UNLV’s cheerleaders and Rebel Girls & Company dance team were absent from the Thomas Mack Center Saturday where the Rebels routed San Jose State. But they had a good excuse. They were at Disneyworld winning national championships.
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UNLV senior Aiwen Zhu and junior En-Pei Huang won the doubles title in the 17th annual Freeman Memorial women’s tennis tournament Sunday at Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Jordyn Bell had 10 points and Katie Powell 11 rebounds to lead UNLV past San Jose State 53-43 in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in San Jose, California.
UNLV senior Aiwen Zhu won twice Friday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 17th annual Freeman Memorial tennis tournament at Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Katie Powell had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead UNLV past Air Force 66-56 in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Destiny Smith-Barnett placed first in the 60-meter dash and Jada Hicks in the 60 hurdles to highlight the UNLV track and field team’s showing in the indoor season-opening Friday Night Duals in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Longtime Las Vegan Rick Down, who died at home Saturday at age 68, spent 17 seasons as a major league hitting coach.
UNLV senior offensive tackle Nathan Jacobson will play for the National team Saturday at the Tropical Bowl all-star game in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Quinn Weidemann hit half of Wyoming’s 14 3-pointers and totaled 24 points to lead the Cowgirls past UNLV 90-62 in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in Laramie, Wyoming.
The Skatin’ Rebels are 11-4 this season and continue to dream about one day advancing from club to NCAA Division I level, which could take as much as $20 million.
The UNLV logo that bore a striking resemblance to Western character actor Sam Elliott now is going the way of Khalil Mack Raiders jerseys.
Nikki Wheatley scored nine of her game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter to lead the UNLV women’s basketball team to a 56-53 win over Florida in a Duel in the Desert consolation game Friday at Cox Pavilion.
Makenna Woodfolk scored 19 points, and Hawaii held off the UNLV women’s basketball team 66-61 in overtime Wednesday in the Duel in the Desert at Cox Pavilion.
Ashley Bolston scored 17 points and Sidney Rielly 13 to lead unbeaten Portland State to a 58-49 win over UNLV in a nonconference women’s basketball game Saturday in Portland, Oregon.
Jess Schaben had 24 kills and 13 digs to lead Iowa State to a 3-1 win over UNLV in the semifinals of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship on Saturday in Ames, Iowa.