Lady Rebels overcome 18-point deficit to beat rival Aztecs

The UNLV Lady Rebels showed their resilience Saturday, Jan. 27, coming back from an 18-point first half hole on the road to beat the San Diego State Aztecs 75-64.

With 5:33 left in the second quarter, the outcome appeared bleek for UNLV. The Lady Rebels were down 35-17 after having just battled back from an early 16-3 deficit to open the game.

Till this point, the San Diego State Aztecs appeared to be unguardable. They hit a combined four three-pointers and senior guard Khalia Lark already scored 12 of her 17 points in the night.

This would prove to be the turning point in the game. The Rebels turned the game around and immediately went on a 23-0 run, nine of which came from junior forward…