A tough three-game road trip might not be the ideal way to end a season, especially with a conference tournament looming.
For the Nevada women’s basketball team, though, it might end up serving as one last confidence-booster.
The Wolf Pack went 2-1 on its season-ending trips to Boise State, Utah State and UNLV — and came oh-so-close to 3-0, losing Feb. 26 by two points in double overtime in Logan, Utah — to finish at 19-10 overall and 11-6 in Mountain West games.
The Wednesday win over rival UNLV — the top seed in the Mountain West conference tournament — moved Nevada up to the No.