The UNLV volleyball team split its matches Saturday at the Louisville Invitational, losing to the host and 12th-ranked Cardinals 23-25, 26-24, 25-6, 25-21, then beating Middle Tennessee State 25-20, 25-19, 25-20.
Daryn Glenn and Madeline Westman had 12 kills apiece in the win for the Rebels (7-5), and Kinsey Caldwell had 34 assists. Against Louisville, Caldwell had 37 assists and 16 digs, and Sekola Falemaka had 15 kills and 15 digs.
The UNLV athletic department somehow emerged from a raging storm well-positioned for future success after striking a favorable deal to be the Mountain West’s big fish.
Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Three players from the Las Vegas Valley were selected during the first two days of the 2024 MLB draft Sunday and Monday.
The 2024 MLB draft begins Sunday. Two Southern Nevada high school baseball standouts and a UNLV pitcher could be selected in the later rounds.
Hunkie Cooper, who played for the UNLV football team in 1990 and 1991, is among a class of eight that will enter the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.
The Rebels finished in a tie for ninth at the NCAA Stanford Regional on Wednesday, bringing their 2023-24 season to a close.
