You wouldn’t have known it by the modest turnout for Thursday’s Mountain West-opening matinee, but the 2016 portion of the 2016-17 women’s basketball schedule was going swimmingly for UNLV.
Maybe not Michael Phelps swimmingly, but at least Ryan Lochte swimmingly.
The Lady Rebels had begun 8-1, their best start since the 2011-12 team dived into the deep end 14-1. UNLV was 9-3 heading into Thursday, with wins against Mississippi and Southern California — the first time since 2011-12 the Lady Rebels had beaten two major conference opponents.
They nearly beat a third, coming up short 62-59 to No.