LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – After helping the Rebels to their fourth consecutive 2-0 weekend in conference play, UNLV volleyball's graduate student Ellease Crumpton was named the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.
Crumpton, a 6-2 middle blocker from Houston, Texas, earned her first weekly honor of the season after helping the Scarlet & Gray to two wins over the weekend. She accumulated a total of 24 kills, a hitting percentage of .455, 11 digs, 32.5 points, three solo blocks and two service aces.
During Thursday night's four-set win over then-MW leading San Jose State, the Arkansas transfer recorded 11 kills, had a hitting percentage of .435, totaled nine digs, two solo blocks, two block assists and 16 points for the Rebels. Crumpton was also a key player during UNLV's four-set win at UNR Saturday afternoon, with a season-high 13 kills, a hitting percentage of .476, two digs, one solo block, one service ace and 16.5 points.
UP NEXT: The Rebels will continue on the road this week to face Boise State Thursday at 6 p.m. (PT), followed by Utah State Saturday, October 29 at 12 p.m. (PT).
OTHER NEWS & NOTES:
- Dating back to 2019, UNLV has gone 75-15 in its last 90 matches. The Rebels have won 18 of 21 matches this season and 44 of its last 53.
- 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).
- Head Coach Dawn Sullivan notched her 100th career win in the victory over San Jose State on Thursday.
