Lady Rebels dealt blowout by DePaul
December 22, 2009 - 10:00 pm
The UNLV women's basketball team had its run through the Duel in the Desert tournament halted in Monday night's title game, losing to DePaul 82-48 at Cox Pavilion.
The Lady Rebels (6-6) trailed 37-24 at halftime, and the Blue Demons opened the second half with a 9-2 run to go up 46-26. UNLV got no closer than 19 the rest of the way, and Depaul (10-3) buried the Lady Rebels with a 20-0 run to take a 75-36 lead with four minutes left.
Erica Helms was the lone UNLV player in double figures, scoring 16 points. Anna Martin led Depaul with 18 points.
• NOTE -- Kelli Thompson was named Mountain West Conference women's Player of the Week after helping UNLV reach Monday's title game. Johnson scored 22 points in a victory over Virginia Commonwealth and 16 in a win over Hawaii.