Seconds seemed to tick off like minutes for UNLV coach Kathy Olivier as another big lead began to shrink.
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Missy Ringler’s lip quivered a little, but she made sure to hold her emotions in check.
Before their senior season, Wink Adams and Rene Rougeau envisioned a script for UNLV to follow.
It took four years for Utah center Luke Nevill to quiet the criticism that he was a 7-foot-2-inch, 265-pound underachiever. He stood head and shoulders above the crowd but seldom was a standout as he made progress seemingly at the pace of his lumbering stride.
Jamie Smith is the basketball player that has undoubtedly kept college coaches up late visualizing all the rebounds and instinctive plays and clutch shots they might have owned had they just looked harder at those darn highlight tapes.
Shamela Hampton and Brittany Halberg came to UNLV in 2005, joining a program that was used to winning.
Optimism surrounded UNLV and senior guard Wink Adams in October, when a promising season seemed to await.
Football coaches don’t like to waste any scholarships, but being wrong about a prospect who signs early can be especially damaging.
It still is a long way to May, when the postseason for collegiate golf programs gets decided. But UNLV women’s coach Missy Ringler knows this is an important week for her team.
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