LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV volleyball team begins a stretch of playing four of its final four regular-season matches on the road with stops in Boise, Idaho and Logan, Utah this week. The Rebels, who just completed a four-match homestand, will close out their Mountain West season series against the Boise State Broncos Thursday and Utah State Aggies Saturday.
 
UNLV (13-10 overall, 9-3 MW) enters the week coming off a 1-1 showing last week in a pair of four-set matches against the Fresno State Bulldogs and San Diego State Aztecs. The Rebels rallied for a 3-1 win over the Bulldogs, which closed out a perfect month of October for the Scarlet & Gray. Unfortunately, the Aztecs snapped UNLV's nine-match win streak, which - coincidentally - began at SDSU on Oct. 3, with their 3-1 triumph Saturday.
 
Boise State (15-8, 7-5) and Utah State (2-22, 2-10) are returning home to host for the first time in three weeks after playing consecutive weekends on the road at San Diego State, San Jose State and UNR. The Broncos went 3-1 on the road; however, the loss was in their most recent contest - a 3-1 defeat to the UNR Wolf Pack in Reno last Saturday. The Aggies, on the other hand, were winless in all four, losing all three by identical 3-0 scores.
 
TUNE IN, WATCH & LISTEN: Fans can follow this week's Mountain West matches against Boise State and Utah State through live stats, live video and social media. Links to stats and live video can be found online at UNLVRebels.com in the "schedule" section of the team's volleyball page as well as on the team's official social media channels.
 
ON DECK: UNLV will return to Las Vegas and the Cox Pavilion for its final two home matches of the regular season. The Rebels will welcome the UNR Wolf Pack and San Jose State Spartans to town for contests on Nov. 7 and Nov. 9, respectively.
 
SILVER STATE SERIES & CODE RED: The UNLV-UNR affair is part of the Silver State Series presented by IBEW Local 401 and Nevada Donor Network. The all-encompassing athletic and academic series between the Rebels and Wolf Pack sits deadlocked at 3-all after the points for women's soccer (UNLV) and cross country (UNR) were awarded last Friday. UNLV volleyball has already staked itself to a minimum of 1.5 points after it defeated UNR in Reno on Oct. 19.             
 
Additionally, the contest is part of UNLV Athletics Code Red series, which encourages all fans and students to wear red while cheering on the Rebels.
 
SENIOR DAY: The UNLV-SJSU affair is being billed as "Senior Day," with the Rebels celebrating their outgoing senior Antonette Rolda. Senior festivities are slated to begin following the conclusion of the match.
 
TIME CHANGE: First serve for UNLV volleyball's regular-season home finale against the San Jose State Spartans has been pushed up two hours to 5:00 pm on Nov. 16 at the Cox Pavilion. The contest was originally scheduled to start at 7:00 pm.
 
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
>Boise State: The Broncos are 15-8 through 10 weeks of play, going 1-1 last week in Mountain West play on the road with a 3-0 win at San Jose State and a 3-1 loss at UNR ... The Broncos began the year with identical 3-0 losses to Marquette and BYU, but rebounded with a 12-2 showing in their next 14 prior to a five-set loss to UNLV on Oct. 12 ... The Broncos have gone 3-3 since that loss to UNLV ... The Broncos, who returned four starters and eight letterwinners, were picked to finish fourth in the MW after tying for fifth with a 10-8 mark one year ago, and am 18-11 overall record.
 
>Utah State: The Aggies are 2-22 through 10 weeks of play, going 0-2 last week in Mountain West play on the road at UNR and at San Jose State ... The Aggies enter the week losers of six straight, with the last five coming by 3-0 final scores ... The Aggies began the year 0-14 before they defeated San Jose State, 3-2 on Oct. 3, in Logan ... The Aggies' two wins came within a stretch of four outings, with two losses falling in between the SJSU triumph and another at New Mexico, 3-2, on Oct. 12 ... The Aggies, who returned four starters and seven letterwinners, were picked to finish 10th in the MW after posting a 10th-place finish with a 3-15 mark one year ago, and a 5-24 overall record.