LOGAN, Utah – Utah State women’s basketball (7-15, 2-10 Mountain West), lost, 72-60, to UNLV (18-4, 10-1 MW) on Saturday night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. The Aggies came out strong in the first quarter strong, outscoring UNLV, 15-5, over the last 6:54 to hold a 20-12 lead heading into the second period. Graduate forward Laci Hawthorne and junior guard/forward Adryana Quezada combined for 18 of the Aggies’ 20 first quarter points after registering 11 and seven points, respectively. Back-to-back 3-pointers from UNLV junior guard Essence Booker gave the Lady Rebels a 29-27 lead with 3:16 to go in the second quarter. Senior guard Kaylin Randhawa responded with a triple and jumper of her own to give the Aggies the 32-29 advantage at the halftime break. After extending the USU lead to 37-31 in the third quarter, UNLV used a 14-1 run to hold the 45-38 edge with 4:16 to go in the stanza. The Aggies then used an 8-0 run to take their final lead of the game at 46-45, but another Lady Rebel run gave UNLV the 51-46 lead at the end of the third. UNLV took its largest lead of the game at 70-54 with 2:51 left

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