In Brief

UNLV

Koelbaek widens lead in Golfweek Challenge

Therese Koelbaek shot 2-under 70 on Monday to take a three-shot lead through two rounds of the Golfweek Conference Challenge in Wolcott, Colo.

The UNLV senior, who was tied for the lead with Virginia's Brittany Altomare after the first round, posted a 5-under 139 total heading into today's final round. Altomare was second at 142.

The Rebels shot 11-over 299 as a team, dropping one spot to sixth in the field of 18 with a 17-over 593 total. However, they are just six strokes behind leader UC Davis on a crowded leaderboard.

Also: The UNLV men's golf team trimmed 18 shots off its first-round score at the Ping/Golfweek Preview in Stillwater, Okla., moving up one spot to 12th with one round to play.

The Rebels shot 15-over 303 to stand at 48-over 624 after 36 holes. UNLV trails leader and host Oklahoma State by 39 shots.

UNLV is led by Kevin Penner, who is tied for 31st at 7-over 151.

UNLV knocked off in-state rival UNR in volleyball play at the Cox Pavilion by a 3-2 margin.

The Rebels won the match 25-20, 25-21, 26-28, 21-25, 15-10.

With the victory, the Rebels
(5-9) have now won five straight against UNR (6-8) and owns a 12-7 edge in the head-to-head series.

UNLV swept the Mountain West Conference weekly women's soccer awards with Ashleigh Shoughro named offensive player of the week and Caitlin Allen honored as defensive player of the week.

Shoughro, a senior forward, had two goals and three assists as UNLV won two matches in the Air Force Invitational. Allen, a sophomore defender, was a key member of the Rebel defensive backline that posted back-to-back shutouts in wins over Virginia Military Institute and Weber State.

MISCELLANEOUS

Ryder Cup captains ban
players from tweeting

U.S. and European players have been banned from using Twitter and other social networking sites during the Ryder Cup.

U.S. captain Corey Pavin and European counterpart Colin Montgomerie say there will be a blanket ban in place this week to keep players focused on the three-day competition, which begins Friday at Celtic Manor in Wales.

"We have decided as a whole to not tweet this week," Pavin said. "It can be a little bit distracting sometimes. I think it's important to focus on the Ryder Cup and playing the matches and just enjoying camaraderie with the team itself.

"But first thing a week from today, I'm sure tweeting will be all over the place."

Montgomerie also told his players to avoid Twitter and other sites and "focus on the job at hand this week."

Lindsay Whalen scored 16 points to lead the United States to a 87-46 win over Canada in the second round of the women's basketball world championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Swin Cash and Asjha Jones each added 10 for the Americans (4-0). The U.S. plays Belarus today.

Teenagers Sarah Toti and Gabrielle Smith failed to qualify for the main draw of the $50,000 Lexus of Las Vegas Open tennis tournament after both lost in the second round of singles qualifying at Red Rock Country Club.

Toti, a senior at Bishop Gorman High School, was defeated by Julia Boserup, 6-0, 6-4. Smith, a freshman at Coronado, lost to Jorgelina Cravero, 6-0, 6-1.

Play begins at 10 a.m. today.

Las Vegas' Asia Muhammad, who earned a wild-card entry into the 32-player field, plays her first singles match Wednesday.