UNLV seniors Dakota Blazak and Hayley Wilson were honored by the Mountain West on Monday for their performances over the past week, marking the second consecutive week that UNLV swept the weekly awards.
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The UNLV women’s soccer team downed visiting Eastern Washington 3-1 on Sunday, and the UNLV men’s team edged host Virginia Commonwealth 2-1 in overtime.
UNLV junior standout Danny Musovski is on the Mac Hermann Trophy watch list, soccer’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The Liberty High School product could turn pro after this season.
Bree Hammel had 14 kills to power UNLV to a 3-0 volleyball victory over New Mexico State on Saturday and a 3-0 record in the UNLV Invitational at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV opened its volleyball season with two victories in the UNLV Invitational on Friday at Cox Pavilion, downing UC Santa Barbara 3-0 and Albany 3-1.
Mountain West volleyball coaches picked UNLV to finish fifth, but the Rebels return 12 players, including two starters. They believe they can challenge for the conference title.
Redshirt freshman forward Michaela Morris was named the Offensive Player of the Week after a four-goal weekend and junior defender Chidera Akubilo was named the Defensive Player of the Week.
Inbee Park had a sensational performance on the golf course Wednesday to open the Olympic women’s tournament, but it wasn’t enough to lead the pack. Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand finished atop the leaderboard after Round 1.
The UNLV women’s volleyball team was picked to finish tied for fifth place in the Mountain West preseason poll, which was voted on Wednesday by the conference’s 11 head coaches.
Ryan Moore, who is the best UNLV golfer in history, won the John Deere Classic last weekend and is playing very good golf lately.
Junior forward Danny Musovski and senior goalkeeper Richard Garness were both selected from UNLV to the preseason all-conference team.
Veronica Joels, a junior at The Meadows High School, orally committed to the UNLV women’s golf team for the class of 2018. She would be one of the program’s most heralded recruits.
Marking 30 years as a heart transplant recipient, Simon Keith joins former U.S. surgeon general, Nobel Prize winner on White House Organ Summit speaker list.
Las Vegan Amanda Bingson finished fourth and one spot out of qualifying for Rio in the women’s hammer throw Wednesday at the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
Greg Maddux, the Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher and 1984 Valley High School graduate, will join the UNLV baseball team as a volunteer pitching coach starting in the fall.
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