One game removed from scoring a season-low 41 points versus West Virginia, the Pack responded with a balanced scoring attack and recorded the most points in 23 years. Every player that saw minutes for Nevada recorded at least three points and recorded at least one rebound.
The Pack jumped out to a quick lead and never looked back. Nevada led by 10 with under three minutes gone in the first half and extended its lead to 12, 24-12, on a jumper by Jones with 12:47 left in the half. A three-pointer by Jones at the 5:20 mark put Nevada ahead by 17, 45-28. The Pack led by 16, 53-37, at halftime.
In the second half, Nevada extended its lead to 25 with 12:17 left in the game on a free throw by Moore. The Pack went ahead by 30 on a jumper by Moore with just over three minutes remaining before posting the 101-72 win.
"We weren't who we wanted to be the other day against West Virginia. Today was a great team win and everybody contributed," head coach Jane Albright said. "We jumped on them early in large part because of Johnna and throughout the course of the game we shared the ball."
For the game, Nevada shot 53.3 percent (40-of-75) from the floor and 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from three point range. Sacramento State shot 33.8 percent (25-of-74) from the floor.
Nevada outrebounded Sacramento State 55-to-36. The Pack recorded a season-high 26 assists in the game, including five from both Jen Gross and Jones, and was three assists away from tying the program record of 29.
Nevada will have a quick turnaround before its next game playing at Arizona on Friday at 6 p.m. PT. Nevada will then host UNLV on Sunday at 2 p.m.
