Sept. 7, 2006
LAS VEGAS -
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This week: Following the UNLV Rebels second straight week of going 2-1 at a tournament, the team returns home for its own UNLV Invitational on Sept. 8-9. The Rebels welcome UC Santa Barbara, Cal State Northridge and Xavier to the Cox Pavilion for two days of volleyball action. UNLV brings a 4-2 record and two straight second-place finishes in tournament play (UNLV Classic and the Baden Cougar Challenge). This will be the last tournament for the Rebels until the MWC Tournament in November.
UNLV Invitational Schedule:
Friday, Sept. 8Cal State Northridge vs. Xavier, 4:30 pmUNLV vs. UC Santa Barbara, 7:00 pm
Saturday, Sept. 9UNLV vs. Cal State Northridge, 12:00 pmXavier vs. UC Santa Barbara, 2:30 pmUNLV vs. Xavier, 7:00 pm
Invitational Opponent Capsules:
UC Santa Barbara - 2006: 2-2; Letterwinners R/L: 8/5; Starters R/L: 3/4; 2005 Records-Overall: 21-9; Big West: 12-2 (T-1st); Postseason: First Round; Ranking: RV; UCSB leads series: 6-0, Last Meeting: 9-14-00, UCSB won 3-0.
Cal State Northridge - 2006: 2-3; Letterwinners R/L: 10/3; Starters R/L: 6/1; 2005 Records-Overall: 4-23; Big West: 2-12 (8th); Postseason: N/A; Ranking: NR; CSUN leads series: 2-0, Last Meeting: 8-27-05, CSUN won 3-2.
Xavier - 2006: 3-4; Letterwinners R/L: 9/2; Starters R/L: 6/1; 2005 Records-Overall: 21-11; Atlantic 10: 10-3 (2nd); Postseason: N/A; Ranking: NR; First Meeting.
Baden Cougar Challenge Revisited: The Rebels walked into Baden Cougar Challenge at Bohler Gym against the Washington State Cougars last Friday carrying a two-match winning streak and walked out a day later with an identical streak. Unfortunately, the Cougars snapped the first streak in a 3-1 contest that the home team used a quick 2-0 lead to take. Down a match in the challenge, the team rebounded similar to its play in the UNLV Classic and won the final two matches to claim second. The only difference between this past weekend and the play in the UNLV Classic was that the Rebels swept their competition with matching 3-0 scores instead of 3-1. The Rebels improved their record to 4-2 with sweeping wins over UC Davis and Boise State last Saturday.
The Cougars went on to win their own tournament with a 3-0 record. Boise State finished in third with a 1-2 mark and was followed by UC Davis in fourth at 0-3.
Maria Aladjova and Lauren Miramontes earned all-tournament honors, as did Jackie Stroud (Boise State), Adetokunbo Faleti (Washington State), Kelly Rosin (Washington State) and the MVP Brittany Johnson (Washington State).
