2014 UNLV Volleyball Weekly Notes - Week Eleven

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV Rebels, who are coming off a four-set, come-from-behind win over then-#7 Colorado State, head back out on the road for a two-match swing through the Mountain Time Zone. UNLV will open up the trip with a Thursday night affair at 7:00 pm (6:00 pm PT) against the New Mexico Lobos. Two days later, the Rebels will have a Saturday showdown at 6:00 pm (5:00 pm PT) against the Air Force Falcons at the USAF Academy.

In early October, AF and UNM made stops in Las Vegas, but came away empty-handed after the Rebels dispatched the pair in four and three sets, respectively.

FOLLOW THE STREAM: The UNLV Rebels will have both of their road matches this week streamed live in conjunction with the Mountain West Network. A link to the video feed as well as live statistics can be found at UNLVRebels.com.

ON THE SIDELINES: The UNLV Rebels will return home to host their in-state rivals Nevada, Reno and San José State on Nov. 13 and 15 at the Cox Pavilion. Both are set for 6:00 pm first serves.

The UNR affair is the second and final head-to-head meeting this season between the Silver State foes with three points in the Governor's Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold up for grabs. UNLV won the first match in three sets in mid-October.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS:
Thursday, Nov. 13 vs. Nevada, Reno: Rebel Red Rivalry Night
-Fans wearing red can purchase tickets at half price
-First 500 fans will receive a free red volleyball shirt or rally towel

Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. San José State: Pink Game (Breast Cancer Awareness Night):
-Fans wearing pink can purchase tickets at half price
-First 250 fans will receive a free UNLV Volleyball headband

Rebel Kids Club Clinic: Members of the UNLV Rebel Kids Club are invited to register for a one-day clinic Tuesday, Nov. 11 at the Cox Practice Gym. Registration will begin at 10:30 am that morning with the skill clinic slated to start at 11:00 am and run for 45 minutes. A 30-minute Q&A session (11:45 am to 12:15 pm) with head coach Cindy Fredrick will follow the action.

Participation is free, but limited to only RKC members. To sign up today and become an RKC member: Click Here. To register for the volleyball clinic: Click Here

IT CAN NOW BE SAID: Dating back to the 1996 season and a total of 18 years, the UNLV Rebels had never registered a victory (0-22) over a top-10 opponent, but all of that changed last Saturday night at the Cox Pavilion against then-#7 Colorado State.

The Rams sauntered into Las Vegas winners of 18 straight matches and on the winning side of their last 27 "true" road affairs. The visitors from Fort Collins jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead, but watched UNLV claw back with wins in the three subsequent sets.

The victory surpassed the 2007 triumph over #12 BYU on Sept. 13, 2007 as the biggest in program history and it was the first over a ranked opponent since a four-set win over #13 CSU on Oct. 16, 2008.

20 & UP CLUB: The UNLV Rebels are one of 24 volleyball programs in NCAA Division I to have cracked the 20-win barrier. UNLV, who sits at 20-6 on the year, and #10 Colorado State (23-2) are the only Mountain West squads to earn passage into the small, but highly distinguished club.

CSU, #2 Washington (23-0), #3 Florida State (23-0), Dayton (23-5), Towson (23-4) and Western Kentucky (23-5) - a team that UNLV swept in Las Vegas the opening week of the season - all have 23 victories.

Besides CSU, UNLV has squared off against two more from the list with a loss to Washington and a win over Seton Hall (22-6).

The remaining teams with 20 or more wins are: #1 Stanford (22-0), #6 Penn State (22-3), Liberty (22-6), Hofstra (22-4), Arkansas-Little Rock (21-4), UT-Arlington (21-6), UMKC (21-4), Denver (21-5), Valparaiso (21-6), North Dakota (21-8), #4 Wisconsin (20-2), #22 Kansas State (20-3), Rice (20-6), American (20-5), Murray State (20-4) and Marist (20-4).

MATCHING UP AGAINST THE BEST: The UNLV Rebels own an RPI of 57 as of this past Monday, Oct. 3. UNLV jumped six spots - was 63rd - in the rankings after its split last week's action at home against Wyoming and then-#7 Colorado State.

The Rebels have already played 10 matches against foes that are in the top 100 of Monday's RPI release. They split their two meetings against Colorado State, who is 13th in rankings behind a 23-2 record, and notched wins over #44 Western Kentucky (19-6), #63 Seton Hall (22-6) and #73 New Mexico (16-9). They suffered a pair of losses to both #36 CSUN (14-7) and #55 Wyoming (19-6) and another to #4 Washington (23-0).

The Scarlet & Gray has been perfect in all 17 contests it has played against teams 108th (San Diego State) and higher.