Patterson (4) also earned Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week honors

Women's Volleyball 10/5/2016 12:00:00 AM

Patterson Named Outstanding Rebel of the Week

Oct. 5, 2016

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV Volleyball setter Alexis Patterson has been named the Outstanding Rebel of the Week presented by Air Force Reserve, the school announced Wednesday.

The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.

Patterson, a Phoenix native, recorded double-doubles in conference wins over Fresno State and San Jose State on the road last weekend to help the Rebels remain perfect in Mountain West play and improve to 15-1 overall. The junior led the team in assists (102), assists per set (10.20), digs (30) and digs per set (3.00), while her nine kills (0.90 kills per set) translated to a team-high .389 hitting efficiency.

Against Fresno State, she combined 54 assists with 15 digs for the first double-double. She hit .625 with six kills and also had two assisted blocks and one ace. At SJSU, she turned in a double-double that consisted of 48 assists and 15 digs, and nearly notched a triple-double with a career-high eight total blocks (all assisted). She added three kills and two aces in the win.

UNLV's 15-1 overall and 4-0 conference start are both tied for best in program history.

The Rebels return home this week for a pair of MW bouts, facing Wyoming and Colorado State at Cox Pavilion Thursday (6:00 pm) and Saturday (3:00 pm), respectively. All three teams - UNLV (4-0), Wyoming (3-0) and CSU (3-0) - have yet to lose through two weeks of MW action.

2016-17 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners

Aug. 31 - Dakota Blazak, Women's Soccer

Sept. 7 - Devonte Boyd, Football

Sept. 14 - John Oda, Men's Golf

Sept. 21 - Sophie Cortes, Women's Soccer

Sept. 28 - Katie Ballou, Women's Soccer

Oct. 5 - Alexis Patterson, Volleyball

-UNLV-

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Players Mentioned

#83 Devonte Boyd: WR; 6' 1"; Freshman; HS

John Oda: 5' 7"; Freshman; HS

#6 Katie Ballou: Midfielder; 5' 6"; Freshman; HS

#11 Sophie Cortes: Midfielder; 5' 1"; Freshman; HS

#13 Dakota Blazak: Forward; 5' 3"; Freshman

#04 Alexis Patterson: S; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

#83 Devonte Boyd
: 6' 1"; Freshman; HS
: WR

John Oda
: 5' 7"; Freshman; HS

#6 Katie Ballou
: 5' 6"; Freshman; HS
: Midfielder

#11 Sophie Cortes
: 5' 1"; Freshman; HS
: Midfielder

#13 Dakota Blazak
: 5' 3"; Freshman
: Forward

#04 Alexis Patterson
: Freshman; HS
: S