Lady Rebels look for their sixth straight Mountain West win

After narrowly beating Colorado State on Saturday, the Lady Rebels look to extend their Mountain West winning streak to six games Wednesday, Jan. 24 at home against the Fresno State Bulldogs.

After a tumultuous preseason that saw the Lady Rebels open with a four-game win streak followed by losses in six of their next seven games, UNLV has excelled in the Mountain West conference play. After losing their Mountain West opener, UNLV reeled off five straight conference wins and currently tied with Wyoming atop the conference standings.

Since starting conference play, senior guard Brooke Johnson caught fire and currently leads the team in points per game (15.8) and assists per game (3.7). With…