4/1/2003 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 1, 2003
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STORYLINE: The UNLV Softball team (16-23, 2-2) continues Mountain West Conference play this week with a pair of road doubleheaders. The Rebels will play their first road games of the year against BYU (21-8, 1-1) on Thursday, April 3, in Provo, Utah at 5 p.m. Following the matchup with the Cougars, UNLV travels up the road to Salt Lake City to face Utah (11-17, 1-1) on Saturday, April 5, at 12 noon.
ABOUT UNLV: The Rebels are led in hitting by Lisa Moses (.295/0/11), while All-Mountain West Conference third baseman Pauline Glenn (.196/4/18) paces the team in home runs and RBI ... In the circle, Jackie Kerrigan (13-9, 1.61) leads the league in wins ... The Rebels were chosen to finish fourth in a vote by the league's six head coaches ... Head coach Shan McDonald is in her 17th season at the helm of the Rebel program and carries an overall coaching mark of 506-453-2.
OPPONENTS: BYU owns the best overall record in the league at 21-8, but sit even with the Rebels in the league standings after splitting its season-opening doubleheader with Utah last weekend ... The Cougars had won 12 straight before falling to the Utes in their last game, 7-2 ... The Cougars hold a 10-3 edge in the series, including three wins last season ... Utah enters the week at 11-17 and will face Long Beach State prior to Saturday's matchup with UNLV ... The Utes share seven common opponents with the Rebels this year and posted a 5-2 mark in those games against the Rebels' 4-5 record against said teams ... With wins in four of last year's five matchups, the Utes hold a 28-19 advantage in the all-time series.
NOTEBOOK: The Rebels won the front end of both conference doubleheaders last week ... Thursday's games at BYU will mark the first true road contests of the season - UNLV has a 2-12 record in neutral site games ... UNLV has faced 10 opponents this season that have received votes in the USA Today/NFCA Top 25 poll.
