Nevada women's basketball preview box

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: NEVADA (5-3) at UC RIVERSIDE (2-5)

When: Today, 2 p.m.

Where: Student Recreation Center

TV-Radio: None, 1450 AM, pre-game at 1:45 p.m.

Series history: Nevada 2-1

Probable starters: NEVADA - F Brandi Fitzgerald (7.3, 4.1), Cherlanda Franklin (3.5, 4.3); C Marianne Lombardi (6.3, 4.3); G Dellena Criner (17.5, 4.1), Mikail Price (12.0, 2.8). UC RIVERSIDE - G Brittany Waddell (10.4, 2.4), Seyram Gbewonyo (10.1, 4.7); C Tainoisouti Lott (7.4, 6.4); F Keme Nkele (18.0, 9.0), Roney Friend (8.4, 6.4).

About Nevada: Lost to UC Irvine in the first game of the road trip ...Nevada has atempted a WAC-best 189 free throws and is the first team in the conference to make over 100 free throws. Nevada is shooting 69.3 from the line ... Kim Gervasoni is fourt wins shy of 50 in her career.

About UC Riverside: Has three players averaging double figures - Waddell, Gbewonyo and Nkele ... UC Riverside beat UNLV 61-49 in its last game. Riverside is on a two-game win streak after starting with five straight losses.

Compiled by Darrell Moody