Colorado State Rams at UNLV Lady Rebels
· Mountain West Championship - Semifinal
No. 21 UNLV women reach MWC championship sinking Colorado State 62-52
The top seed to the post-season tourney, the Rebels (29-2) face the winner of the other semifinal between Boise State and San Diego State. UNLV is on a 14-game win streak and the Rebels haven't loss since New Mexico beat them 69-66 on Jan. 20.
Desi-Rae Young grabbed 13 rebounds and Alyssa Brown collared 10 boards for the Rebels.
Marta Leimane scored 15 points for Colorado State (20-11).
UNLV outscored Colorado State 14-7 in the last three-and-a-half minutes to preserve the win after Sydney Mech's layup with 3:48 left got the Rams within 48-45.
Following two foul shots by UNLV's Brown, Kimpson made a layup and converted a three-point play to set the Rebels up for a championship appearance.
The Rebels built an 8-0 lead and extended it to 13-2 on Nneka Obiazor's 3-pointer with 3:40 left in the first quarter and ended it with a 16-7 advantage.
Despite a nearly 5-minute scoring spell to start the second, Ashley Scoggin made a 3 for a 19-11 UNLV lead before the fifth-seed Rams narrowed their deficit to 26-21 at halftime.
UNLV started the second half with a 9-0 run and seemed ready to break it open, but Colorado State reeled the Rebels back in and McKenna Hofschild's jump shot with 1:11 left in the third got the Rams within 39-33.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 52 - 62 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 52 - 62 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Marta Leimane made Free Throw. | 52 - 62 |
| 4th 0:08 | |
Colorado State Offensive Rebound. | 51 - 62 |
| 4th 0:08 | |
Marta Leimane missed Free Throw. | 51 - 62 |
Statistics
 CSU |
UNLV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-59 | FG | 21-63 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 5-21 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 3-4 | FT | 13-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 87 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 35 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 11 | Assists | 13 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 11 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Capacity:
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 7-0 | - | 13-3 |
| UNLV | 7-0 | - | 12-5 |
| Colorado State | 5-2 | 2 | 14-4 |
| Boise State | 4-3 | 3 | 13-5 |
| New Mexico | 4-3 | 3 | 12-6 |
| Grand Canyon | 4-3 | 3 | 5-12 |
| Fresno State | 3-4 | 4 | 9-9 |
| Nevada | 3-4 | 4 | 7-10 |
| Air Force | 2-5 | 5 | 8-9 |
| Utah State | 2-5 | 5 | 6-10 |
| Wyoming | 1-6 | 6 | 4-12 |
| San José State | 0-7 | 7 | 2-16 |