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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (UNLVRebels.com) - The No. 21 UNLV baseball team had its seven-game win streak snapped Sunday with a 15-12 loss to the Air Force Falcons in the finale of their Mountain West series at Falcon Field. The Falcons pushed out to an 8-0 lead after the first inning of play only to see the Rebels chip away and knot the score at 9-all in the fifth before they took a one-run lead, 10-9, in the fifth. Air Force flipped the game back to its favor with a six-run sixth en route to its four-run win.

With the loss, the Scarlet & Gray sits at 18-3 on the year and 5-1 in Mountain West play. The Falcons, on the other hand, improved to 7-12 overall and 2-4 in conference play.

Air Force's offense erupted for eight runs off of nine hits â€" eight of which were singles â€" and a sacrifice fly against UNLV starter Trevor Horn in the first; however, his teammates picked him up by outscoring the Falcons 10-1 over the third and fifth innings. Horn settled down and only allowed one run off of five hits between the second through the fifth. Unfortunately, he issued a lead-off walk in the sixth, which would eventually be the game-tying run and the first of six the Falcons scored in the frame.

UNLV attempted to mount a comeback bid in the eighth with two runs, but the offense was unable to push across any more scores as it left two runners on base.

THE TURNING POINT: One pitch after making a pitching change, the Rebels' Blaze Bohall (1-1) surrendered a two-run home run that put Air Force back in the lead at 11-10. Bohall was able to get the next batter out, but three straight hits followed, the last of which was a two-run double that extended the Falcons' lead to three runs at 13-10.

REBEL OF THE GAME: Kyle Isbel went 4-for-5 with four RBI and three runs. All four of Isbel's RBI came off a grand slam in the third inning that sparked UNLV's come-from-behind bid. He led off the third with a single and came around to score off Nick Rodriguez's game-tying, two-run home run, which made it 9-all. He scored, once more, in the eighth after leading off the inning with a walk.

QUOTABLE: "I'm just as proud of our guys today as I was yesterday," said head coach Stan Stolte. "To fall behind 8-0 out of the chute and battle back again is what we're all about. Anytime you can come in here and win two out of three, you'll take it. Trevor Horn showed a ton of heart; he could have mailed it in early, but he kept battling into the sixth. I'm really proud of him. Our bullpen was taxed and he gutted out five-plus innings."

STAT OF THE GAME: Six Rebels recorded multiple-hit games with a team-high four coming from Isbel, while Nick Ames, Max Smith, Bryson Stott, Vince Taormina and Rodriguez had two each.

REBEL NOTES:
- The Rebels' 18-3 record is the best start through 21 games in program history.
- The Rebels are 5-1 in Mountain West games this season and 13-2 in nonconference contests.
- The Rebels last started MW play 5-0 was during the 2014 campaign.
- The Rebels' 5-1 mark in MW play is tied for the second-best start in conference action since the 2014 squad went 5-1 â€" they only trail 2004's 6-0 start.
- The Rebels have won all four series they have played this season: Columbia (4-0), Fresno State (3-0), Iowa (3-0) and Air Force (2-1).
- The Rebels have trailed in 14 games this season, but hold a 12-3 mark in those they have allowed the opponent to lead at one point or another.
- The Rebels have been outhit by their opponents in five games this season, and own a 3-2 mark in those outings.
- The Rebels have notched 10 or more hits in 18 games this season, and own a 16-2 mark in those outings.
- The Rebels have scored in double figures nine times this season and were credited with double-digit RBI totals in each.
- Max Smith extended his reached-base streak to 20 games with help from two hits and two walks.
- Robbins has reached base safely in 15 straight games, only the second Rebel to achieve the feat this season.
- Rodriguez pushed his hitting streak to 12 games, only the second Rebel to achieve the feat this season.
- Stott and Isbel upped their team-best multiple-hit game totals to 15 apiece, while Rodriguez, Smith and Ames bumped theirs to 12, 11 and seven, respectively.
- As a team, UNLV hit .402 as a team against Air Force with 51 hits, 17 of which went for extra bases (11 doubles, five homers and one triple), 41 RBI and 42 runs.
- Isbel went 10-for-16 (.625) against Air Force with seven RBI and seven runs.
- Rodriguez went 8-for-16 (.500) against Air Force with nine RBI and eight runs.
- In all, UNLV had six players notch .385 or better batting averages with a minimum of five hits against Air Force.

UP NEXT: UNLV will remain on the road for a Tuesday affair in Phoenix against the Arizona State Sun Devils. First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 pm.

BACK AT EARL E.: UNLV returns to Las Vegas and Earl E. Wilson Stadium for a three-game, MW series against the San Diego State Aztecs. Game one is slated for Friday night at 6:05 pm, while games two and three will take place Saturday (2:05 pm) and Sunday (1:05 pm).

SINGLE-GAME TICKETS: Fans can purchase single-game tickets online and in-advance for only $5; however, they must be purchased through UNLVTickets.com three hours prior to first pitch. Single-game tickets for the 15 remaining home games are priced at $8 for adults, $6 for senior/faculty/staff and $4 for groups of 15 or more. As always, UNLV students (with Rebel Card) and kids 12 and under are always free.