October 23, 1998

LARAMIE, Wyo. - Led by junior Jessica Zehr's double-double of 14 kills and 13 digs, Wyoming defeated the UNLV volleyball team 15-10, 15-5, 8-15, 15-7 in a Western Athletic Conference match Friday at MultiPurpose Gym.

The loss was the first for the Rebels in their last 11 matches, snapping their program record 10-match win streak. It also marks the first WAC loss for UNLV (16-4, 5-1 WAC) this season.

Wyoming (10-9, 5-1 WAC) was assisted in the win by senior Jami Laya who recorded a match-high 25 kills.

UNLV was led by sophomore Justine Kamelamela's match-high 19 kills and team-high tying 10 digs. Freshman Nora Bernson added 10 digs as well, while juniors Christel Eves and Jeanette Graves each had 11 kills.

The Cowgirls out-hit the Rebels .181 to .109 for the match and recorded 78 digs to UNLV's 54. UNLV recorded 60 kills to UW's 52.

After jumping out to a 7-3 advantage, the Rebels struggled allowing Wyoming six-straight points and only managed three for the remainder of the game.

Wyoming held a 4-0 lead when UNLV cut it to 4-3, but from that point on it was all Cowgirls, outscoring the Rebels 11-2 the rest of the way.

UW held a 4-3 advantage in game three when the Rebels went on a 5-0 run. After Wyoming scored two points, UNLV increased its lead to 12-6, eventually taking the game to force a fourth.

The Cowgirls jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the fifth game and increased their advantage to 12-1 before UNLV battled back to cut the score to 12-6. The Cowgirls, however pulled away from there to win the game 15-7 and the match 3-1.

UNLV will be back in action Saturday, Oct. 24 as it travels to Fort Collins, Colo., to battle Colorado State.