Oscar Velazquez assisted on two goals 2 minutes, 33 seconds apart to rally host UNLV past Houston Baptist 3-1 in both teams’ Western Athletic Conference men’s soccer opener Thursday.
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Danny Musovski tied two school records in leading the UNLV men’s soccer team past Oral Roberts on Sunday, and the UNLV women’s soccer team notched its first win over San Diego State in nine years.
Shintaro Ban and Harry Hall are in second and third place, respectively, helping the UNLV men’s golf team to a six-stroke lead through two rounds of the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate.
Shintaro Ban finished at 6-under-par 204 Sunday to place third and help the 12th-ranked UNLV men’s golf team take seventh at the Fighting Illini Invitational in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
Shintaro Ban shot a 2-under-par 68 to help the 12th-ranked UNLV men’s golf team to a 5-over 285, five strokes behind the leaders, after the first round of the Fighting Illini Invitational.
UNLV freshman Cathy Liu shot a 4-over-par 140 on Monday, good for second place heading into the final round of the Dick McGuire/Branch Law Firm Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Justin Kim shot a 3-under-par 69, two strokes off the pace, en route to helping the 12th-ranked UNLV men’s golf team sit in fifth place after one round of the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational.
The UNLV women’s soccer team lost 1-0 at Sacramento State on Friday, and UNLV’s men’s team fell 3-0 at New Mexico.
Sophie Cortes scored two goals to lead UNLV to a 3-1 victory over Southern Utah in a nonconference women’s soccer match Sunday at Johann Memorial Field.
Freshman Mariena Hayden had 14 kills and 12 digs to help UNLV rally to a 3-1 win over Eastern Washington to wrap up the season-opening UNLV Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday.
UNLV announced contract extensions for six coaches Friday, including one for women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier through the 2020-21 season.
The UNLV men’s soccer team opened it season with a 3-2 double-overtime win at No. 15-ranked Portland, and the UNLV women’s soccer team worked two overtimes to top Utah Valley 2-1.
The former Coronado standout joined the Rebels as a senior transfer this summer after the team’s starting setter transferred.
Danny Musovski, a senior forward from Henderson, has been named to the MAC Hermann Watch List for the second straight year. He is the first UNLV soccer player to be so honored.
UNLV’s football program has made recruiting in Arizona a priority and experienced success in plucking players from that state.