Aug. 28, 2017 @UNLVvball | 2017 UNLV Schedule | Weekly Notes | Purchase Tickets
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The Rebel volleyball team will host the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in a rare Tuesday night affair at the Cox Pavilion tomorrow. UNLV and EKU enter the contest sporting identical 2-1 records after one weekend of action.
The Scarlet & Gray opened its season in its own UNLV Invitational with wins over Binghamton (3-0) and Eastern Washington (3-1); however, a loss to tournament champion UC Davis (3-1) occurred between the victories. The Colonels, on the other hand, traveled to San Diego for the Aztec Invitational, and defeated San Diego State (3-1) and Cal State Northridge (3-2) before they lost to Portland State (3-0).
TUNE IN, WATCH & LISTEN: Tuesday night's match between UNLV and Eastern Kentucky will be streamed live via the Mountain West Network. A link for the live stream as well as live stats will be provided at UNLVRebels.com.
ON THE SIDELINE: UNLV Volleyball will hit the road for the first time this season with a trip to Las Cruces, New Mexico, for New Mexico State's SpringHill Suites Invitational. The Rebels will play Friday against North Dakota (Friday/10:00 am PT) and twice Saturday vs. No. 11 UCLA (9:00 am PT) and New Mexico State (6:00 pm PT) at the Pan American Center.
LOOKING BACK: Rebel Volleyball had two of its own - Mariena Hayden and Ashley Owens - named to the UNLV Invitational All-Tournament Team. Hayden registered a pair of double-doubles and led the team both in kills (37) and aces (eight), and also had 31 digs. Owens owned a team-best .383 hitting efficiency backed by 24 kills to go along with 13 total blocks, seven of which were of the solo variety.
RETURNING HOME: Rebel Volleyball will return to Las Vegas and the Cox Pavilion for its UNLV Challenge on September 8-9. UNLV will welcome Louisville, UC Irvine and Weber State to the two-day, four-team round-robin tournament.
TICKETS: Single-match and season tickets for the 2017 UNLV volleyball season are on sale now by visiting www.UNLVTickets.com or calling 702-739-FANS. In addition, special ticket pricing is available for groups of at least 20 by contacting Dan Johnson at Daniel.Johnson@unlv.edu or calling 702-895-1885.
Season tickets to all 16 home dates start at $40 for faculty, staff and seniors (62+) and $50 for adults. All single-match tickets can be purchased in-advance and online for as low as $5. As always, kids 12 and under and UNLV students with a valid Rebel Card are admitted for free.
