Oct. 18, 2017 @UNLVvball | 2017 UNLV Schedule | Weekly Notes | Purchase Tickets The UNLV volleyball team continues its four-match homestand with Mountain West contests against the No. 20 Colorado State Rams and Wyoming Cowgirls this week. The Rebels, who went 1-1 last week, will welcome the nationally ranked Rams to Las Vegas and the Cox Pavilion Thursday night for a 6:00 pm affair. The Cowgirls mosey into town two days later for a Saturday matinee; first serve is scheduled for 12:00 pm.
The Scarlet & Gray is 7-14 overall and sits in a five-way tie for sixth place in the conference standings with a 3-5 mark. Over the past two weeks, UNLV has won three of its last four with the lone loss - a 3-2 defeat to Fresno State last Thursday - interrupting five-set wins over San Jose State (October 5) and Fresno State (October 7) and, most recently, a 3-1 triumph against San Diego State (October 14).
CSU and UW enter this week's action sitting atop the MW's standings in first and second place, respectively. The former is a perfect 8-0 in league play and 18-2 on the year, while the latter is 6-2 against MW opposition and 11-9 in 2017. Both teams are coming off 3-0 sweeps of both SJSU and Nevada, Reno. The Rams carry an eight-match winning streak into Thursday's bout, and seven were by 3-0 margin of victory. The Cowgirls have won five straight - four by 3-0 scores, but put their streak on the line at SDSU Thursday night prior to its stop in Las Vegas.
TUNE IN, WATCH & LISTEN: The UNLV volleyball team will stream Thursday night's match against No. 20 Colorado State free of charge via Stadium's linear network (WatchStadium.com, WatchStadium.Twitter.com and the Mountain West Network). A link to the video stream as well as live statistics for the CSU and Wyoming matches can be found at UNLVRebels.com.
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Thursday vs. No. 20 Colorado State: UNLV faculty and staff can receive two (2) free tickets with a valid Rebel card.
Saturday vs. Wyoming: Rebel Kids Club members can receive two (2) free tickets; fans showing their UNLV-Utah State football ticket will receive free admission into the match.
ON THE SIDELINE: With the conclusion of the four-match homestand, the UNLV volleyball team will hit the road for contests at Boise State and Utah State next week. The Rebels will kick off the trip with a Thursday affair (6:30 pm PT/7:30 pm MT) in Boise, Idaho. Two days later, the squad will trek to Logan, Utah, to play USU Saturday morning (11:00 am PT/12:00 pm). MT).
