RENO, Nev. – Nevada women’s basketball will play in its annual ‘When I Grow Up’ game on Thursday at Lawlor Events Center against Long Beach State at 11 a.m.
Larry Burnett will have the call on 94.1 FM and 1450 AM, with a 20 minute pregame show prior to tipoff. Fans can also listen live online through the Varsity Network. The game will be available to watch on Nevada Sports Net and live stats can be accessed through Sidearm.
Nevada will reinstate its annual “When I Grow Up” game for the first time since Dec. 10, 2019, defeating Stanislaus State 80-62 in front of a crowd of 3,812. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and is sponsored by the Nell J Redfield Foundation. The Pack have been victorious in their last six “When I Grow Up” games.
Fans are encouraged to buy tickets online in advance starting at just $10. Tickets purchased at Lawlor Events Center the day of the game will start at $12.
Ticket Holders are encouraged to sit in the lower, court-level, Sections A-P. Sections 1-36 will be reserved for Washoe County School Districts who have RSVP’d for Thursday’s game. Fans are encouraged to park on the top level of the West Stadium Parking Garage.
Lexie Givens, Alyssa Jimenez and Victoria Davis have contributed heavily in multiple categories recently for the Pack. Givens produced back-to-back double-doubles for points and rebounds in the 2022 Nugget Classic on Nov. 25 and 27, earning All-Tournament team honors in the process. She was the first Nevada player since Terae Briggs in 2018 to post a double-double in back-to-back games. Davis and Jimenez came up with double digit numbers in points and rebounds against Idaho on Dec. 3, becoming the first Nevada duo to collect a double-double in the same game since 2019.
Nevada had key scoring contributions from five players in each of the Pack’s games during the USD Winter Classic Dec. 3-4. The Pack had five players score in double figures in each of its two games in San Diego, the first time since Feb. 19, 2020 Nevada had at least five players score at least 10 points in a game.
This year’s Nevada women’s basketball team ranks 40th in the nation and fifth in the Mountain West in steals per game with a 11.1 mark. Redshirt junior Alyssa Jimenez became the seventh player since 2013 to record 100 career steals. She is the fastest player since 2013 to reach that mark.
SCOUTING LONG BEACH STATE
2022 WNIT competitor Long Beach State reunites with Nevada on Thursday, a former rival in the Big West Conference. Long Beach State has won two out of its last three games, most recently knocking off Cal Baptist. This will be Long Beach State’s first meeting with Nevada since 2018 and first trip to Reno since 2016.
Long Beach State has three players who average at least 11 points per game, led by Malia Bambrick with a 13.0 mark. Kianna Hamilton-Fisher adds production with 12.7 points per game while Tori Harris puts up 11 points per game while averaging over four rebounds per game.
