Villanueva Receives Mountain West Weekly Award For Second Time

VILLANUEVA RECEIVES MOUNTAIN WEST WEEKLY AWARD FOR SECOND TIME @UNLVwSoccer    UNLV women’s soccer forward Cassie Villanueva was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. She joins her Rebel counterpart Trinity Buchanan in receiving the honor twice this season.   Originally from La Mirada, California, Villanueva helped the Rebels … Read more

UNLV VOLLEYBALL PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN MOUNTAIN WEST

UNLV VOLLEYBALL PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN MOUNTAIN WEST Isabel Martin named Preseason Player of the Year as league announces its preseason poll and awards Buy UNLVtickets  |  @UNLVvball  |  Schedule  |  MW Video Release  |  MW Release   The defending Mountain West regular-season champion UNLV volleyball team has been picked to tie for first in … Read more

UNLV BASEBALL NEWS: Rebels Welcome Falcons To Town This Weekend

REBELS WELCOME FALCONS TO TOWN THIS WEEKEND  @UNLVBaseball | Schedule | Live Stats | Watch Live Fresh off a weekend series sweep against MW foes San Diego State, the UNLV Rebels will venture back into Mountain West play to host the Air Force Falcons three times at Earl E. Wilson Stadium this weekend. The first game of … Read more

UNLV VOLLEYBALL NEWS: Paris Oliveira Named MW Defensive Player of the Week

UNLV VOLLEYBALL’S PARIS OLIVEIRA NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior libero/defensive specialist helped Rebels to 2-0 record last week in Tempe en route to seventh-straight win and the Sparky Invitational title   @UNLVvball  | MW Release | MW Video | Season Stats  | Schedule  | Tickets UNLV volleyball’s Paris Oliveira was named … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Last-Minute Goal Lifts Rebels To Win At Utah State

LAST-MINUTE GOAL LIFTS REBELS TO WIN AT UTAH STATE     Junior midfielder Katie Ballou scores with 25 seconds remaining to give UNLV 1-0 win in Mountain West opener   @unlvwsoccer | Box Score |  2018 Schedule | Purchase Tickets     UNLV women’s soccer opened Mountain West play with some late-game magic as junior midfielder Katie Ballou broke a scoreless game … Read more

Lady Rebels Open MW Quarterfinals Tuesday Against UNR or San Diego State

UNLV LADY REBELS FACE UNR OR SAN DIEGO STATE TUESDAY IN MW QUARTERFINALS  UNLV is 8-1 at home against league opponents this season ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@UNLVLadyRebels    UNLV Women’s Basketball UNLV vs UNR or SDSU Matchup MW Quarterfinals – #2 UNLV (19-10, 14-4 MW) vs #7 UNR (14-15)/#10 SDSU (11-18) Date Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Time 6 … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Lady Rebels Ready For MW Showdown Wednesday At Fresno State

UNLV LADY REBELS READY FOR MW SHOWDOWN WEDNESDAY AT FRESNO STATE First place Lady Rebels looking to avenge January’s last-second loss to the Bulldogs ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​@UNLVLadyRebels  UNLV Women’s Basketball UNLV at Fresno State Matchup UNLV (16-9, 11-3 MW) at Fresno State (16-10, 11-4 MW) Date Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Time 7 p.m. Site Save Mart Center … Read more

Runnin’ Rebels Open Mountain West Play Saturday Night At Home

RUNNIN’ REBELS OPEN MOUNTAIN WEST PLAY SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME UNLV men’s basketball hosts Boise State at 8 p.m. – 1977 Final Four team to be honored at halftime Buy UNLVtickets | Game Notes vs. Boise State  | Schedule | @UNLVAthletics | @TheRunninRebels UNLV Men’s Basketball at Matchup Boise State (11-2, 1-0 Mountain West) at UNLV (11-2, 0-0 Mountain West) Date Saturday, December 30, 2017 Time 8:00 p.m. … Read more

Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Brings High-Quality NCAA Hoops to Orleans Arena Dec. 22-23

  Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic Brings High-Quality NCAA Hoops to Orleans Arena Dec. 22-23 The Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, an annual action-packed NCAA basketball tournament, will return to Orleans Arena on Dec. 22-23, bringing teams from University of Nevada, Reno, University of San Francisco, Duquesne University, and University of Southern Illinois, Carbondale. The … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels’ 2017-18 Mountain West Schedule Announced

RUNNIN’ REBELS’ 2017-18 MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Format again includes eight home-and-home series and two one-time games @TheRunninRebels UNLV men’s basketball announced its 18-game 2017-18 Mountain West schedule on Tuesday, as the league released the entire lineup of games earlier in the day. The schedule format for the 11-member conference includes eight home-and-home series and … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Dakota Gonzalez Named MW Player Of The Week

  UNLV’S DAKOTA GONZALEZ NAMED MOUNTAIN WEST PLAYER OF THE WEEK Junior guard averaged 27 points per game in leading the Lady Rebels to a 2-0 week @UNLVLadyRebels on Twitter UNLV’s Dakota Gonzalez was named the Mountain West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday after posting a pair of career-best scoring performances while … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels To Host San José State Saturday Afternoon

UNLV Men’s Basketball at Matchup San José State (12-10, 5-6 Mountain West) at UNLV (10-15, 3-9 Mountain West) Date Saturday, February 11, 2017 Time 3 p.m. Site Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas Video Campus Insiders/Mountain West Network (Nate Kreckman, Richie Schueler) Radio ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) Audio UNLV Gameday … Read more

UNLV SWIMMING NEWS: Paco-Pedroni, Hendrick Swept Weekly Swimming Awards

UNLV’S PACO-PEDRONI AND HENDRICK SWEEP SWIMMER AWARDS Rebel duo picks up conference honors from the WAC and the Mountain West UNLV’s Tom Paco-Pedroni and Kristina Hendrick made it a sweep of their conference Swimmer of the Week awards on Tuesday, as Paco-Pedroni was honored by the WAC and Hendrick was selected as the week’s best … Read more

UNLV ATHLETICS NEWS: Rebels Have 49 Earn MW Scholar-Athlete Award

  REBELS HAVE 49 EARN MOUNTAIN WEST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD   UNLV Athletics had a minimum of 43 student-athletes achieve the Mountain West’s academic accolade for the ninth straight year   UNLV had a total of 49 student-athletes earn the 2015-16 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, which was announced on Friday by the conference.    The Scarlet … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: McCaw Named MW Player Of The Week

    MCCAW NAMED MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sophomore guard earns league honor for first time after averaging 20.8 points per game over four games last week UNLV sophomore Patrick McCaw has been named the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games through Sunday, Nov. 29, the league announced Monday. This … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Lady Rebels Host Alaska Anchorage In Exhibition Contest Monday

  UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOSTS ALASKA ANCHORAGE IN EXHIBITION CONTEST MONDAY Lady Rebels open regular season Nov. 14 against Southern Utah The UNLV women’s basketball team will play its lone exhibition of the preseason on Monday, Nov. 9, when it hosts Alaska Anchorage at 7 pm in the Cox Pavilion. UNLV has been picked to … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: Jonson Named All-America Scholar For Second Straight Year

JONSON NAMED ALL-AMERICA SCHOLAR FOR SECOND STRAIGHT YEAR Senior golfer adds another academic honor to his impressive resume   TWITTER: UNLVGolf UNLV men’s golf senior Carl Jonson was named a Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholar for the second straight year, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Wednesday. A total of 206 players earned the honor in Division … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: Kitayama Named MW Men’s Golfer Of The Week

UNLV’S KURT KITAYAMA NAMED MW MEN’S GOLFER OF THE WEEK Rebel senior set career marks in winning his second career tournament UNLV senior Kurt Kityama has been selected Mountain West Men’s Golfer of the Week for tournaments played March 5-17. This is Kitayama’s third career golfer of the month/week accolade. The Chico, Calif., native, paced the … Read more