Niklas Giers scored twice as UNLV defeated Denver 6-2 on Saturday in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s West Regional for the club’s first trip to the Division 2 national championships.
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Alyssa Arnett, a sophomore all-conference diver, received a wedding proposal from the high-rise platform at the Mountain West championships. She agreed to take the plunge.
Cody Williams’ goal with 1:33 remaining in regulation broke a 3-3 tie, and UNLV held off Metro State 4-3 Friday in the American Collegiate Hockey Association’s Division 2 West Regional.
Bryson Stott had three hits and three RBIs to back Alan Strong, who pitched 5 1/3 shutout innings Friday in host UNLV’s 6-1 baseball victory over Cal State Fullerton.
UNLV senior Kasey Foley won the 50-yard freestyle and was part of UNLV’s winning 200 freestyle relay team Thursday, the second day of the four-day WAC Championships in Houston.
The Board of Regents Athletics Committee was not happy with UNLV brass on Thursday after hearing why the university is almost $5 million short on the athletic department’s budget.
The job posting for UNLV’s athletic director is on the university website until March 15. After that day, the search will pick up in earnest.
The team’s preseason goal — a first-ever trip to the American Collegiate Hockey Association D-2 National Championships in Columbus, Ohio, next month, is at hand.
Two top-five relay finishes carried the UNLV men’s swimming and diving team to fifth place Wednesday on the first day of the WAC Championships in Houston.
UNLV finished sixth during the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge at the Palos Verdes Golf Course in California last week. Mackenzie Raim won the individual competition.
The host Rebels lost 8-3 to UC Davis and 8-2 to Omaha in the UNLV Classic baseball tournament Sunday at Wilson Stadium.
Sofia Carnevale finished second in the 200-yard breaststroke to highlight the UNLV women’s swimming and diving team’s showing on the final day of the Mountain West Championships.
Paced by sophomore Harry Hall’s round-best 7-under-par 65, the UNLV men’s golf team closed with a round-leading 14-under 274 and finished third Friday in the 18-team John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii.
Justin Jones went 3-for-5 with a grand slam and three-run homer and totaled eight RBIs in UNLV’s 20-3 season-opening victory over Omaha on Friday night at Wilson Stadium.
UNLV freshman Justin Kim shot a 6-under-par 66 Thursday to match three other players with the best round of the day and help the Rebels stay in third place after two rounds of the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Lihue, Hawaii.