Editor’s note: Each episode of Wolf Pack All Access will include a “This Week in Wolf Pack History” feature. This week’s historic moment examines Nevada softball returning as a Division I sport for the Wolf Pack after a 13-year hiatus. This feature is presented in partnership with Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney.
Nevada athletics has had plenty of freshmen phenoms in its history. But rarely has the Wolf Pack had a rookie standout like women’s basketball forward Chris Starr. On Feb. 8, 1983, Starr scored an NCAA-record 53 points in a heartbreaking 82-81 home loss to Sacramento State. In just her 22nd college game, Starr sank 21-of-33 field goals and made all 11 of her free throws. She added 17 rebounds. Starr’s record scoring binge remains the…..