UNLV forward Carlos Lopez-Sosa confirmed he will return for his senior season. A fourth-year junior from Findlay Prep, he is on schedule to graduate this summer and had options of transferring or turning professional.
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The last time UNLV faced a ranked team from the Pac-12 Conference, the Rebels went to then-No. 9 Stanford about a month ago and swept the series.
UNLV junior Amanda Oliveto was named the Mountain West’s softball pitcher of the week, the second time she’s been honored this season.
The UNLV men’s golf team shot 7-under 277 on Sunday to edge top-ranked California and win the ASU Thunderbird Invitational in Tempe, Ariz. UNLV finished at 9-under 843, one stroke ahead of Cal in the 18-team, three-round event.
UNLV scored three runs in the eighth inning and three in the ninth, then held on to defeat host Fresno State 9-8 on Saturday in a Mountain West baseball game.
UNLV’s Ace Matias, a sophomore from Torrance, Calif., was named Mountain West men’ tennis player of the week on Wednesday. He went 9-1 last week in singles and doubles while leading the Rebels to a 4-1 mark.
UNLV’s Dana Finkelstein, a sophomore from Chandler, Ariz., was named Mountain West women’s golfer of the week on Wednesday. She tied for eighth out of 83 golfers at the Farms Invitational in Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., this week and leads all conference golfers this season with a 74.48 stroke average.
The UNLV women’s golf team shot 26-over-par 314 on Tuesday to place fifth in the 15-team Farms Invitational in San Diego. The Rebels had a three-round total of 50-over 914, with Southern California winning at 11-over 875.
The UNLV women’s golf team maintained its spot in second place at The Farms Invitational in San Diego, shooting 10-over 298 Monday in the second round for a 24-over 600 total. Southern California shot 1-over 289 to remain in first at 11-over 587, with Arizona and Pepperdine tied for third at 604 in the 15-team event.
UNLV battery mates Collin Yelich and Erick Fedde earned Mountain West baseball player and pitcher of the week honors on Monday.
The UNLV men’s tennis team had its eight-match winning streak snapped in a 4-3 loss to San Diego State on Sunday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
When I last dropped in on the UNLV baseball team, on March 11, it was coming off a three-game sweep of mighty Stanford.
It was a beautiful Thursday afternoon, warm and sunny and idyllic, and the UNLV men’s tennis team was knocking the fuzz off the bright yellow-green ball against UNR.
Freshman Collin Yelich’s walk-off single in the 10th inning plated Joey Swanner to give the UNLV baseball team an 11-10 victory over Air Force on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
Sophomore Erick Fedde pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 to lead UNLV to a 4-1 Mountain West baseball victory over Air Force at Wilson Stadium.