May 18, 2005
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Rebels Gain At-Large Bid, Head West To Region 7...
UNLV (43-17) learned its fate on Sunday afternoon when ESPNEWS announced the 64-teams chosen for the 2005 NCAA Tournament. The No. 2 regional seed Rebels will travel to Los Angeles for a Friday matchup at noon against No. 3 regional seed Cal State Fullerton at Easton Stadium on the campus of the No. 7 national seed and No. 1 regional seed UCLA Bruins. Loyola Marymount (No. 4 region seed) rounds out the foursome and drew UCLA in its first game. The winner of the double-elimination regional will advance to a three-game Super Regional next weekend.
The at-large bid gives UNLV its eighth postseason berth in the softball program's history. In a seven-year span ranging from 1990-1996, the Rebels amassed a 16-16 record in the NCAA Tournament. In 1990, `91 and `95, UNLV ended its season at the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. In the World Series, UNLV is 3-6. The best run through the postseason came in 1995, when UNLV finished the postseason with a 5-3 mark.
NCAA Regional #7 Competition...
Friday, May 20Noon Game 1: #2 UNLV vs. #3 Cal State Fullerton2:30 pm Game 2: #1 UCLA vs. #4 Loyola Marymount
Saturday, May 2110:00 am Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 212:30 pm Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 23:00 pm Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4
Sunday, May 22Noon Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 52:30 pm Game 7: Necessary if Game 5 winner defeats Game 3 winner.
Regional Opposition...
Cal State Fullerton, #3 Regional SeedOverall: 28-19. Big West: 14-7, 3rd PlaceAgainst UNLV: CSUF holds a 36-20 edge in the 56-game series.Last meeting (overall): 2-27-05 @ Palm Springs Classic, CSUF won 5-1.Last meeting (postseason): 5-27-95 @ Oklahoma City in the WCWS, CSUF won 1-0.Record against Regional #7 field: 4-2 (1-0 vs. UNLV; 1-2 vs. UCLA; 2-0 vs. LMU)
UCLA, #7 National Seed/#1 Regional SeedOverall: 30-16. Pac-10: 11-10, 5th PlaceAgainst UNLV: UCLA holds an 18-1 record in the 19-game series.Last meeting (overall): 3-4-01 @ UCLA Tournament, UCLA won 3-0.Last meeting (postseason): 5-22-94 @ Regional #5 in Columbia, S.C., UCLA won 3-2.Record against Regional #7 field: 2-1 (2-1 vs. CSUF)
Loyola Marymount, #4 Regional SeedOverall: 34-18. Pacific Coast Softball Conference: 16-4, 1st PlaceAgainst UNLV: UNLV leads the six-game series 5-1.Last meeting (overall): 2-21-99 @ UNLV, LMU won 9-0.Last meeting (postseason): None.
How Unlv Fared Against The Field Of 64...
Of the 64 schools that either won their conferences automatic bid into the 2005 NCAA Tournament or were selected as an at-large qualifier, UNLV has an 8-14 record against 16 regional squads, with wins over #9 national seed Northwestern, #16 national seed Washington, Bethune-Cookman, Oregon, Southern Illinois, Fresno State and two wins vs. BYU. Breaking it down even further, UNLV is 2-6 in games against eight of the 16 national seeds. The Rebels two wins came against Northwestern and Washington.
Gametracker update...
Due to NCAA regulations, UNLV's normal method of gametracker will not be used. The NCAA has its own live stats program, but you can access the UNLV games through links provided on the softball schedule page. To follow all NCAA Tournament action be sure to check out its website, for daily updates with action beginning on Thursday, May 19.
