Sept. 20, 2008
Final Stats
DENVER - The UNLV Rebels (6-6) got back to their winning ways, as the team has now won four of its five matches after Saturday morning's 3-0 sweep of the SMU Mustangs (7-6) at the Denver Invitational. The Rebels have made quick work in those four victories, as the squad has swept past each of its opponents. UNLV defeated SMU by set scores of 25-21, 25-23, 25-18.
The Rebels out-hit the Mustangs by a .241 to .151 margin. UNLV hit between .158 (third) and .306 (second) throughout the match. SMU hit .179 in the opening stanza and then mustered it up to a .350 in the second, but came out flat in the third with a -.075. UNLV had four more kills (41-to-37) and four less errors (15-to-19).
Jessica Walters put together her sixth straight match with 10 or more kills, as she knocked down 15 in the victory for UNLV.
Erin Greenwood managed the best hitting efficiency for the Rebels with her .368 coming off of eight kills, one error and 19 attempts.
Melody Nua dished out a match-high 28 assists for UNLV.
Camille Cunningham led all defensive players with her 21 digs.
SMU's Natalie Peters was the only Mustang to register double-digit kills with her 12 contributions. Peters owned the best hitting efficiency in the match with a .409. She only committed three errors in 22 swings.
Kelli Becerra and Stefanie Kons split setting duties for the Mustangs, as they dished out 15 and 14 assists, respectively.
Dana Powell and Carly Bergquist were nearly equal in digs, as Powell led the Mustangs with 12 and Bergquist followed closely behind with 11 of her own.
UNLV closes out its portion of the Invitational with a 4:00 pm PT match with Georgia State.
