The UNLV women’s soccer team rallied for a 2-1 victory at Southern Utah on Sunday, and the UNLV men’s team held on to top visiting UC Riverside 2-1.
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The sophomore middle blocker from Toulouse, France is leading the Rebels in blocks (32) and hitting percentage (.414) during their 6-0 start.
Bree Hammel totaled 30 kills to help unbeaten UNLV to two volleyball victories Friday in the Rebel Challenge at Cox Pavilion.
Hardly a week goes by on the PGA Tour without a former UNLV golfer showing up on the leaderboard. Last week at The Barclays it was Adam Scott, Ryan Moore and Charley Hoffman each finishing in the top 13.
The Rebels will host the Shandong China Junior team on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Cox Pavilion.
Sophomore middle blocker Elsa Descamps and senior right-side hitter Bree Hammel were tabbed Monday as the Mountain West’s Offensive Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week.
UNLV seniors Dakota Blazak and Hayley Wilson were honored by the Mountain West on Monday for their performances over the past week, marking the second consecutive week that UNLV swept the weekly awards.
The UNLV women’s soccer team downed visiting Eastern Washington 3-1 on Sunday, and the UNLV men’s team edged host Virginia Commonwealth 2-1 in overtime.
UNLV junior standout Danny Musovski is on the Mac Hermann Trophy watch list, soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The Liberty High School product could turn pro after this season.
Bree Hammel had 14 kills to power UNLV to a 3-0 volleyball victory over New Mexico State on Saturday and a 3-0 record in the UNLV Invitational at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV opened its volleyball season with two victories in the UNLV Invitational on Friday at Cox Pavilion, downing UC Santa Barbara 3-0 and Albany 3-1.
Mountain West volleyball coaches picked UNLV to finish fifth, but the Rebels return 12 players, including two starters. They believe they can challenge for the conference title.
Redshirt freshman forward Michaela Morris was named the Offensive Player of the Week after a four-goal weekend and junior defender Chidera Akubilo was named the Defensive Player of the Week.
Inbee Park had a sensational performance on the golf course Wednesday to open the Olympic women’s tournament, but it wasn’t enough to lead the pack. Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand finished atop the leaderboard after Round 1.
The UNLV women’s volleyball team was picked to finish tied for fifth place in the Mountain West preseason poll, which was voted on Wednesday by the conference’s 11 head coaches.