One phone call changed his plans. One shot changed a whole lot more for former UNLV golfer Derek Ernst.
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UNLV and Florida Gulf Coast headline the eight-team field for the Las Vegas Classic on Dec. 22 and 23 at Orleans Arena, it was announced Wednesday. Both teams were in last season’s NCAA Tournament, and the Eagles became the first No. 15 seed to advance to the Sweet 16.
The UNLV women’s golf team is headed to the NCAA West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course in the San Francisco Bay area on May 9-11.
The UNLV women’s tennis team knocked off top-seeded San Diego State 4-2 in the final of the Mountain West championship on Sunday at Air Force Academy, Colo.
UNLV defeated UNR 4-1 on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Men’s Tennis Championships at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
No. 8 Arizona State jumped on the UNLV baseball team with five runs in the first four innings, then held on to beat the Rebels 5-2 on Wednesday in Tempe, Ariz.
It hasn’t been an easy year for Tim Chambers, but nothing has stopped his Rebels from inching closer to their first NCAA Tournament regional berth in eight years and what would be the first under Chambers in his three seasons as coach.
UNLV sophomore catcher Erik VanMeetren was named Mountain West baseball player of the week.
The UNLV women’s tennis team beat Air Force 4-3 on Sunday in a neutral-site Mountain West match at Fort Collins, Colo.
UNLV baseball coach Tim Chambers can’t answer why his team doesn’t get frazzled when it falls behind.
Pinch-hitter Erik VanMeetren’s two-run single broke a tie and capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning as the UNLV baseball team defeated San Diego State 4-3 on Saturday at Wilson Stadium.
Erik VanMeetren scored on a throwing error with one out in the 17th inning to give UNLV a 9-8 baseball victory over San Diego State at Wilson Stadium. The Rebels (25-12, 9-7 Mountain West) loaded the bases on three walks before the error on a ball hit by T.J. White.
Sophomore shortstop T.J. White became only the second UNLV baseball player to record seven hits in a game, going 7-for-7 with six RBIs and five runs Tuesday in the Rebels’ 24-11 victory over UC Riverside at Riverside, Calif.
It was the top of the third inning at Cashman Field on Sunday. The Las Vegas 51s brain trust was gathered around the press box TV watching the Masters unfold when someone asked about the leaderboard.
The UNLV women’s tennis team beat Fresno State 4-3 on Sunday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Rebels (14-6, 4-1 Mountain West) took two of three doubles matches for the first point, then split the six singles matches.
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