RENO - The UNLV volleyball team stayed unbeaten in Mountain West play, dominating UNR in the final set for a 31-29, 25-14, 23-25, 23-25, 15-7 victory.
Daryn Glenn led the Rebels (12-5, 4-0) with 21 kills against UNR (4-13, 1-3). Madeline Westman added 20 kills, and Sekola Falemaka had 18.
UNLV next plays at San Diego State at 1 p.m. Sunday.
The UNLV volleyball team will not forfeit its match against an upcoming Mountain West opponent, unlike three other schools in the conference.
The UNLV athletic department somehow emerged from a raging storm well-positioned for future success after striking a favorable deal to be the Mountain West’s big fish.
Whether it’s the Mountain West or Pac-12, UNLV, suddenly in a position of power, should make the best deal possible to set the school up for a run at the Big 12.
The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
Call it what you want, but the decision by four schools to leave the Mountain West for the Pac-12 last week had nothing to do with a lack of loyalty.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
Three players from the Las Vegas Valley were selected during the first two days of the 2024 MLB draft Sunday and Monday.
The 2024 MLB draft begins Sunday. Two Southern Nevada high school baseball standouts and a UNLV pitcher could be selected in the later rounds.
Hunkie Cooper, who played for the UNLV football team in 1990 and 1991, is among a class of eight that will enter the school’s Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday.
