Feb. 7, 2008

LAS VEGAS - UNLV placed eight volleyball student-athletes on the 2007 Academic All-Mountain West Conference team, the league announced on Feb 7. UNLV tied BYU and New Mexico for the conference lead with eight honorees apiece.

Ever since Allison Keeley took over the volleyball program, she has had at least seven student-athletes recognized by the conference for their academic prowess.

To be eligible for selection student-athletes must have completed at least one academic term at the school while maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, and be a starter or significant contributor on their team.

WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL (8)Name        Academic Year   GPA MajorAladjova, Maria     Senior      3.56    PsychologyGreenwood, Erin     Sophomore   3.64    BiologyKeeler, Kelsey   Freshman        3.56    KinesiologyLumsden, Brittani     Senior      3.37    Secondary EducationMiramontes, Lauren Senior        3.11    Hospitality ManagementNoland, Samantha   Sophomore   3.27    Business AdministrationWalker, Jada   Senior      3.38    Physical EducationWalters, Jessica   Sophomore   3.96    Journalism