Shamela Hampton and Erica Helms scored 16 points apiece, and the UNLV women’s basketball team improved to 3-0 with a 66-53 victory over UNR at Cox Pavilion on Friday night.
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On a UNLV team with a variety of scoring weapons, sophomore guard Kendall Wallace was a secret. But that was before his shooting exhibition Thursday night.
Karen Denton rushed onto the Sam Boyd Stadium field looking for her son. She found Jon Denton and kissed the UNLV freshman quarterback through the front of his helmet.
The two compete in the November chill of football season and the triple-digit July heat of summer conditioning.
In case anyone has forgotten, four seniors — not three — are on UNLV’s basketball team. Mareceo Rutledge intends to ensure his presence is recognized this season.
Erica Helms played sparingly as a UNLV freshman last season, averaging about 10 minutes per game in a reserve role.
Memo to the person who keeps official stats for UNLV basketball games: Tre’Von Willis wants to have a little chat.
It happened a few days later than he hoped, but UNLV freshman DeShawn Mitchell made his college debut Tuesday night. He made it count, too.
The bowl scenarios are so numerous, UNLV football coach Mike Sanford can’t wrap his mind around them.
At least one person is unimpressed that Oscar Bellfield is UNLV’s starting point guard as a freshman.
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