Nevada women's preview box

NEVADA (9-5 in WAC, 18-9) AT LOUISIANA TECH (7-6, 13-13)

When: Today, 5 p.m.

Where: Thomas Assembly Center, in Ruston, La.

TV/Radio: None/1450 AM, pre-game at 4:45 p.m.

Coaches: Kim Gervasoni (Nevada); Chris Long (Tech)

Projected starters: NEVADA - F Bre'Anna Henry (4.0 ppg, 3.1 rpg), Cherlanda Franklin (8.3, 4.6); G Dellena Criner (16.0, 3.3), Brandi Fitzgerald (8.3, 4.6), Johnna Ward (6.7, 0.9); TECH - F JoKierra Sneed (16.0, 10.0), Shanavia Dowdell (11.7, 7.7) G Nastassja Levingston (7.7, 1.5), Tiawana Pringle (5.6, 3.0), Tarkeshia Wysinger (9.1, 5.5)

About Nevada: The Pack is riding a two-game losing streak after losing to New Mexico State on Thursday. It's the first time all season that Nevada has lost two straight games ... Johnna Ward is coming off a 15-point effort in her first collegiate start, and she's slated to start ahead of Mikail Price again tonight ... Tech leads the series 13-2. Nevada nipped the Lady Techsters 74-70 back on Jan. 24 ... Nevada needs one more win to tie the school record for victories.

About Tech: The Lady Techsters are outrebounding opponents by six rebounds a game and outscoring opponents by three points a game ... Sneed and Dowdell are probably the best 1-2 punch on the interior in the conference. Sneed has 17 double-doubles this season and Dowdell has seven... Tech is 5-2 at home this season in conference play.

Compiled by Darrell Moody