LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV volleyball team (16-3, 7-1 MW) closed out homecoming weekend with a three-set sweep over Boise State (13-6, 5-3 MW) Saturday afternoon in Cox Pavilion.
The Rebels absolutely dominated in the first two frames by scores of 25-16 and 25-18, before an all out battle in third set where the lead changed five times but UNLV ultimately came out on top with a score of 25-22.
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Redshirt-junior Jordyn Freeman led the entire match in attack efficiency with a hitting percentage of .583.
UNLV was led by double-digit outings by Jhenna Gabriel with match-high 42 assists, followed by freshman Maya Sands with a match-high 14 digs.
The hitting contest went to the Scarlet & Gray as they outhit the Broncos .371 to .196. Freeman's .583 hitting percentage and redshirt-junior Isabel Martin's .542 made the duo the squad's leaders in attack efficiency.
UP NEXT: The Rebels take on San Jose State Thursday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. in Cox Pavilion, before hitting the road to Reno to play against UNR Saturday, October 22 at 1 p.m.
OTHER NEWS & NOTES
- Dating back to 2019, UNLV has gone 73-15 in its last 88 matches. The Rebels have won 16 of 19 matches this season and 42 of its last 51.
- UNLV returned eight letterwinners this season. Also returning to the squad from last season were Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos, Arien Fafard, Jordyn Freeman, Chloe Thomas, Isha Knight, Keyana Cruse, Dakota Quinlan, Livvy Setla, Isabel Martin and Thea Sweder. There are eight newcomers, which include three freshmen, a trio of transfers and a pair of graduate transfers.
- UNLV is led by fifth-year head coach Dawn Sullivan, who looks to guide her squad to the postseason for the fifth straight season.
- Junior Arien Fafard had her 1,000th career assist during the opening weekend of the Rebels' 2022 campaign at UNT.
- The Rebels defeated No. 19 Kansas on September 10, 2022, making that the second win over a ranked team since 2016. The first being then No. 25 Washington State during the fall 2021 season at the Rebel Challenge (Sept. 4, 2021).
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