Robin Pollard and Kaila Brinkman scored two goals apiece Friday to lead UNLV to a season-opening 5-1 win over Illinois-Chicago in the UNLV Invitational women’s soccer tournament at Johann Memorial Field.
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Players from the nationally ranked UNLV men’s and women’s golf teams have been busy during the summer offseason playing in local, national and international tournaments.
UNLV shortstop Bryson Stott, who also went to Desert Oasis High School, made the 26-man USA Baseball Collegiate National team for an international series. Team USA will play Japan in various U.S. cities from Tueday to Sunday and at Cuba on July 10-14.
Recent UNLV graduate Shintaro Ban stepped to the par 5, 18th tee during last Monday’s sectional qualifying at \in San Francisco needing a birdie or better to avoid a playoff for the final qualifying spot into the U.S. Open.
UNLV freshman Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete placed seventh out of 24 competitors in the 800-meter run preliminaries in 2 minutes, 3.53 seconds Thursday at the NCAA track and field outdoor championships in Eugene, Oregon.
UNLV’s baseball program improved its victory total by 15 over a year ago. But the Rebels are still searching for depth, and coach Stan Stolte said they are still two years from getting where he wants.
UNLV’s Shintaro Ban and Justin Kim each shot a final score of 2-over-par 290 and tied for 21st at the NCAA Championships at Karsten Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
UNLV shot a team score of 13 over par on Sunday and finished at 27 over for the NCAA Championships and in 19th place. Shintaro Ban and Justin Kim made the individual field.
UNLV junior Jasmyne Graham and two Rebels relay teams qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track Field Championships with their performances Saturday in the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento, California.
San Diego State broke open a one-run lead with five runs in the sixth inning to beat UNLV 14-5 on Saturday in the Mountain West baseball tournament championship game.
UNLV’s Shintaro Ban dropped out of the lead at the NCAA golf championships after shooting a 5-over 77 on Saturday. But the Rebels shot 4 over as a team and moved into contention to extend their tournament.
San Diego State’s Jordan Verdon delivered a one-out, bases-loaded sacrifice fly to score Jacob Maekawa for a 4-3 victory over UNLV in the 12th inning Friday of the Mountain West tournament.
UNLV freshman Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete placed second in the 800-meter run Friday at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships in Sacramento, California, to earn a berth in the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
The UNLV men’s golf team shot 9 over in Friday’s first round of the NCAA Championships in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Rebels failed to take advantage of Shintaro Ban’s 5-under 67.
UNLV junior Aiwen Zhu’s tennis season ended Thursday with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 loss to No. 14-ranked Paige Hourigan of Georgia Tech in the second round of the NCAA Singles Championship in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.