Volleyball to Wrap Up Regular Season At Home
11/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
Nov. 7, 2000
Wednesday, Nov. 8 vs Nevada, Reno 7:00 p.m.
Match at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, NV
Thursday, Nov. 9 vs Wyoming 7:00 p.m.
Match at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, NV
Saturday, Nov. 11 vs No. 6 Colorado State 7:30 p.m.
Match at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, NV
FAN PHOTO NIGHT
Wednesday's match against Nevada, Reno is "Fan Photo Night". Fans can get a free picture taken with the team immediately following the match and prints can be picked up the next day at the Rebels match against Wyoming.
THE OPPONENTS
Nevada, Reno: The Nevada, Reno volleyball team snapped a five-match winning streak with a 1-3 loss to San Jose State last Saturday. The Wolf Pack had four players reach double digits in kills with junior Shannon Stemler leading the way with 19. Fellow junior Navonna Chambers had 18 kills on the night and sophomore Michelle More ended the evening with 12.
Junior Suzanne Stonebarger led the Wolfpack with 25 digs and added eleven kills.
Wyoming: Wyoming dropped to 2-10 after a heartbreaking 2-3 loss to Air Force. Michele Rauter (15 kills, 27 digs), Jamie Burke (10 kills, 14 digs) and Barbie Bragg (14 kills, 14 digs) posted double-doubles for the Cowgirls.
Colorado State: The sixth ranked Colorado State women's volleyball team improved to 25-2 overall and 11-1 in Mountain West Conference play after defeating Air Force 3-0. The victory was the 42nd straight in Moby Arena for the Rams and marked the final regular-season win for three seniors: Katherine Pettit, Summer Jennings and Krista Swartzendruber.
Jennings led the charge for the Rams with eight kills, while Courtney Cox added seven and Angela Knopf, Soraya Santos and Emily Darger all chipped in six a piece. Knopf, Santos and Jennings all added six blocks in the win, and Allison Peckham led with a match-high seven digs. The team hit .325 for the night, with Knopf hitting a match-high .750 (6-0-8).
THE REBELS
Leiana Oswald led the Rebels with a match-high 15 kills in a three-game loss to San Diego State last week.
As a team, UNLV is averaging 12.6 kills per game for a .164 hitting percentage. Every week, the Rebels improve in almost every statistical catagory and are now averaging 11.0 apg, 12.2 dpg and 2.1 bpg.
The Rebels were 12-14 overall in 1999 and finished tied for sixth in the Mountain West Conference with a 4-10 mark...UNLV returns five letterwinners and two starters...Head Coach Deitre Collins is in her fifth season and has a career record of 53-79.
SERIES HISTORY
UNLV holds a 6-2 lead in the overall series with Nevada, Reno. In their last meeting, the Rebels defeated the Wolfpack 3-2. UNLV has won the last three meetings between the two squads.
UNLV holds a 7-2 series lead over Wyoming. The Rebels picked up their seventh win earlier this season with a 3-0 victory at Laramie, WY. Leiana Oswald finished with a match-high 13 kills.
Colorado State leads the overall series with UNLV, 8-2. Amber Graham led the Rebels in a 0-3 loss at Fort Collins, CO on Oct. 13. She finished with nine kills, five digs and two block assists.
ON THE MOVE
UNLV will play every home match except one this year in the 18,500-seat Thomas & Mack Center...This is the first season the Thomas & Mack Center is hosting the volleyball squad.
LAST WEEK
Air Force Recap: The UNLV volleyball team fell to San Diego State in three games (15-10, 15-12, 15-9) Saturday night. The Rebels are now 4-8 in the MWC, 4-17 overall.
The Aztecs jumped out to a 10-3 lead in game one, but UNLV battled back to come within one at 11-10 behind the hitting of Patricia Assuncao and Leiana Oswald. The Aztecs got kills from Nicole Akporiaye and Amy Hallquist plus blocks from the same twosome to close out the game. Game two was nearly a repeat, with the Aztecs jumping out to a 9-3 lead before the Rebels answered with seven straight points. UNLV evened the score at 11-11, but again SDSU came out ahead in the end.
Game three was tight, with the Aztecs leading by a point or two much of the way, until SDSU put together a five-point run to take a 13-8 lead. The Rebels came back with two points, but a combination block by McPartland and Monet Solberg set up match point. Hallquist put the game away with her 13th kill of the night, a total which led SDSU.
UNLV's Oswald led all players with 15 kills, hitting .316 (15-3-38) for the night. Teammate Assuncao hit .368 (9-2-19) in the losing cause.
Amber Graham contributed a dozen kills and led the Rebels in two columns with nine digs and five blocks, one solo and four assisted.
SDSU's McPartland and Akporiaye also reached double-figures with 12 and 10 kills respectively. Akporiaye led the Aztecs with a .400 (10-2-20) kill percentage.
NEXT WEEK
UNLV will travel to Fort Collins, CO for the McLeod USA Mountain West Conference Volleyball Championship from Nov. 16-18. For tickets, contact the Colorado State box office at (800) 491-RAMS. For media credential information, contact Ron Christian at (719) 533-9510.
