2015 UNLV Volleyball Weekly Notes - Week 13

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV Rebels will host one match and travel for another this week with both contests coming against their Mountain West foes from the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains. UNLV will begin this week's action by closing out its three-match homestand with the #13 Colorado State Rams before it hits the road one last time this season with a stop in Laramie, Wyo., against the Wyoming Cowgirls.

The Rams and Cowgirls are positioned ahead of the Rebels (8-7) in the Conference standings with the former (15-0) in first, while the latter is third (11-4).

With help from its 3-0 win over San Jose State last Thursday, CSU clinched a share of the 2015 MW championship. Including this year's title, the squad from Fort Collins has finished atop the league's standings for seven straight years dating back to the 2009 campaign.

UNLV can delay CSU's opportunity to clinch the MW title outright with a win. The last time these two met, the Rebels got the best of the seventh-ranked Rams in a four-setter played in Las Vegas on Nov. 1, 2014. The victory by the Scarlet & Gray snapped an 18-match winning streak that CSU carried into the contest. Coincidentally, the 2015 Rams have won 16 straight prior to Wednesday's tilt.

PROMOTIONAL ITEMS OF INTEREST: Wednesday vs. Colorado State: First 100 fans will receive free giveaways, such as t-shirts and other miscellaneous items. The Salvation Army will have a Kettle Kick Off setup on the concourse for donations for the holiday season.

LOOKIN' LIVE ON THE WORLDWIDE WEB: The UNLV Rebels will have live statistics available for both of its matches this week. Those links, as well as, a live stream link for UNLV's contest at Wyoming will be posted at UNLVRebels.com. Saturday's bout is streamed in conjunction with the Mountain West Network.

HOME SWEET HOME: The UNLV Rebels have played 13 of their matches at home this season with 12 going in the book as victories. With two contests left to play in the Cox Pavilion, UNLV has the opportunity to tie and possibly break a pair of program marks. The 12 victories are one shy of the 13 notched by the 2006 and 2007 squads, while the six Mountain West triumphs are two short of the eight tallied in '07.

The Rebels concluded the 2014 campaign with a 3-1, home win over San Diego State. With help from that victory and 10 straight to begin this year, UNLV had won 11 straight going into its match with Boise State on Halloween. One more in the left column would push the streak to 12 and tie the program's mark for consecutive home wins, but the Broncos didn't allow the feat to occur. Coincidentally, the last time the Scarlet & Gray had lost at home had been to BSU on Nov. 22, 2014.

Despite the loss on Halloween to Boise State, UNLV has won 16 of its past 18 played inside the friendly confines of Cox Pavilion.

THE NUMBERS ARE IN: With 12 weeks of volleyball in the books, the NCAA released its weekly installment of national statistics Monday, Nov. 16, and the UNLV Rebels are ranked in the top 100 as a team on three occasions. In addition, four members of the Rebels are listed individually in a total of six categories. UNLV's highest ranking is in team total blocks (285.0), which is the 14th-best in the country. The team is also ranked 17th in blocks per set (2.79) and 70th and opponent hitting percentage (.181)

Bree Hammel is listed in three categories: 126th in blocks per set (1.09) and 127th in total blocks (108).

Ashley Owens, Alexis Patterson and Carly Riehl are in a pair of categories apiece. Owens sits 16th in blocks per set (1.43) and 17th in total blocks (139). Patterson is 99th in total assists (1,000) and 105th in assists per set (9.80). Riehl comes in 87th in digs per set (4.54) and 89th in total digs (463).