UNLV MEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Open Season Friday At Delaware

  UNLV MEN’S SOCCER OPENS SEASON ON FRIDAY AT DELAWARE Rebels also to face UMBC on opening weekend The UNLV men’s soccer teams begins the 2013 season with its first trip to the East Coast in six years, starting with Friday’s contest at Delaware. That game will start at 4 pm, and then the Rebels … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Host Nike Invitational, Face Portland State And LIU Brooklyn

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER HOSTS NIKE INVITATIONAL THIS WEEKEND FOR HOME OPENER Rebels will face Portland State and LIU Brooklyn   The UNLV women’s soccer team will host a pair of defending conference champions this weekend as opens up the home portion of the schedule with the UNLV Nike Invitational on Friday, Aug. 30 and Sunday, … Read more

UNLV MEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Win 2-1 Over Cal Baptist In Exhibition Action

  UNLV MEN’S SOCCER TOPS CAL BAPTIST 2-1 IN EXHIBITION ACTION Thanks to a pair of goals, the UNLV men’s soccer team posted a 2-1 win over Cal Baptist in exhibition action on Tuesday night from Peter Johann Memorial Field. All three goals in the game were scored in the second half. Notching the scores … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Fall In Defensive Contest At UC Irvine 2-0

  UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER FALLS IN DEFENSIVE CONTEST ON THE ROAD, 2-0 TO UC IRVINE The two teams were held to a combined 11 shots on the afternoon  UNLV played UC Irvine fairly even for the majority of the afternoon, but a two-minute stretch midway through the first half would prove to be the difference … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Wassell Named As One Of 30 Candidates For Senior CLASS Award

UNLV’S KYLIE WASSELL NAMED AS ONE OF 30 CANDIDATES FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD Rebel senior goalkeeper is first player in team history to be selected UNLV senior goalkeeper Kylie Wassell is one of only 30 women’s players that were announced on Wednesday as candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate soccer. To be … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Open Season In California Against Pair Of Big West Schools

  UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER OPENS THE SEASON THIS WEEKEND IN CALIFORNIA Rebels to play road games at both UC Riverside and UC Irvine UNLV starts the 2013 women’s soccer season on the road with a pair of games in California, part of a run of eight of the first 10 games of the year to … Read more

UNLV MEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Rebels Selected Third In WAC Preseason Poll

UNLV SELECTED THIRD IN PRESEASON WAC MEN’S SOCCER POLL Rebels are playing in the Western Athletic Conference for the first time since 1998 UNLV was selected to finish in third place in the 2013 Western Athletic Conference men’s soccer preseason poll, which was released on Tuesday by the league office. Junior midfielder Julian Portugal was … Read more

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

RUNNIN’ REBELS’ MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Some TV appearances and game times also released for the 2013-14 season The 2013-14 UNLV men’s basketball Mountain West schedule, along with some of its television appearances and some game times were released on Friday by the athletics department. The Runnin’ Rebels’ non-conference schedule was released last month. Click … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels Ranked No. 1 In Mountain West, 14th In Nation For Home Attendance Last Season

RUNNIN’ REBELS RANKED NO. 1 IN MOUNTAIN WEST, 14TH IN NATION IN HOME ATTENDANCE UNLV men’s basketball was in the NCAA’s top 25 in home attendance for the fifth straight season in 2012-13 For the fifth straight year, the UNLV men’s basketball program has found itself among the nation’s top 25 in home attendance as … Read more

UNLV ATHLETICS NEWS: Sportsman & Sportswoman Of The Year Announced

UNLV SPORTSMAN & SPORTSWOMAN OF THE YEAR ANNOUNCED Kevin Penner and Aleksandra Josifoska earn school’s top athletics award for 2012-13 Men’s golf standout Kevin Penner has been named the UNLV Sportsman of the Year for 2012-13, while women’s tennis star Aleksandra Josifoska won the Sportswoman of the Year award, UNLV Athletics announced Thursday. Penner was … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Caitlin Allen Added Named As Assistant Coach

UNLV NAMES CAITLIN ALLEN AS WOMEN’S SOCCER ASSISTANT COACH Caitlin Allen, a standout defender at UNLV for the past four seasons, will remain a Rebel as she joins the women’s soccer coaching staff as an assistant coach, UNLV Head Coach Michael Coll announced on Thursday. Allen was a four-year starter on the backline for the … Read more

UNLV SWIMMING AND DIVING NEWS: Rebels Add Jon Maccoll As Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

UNLV ADDS JON MACCOLL TO MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING STAFF Jonathan Maccoll has been named assistant coach/recruiting coordinator for the UNLV men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams, UNLV head coach Jim Reitz announced on Monday. “We are extremely excited to have a coach of Jon’s caliber join our staff here at UNLV,” … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: 2013-14 Non-Conference Schedule Announced

  UNLV ANNOUNCES 2013-14 NON-CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Highlights include home games against Illinois, Arizona State, playing in the Las Vegas Classic at Orleans Arena and a road game at Arizona UNLV Athletics has announced opponents and dates for the non-conference portion of its 2013-14 men’s basketball season schedule. With 11 teams as Mountain West … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Simon Hired As Assistant Coach

SIMON HIRED AS UNLV ASSISTANT COACH Findlay Prep head coach and former Runnin’ Rebel video assistant joins Rice’s coaching staff Todd Simon has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men’s basketball program, head coach Dave Rice announced Monday. Simon, 32, returns to UNLV after spending seven years with the Findlay Prep program, … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Anthony Bennett Selected No. 1 In NBA Draft

A RUNNIN’ REBEL FIRST AND FOREMOST Anthony Bennett selected No. 1 in the NBA Draft by Cleveland; ninth lottery pick from UNLV is second in program history to be top overall selection Anthony Bennett Photo Gallery Video UNLV’s NBA Draft History Bennett’s Updated Bio Bennett’s 2012-13 Media Guide Bio   Former UNLV men’s basketball forward … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: Penner Named Honorable Mention All-America For Second Straight Season

  PENNER NAMED HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SEASON UNLV men’s golf has had a player earn All-America recognition in 23 of the last 25 years UNLV men’s golf senior Kevin Penner has been named honorable mention All-America for the second straight season as the 2013 PING Division I All-America Teams were announced by … Read more

UNLV ATHLETIC NEWS: Rebel Athletics Score High In Latest NCAA APR Report

  UNLV SCORES HIGH IN LATEST NCAA APR REPORT Seven teams finish with program-best APR scores, UNLV wins final points in Governor’s Series competition  The NCAA released the 2011-12 Division I Academic Progress Rate (APR) data and penalty reports for all NCAA Division I institutions Wednesday morning, and a very strong showing was made by … Read more

UNLV Rebels Capture Inaugural Gonvernor’s Series Presented By NV Energy

UNLV CAPTURES INAUGURAL GOVERNOR’S SERIES PRESENTED BY NV ENERGY Junior baseball player Buddy Borden is the first recipient of the Bill Ireland Award Bolstered by an outstanding performance by its spring sports programs, the UNLV Athletics Department has been honored as the inaugural winner of the Governor’s Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by … Read more