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UNLV women’s, men’s soccer teams post wins

Susie Bernal scored the decisive goal in the 54th minute Sunday to rally the UNLV women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over Southern Utah in windy Cedar City, Utah.

Abbie Flandro’s goal in the 31st minute opened the scoring for the Thunderbirds (0-3-2), who matched the Rebels’ 10 shots. UNLV (5-1) tied the score on Gabriela Vazquez’s 36th-minute goal, her first of the season.

Brittney Gideon and Dakota Blazak had assists for the Rebels, who put eight shots on goal compared to five for Southern Utah. Jordan Sallee had four saves for UNLV.

* MEN: At Johann Memorial Field, freshman Maliq Cooper had a goal and an assist to lead the Rebels (2-2) to a 2-1 win over UC Riverside (2-2). Freshman Connor Ryan also scored, and Richard Garness had four saves for UNLV, which had an 18-10 edge in shots.

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UNLV finished 11-3 this season with former coach Barry Odom at the helm. The Rebels ended the season with a victory over Cal in the LA Bowl last month.