Shelby Capllonch had eight of her 17 kills in the third set, helping UNLV overcome a two-set deficit in a 3-2 win over Portland in the Wildcat Invitational volleyball tournament in Ogden, Utah.
Other Sports
McKenna Sullivan and Katie Ballou scored to back Emberly Sevilla, who had five saves, as UNLV blanked host California Baptist 2-0 in a nonconference women’s soccer match Friday.
Former UNLV outfielder Max Smith was named an Appalachian League Postseason All-Star with Elizabethton, the advanced rookie-level affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.
Alexis White scored in the 38th minute, and Taylor Thames had three saves in her first shutout to lead Cal State Northridge past UNLV 1-0 in both women’s soccer teams’ season opener.
UNLV midfielder Timo Mehlich, defender Tyler Allen and forward Marco Gonzalez were named to the preseason all-league team by Western Athletic Conference men’s soccer coaches.
The UNLV volleyball team was picked to finish third in the 2019 Mountain West preseason poll, and junior outside hitter Mariena Hayden was named to the preseason all-league team.
UNLV has created the Rebel Rewards Program for season-ticker holders. Rewards are based on how many times tickets are scanned at each sport’s events.
UNLV second baseman Edarian Williams was selected by a panel of MLB scouts to partake in a day of workouts and a Northwoods League showcase Tuesday featuring Great Lakes Division players.
It will receive $2 million in product in each year of the three-year deal, with the ability to purchase an additional $1 million annually.
UNLV’s women’s volleyball team partnered with Team IMPACT on Thursday to hold a special celebration for a local girl battling Sickle Cell Disease.
LeAnn (Kazmer) Golembiewski, among the top athletes in basketball and track, died Saturday at 45 after a long fight with cancer.
Home games against Duke and Virginia and a game at Southern California are among the nonconference highlights of the UNLV women’s basketball schedule for 2019-20.
UNLV signee Jazlynn Shearer was named the MileSplitCA girls track athlete of the year after leading her California high school to a second-place finish at the CIF state championships.
UNLV rising junior Avi’Tal Wilson-Perteete won the gold medal in the 800-meter run Saturday while representing the United States at the NACAC U18 U23 Championships in Queretaro, Mexico.
The UNLV track and field program received a signed commitment from sprinter Cassondra Hall, a six-time All-America sprinter, who will transfer from Louisiana State.
LISTEN TO THE TOP FIVE HERE