The Nevada Sagebrush

Women’s basketball

Team to host area schools’ event

The women’s basketball team invites all area elementary and middle schools to “Partner with the Pack” and attend Nevada’s game against Sacramento State on Wednesday at noon.

The field trip will emphasize education, especially math. Each student will receive a packet of activities to complete throughout the game.

All participants will receive free admission to Wednesday’s game and will be allowed to bring a sack lunch to eat during the game. Students will also have a chance to win one of five go-peds during the game.

The event is open to all elementary and middle school students as well as staff of all Northern Nevada youth organizations.

If you are interested in participating, contact Darron Pinkney at 775-682-6963.

The women’s basketball team finished second at the Nugget Classic last weekend, losing to West Virginia in the Championship game.

Football

WAC players receive academic awards

Fresno State guard Andrew Jackson has been selected as a member of ESPN The Magazine’s Academic All-American Football First Team for the 2009-10 season.

To be eligible, student-athletes must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a grade point average of at least 3.30, have reached sophomore athletic and academic status and be nominated by the school’s sports information director.

Jackson is a key member of Fresno State’s offensive line, which has paved the way for running back Ryan Mathews, the nation’s top running back in terms of yards per game.

Jackson is a business administration management major and has a GPA of 3.92. Jackson is the first Bulldogs football player to receive the distinction.

In addition to Jackson, Fresno State punter Robert Malone was selected to the second-team Academic All-America team.

Malone is averaging 45.4 yards per punt and is a kinesiology major with a GPA of 3.51

Volleyball

Hawaii earns No. 12 seed in tourney

After winning its 10th straight Western Athletic Conference Tournament last week, the University of Hawaii’s volleyball team earned the No. 12 seed in the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, which begins this weekend.

The Rainbow Wahine (28-2) will play New Mexico on Friday on the campus of the University of Southern California.

The Lobos, who earned an at-large berth, finished third in the Mountain West Conference with a 10-6 conference record and 20-9 overall.

Hawaii has earned a top 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament for six straight years and has advanced to the NCAA Regionals in 10 of the last 11 tournaments Hawaii has competed in.

If Hawaii wins, it will face the winner of the USC-Oklahoma match on Dec. 5.

Hawaii will be the only team from the WAC competing at the NCAA Tournament.

Nevada fell in the first round of the WAC Tournament to Fresno State 3-2 last Monday.

Volleyball

Three players earn WAC honors

Three of Nevada’s volleyball players were awarded conference honors.

For the second year in a row, junior Kylie Harrington was named to first-team all-Western Athletic Conference.

Harrington led the Wolf Pack in kills and points per set, averaging 3.55 kills and 3.89 points per set.

Junior middle blocker Lindsey Baldwin was selected to second team all-WAC after averaging a team-high 1.06 blocks per set and was second on the team in kills with 2.41 per set.

Freshman Elissa Ji was selected to the WAC freshmen squad. Ji averaged 1.21 kills per set and 1.89 points per set after earning a starting spot in her first season with Nevada.

Football

Nate Burleson has strong game

Former Nevada wide receiver Nate Burleson had a team-high four receptions for 46 yards as the Seattle Seahawks defeated the St. Louis Rams 27-17 on Sunday to keep the team’s slim playoff hopes alive.

For the season, Burleson is second on the team in receptions with 55 but leads the team in receiving yards with 708. His three receiving touchdowns are tied for the team high with T.J. Houshmandzadeh and John Carlson.

Burleson played for the Wolf Pack from 2000-03, where he was one of Nevada’s top receivers.

He was originally drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the 2003 National Football League Draft before being traded to the Seattle Seahawks.

Basketball

Sessions shines in loss to Phoenix

Former Nevada basketball player Ramon Sessions led the Minnesota Timberwolves in scoring as the Timberwolves lost to the Phoenix Suns 120-95.

Sessions was 10 for 13 from the field and scored 23 points to go along with four rebounds.

Sessions played for Nevada from 2004-07 where he averaged 8.8 points per game and had 478 career assists before foregoing his senior year to enter the National Basketball Association in 2007.

Sessions was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2007, with whom he played for two seasons before signing with the Timberwolves this past offseason.

Sessions has played in all 16 games so far this season for the Timberwolves and is fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.6 points per game and second on the team in assists, averaging 3.3 per game. The Timberwovles are 1-15 on the season.

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