Nevada women's basketball preview box

NEVADA (18-7, 9-3) AT UTAH STATE (7-16, 3-8)

When: Today, 6 p.m.

Where: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

TV/Radio: None/1450AM, pre-game at 5:45 p.m.

Coaches: Nevada's Kim Gervasoni (59-87) is in her 5th season; Utah State's Raegan Pebley (40-94) is in her 5th season

Projected starters: NEVADA - F Cherlanda Franklin (7.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, Brandi Fitzgerald (8.3, 4.5); C Sabrina Keys (3.6, 2.3); G Mikail Price (10.3, 2.6); Dellena Criner (16.7, 3.3); UTAH STATE - F Lindsey Shipley (5.8, 2.7), Jamelah Brown (8.5, 5.1); C Jenny Gross (8.9, 5.3); G Danyelle Snelgro (9.7, 2.91 apg), Taylor Richards (10.4, 4.0)

About Nevada: The Wolf Pack will be seeking their fourth season sweep of a WAC foe tonight. The Pack has already vanquished Hawaii, San Jose State and Idaho twice ... A win tonight would equal the school record for wins set in 1999-00 when Ada Gee was the coach ... Nevada needs 57 steals to set a new single-season record. The mark of 385 was set last season ... Nevada shot 57 percent the first time it played the Aggies ... Only two games in the loss column separate the top four teams in the conference with three weeks to go in the season.

About Utah State: Taylor Richards is the No. 3 all-time scorer in school history with 1,090 points. She is the career leader in 3-pointers (88) and assists (354) ... The Aggies re-started their program five years ago, and Pebley has been at the helm the entire time except when she missed time to have a baby ... Gross, Richards and Snelgro are the backbone of the team. Tney average nearly 30 points a game combined ... The Aggies have struggled a bit defensively, allowing opponents to shoot more than 44 percent from the field, while shooting around 37 themselves.

Compiled by Darrell Moody