AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST

• Three Mountain West women’s basketball programs are ranked in the Top 100 of the NET: UNLV (48), Colorado State (88) and Wyoming (93). 

• Mountain West women’s basketball teams logged a nonconference win percentage of .597, which is its best since the 2009-10 season, when the league went 79-48 (.622). 

• The MW’s nonconference record ranks sixth among all DI conference’s, following Big Ten, SEC, Big 12, ACC and the Big East, respectively. 

• UNLV is one of 16 DI women’s basketball teams that remain undefeated in league play with at least six victories. 

• Over the last three seasons, UNLV is 48-1 (.980) against MW teams, the third-best record against conference opponents by any DI women’s basketball team (South Dakota State, 45-0; and South Carolina, 44-0). The Lady Rebels’ lone loss in that time was to New Mexico last season. 

• Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig has shot at least 50 percent from the floor in 14 straight games, the second-longest active streak in DI, only following Cleveland State’s Jordana Reisma (20). Fertig’s 14-game streak is tied for the longest such streak by a MW player all-time (Utah’s Katie King in 2008-09).

• Boise State’s Abby Muse is one of four DI players that has blocked at least five shots in consecutive conference games this season. She looks to join Fresno State’s Bego Faz Davalos and Wyoming’s Hillary Carlson as the only players to do so in three straight MW games. 

• San Diego State’s Nat Martinez became the third MW freshman in the last 15 years to record at least 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in a Conference game, joining Fresno State’s Haley Cavinder and Utah State’s Funda Nakkasoglu.

• New Mexico’s Vianè Cumber leads DI women’s basketball in free-throw percentage (96.6).

• Fresno State’s Mia Jacobs is tied for third in DI women’s basketball for double-doubles (11).

• Two Mountain West players have been named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year midseason watch list; Emma Ronsiek, Colorado State and Mia Jacobs, Fresno State.

• Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek was named an Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week by the USBWA on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

• Colorado State’s Emma Ronsiek is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year watch list. 

• Wyoming’s Allyson Fertig is one of 20 student-athletes named to the Lisa Leslie Center of the Year watch list.

• UNLV head coach Lindy La Rocque was named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year watch list. 

• Three-time defending regular-season and Conference tournament champion UNLV looks to extend its reign for a fourth consecutive year. The three consecutive regular-season and tournament titles are a first in Conference history. 

• The Mountain West will have five contests aired on national television this year through CBS Sports Network or FOX Sports: 

Jan. 12 – UNLV at New Mexico @ 2 p.m. MT (CBSSN)

Jan. 19 – Wyoming at UNLV @ 1 p.m. PT (CBSSN) 

Feb. 4 – Colorado State at New Mexico @ 8:30 p.m. MT (FS1) 

March 5 – UNLV at Wyoming @ 8:30 p.m. MT (FS1) 

March 12 – MW Championship Game @ 7:30 p.m. PT (CBSSN)