Aug. 26, 2010
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -
Week One Release in PDF Format 
FIRST SERVE: The UNLV Rebels open the 2010 season with three matches this weekend in Long Beach, Calif., at the Long Beach State Baden Classic (Aug. 27-28). UNLV will open up with a pair of contests on Friday with the first against #25 Saint Mary's at 11:00 am, followed by a 7:00 pm affair with Long Beach State, who sits 26th in the AVCA Preseason Poll. The Rebels will close out its trio of matches with a single tilt with Rutgers on Saturday at 12:00 pm.
Coincidentally, UNLV opens up this season where they finished last year. The Rebels concluded 2009 playing in the LBSU's Mizuno Thanksgiving Tournament.
LONG BEACH STATE BADEN CLASSIC SCHEDULE:
Friday, Aug. 2711:00 am UNLV vs. St. Mary's01:30 pm LBSU vs. Rutgers04:00 pm St. Mary's vs. Sacred Heart07:00 pm UNLV vs. LBSU
Saturday, Aug. 2810:00 am LBSU vs. Sacred Heart12:00 pm UNLV vs. Rutgers04:30 pm Rutgers vs. Sacred Heart07:00 pm LBSU vs. Saint Mary's
*All eight matches can be followed via GameTracker link through LongBeachState.com.*All three of UNLV matches will have GameTracker links through UNLVRebels.com.*Audio for the UNLV-LBSU match is linked through UNLVRebels.com.
ON THE SIDELINES: The UNLV Rebels will keep their act on the road following their trip to Southern California. UNLV will participate in Oregon's State's Active Ankle Challenge in Corvallis, Ore. Joining the Rebels and host Beavers at the Challenge are #12 Michigan and Florida Gulf Coast.
UNLV will open up with #12 Michigan on Sept. 3 (4:30 pm) before taking on Oregon State and Florida Gulf Coast at 12:30 pm and 5:00 pm, respectively.
REBELS PICKED EIGHTH IN MWC POLL: The UNLV Rebels were selected to finish eighth in the 2010 Mountain West Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league's nine head coaches and selected media. The Rebels received 36 points to finish seven spots behind Colorado State, who notched 134 points and 15 of 16 first-place votes.
TCU was picked third with 99 points after reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2009 for the first time in program history. New Mexico followed closely behind TCU's output with 96 points of its own. BYU was slotted fifth with 85 points. San Diego State came in sixth with 62 points ahead of Wyoming's 43 for seventh. Air Force rounded out the nine-team poll with 16 points.
SMALL-SCREEN REBELS: The UNLV Rebels will make four appearances on television during the 2010 campaign with three games broadcast on The Mtn. (The MountainWest Sports Network) and a fourth aired by CBS College Sports Network.
UNLV will have its first three matches shown on The Mtn. in a span of 17 days.
The Rebels will make their 2010 television debut on Sept. 30, during a road contest against the TCU Horned Frogs in Fort Worth, Texas. The match will air at 5:00 pm PT on The Mtn., which can be found in Las Vegas on DirecTV Ch. 616 and Cox Ch. 334.
UNLV will only have to wait a week for their next appearance on The Mtn., as their home contest against Wyoming on Oct. 7, at 6:30 pm PT, will be shown live.
The third and final match on BYU-TV and The Mtn. will occur on the road in Provo, Utah against the BYU Cougars. The Rebels and Cougars will serve it up at 6:00 pm PT on Oct. 16.
The final televised match of 2010 will be aired by CBS College Sports (DirecTV Ch. 613, Cox Ch. 333 and Dish Network Ch. 152) on Oct. 31 at 1:00 pm PT, with UNLV taking on TCU.
THE 2010 SCHEDULE: The UNLV Rebels' schedule is highlighted by six squads that played in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and owned a combined record of 4-5 at the national event. Colorado State reached the regional semifinals and ended with a 2-1 record. St. Mary's and TCU both went 1-1, while Long Beach State and New Mexico each were 0-1.
UNLV's schedule can be broken down by conferences, as well. Besides the 16 games against Mountain West Conference opposition, they will also play 14 teams based out of 10 different leagues. The Rebels will square off three times against Big West schools and twice each against Western Athletic and West Coach Conference institutions. They will play single contests against Atlantic-10, Atlantic Sun, Big 10, Big East, Ohio Valley, Pac-10 and Summit League schools.
In all, the team will play in four tournaments that open up the 2010 slate. The first two are on the road, while the final two are at home. Following the tournament schedule, UNLV will have 18 regular-season contests remaining with 16 devoted to MWC action and two to non-conference opponents (UMKC and Nevada, Reno).
