Women's Soccer | 10/24/2018 2:22:00 PM

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV women's soccer will wrap up its regular season slate Friday against in-state rival in the newly named Silver State Cup presented by Nevada Donor Network and Laborers Union, which replaces the Governor's Series competition between the two Nevada schools. The Rebels and Wolf Pack will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Mackay Stadium in Reno. The scoring system for the Silver State Cup will remain the same, with the winner tallying three points towards the school's total for the year.

Not only is it an important match for the bragging rights between the two schools, but its also a big game for UNLV's postseason hopes. Sunday's 2-1 overtime loss at Wyoming dropped the Rebels into a tie for seventh in the MW standings, with the top six teams advancing to the conference tournament. Unfortunately UNLV doesn't completely control its own destiny, but will need a win against the Wolf Pack to stay in contention. Several scenarios exist in which the Rebels get in, but it will depend on the results of the other rivalry games in the conference on Friday. If the Rebels advance, they will play in the opening round of the tournament on Tuesday in San Jose, California.

UNLV (10-6-3, 4-4-2) at UNR (4-12-2, 1-9-0)
The Silver State Cup Presented By Nevada Donor Network and Laborers Union
Friday, Oct. 26
6:30 p.m. PT | Reno, NV
Series: UNLV leads 10-1-3 
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NEWS & NOTES

• UNLV's 3-0 win at Colorado State was its sixth shutout of the season and marked the second time in three games scoring at least three goals.
• The 2-1 overtime loss to Wyoming Sunday was the first loss in overtime for the Rebels since Oct. 20 of last year, when they lost to Utah State 2-1 in the second overtime
• Over the first six conference games, UNLV had scored just four goals, but scored nine over its next four heading into the final regular season game.
• UNLV has reached double-digit wins for the fourth straight year and have reached that mark in four out of five years under head coach Chris Shaw.
• Sunday, October 14 vs San Diego State was senior day for UNLV, honoring Caitlyn Kreutz, Amanda Galbraith, Kaila Brinkman and Isabella Myers. Kreutz and Galbraith both scored on the day.
• The senior trio of Caitlyn Kreutz, Amanda Galbraith and Kaila Brinkman have combined for 17 goals, eight assists and 42 points.
• True freshman keeper has 97 saves on the season and is just 17 saves away from the single-season record. Her 97 stops this year are the most by a freshman in program history
• The Rebels finished 6-2-1 at home in 2018 and are currently 4-4-2 away from Las Vegas heading into the final three road games.
• The 6-2-1 non-conference record marked the third straight year under Shaw that the Rebels have finished with two losses or less during non-league play. That included a 4-0 mark at home in 2018.
• Since the start of the 2016 season, UNLV is 22-4-3 on their home field, compared to 14-13-2 away from Vegas. Three of the five losses in 2018 have come on the road with six of seven losses last year coming away from Las Vegas.
• The Rebels swept the Mountain West weekly awards on Sept. 11 as Caitlyn Kreutz was named Offensive Player of the Week and Emberly Sevilla was named Defensive Player of the Week, the first career awards for both and first for UNLV this season.
• With a 2-0 win at home against Montana on Sept. 9, head coach Chris Shaw recorded his 55th career win at UNLV to make him the winningest coach in program history, breaking the old mark held by former head coach Dan Abdalla, who went 54-38-8 from 2000-04.
• For the first time since 2013, the Rebels have a new face in goal with the graduation of four-year starter Jordan Sallee. Las Vegas local and freshman Emberly Sevilla graduated high school early to enroll in the spring, earned the starting role.
• UNLV went 2-0 on the opening weekend of the season for the third consecutive year and for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Chris Shaw.
• The Rebels won their season-opener for the eighth straight year and are a perfect 5-0 in season-openers under Shaw.
• 2018 marks the 20th season in UNLV women's soccer history.
• The Rebels were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West preseason coaches poll, marking the second straight year they've appeared in the top four in that poll.
• Shaw entered his fifth season with a 49-29-7 overall record. In 2016, Shaw led the Rebels to MW regular season and tournament titles for the first time in program history in addition to earning the program's third Coach of the Year honor.
• Senior Caitlyn Kreutz played with the Philippine National Team in a World Cup Qualifying tournament in Jordan in April.
• Associate head coach J.J. Wozniak is in his fourth year under Shaw.
• In August, Shaw added former Rebel Michaela Kelsey, who was a senior in 2017, to his staff as an assistant coach, replacing Kaley Shlaes, who served under Shaw the past two seasons.

REBELS IN THE RANKINGS
• Mountain West: In the overall season rankings, the Rebels rank first in assists (33), tied for first in points (101)  and are second in shots (277) and goals (34) and second in points (90). UNLV i salso second in the MW with 97 saves. Senior Caitlyn Kreutz leads the team and is tied for second in the MW with seven goals - five of them game-winners (which ranks second in the MW), and is third in the league with 15 points. True freshman Emberly Sevilla is second in the league with 97 saves and is first in save percentage (.835). As a team UNLV has allowed 19 goals this season, which ranks tied for fourth. With the nine goals over the last two weekends, UNLV climbed the conference-only rankings and is now in the top four in most major offensive statistical categories after being towards the bottom over the first three weeks of conference play.
• RPI: 177

SCOUTING THE OPPONENT
• UNR
- UNR enters the weekend at 4-12-2 overall and just 1-9 in conference play with their lone conference win coming over Air Force
- The Rebels have lost to the Wolf Pack just once in the series history between the two schools
- UNR has scored just 13 goals in 18 games this season while giving up 27 to opponents

UNLV WOMEN'S SOCCER 20TH SEASON CELEBRATION
The Rebels are celebrating a special milestone this year as 2018 marks the program's 20th season. The official recognition took place on Friday, Oct. 5 at Peter Johann Memorial Field. The largest crowd of the season saw UNLV take down Fresno State 2-1. Twenty six former Rebels were on hand to partake in the celebration - including eight from the inaugural 1998 squad. The group was recognized at halftime.