4/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Softball
2015 UNLV Softball Weekly Notes - Week Eleven
RENO, Nev. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV Rebels hit the road for the third straight weekend with a trip to the northern portion of the Silver State for a showdown with the Wolf Pack of Nevada, Reno. UNLV and UNR will square off in a three-game, Mountain West series that begins Friday and runs through Sunday at Christina M. Hixson Softball Park.
In addition to the games counting towards the MW's standings, the Rebels and Wolf Pack are also playing for the three points allotted for softball in the 2014-15 Governor's Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold.
UNLV softball has held up its end in the all-encompassing athletic and academic series the previous two years. The Scarlet & Gray went 2-1 in the inaugural competition held in 2012-13, while it claimed all three contests in the 2013-14 campaign.
Currently, UNR holds a 15-12 edge in the year-to-date standings between the state's two NCAA Division I programs. Three points for both men's and women's tennis are on hold from distribution until the conference tournament is held next week.
FOLLOW THE STREAM: The UNLV Rebels will have all three of their games against the Nevada, Reno Wolf Pack streamed live in conjunction with the Mountain West Network. Links to all three affairs as well as live stats can be found at UNLVRebels.com.
ON DECK: The UNLV Rebels return to the friendly confines of Eller Media Stadium next week for a three-game, Mountain West series against the San José State Spartans. UNLV and SJSU will square off April 24-26.
The games will be the first for the Scarlet & Gray in Las Vegas since it swept a three-game, midweek set versus Boise State April 7-8.
LOOKING BACK A WEEK: The UNLV Rebels 3-3 last week with a sweep at home in Mountain West play versus the Boise State Broncos that was followed by a trio of defeats to the then-#20 California Golden Bears.
UNLV rallied for wins in all three of the contests against BSU. In game one, the Rebels fell behind by five runs after the Broncos first at-bat, before they claimed a 10-5 decision. The following two affairs - a 10-9 and 12-11 - were not decided until the Scarlet & Gray's final batter of the game scattered a game-winning, walk-off hit.
Against Cal, UNLV played the home-standing Golden Bears tough in a doubleheader - 3-1 and 9-4 losses - before it succumbed in the finale by a 9-1 decision.
As a team, the Rebels hit .288 with five of their own amassing .316 or better batting averages behind minimums of five hits and 14 at-bats.
Samantha Juarez and Garie Blando paced the squad with their .450 (9-for-20) and .444 (8-for-18) batting averages. Juarez topped all in at-bats (20), hits (nine) and stolen bases (two), while Blando led all in runs (12), home runs (five), RBI (nine), total bases (23), slugging (1.278) and walks (seven).
Alyssa Cordova and Fahren Glackin owned identical .357 batting averages with each going 5-for-14 at the plate. Emily Haslinger was 6-for-19 for a .316 clip, and she also had nine RBI.
In the circle, UNLV picked up wins from Kwyn Cooper and Morgan Ettinger. The former went 2-1 in 7.2 innings of work, while the latter was 1-0 in a team-best 13.2 frames. Ettinger led all with 12 strikeouts and one complete game.