A RANKED SCHEDULE
After only 17 matches this season, UNLV has already faced eight nationally ranked opponents. UNLV has faced then-No. 9 Florida, then-No. 16 Wisconsin, then-No. 14 UC Santa Barbara, then-No. 2 Hawaii, then-No. 15 BYU, then-No. 3 Colorado State and twice faced then-No. 18 Utah.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE CLUB
So far this season, five Rebels have recorded double-doubles in a match...Maria Julie Goes has four (47 assists, 12 digs vs. Idaho State, 45 assists, 10 digs vs. Alabama, 35 assists, 10 digs vs. San Jose State, 58 assists, 20 digs vs. Utah), Oge Fitz has two (20 kills, 11 digs vs. Idaho State, 13 kills, 11 digs vs. Alabama), Leiana Oswald has two (12 kills, 13 digs vs. Ball State, 11 kills, 15 digs vs. New Mexico), Patricia Assuncao has two (13 kills, 12 digs and 12 kills, 13 digs vs. New Mexico) and Amber Graham has two (18 kills, 11 digs vs. San Diego State, 12 kills, 11 digs vs. New Mexico).
20-KILL CLUB
Oge Fitz (20 kills vs. Idaho State) and Leiana Oswald (20 kills vs. San Jose State) each joined the 20 kill club during the UNLV Gameworks Invitational recording 20 kills in a match. Patricia Assuncao also picked up 21 kills against Utah on Oct. 20.
REBELS IN THE MWC STATS
Maria Julia Goes is currently sixth in the Mountain West Conference in assists with 10.77 per game.
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE STANDINGS(As of 11/06) Conference OverallInstitution W-L For Opp Pct W-L For Opp Pct.Colorado State 11-1 33 4 .917 25-2 76 13 .926BYU Cougars 10-2 30 9 .833 18-6 58 25 .750Utah 8-4 27 16 .667 17-6 55 30 .739San Diego State 8-4 25 17 .667 16-11 50 44 .593New Mexico 5-7 19 23 .417 9-13 36 42 .409UNLV 4-8 14 25 .333 4-17 16 52 .190Wyoming 2-10 12 31 .167 10-19 40 65 .345Air Force 0-12 1 36 .000 6-18 22 55 .250
ON THE WEB
UNLV Athletics information may be found on the web at www.unlvrebels.com...Mountain West Conference info may be obtained at www.mountainwestconf.com.
UNLV CHOSEN TO FINISH FOURTH IN MWC BY COACHES
The 2000 Mountain West Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches' Poll predicted UNLV will finish tied for fourth out of eight teams in the conference following the 2000 campaign. The following is the order that the MWC coaches predicted the conference will end up this season: Brigham Young (T1), Colorado State (T1), Utah, UNLV (T4), San Diego State (T4), New Mexico, Wyoming and Air Force.
TICKETS
Admission for UNLV volleyball games is $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students, faculty and staff. UNLV students are admitted free with valid I.D. Groups of 20 or more are admitted for $1.00 per person. For more ticket information, please call (702) 895-UNLV.
HEAD COACH DEITRE COLLINS
Head coach Deitre Collins is now in her fifth year at UNLV. Collins, the 1998 WAC Mountain Division Co-Coach of the Year, is a former member of the U.S. National Team and a three-time NCAA All-American middle blocker at Hawaii. Before being named head coach of the 15th intercollegiate athletics program at UNLV on July 10, 1995, she served as an assistant at the University of South Alabama for one season (1994). Prior to that, she was an assistant at Houston (1993) and Northern Arizona (1993-94). Collins, who is the fourth coach in the history of Rebel volleyball, graduated from Hawaii in 1995 with a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast communications. She was the first volleyball player to be named the Broderick Cup recipient, earning the award as the best female collegiate athlete in 1983. Collins also is a two-time Broderick Award honoree, being named the best collegiate volleyball player for the seasons of 1982 and 1983. Those same years, she led the Rainbow Wahine to consecutive NCAA championships as well as a record of 110-5 in her final three seasons. She is UNLV volleyball's all-time winningest coach by wins and her career head coaching record is 53-79.
COLLINS IS REBEL VB'S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH
Deitre Collins is UNLV volleyball's all-time winningest coach with 53 wins. Karen Lamb, who compiled 39 wins from 1985-87, is second on the list.
FAX-ON-DEMAND/INTERNET
All UNLV volleyball information is available on Info Connection and may be obtained by calling (770) 558-6000 from a fax machine. Media members without a PIN should call (770) 399-0096 to obtain one. The MWC's passcode is 692#. UNLV's Release is 1930. UNLV's Stats/Results is 1932. UNLV's Recent Box Score is 1933. UNLV's Schedule/Roster is 1958. The same information is also available free on the internet at www.mediateamlink.com.
REBELS ONLY, PLEASE!
Please remember, UNLV (acronym on all references please) is home to the Rebel volleyball team -- not the Runnin' Rebels! Only the men's basketball team at UNLV is named the Runnin' Rebels.
