FRESNO, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV volleyball team (24-3, 15-1 MW) swept Fresno State (7-21, 1-15 MW) in true Rebel fashion Saturday afternoon in the Save Mart Center. The Scarlet & Gray also took the win over the Bulldogs in three sets earlier this season (Sept. 29) at home in the Cox Pavilion.

This win marks the 15th consecutive win in conference play for the Rebels and at least a share of the 2022 Mountain West regular season championship title. 

After starting off the first set with a total of five tie scores, UNLV was able to go on a seven-point run to come out with a score of 25-17. The second frame proved not as easy as the first, with eight tie scores and four lead changes, but they prevailed by a score of 25-23. The third and final set had five tie scores and three lead changes, but a five-point run for the Rebels sealed the victory by a score of 25-20.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Junior Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos recorded a match-high 12 kills and totaled 13.5 points, she also recorded a .435 hitting percentage and three digs.

The Scarlet & Gray were led defensively by graduate student Jhenna Gabriel's double-digit outing with a match-high 33 assists, followed by freshman Maya Sands who had a team-high 13 digs. Gabriel also recorded 1,000 assists on the season, reaching the milestone during set one of today's match.

Leading the squad in attack efficiency were Arretche-Ramos and graduate student Ellease Crumpton who hit for .435 and .357, respectively. The hitting contest went to UNLV as they outhit the Bulldogs .259 to .112.

UP NEXT: The Rebels will return home to Cox Pavilion for the final games of the regular season. The Scarlet & Gray will face Wyoming Thursday night at 6:30 p.m., followed by Senior Day on Saturday against Colorado State beginning at 1 p.m. This will be the second time UNLV will play against both programs this season. 

OTHER NEWS & NOTES
- Dating back to 2019, UNLV has gone 81-15 in its last 96 matches. The Rebels have won 24 of 27 matches this season and 50 of its last 59.
- 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 100 wins during the match against then MW leaders San Jose State, 3-1.
- UNLV was the first MW program to clinch a spot in the MW Tournament held November 23-25 in Fort Collins, Colorado. 

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